• We kick off the episode with Jamie telling a little bit of her story — and how she got started podcasting. It's a great story! 
• Jamie shares why she felt led to write a book and share her story on paper. She says that writing a book was super hard for her, and how it’s very story driven.
• It took her a long time to believe the redemption that God gave her.
• The Bible is filled with stories, and that’s so often how God teaches us things, too — through stories. I loved how Jamie talks about how we need to stop looking at our stories as failures and instead look at them as examples of God’s faithfulness.
• I asked Jamie to share a little more about why she thinks it is that people have such a hard time sharing their stories.
• I love Jamie's God-story! I also loved how she referred to God's pursuit of her as one of the scariest things in her life. (This was also my favorite chapter in the book.) 
• So many times we say “yes” to God, but then we change our minds about living fully for Him. I think so much of the time this is the thing that really confuses people, and makes them question whether they are really saved. I  loved reading in Jamie’s book about when she truly found true freedom and was able to walk in Him.
• I think everyone has that “one thing,” that something that they hold close and only share with just a few people. Jamie encourages people to get past that and to be real with each other.
• One of the things Jamie mentions in the book is the story of The Scarlett Letter and how, just like in the classic book, we pin letters to ourselves and walk around feeling like everyone knows. When we get used to wearing those labels and “letters” — they become our identities. This isn’t how it’s supposed to be! It all goes back to — “Who am I?” I love how Jamie shares that we are children of God and a daughter of the King. It doesn’t matter what we do in our day-to-day it doesn’t change our identity or our standing.
• As an absolute teaser (sorry), since we only mention it in the podcast, I told Jamie how much I loved her story in the book about her courtship with her husband — and there’s the particular scene where they are on a beach and…oh! *sigh* you really need to read the book. So, so beautiful.
• We had such a great reader question this week! Jamie shares about what her life looked like pre-podcast when she had littles running around!

 Resources:

• I shared about my new YouTube video up 5 Tips to Get Your New Year's Resolutions Back on Track! I hope it helps you get your goals back on track! 
•  I'm also working on putting together a business program, and if this is something you'd be interested in learning more, please fill out the form HERE. — I'd love to help you create the business of your dreams!
• If You Only Knew
• The Real Me
• The Scarlet Letter 

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