Ponder the music and the gift of Christmas with the delightful Jackie Freeman, author of Unwrapping Christmas.

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Today's Guest: Jackie Freeman is a storyteller, an educator, Bible teacher, and speaker who finds healing through the power of words and music. Jackie’s passion is encouraging women to stand firmly in God’s Word and embrace His will, no matter what season they are in. Jackie's devotional, Unwrapping Christmas, invite readers to experience God through the joy of music.

Show Sponsor: A Very Bavarian Christmas by Katie M. Reid. Pick up a copy today and join our book club inside the Martha + Mary Show Sisterhood Group on Facebook.

Things We Talk About:

• Speak Up Conference
• Luke 2:15-19, Mary pondered these things in her heart
• Unwrapping Christmas Advent devotional
• "One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else's survival guide. -Brené Brown
• Keep a Song in Your Heart
• "Joy to the World" sung by Francesca Battistelli
• "Away in the Manger" sung by Carrie Underwood
• A Very Bavarian Christmas book
• Pickleball kids' book, Bend Your Knees, Louise
• "Hush Missus Teenage Mary" song
• "In the Bleak Midwinter" song
• Jackie's holiday book giveaway (subscribe to her website to enter)

Connect with Us:

• The Martha + Mary Show webpage
• Podcast Group on Facebook: Martha and Mary Show Sisterhood
• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid @jackiefreemanauthor
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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Rachael Adams, host of the Love Offering podcast, interviews Katie M. Reid about A Very Bavarian Christmas as they kick off a holiday book club.

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Show Sponsor: A Very Bavarian Christmas by Katie M. Reid. Pick up a copy today and join our book club inside the Martha + Mary Show Sisterhood Group on Facebook.

Things We Talk About:

• The Love Offering Podcast
• The real Holly Noel
• Carol Kent's Speak Up Conference
• A Very Bavarian Christmas playlist
• "Everything" song written by Katie
• Bronner's in Frankenmuth, MI
• "A Very Bavarian Christmas" musical album
• Jesus's open hands on the cross
• Made Like Martha book
• Clip of original audiobook
• Join the book club

Connect with Us:

• The Martha + Mary Show webpage
• Podcast Group on Facebook: Martha and Mary Show Sisterhood
• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid @rachaeladamsauthor
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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Rachel Wojo, author of Desperate Prayers, guides you from frenzied desperation to dependent faith.

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Today's Guest: Rachel Wojo is a public speaker and freelance writer. She hosts Bible reading challenges on her popular blog, which rallies readers of all ages to search God’s Word for solutions to life’s problems. Her Bible reading plans are used by more than four million people worldwide. Rachel is the author of One More Step: Finding Strength When You Feel Like Giving Up and Desperate Prayers: Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life's Darkest Moments. She and her husband, Matt, reside in Ohio and are the parents of eight children, two in heaven and six on earth.

Show Sponsor: Brave Moms, Brave Kids: A Battle Plan for Raising Heroes by Lee Nienhuis

Things We Talk About

• Desperate Prayers book
• Romans 8:25-28
• A Praying Life book
• A Praying Wife book
• Seasons of Sorrow book
• A Grace Disguised book
• Like a River book
• When Mountains Crumble book

Connect with Us:

• The Martha + Mary Show webpage
• Podcast Group on Facebook: Martha and Mary Show Sisterhood
• IG Handles: @leenienhuis @katie_m_reid @rachelwojo
• Producer: Jeanna Lesausky

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