April has been a part of Rising Above since the very beginning. These days, she is an administrator and fellow church planter with her husband.
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If you've been to By the Brook the past few years, you might know Bryan as Meredith's husband, but he's also Becky's pastor and closely connected to our ministry at Rising Above! Enjoy getting to hear some of his story and perspective.
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Listen to hear how a life-changing event at the age of 2 impacted Carrissa's story. Carrissa Mackie is on staff at Rising Above. Today, we're sharing her story with you.
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Becky's brother-in-law, Mark, joins us to share his story during our 'Summer of Stories' series. Mark is also the editor of the Rising Above with Becky Davidson podcast. You will enjoy hearing from him!
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Jen Zittle shares the story of adopting three children (two who have special needs) and how God led their family to move to Belize to be missionaries.
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Rosie Howes joins us to share about the loss of her son, Hyrum, and how she has learned to trust God even when the answer is no.
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Our friend Sandy joins us to discuss more of our "Even If" series and to answer the questions, "Will I trust you even when it hurts?"
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Today, Kristi Farrow joins us to talk about her journey and how she handles the "Even If..." questions of this life. You will be so encouraged by her story!
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Rachel and Becky discuss the question, "Will I trust God?" Will we choose to trust God even when things don't go as we planned?
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Today, Becky chats with Steve Chatman on our team about how we can move from the 'what if' to 'even if' on our faith journeys. This discussion is based around our Even If study which can be found on our website.
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This is a great episode to send to friends to let them know how to be your community, especially when you're going through a trial!
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Susan and Becky sit down to discuss their past trauma related to behavioral and medical issues with their children. How do we deal with these issues and move forward in hope?
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Today is another episode of "Conversations with Special-Needs Moms" to wrap up our most recent series, "The Unexpected."
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Brittnie Blackburn is a special-needs mom (and one of our community group leaders) who has learned how to navigate the reactions of others on her journey.
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Julie Styer is the experienced mom of Bradley, born with Cerebral Palsy. She shares about all that she has learned on her parenting journey, what she would have done differently, and the unexpected blessings along the way!
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Eric and Christen have joined us on the podcast previously, but today, they discuss the differences in how they handled a diagnosis and how they learned to support one another through the process.
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You may remember Mikayla from a previous podcast episode a couple years ago. Today, she joins us again to share her struggles and victories over the last couple years, and how she trains herself to let go of 'mom guilt' and embrace letting others help her on her journey as a special-needs mom. Mikayla shares from her heart, and you will be so blessed by her!
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Tracey Martin, mom of quadruplets (some of whom have special needs) joins us on the podcast today to discuss the unexpected emotions that come with a diagnosis and in the years that follow.
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We're excited to launch this new podcast series called "The Unexpected." We pray each the topics discussed would encourage you in this common emotions and obstacles that a diagnosis brings to a family.
Today, Susan Lomax joins us to discuss grief for the special-needs parent.
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Jerry & Joan Borton have lived the disability and caregiving journey together for many years. We are grateful for the wisdom they share from their experience!
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