Bailey’s If You Only Knew is her struggle with grief. After her husband passed away 4 years ago from cancer, Bailey started her life as a single mom and championing her husband’s legacy. However, it wasn’t until she was forced to be still that she realized that there were parts of her grief she hadn’t dealt with. I love Bailey’s message when she describes her realization of “if I press into the very thing I’m afraid of, maybe there’s something there for me”. Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitte...
Feb 16, 2018•22 min
My guest for The Happy Hour # 180 is Sonja Overhiser. Sonja is an author, recipe developer, podcast host, and healthy and sustainable food advocate. She and her husband Alex have created the A Couple Cooks website and the A Couple Cooks podcast that together provide recipes, conversation, and inspiration for healthy and sustainable eating. Sonja and I start off talking about how she discovered her passion for cooking through trying out recipes from cookbooks with her husband. We talk about the p...
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 2 min
In this episode of this series, Alli shares her story of walking through bankruptcy and losing their home. When it happened, she didn’t want to tell a soul, and she talks about her feelings of shame and embarrassment. Alli speaks such truth when she says “when you’re in it, the furthest thing in your mind is that God is going to use it”, but that she has seen how He has used that time in her life for so much good. Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube...
Feb 09, 2018•17 min
My guest for The Happy Hour # 179 is Candace Payne. On the show today, you'll get to know the woman behind the Chewbacca Mask whose video became a viral sensation and the most-viewed Facebook Live video to date. Candace is a speaker and author of Laugh It Up: Embrace Freedom and Experience Defiant Joy , and the small-group curriculum, Defiant Joy: What Happens When You’re Full Of It . Candace and I start the show discussing all things movies by playing "Skip It or Ticket" and you'll learn how mu...
Feb 07, 2018•58 min
Ginger’s If You Only Knew is her struggle with social anxiety. Ginger talks about how she lost her hearing literally overnight when she was 4 years old and how she found herself pulling back and avoiding social settings. I loved when Ginger reminds us that “God’s in control of not just the big things, but the small things too… He’s the one that holds every bit of this in His hand”. Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube...
Feb 02, 2018•17 min
We're switching things up a little bit today on The Happy Hour. My husband and best friend, Aaron, is guest hosting and interviewing ME. My very first book, If You Only Knew , released yesterday and I am feeling every possible emotion about the whole thing. On today's show, we talk about the book writing process and my heart behind the message of the book. Aaron also asks me about the most vulnerable chapter in the book, where I share a recent struggle. I'll be the first and last to say vulnerab...
Jan 31, 2018•52 min
In my conversation with Shawn, she shares her story of how the secrets of abortion and struggling with alcoholism had kept her sick for so long. Shawn describes how she would share parts of her story, but it wasn’t until she told her story fully and let herself walk with Jesus through all of it, that she could start to receive healing. “God has used the darkest, saddest, the most horrible time of my life, and He has redeemed those things and now He is using those things for His glory”. Connect w...
Jan 26, 2018•26 min
Kat Harris joins me today for The Happy Hour #177. Kat is a Brooklyn-based photographer, educator, and Co-Founder of the online magazine The Refined Woman . Her mission is to empower women to embrace their beauty, identity, and value through the art of story telling. As you'll hear in our conversation today, Kat believes life happens in the in-between, and that there is no such thing as having 'arrived'. We talk about the idea of sustainable transformation and how she believes every opportunity ...
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 2 min
In the third episode of this series, I talk with Lisa about her struggle with shopping. I think it will sound familiar to all of us when she describes how we can rationalize what we’re doing and try to place sin on a scale instead of just recognizing sin as sin. Lisa says, “bottom line, if anything gets between you and God, it’s gotta go.” Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube...
Jan 19, 2018•21 min
My guest for The Happy Hour #176 is Candace Cameron Bure. Candace is an actress, producer, New York Times bestselling author, and loved by millions worldwide from her role as D.J. Tanner on the iconic family sitcoms Full House and Fuller House , Hallmark Channel movies, former co-host of The View , inspirational speaker and Dancing with the Stars Season 18 finalist. Candace is both outspoken and passionate about her family and faith. Guys, if you thought you loved Candace before, you are going t...
Jan 17, 2018•46 min
Heather’s If You Only Knew is how she has struggled with anger. Heather shares how she wasn’t an angry person growing up, but began struggling more and more with feelings of anger. Through prayers, sharing with community, and counseling God helped her see it wasn’t anger she struggled with, but fear. I know I was encouraged when she said “admit you’re struggling and know that it doesn’t identify you at your core”. Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube GET ALL THE LINKS F...
Jan 12, 2018•18 min
My guest for The Happy Hour #175 is Alisa Keeton. Alisa is a leading certified wellness professional with more than 20 years of experience. She is passionately dedicated to serving the Lord and is the founder of Revelation Wellness , a nonprofit ministry dedicated to educating and inspiring people to live healthy and whole lives in Christ. I just know you guys are going to love my conversation with Alisa. We talk about how her relationship with Jesus began and took a serious toll on her marriage...
Jan 10, 2018•48 min
Melanie shares her story of struggling with an eating disorder. Melanie describes how it looked like on the outside she was doing all the right things, leading ministry and loving Jesus, but on the inside she was struggling so much. She shares the baby steps she took to opening up and I love when Melanie said “our love for one another can help us receive God’s love for us”. Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube GET ALL THE LINKS FROM THE SHOW HERE!...
Jan 05, 2018•24 min
My guest for The Happy Hour #174 is Mica May. Mica is the Founder and CEO of lifestyle brand, May Designs . She believes every day life should be lovely, and is on a mission to make all of life’s normal activities just a little bit more magical - from paper goods to her new apparel line. Her notebooks just launched in Target stores nationwide, were named one of Oprah’s favorite things and have been featured on The Today Show and Good Morning America. Mica lives in Austin with her best friend and...
Jan 03, 2018•1 hr 3 min
My girl Amanda Brown joins me today for The Happy Hour #173 – our last show of the year. Together, we cover the highlights of 2017 in our personal lives and the show. You’ll hear about our favorite shows from the year – the ones that made us laugh, the ones that inspired us and who we got star struck about. At the end of our conversation, we talk about what’s coming up for 2018. And you are not going to want to miss that because you’ll hear the dates for our next live events! As we’re wrapping u...
Dec 27, 2017•46 min
My guests for The Happy Hour #172 are Polly Conner and Rachel Tiemeyer from Thriving Home blog , where they write about parenting, recipes, and most importantly freezer cooking. They've just released their first cookbook, From Freezer to Table . After listening to our conversation, I just know you're going to be so inspired to go grab a copy and take a good swing at this freezer cooking movement. I was so intrigued with these ladies for a few reasons. First, they are women just like you and me c...
Dec 20, 2017•58 min
Jena Holliday is my guest for The Happy Hour #171. Jena is a full-time artist, wife and work-at-home mother who loves Jesus and storytelling. She has a heart for encouraging women and mothers to go after their God-given dreams in whatever season they are in. On today's show, Jena and I spend a little time reminiscing on mix tapes, nokia phones and AOL dial up. Jena shares about growing up in the church and walking away until God called her to Himself intimately and individually. We talk about cr...
Dec 13, 2017•40 min
My guest for The Happy Hour #170 is Tricia Goyer. Tricia is a USA Today best-selling author of 70 books, a wife, mom of 10, and host of her podcast Walk It Out . Tricia lives near Little Rock, Arkansas where she leads a teen mom support group. Tricia and I cover just about everything today. We talk about abortion, teen pregnancy, how she had a 2-week-old baby on her first date with her husband (!!!!), adoption, mothering 10 kids, writing an unbelievable amount of books, feeding 11 people every d...
Dec 06, 2017•54 min
My guest for The Happy Hour #169 is my friend, Kat Lee. Kat is passionate about teaching others how to jump-start each day with a grace-filled, life-giving morning routine. She and her husband, Jimmy, live in Waco, Texas, with their three children. She is a writer, speaker, podcaster and founder of HelloMornings.org. On today's show, Kat and I talk about podcasting, our new favorite shows and how she has earned the title of being my Podcast Mom. Kat shares about her new book, Hello Mornings . Sh...
Nov 29, 2017•53 min
My guest for The Happy Hour #168 is Abbie Kampman. Abbie is a Midwestern "city" girl and mother of four boys just outside Des Moines, Iowa. She's a bookworm, a coffee snob, a mountain-lover, and a passionate pursuer of deep relationships built over shared stories. Abbie joins me today to share her story of losing her mom and stepsisters in a tragic drunk driving accident. The accident happened when she was 13 years old, and she is finally feeling freedom to share her story. I am over-the-moon pr...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 12 min
Episode #167 is our Holiday Gift Guide! Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube GET ALL THE LINKS FROM THE SHOW HERE!
Nov 15, 2017•46 min
Episode #166 is a special edition of The Happy Hour with two very special guests – Kathie Lee Gifford and my main man, Aaron Ivey. If you’ve been listening to the show for any length of time, you know Kathie Lee has been one of my bucket lists guests for a while now. I am just completely overjoyed to finally have her on the show today. And after our conversation, my husband and best friend, Aaron, joins me to chat about his book, Steal Away Home . In my conversation with Kathie Lee, we talk abou...
Nov 08, 2017•1 hr 1 min
My guest for The Happy Hour #165 is my friend, Bri McKoy. Bri serves as the visionary and leader for Compassion International’s blogger program. She writes regularly at OurSavoryLife.com , a food blog with recipes and stories from around her table, and is a regular contributor to the award-winning Compassion blog and GraceTable.org , a community blog about food and faith. Bri and her husband Jeremy live in Hermosa Beach, California. On today's show, we talk all about gathering people around the ...
Nov 01, 2017•56 min
My guest for The Happy Hour #164 is Lisa Lloyd . Lisa is a charismatic actress, speaker and writer, dedicated to helping women break free of the lies that convince us we don’t have a purpose, when in fact God has created us to herald His fame. She is the author of the new book, Chasing Famous . On today's show, we cover it all. We talk about our deep rooted desires for fame, and how God created us that way - not for our own fame, but for the name of Jesus. We talk about messy pasts - sex and abo...
Oct 25, 2017•57 min
Sharon Hodde Miller joins me today for The Happy Hour #163. Sharon is the author of Free of Me and speaks regularly on topics ranging from leadership to motherhood to Scripture. She’s a pastor's wife and mother to two small boys. In addition to earning her PhD, Sharon has blogged at SheWorships.com for nearly ten years, making God's Word accessible to women everywhere. She lives with her growing family in the Raleigh/Durham area. In our conversation today, Sharon shares her hilarious story about...
Oct 18, 2017•56 min
My guest for The Happy Hour #162 is singer-songwriter Ellie Holcomb . Ellie is a Nashville native, and began her musical career by touring the country with her husband in Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors . After 8 years, and with the birth of their daughter, Emmylou, she opted to step out of the role of heavy touring. From that space came her debut solo album, As Sure As The Sun , which charted at #1 on the iTunes Christian chart and helped deem her the “Best New Artist” at the 2014 Dove Awards. S...
Oct 11, 2017•57 min
Lisa Whittle is my guest for The Happy Hour #161. Lisa is a leader, author and speaker with a heart and passion to communicate one thing: Jesus is everything. Her love runs deep to see people pursue Jesus for life, grow deep roots of faith, and walk strong in the midst of a world that so often seems to have gone crazy. She is the author of seven books, including her latest Put Your Warrior Boots On and Five-Word Prayers , and a sought out Bible teacher for her wit and bold, bottom line approach....
Oct 04, 2017•56 min
Osheta Moore joins me today for The Happy Hour #160. Osheta is an pastor’s wife, a mom of three kiddos, and the author of Shalom Sistas: Living Wholeheartedly in a Brokenhearted World . She believes everything is better after a nap, brunch with her girlfriends is a necessity, and nothing beats a good Netflix binge. She’s passionate about encouraging women to be peacemakers in their everyday lives. In our conversation today, Osheta and I talk about when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans an...
Sep 27, 2017•59 min
Amanda Jones joins me for The Happy Hour #159. Amanda is a Jesus-loving gal from Texas, married to a preacher boy from Missouri. She's the daughter of Beth Moore , and mom to four kids. Amanda first joined me for episode #66. If you missed that, you can catch up here . She's back today to catch up and talk about Hurricane Harvey and the devastation it caused in Houston. Amanda and her husband help to lead Bayou City Fellowship , a church that has been hugely instrumental in the disaster relief i...
Sep 20, 2017•52 min
Raechel Myers is my guest for The Happy Hour #158. Raechel is the co-founder and CEO of She Reads Truth, and leads the She Reads Truth community and staff out of her deep love of God’s Word and the firm conviction that all of Scripture is good news. She is the co-author of Open Your Bible: God’s Word Is for You and for Now and She Reads Truth: Holding Tight to Permanent in a Word That’s Passing Away . Raechel lives south of Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and their two children. In our co...
Sep 13, 2017•54 min
