"Beauty in Believing Who I Am" with Mandy Farmer

Have you ever had trouble believing in who you are as Christ's daughter? Discover who you are in Episode 10 of the Behold-Her Beauty Podcast: "Beauty in Believing Who I Am."Sign up to receive Mandy's free resource "I Am Loved" at www.mandyfarmer.comSHOW NOTES:Summary:Mandy shares her journey from pastor's wife to published writer, discussing her struggles with self-esteem, her experiences with chronic pain, and her challenges. Journey From Pastor's Wife to Published Writer: Mandyshared her journey from being a pastor's wife to a published writer. She also discussed her struggle with self-esteem and chronic illness.Chronic Pain and Spiritual Encouragement: Mandy shared her personal experiences with chronic pain and the challenges she has faced. She spoke about her health issues, including central sensitivity syndrome, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis. She also discussed her husband's firing from his church position and her efforts to support other pastors' wives. Writing and Self-Publishing Discussion: Mandy discussed her children's book, "Soft Hugs for Mommy," which will come out in May. Devotional Plans and Music's Role in Chronic Illness: Mandyshared her plans for her upcoming devotional, "From Dissonant toHarmony," which will be released next year. She highlighted the role of music and Scripture in providing strength and sustenance during difficult times.Mandy Farmer served as achildren’s minister for 25 years; teaching, singing, and developing curriculum.However, in 2011, her life took an unexpected turn, and she began her journeywith chronic pain. She retired but desired to share her journey with others andstarted a blog. She found that writing was great therapy and began writingdevotions relating to the struggles of illness. Encouraged to publish, shebegan her publishing journey, beginning with picture books. Her second picturebook, Soft Hugs for Mommy, will be released in the spring of ’24.Blog: www.mandyandmichele.comAuthor page: www.mandyfarmer.comFB - personal: https://www.facebook.com/GiGiMandy/FB - Chronic pain: https://www.facebook.com/ggmandy2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandy_farmer_author/We would love to hear from you. Connect with Deborah Rutherford at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Deborahrutherford.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Behold-Her Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Community for devotionals, giveaways, resources, and makeup tips, IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@deborahrutherfordwrites⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Behold-Her Beauty youtube⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠Don't forget to rate and review this show if you liked today's episode!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beholdherbeauty/message This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deborahrutherford.substack.com/subscribe