Dear Daughters

Kris Camealy is a fellow table person and writer living in a cozy rural community outside of Columbus, Ohio with her husband and four kids. In addition to homeschooling their kids and trying to figure out the trick to the prettiest pie crust, she also writes online, is the founder & editor-in-chief of the beautiful hospitality site Grace Table. I loved getting to talk hospitality with her today. Can’t wait for you to meet Kris! Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 41. Show notes: www.susiedavis.org

Natalie Coulter is the Founder and Creative Director of Mint and Maple where she works to equip people for the creative life. She is an old soul with a youthful spirit, a personality test junkie, a professional dreamer, and wife to Josh. She’s also an enneagram type 7, and an absolute delight. In this episode we talked about creativity and owning a small business and a whole lot of whimsy. She recently released her Art Journal Kit and I want to buy one for everyone I know. :) I can’t wait for you to meet Natalie! Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 40. See all the show notes at susiedavis.org

Amy Nelson Hannon lives in Springdale, Arkansas in the heart of the Ozark Mountains. She is married to her college sweetheart, who she believes, is still the funniest boy in the world. Her three greatest gifts came packaged as Grace, Luke, and Isaac.In May 2014, after almost 13 years as a wedding stationer, Amy pursued her dream of opening a kitchen boutique in her grandmother’s name. Because like Euna Mae (pronounced ‘yoo-na’), Amy loves to be in her kitchen making food for those she loves. Amy’s hope is that she inspires hospitality in your heart and encourages you to love deeply, welcome gladly, and serve faithfully so that in all things God will be praised. (I Peter 4:8-11) I can’t wait for you to meet Amy! Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 39. Find all the show notes at susiedavis.org

Bri McKoy is a writer, air force wife, dog mama, food blogger, and table person living with her husband, Jeremy, in Hermosa, California. She believes in following in Jesus’ footsteps as He broke bread around the table with his disciples, and making the table a place to welcome others into our stories. Bri also works with Compassion International and writes online at Our Savory Life. She just released her first book, Come and Eat: A Celebration of Love and Grace Around the Everyday Table. Giveaway details below! I just cannot wait for you to meet Bri. Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 38. All the show notes: www.susiedavis.org   

Oh y’all, it’s so hard to list everything Jess Connolly does in one little paragraph. Jess is a teacher, writer, entrepreneur, wife, mother of four, and church planter. One of her greatest joys is gathering with women and being as honest as possible with them about how good God is and how much He loves them. She writes online at jessconnolly.com, is the founder of the All Good Things Collective, and pastors Gospel Community Church with her husband, Nick. She helped co-found She Reads Truth and The Influence Network, and co-wrote Wild and Free with sweet Hayley Morgan. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her family, and she loves coffee, color, and the local church. Her new book, Dance Stand Run is out next week! I can’t wait for you to meet Jess. Find all the show notes at www.susiedavis.org  

Karen Wright Marsh is a fellow table person, storyteller, writer, and theologian. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with her husband where she runs the non-profit, Theological Horizons. She also created The Bonhoeffer House out of their own home because she wanted a space for "meals and interactions and meetings about faith, thought and life." Don't you just want to go to her house for pie right now? Karen has three adult children, and acts as mom and mentor to dozens of college students who come over for food and deep conversation and all the comforts of home. She just released her first book, Vintage Saints and Sinners: Twenty Five Christians Who Transformed my Faith.  I can’t wait for your to meet Sharon! For all the show notes, visit www.susiedavis.org

Sharon Hodde Miller is a writer, speaker, Bible teacher, pastor’s wife, and mother, who loves writing about Jesus for the women in his church. She regularly contributes to sites like: Her.meneutics, Relevant, (in)courage, and Propel. Sharon lives in North Carolina with her husband and two sons. She is releasing her first book baby, Free Of Me: Why Life is Better When It’s Not About You today, and is expecting her first girl baby to join their family in a few months! Today we talk about how to intentionally and honestly use social media, the important of the church family, dealing with insecurity, and of course, food. I can’t wait for your to meet Sharon. Find all the show notes at www.susiedavis.org

Lindsey Nobles  is a gatherer of people, an "architect of affiliation" and one of the builders of IF: Gathering. She has lived all over the country but loves the South (and as you will hear ... the Central Time Zone ;). She writes on the internet at www.lindseynobles.com and currently consults for non-profits. She is one of my favorite people to talk with about ministry, God and food.  I think you'll love hearing her vulnerable thoughts on transition, self-care and where she's headed next.  I’m so excited for you to get to meet her today. Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 34. All show notes at www.susiedavis.org

"What does it look like to love God for the next ten minutes? What does it look like to love the person in front of me for the next ten minutes? That’s the Great Commandment." ~ Jan Johnson Jan Johnson is  a spiritual director, speaker, instructor at Richmont Graduate University, and writer of 22 books (!!). She says that everything she writes or speaks on flows out of these three areas: spiritual formation, partnering with God in caring for the voiceless, and living with purposeful intentionality. Isn’t that lovely? She lives in Simi Valley California with her husband, has two adult children and two little grandbabies. In Heaven we’re going to try to live next door to each other. ;) I can’t wait for you to meet her today on DD Episode 33.    All show notes: www.susiedavis.org  

"He never leaves your side. He’s always right there holding your hand. And you know what? You’re gonna be awesome." ~ Tara Royer Steele Tara Royer Steele lives in Brenham, Texas with her husband Rick and their two boys, where they make pies, cater for Royer’s Roundtop Cafe, run the Pie Haven and lead camps on soul restoration through their newly launched Brave Gathering. Tara and her family just transitioned from one wonderful season to follow God in faith and join him in this big new work. I can’t wait for you to hear all about it. Find all the show notes here. 

"This is how change works. It’s stealthy. It delicately changes you and your perspective while you’re in it, and it is not until you are fully out of it that you look in the mirror and notice a difference." ~ Andrea Lucado Andrea Lucado is a full time freelance writer, coffee drinker, and author of English Lessons: The Crooked Path of Growing Towards Faith. Andrea has had her own crooked path meandering from San Antonio, to West Texas, all the way to England, then back to Tennessee. She now lives in Austin, Texas (yay!) where she regularly contributes to She Reads Truth and Relevant Magazine, and writes online at her own website about Jesus, love, and grace. All the show notes here. 

"You have a hardwiring from God, and it’s a beautiful hardwiring. And if you can discover what that is, that points to the reason you’re here." ~ Bill Hendricks Bill Hendricks is a native Texan, Executive Director for Christian Leadership at the Hendricks Center, and President of the Giftedness Center, where he helps people understand their unique giftedness. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Lynn, and has three adult daughters. He has written over 20 books, including his latest, The Person Called You: Why You’re Here, Why You Matter & What You Should Do with your Life. I’m excited for you to get to meet him today. Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 30. Find all the show notes here. 

I believe that each best choice that I make will add up to the best life that I can live. ~ Esther Emery Esther is an off-grid homestead wife, mama, and author. She lives with her husband and three children in a yurt (!!) in the forest (!!!) where they maintain a blog and You Tube channel about the simple life. They raise goats, and bake bread, among many other amazing things. She just released her first book, What Falls From the Sky: How I Disconnected from the Internet and Reconnected with the God Who Made the Clouds, in December.  I love talking with Esther because she makes me think big about God and people and change.  I’m excited for you to get to meet her today. Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 29. All the show notes are right here.  

"As we’re trying to find a better self, it’s not a construction project, it’s an excavation project. We’re learning to let go of those things which are not us." ~ Kelly Flanagan  Kelly is a licensed clinical psychologist and writer whose words have appeared in The Huffington Post, Reader’s Digest, Babble (Disney’s parenting website), and The Today Show. He blogs regularly at UnTangled about marriage, parenting, and exploring the redemptive life. He and his wife Kelly, (so fun, right?!) and their three children live in Dixon, Illinois. You know how I love having psychologists on the show and I’m excited for you to get to meet him today. Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 28. All the show notes are at www.susiedavis.org

"This world is huge. It is majestic. It is worth exploring just for the sake of knowing it." ~ Tsh Oxenreider Tsh Oxenreider is a podcaster and blogger at The Art of Simple, and has published several books including Notes from a Blue Bike and her newest, At Home in the World. Her writing has also been featured in the Washington Post, CNN, Real Simple magazine, and more. Tsh currently lives in Georgetown, Texas with her husband and three kids where they live simply, work on their fixer upper, and eat tacos several times a week. I’m excited for you to get to meet her today. Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 27. All the show notes here: susiedavis.org  

"Instead of trying to parent the way that God parents us, we get mad that God doesn’t parent like we do. God allows negative things into our lives. He disciplines those that He loves. He doesn’t parent like us because He knows that’s an emotionally crippling way to raise a child." ~ Dr. Jimmy Myers As a licensed professional counselor and Owner/Executive Director of The Timothy Center, Dr. Jimmy Myers focuses on helping others find God’s solutions to life challenges.  In the many years of ministry to teens and their families, Dr. Myers’ experience has shown him that it is never too late to turn a family around.  Dr. Myers has spent more than 25 years writing, ministering, and speaking nationwide on the subjects of discipleship, teenage life, and Christian parenting.  He and his wife, Beth, are the parents of 3 children and their spouses, and proud grandparents to 4 grandchildren. Jimmy is the co-author of the forthcoming, Fearless Parenting, with George Barna. I’m excited for you to get to meet him today. H

"Curiosity is a life raft." ~ Casey Tygrett Have you ever thought of curiosity as a spiritual discipline? I never did until I met Casey Tygrett. Casey is a pastor, spiritual director, and author of Becoming Curious : A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions(coming May 2 ~ yay!). Casey lives in Rockford, Illinois with his wife and daughter where he serves as the teaching pastor at Heartland Community Church in Rockford, Illinois. I’m excited for you to get to meet him today. Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 25.   All the show notes (and there are a lot!) are at www.susiedavis.org

"Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is waste time." ~ Shelly Miller Meet Shelly, your Sabbath mentor. At least that’s what Myquillyn Smith calls her. Shelly is married to H (yes, his name is one letter!), an Anglican minister who resources church planting in the UK and they are the proud parents of two children, Murielle and Harrison. When Shelly isn’t at St. Barnabas Church in Kensington, you’ll find her clicking keys at a desk or walking around the city with her camera, exploring new places and meeting people. I’m excited for you to get to meet her today and hear about her book, Rhythms of Rest.  See all the show notes at susiedavis.org    

"God is not looking for perfect mothers to raise perfect daughters. He’s looking for imperfect mothers who are raising imperfect daughters in an imperfect world … and desperately dependent on a perfect God for the results." ~ Vicki Courtney Vicki Courtney is a wife, mother and grandmother. She is an author and ministry leader. She is also my friend. She is the kind of friend I can call to untangle questions about ministry, parenting, writing … and just about anything else. She is a woman full of wisdom and grace.    I hope you enjoy my interview with Vicki in Dear Daughters Episode 23. Show notes at susiedavis.org

The world may tell us we’re too much and never enough. But we can walk wildly in who God created us to be and rest freely in the work Jesus did for us. We do not have to be confined or conformed by cultural expectations. We are unchained from our past and unafraid of our future. ~ Jess Connolly   If you want to know what it looks like to run after God, meet Jess Connolly. Aside from starting a church with her husband, Nick, she is a mom to four young children, a small business owner and an author. She started Naptime Diaries Shop in 2011, selling scripture prints out of her home. She helped co-found SheReadsTruth in 2012. After that, she co-founded and led The Influence Network with Hayley Morgan. She also co-wrote Wild and Free with Hayley and is working on her second book which is a solo project. See the show notes at susiedavis.org