Pour It Out For Good

Identity is one of the most important things in our lives. Who we are, where we come from, and where we are going are critical to understanding ourselves and the world we live in. Jenny has a conversation with April Foster about true identity and how knowing what really matters changes everything. This interview was recorded in 2025. Bloom Again has been to GA, KS and VA. 2026 Bloom Again will be in more places. To find out more and connect with the event coordinators, check out bloomagaingathering.com ---April Foster is a woman of great influence and purpose. She is a devoted daughter of the Most High King, wife to John for 29 years, and proud mother of two exceptionally talented and driven adult children. April embodies ambition and success, traits she has passed down to her children. She is the founder of Fostering Foundations, a long-established business, and serves as the area coordinator for T.R.A.C. Life, a national mentoring initiative supporting teenagers in foster care.April’s passion for education led her to homeschool her children through high school, inspiring her to establish Christian classical homeschool communities throughout southeastern Louisiana. Her pioneering spirit not only ensured her own children’s academic success but also equipped and encouraged thousands of other families to pursue classical education.With a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling, April is dedicated to rebuilding marriages, strengthening families, and helping individuals reclaim their identity in Christ. As an encounter coach, retreat speaker and host, she provides transformative experiences that resonate deeply. Her podcast, Bedroom and Bible, addresses intimate and challenging topics, fostering open, meaningful conversations. As a sought-after trainer and conference speaker, she leaves a powerful, lasting impression on her audiences.April’s career includes a decade of leading a successful direct sales business as a top performer and managing communications in the marketing department for a global homeschool company. She has also taught as a college professor, guiding young adults in career development and life skills, and worked as a job coach for adults with developmental disabilities.An accomplished author and seed mogul, April has contributed to the Amazon bestseller The Joy-Full Entrepreneur: Awaken, Renew, Transform, the anthology Joyous Journey of Loss, and her first children’s book, The Unexpected Guest. Her articles and blogs have also been featured in Classical Conversations and The Old Schoolhouse magazine. Before She Knew Jesus devotional will be released in February 2025.

When we put everything before God, He brings us to a place where we operate out of our true identity and serve Him well. Terina Dutton is founder of One Heart Global Boutique which offers handmade goods created by survivors of human trafficking, widows and at-risk families. She recently launched the Rise Up Movement online bible study and is developing a Freedom Business Consulting Firm to help churches and retailers transition to freedom businesses. https://duttonfamilyministries.orgwww.oneheart.global

Our guest Victoria Ciresi discusses how living a life of obedience that starts with surrendering to God. Faith, family, and ministry are the foundation of everything she does. Victoria runs Casa Gioiosa (Joyful Home), a ministry devoted to prayer, serving meals to those in need, writing devotionals, and facilitating women’s retreats. Living in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and three sons, she strives to stay rooted in purpose, gratitude, and joy while trusting God in every part of her journey. Over the past three years, she found a passion for writing and collaborated on three best-selling books; More Than Enough: The Silent Struggle of a Woman's Identity, Joy-full Entrepreneur, Volume 3, and Before She Knew Jesus.

Healing soul wounds is crucial in trauma recovery, and REBOOT Recovery is at the forefront. REBOOT's Program Coordinator, Scott McPherson, talks with PIOFG about their First Responder, Military, and general trauma recovery programs and extends an invitation to begin again, on a journey of complete healing with others through Christ.Find out more: https://rebootrecovery.com Connect with: [email protected]

Traumatic Brain Injury is a serious condition that impacts many people and those who love them. Cody Bryant has used his trial with TBI as a means to encourage and support others going through the same by sharing his struggle, resilience, and hope-filled triumph. He has demonstrated how turning pain into passion can be your greatest gift. --36yr old man from Emerald Isle, NC, but living in Hermosa Beach, CA. At 33, I was in a moped accident in Spain and not expected to live. After I awoke from the coma, I was cognitively incoherent and paralyzed on one side of my body. Ever since, I have been recovering. I used to be a thrill-seeking party boy, but now I’m obsessed with health and helping others in traumatic situations. Contact for Cody Bryant: Instagram and tiktok both @codys.comeback

This testimony of husband and wife, Jesse & Megan, proves that God, not only hears but also answers prayers. It is an encouragement to know that even our trials can be the exact plan He chooses to use for His good plans and great purposes.

Work is often separated from faith, but we integrate it into our work whether we intend to or not. Stefani Pady - founder of Women Worship and Work is a John Maxwell Certified Coach, published author, professional speaker and trainer who coaches midsize to large organizations who strives to walk out her mission with confidence, clarity, passion, and purpose while helping other women due the same. She joins PIOFG to discuss blending our dreams with God's plans for our lives and being willing to stay open to change, while honoring boundaries, rest and the people all around us.You can reach Stefani Pady at [email protected] and find out more at https://womenworshipandwork.com/pouritout or https://womenworshipandwork.com/suited-membership

How do we go from surface-level Christianity to walking with Jesus to walking on water unafraid of the storms because even the wind and waves obey Him? It takes the Holy Spirit's conviction to change us from the inside. When God is in us, the mighty work of sanctification transforms us to true Christlikeness. But we have to listen, submit, and obey. Our guest Candice is a Christ follower and wife to a patient man who trusts God’s plan. She is a mother to a giant slayer, biblical erudite, and Kingdom Teacher.

Slow growth leads to deep roots when learning to walk in the Way of Christ. Christina Blincoe discusses how sanctification and playing the long game in business intersected on her personal journey as co-owner of Sweet Streams Lavender. --Christina Blincoe is a Christian business leader, 3x author, motivational speaker, and #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author. She is known for inspiring audiences with her powerful journey of transformation, her passion for business, and her expertise in teaching others how to run profitable, debt-free businesses while having Joy! Through her speaking and mentoring, she empowers individuals to align their values with their work, creating both impact and financial freedom. Co-author in The Joy-Full Entrepreneur Series Volume III: Awaken, Renew, Transform, released in November 2024. Co-author in Before She Knew Jesus released in February 2025.She is the entrepreneur behind Sweet Streams Lavender, a thriving lavender farm and online boutique business, where she combines her entrepreneurial skills with her faith-driven purpose. Christina is also a wife and mom of three, balancing her roles as a wife, mother, businesswoman, and faith leader.With over 30 years as a high-achieving professional, Christina’s life reflects a journey of personal growth. She now focuses on helping others connect to God’s love, find stability, and grow spiritually while leading successful, Christ-centered businesses.—Contact Christina:www.sweetstreamslavender.com https://www.instagram.com/sweetstreamslavender https://www.facebook.com/sweetstreamslavender https://www.instagram.com/christinablincoe

Trauma can often be the source of mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical imbalance in our lives that needs to be healed. God invites us to surrender and trust His ability to heal our mind, body, and spirit. By renewing our minds in Christ and with the power of the Holy Spirit, we change the way we think, thus how we feel, and ultimately how we live.Kess Scharff is the Founder and CEO of SEEDS for Change, an organization focused on helping people to be the best versions of themselves by working on physical and emotional wellness. Her focus is teaching people to overcome pain by incorporating playful and whimsical methods of creating the challenges that allow people of various backgrounds and experiences to realize transformational growth. Kess holds over a dozen certifications and has been through numerous trainings focused on physical and mental health. She has spent 20 years working in the wellness industry where she has spent 17+ years personally coaching people to better health. Kess works closely with a variety of nonprofit organizations in the US and internationally where she helps to train and equip people to embrace change, to get unstuck, and to ignite their hearts for the true life God has planned for them. She is a writer and author, change activation speaker, and a transformational life coach. She has traveled to conduct national and international trainings and has been the guest on podcasts sharing what she has learned through her trainings and through her own personal experiences dealing with pain and trauma in her life. Kess is a passionate and dynamic teacher who instantly connects to a variety of people. She believes that her love for Jesus is the secret to her success and she shares that same love with everyone she encounters. If this wasn’t enough, Kess is the momma of three grown daughters, wife to her loving hubby, and Mimi to two amazing grandsons. It is Kess’s mission to work with intentionality by sharing her love for Jesus and the amazing gifts that He can bring into people’s lives which will help people move through their pain and end generational sin. You just need to be willing to take the next small step.Contact Kess directly:[email protected] Before She Knew Jesus available for purchase:Before She Knew Jesus : A Devotional: The Raw and Refining Stories of a Woman's Road to Redemption - Kindle edition by Andress, Tamra, O'Neale, Jori , Ciresi, Victoria , Ingels, Jenny, Brown, Candice , Weston, Ashley , Foster, April , Blincoe, Christina , Demorest, Heather, Shakir, Jessica . Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Grief, loss, trauma, and tragedy are all part of the human experience. Dr. Pat McLaughlin joins us to discuss his new book The Bear Facts of Life and shares his newfound perspective on dealing with them in a way that leaves us hopeful and ready to keep living past the hard times. Pat McLaughlin was born in Binghamton, New York in 1967. Being an “IBM kid”, he moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1978 and later graduated from Charlotte Catholic High School in 1985. Having played quarterback at Charlotte Catholic, he went to Mars Hill College to play there as well. After realizing quickly that he was never going to play on Sundays, he decided to pursue the field of chiropractic. After attending three years at Mars Hill College, he attended and then graduated in 1991 with a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. After a brief associateship in Mount Prospect, Illinois, he returned to the Charlotte area in 1992 and worked in Mint Hill, NC at then Mint Hill Chiropractic. After 4 years there, he opened his own chiropractic practice at the coast of North Carolina in Morehead City in the beginning of 1996. During his time there, he opened four other satellite practices (Gastonia, Havelock, Cedar Point and Beaufort) that he has since sold.In 2009, he partnered to open up a Great Clips Hair Salon in Morehead City. In 2012, his partnership purchased 12 additional salons in the greater Wilmington area. In 2017, he joined another partnership group that purchased an additional 26 salons in the Nashville area. At one juncture, he was involved in 49 Great Clips salons in North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. He sold his shares in the Tennessee and Kentucky area in 2020 and now is involved with 21 salons in Eastern North Carolina.In 2021, with a high school friend, he partnered to open up a StayDry Center in Cary, NC with the second location opening in Wake Forest in October of 2022.Dr. McLaughlin is involved with real estate holdings as well in Morehead City. He is currently working in setting up a “Life Alignment” curriculum at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Entrepreneurship Program and has been a guest lecturer in this program. Buy the book here:The Bear Facts of Life: How My Dog Showed Me How to Live: McLaughlin, Patrick: 9798330221875: Amazon.com: Books

Is time or money your biggest gift? How we spend both is a direct reflection of our values. Our guest Corree Roofener of The Courage Coalition Podcast, financial coach and bookkeeper for entrepreneurs discusses courage, priorities and changing your life to reflect what matters most.You can reach Corree Roofener at crfinancialfoundations.com or catch her sharing stories of courage on her own podcast - The Courage Coalition wherever you listen to podcasts.

The voices we listen to drive what we think, feel and ultimately do. For kids (and even adults) bullying can be a troublesome experience. Rachel Rector, author of Behind the Hidden Doors - Bullying, Hope, Identity discusses her book and the process the Lord walked her and her family through to combat the lies and disruption with truth. Amazon.com: Behind The Hidden Doors : Bullying, Hope, Identity eBook : Rector, Rachel, Donelson, Cortney, Andress, Tamra: Kindle Store

One in every eight women will unfortunately be diagnosed with breast cancer. Many people have been affected by cancer through a personal diagnosis or been touched by it through someone they love. From the initial diagnosis to the moments of doubt, the physical struggles, and emotional highs and lows, there will be trials in cancer and life that can often seem insurmountable. We explore what faith as an anchor in a storm looks like. Our guest Celeste Gonzales overflows with a confidence that comes from faith alone. Her story will inspire listeners through her powerful testimony of fighting back with the sword of the spirit and hope in God's promises - a constant that never changes. Celeste Gonzales holds many titles—wife, mother, daughter, preacher’s kid, sister, friend, cancer kicker, author and pastor to name a few—but she is way more than a title. At heart, she is a lover of Jesus and His people. She’s devoted to her family, passionate about the Word of God, the first call to her friends in a time of need, a shopping buddy when her schedule allows, a cook to unexpected dinner guests, a great hugger when you just need a warm embrace and wise counsel to point you in the right direction. She is the author of You Are Not Who You Think You Are centered on themes of overcoming shame, rejection, negative thought patterns, and finding your identity in Christ and Become: 31 devotions to think different, break cycles, and be confident. She’s addicted to seeing women set free and living their most adventurous life in Christ! She’s been married to the love of her life, Daniel, for 21 years and they have three creative kiddos: Syrena (19), Luke (16), Kya (12). —www.celestegonzales.com Use POURITOUT - 20% off code through 11/8/2024@celesteadores (Instagram & TikTok)—Scriptures referenced:2 Timothy 1:72 Corinthians 12:9Isaiah 41:10Nahum 1:9Isaiah 8Exodus 4Psalm 107:3Joshua 1:3Acts 1:8

Pour It Out For Good is working alongside Bridge the Gapp NC to bring relief and restoration to Western North Carolina who recently had their lives upended and communities devastated by the unexpected storm, Hurricane Helene. Our guest and partner, Sharon Bollinger - Administrator of Hurricane Relief who along with her husband run Lake James Community Church in Nebo, NC, tells her heart wrenching first hand account of this recent storm. Their new efforts to rebuild the community and its surrounding counties are God-divined. Our prayer this day "Lord guide our lives, direct our paths, focus our attention and divert our eyes to the needs all around us so that we may be your hands and feet, showing love to our neighbors as you commanded us to do. As we put you first above all else and trust you will provide all relief. Amen." Scriptures referenced in this episode:John 14:14Malachi 3.10Luke 18:27Need help with Hurricane relief:[email protected] God bless you and keep you!The North Carolina Toast:Here's to the land of the long leaf pine, the summer land where the sun doth shine, where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great, here's to the down home, the Old North State. Cheers!!

Our culture often invites us to rest from our work through excess and indulgences. Let's shift the paradigm and broaden our perspective. Might we instead seek the real rest and perfect peace found in Jesus Christ instead, where we align ourselves with His will for our lives and find true balance between our mental, emotional and physical health. Let's go back to His original design where homeostasis 'the self-regulating process by which biological systems maintain stability while adjusting to optimal conditions for survival' is found. A place where our mind, body and spirit fortify so that disease becomes ease, feelings can be felt, trauma can be processed, and joy can begin overflowing with abundance from its source. —Guest Dawn Spain - Certified Practical Homeopath (PHOM) www.dawnspain.com—Scriptures referenced:Romans 12:15Revelation 22:12-13

In honor of Memorial Day and those who serve in defense of our nation, we are raising a red flag of warning to start a conversation we hope spreads like wildfire, about the prescription medication crisis that is leading many to deeper and darker places than ever before, including veteran suicide. My husband John joins me to discuss the problem with using meds (and other substances) to fix what isn't really broken. It's past time to acknowledge that a mind, body and spirit approach to healing and reorganizing from the aftermath of war is what we need. Our veterans can lead the way for the rest of our nation to address this national security crisis underway, but it starts here with recognition that the unseen enemy is attacking us from the inside. We are drawing the battle lines and declaring that when we serve Christ, He fights for us.—We are supporting www.hbot4heroes.org - Healing Veterans, One Breath at a time. Join us in our quest to heal minds and save lives. Together, we can bring light to those who are walking through the darkest paths for our country. Your support can turn the tide in this crucial battle against TBI and PTSD, bringing healing and hope to our nation’s heroes.

February 29th! It's leap year - an event that only happens every 4 years. Let us spend this gift of an extra day in consideration of what we chase after the other days we are given. We're breaking the chains the world has restrained so many of us in - discussing empty pursuits, pornography, marijuana, religions, social media and other self-indulgences. In the end they all point back to the way that makes all the days. Cheers to Freedom!--Chris Rickstrew is a speaker, Master Coach, and founder of Warriors of God, a company that helps Believers find their calling in just 7 weeks! Chris knows that when a Believer finds their calling, they become a WARRIOR! And he is on a mission from God to raise up an army of Warriors that go out and fulfill the great commission! When Chris was 27, he got to where he “thought” he wanted to be in life… and it was miserable! He was unhappy, unfulfilled, and completely lost. That led him to downsizing his company, giving away all his stuff, and buying a one-way ticket to Nepal! He spent the next 3 years living in Nepal, Thailand, and Bali trying to find his calling in life. But it wasn't until he started to pursue Jesus that the clarity came! The Lord not only gave him clarity on his calling, but He also gave Chris a brilliant framework to help other Believers do the same!Chris has a “Saul to Paul” testimony and is now completely on fire for God and fully committed to expanding the Kingdom! He has tried everything else out there and can truly say from experience that Jesus is the ONLY way! —You can reach Chris on Instagram @ChrisRickstrew—Scripture referenced:Matthew 5:16

Looking for true love? An overflowing heart? Hear what being filled by The Holy Spirit looks like as we discuss digging up roots, picking up poop and chasing squirrels. If you're ready to prune so you can grow and have a heart filled with abundant love, you're in the right place. Happy St. Valentine's Day! "Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another. For whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8--Connie Martin is an expert in tenacity and overcoming setbacks. She published her first book, The Art of Picking Up Dog Poop- Leading from the Middle in 2021. Her leadership style found its roots in the military and continued to flourish during her diverse assignments supporting military customers for over 30 years in corporate and middle management. A continuous learner in the software industry, she has also enjoyed a robust technical career that integrated the operational perspective with the practical application of evolving technology. Connie brings a wealth of experience balancing the challenging demands of the middle with perseverance, resilience, and optimism while pursuing creative solutions as a team. Her transparent and energetic communication has helped many people and projects move forward with a fresh understanding of the potential pitfalls, risks, and opportunities ahead. Late in 2021, she retired from Lockheed Martin and stepped into a new adventure. Now a published author, narrator, speaker, facilitator, and mentor, she shares her passion by motivating and encouraging others to discover and embrace their unique leadership style as they navigate through the meander with humor and grace. You can find her at https://www.wordsfromthemeander.comPurchase her book online:The Art of Picking up Dog Poop- Leading... book by Connie Martin (thriftbooks.com)--Scripture references in this episode: John 14:16-17, John 15:5, Galatians 5:19-23, Luke 15, Ephesians 5:18 and Acts 2:13.

Pour it Out for Good is a mobilized campaign inviting people into a thought-provoking analysis of how cultural norms, societal pressures and misconceptions have shaped our use and abuse of alcohol. Targeted to those who drink even just a little, used to drink, or know and love/or loved someone who does or did drink alcohol - it'll dive deep into the issues that have created a devastating impact on our lives and the lives of others.  By switching the narrative, we alter our mindsets and change the course of history. When our better influence meets action, there is real impact.