Heart to Heart with Deborah Smith

23// Kimmy Ewart - Is God Enough? Reshaping our identity despite our History

Today on Heart to Heart I speaking with Kimmy Ewart and her story of passion for Jesus despite an acquired brain injury that left her in agony for 3 years. This awakened trauma from her childhood. Kimmy graciously walks us through her resolve to seek out her true identity, which was not in what she does but in who she is in Christ. Kimmy beautifully takes us on a journey of redefining who we are despite what happens to us. She is a shining light of surrender and hope in a broken world.

22// Stephanie Sweetman - Letting Go and allowing God to be what you need.

Today on Heart to Heart the beautiful Stephanie Sweetman is sharing her heart of surrendering her busy life and losses to the Father and the impact this has had for her.
 
So often we hold on tight to our way and letting go is hard. We can find that we end up in the desert and don’t know how we got there. Steph uses a quote from an unknown source that says “Our desert is not often from a major tragedy but from a thousand little deaths along the way”.
I invite you to experience a beautiful new and refreshingly honest look at surrendering our way to his, by letting go and allowing God to be what you need.

21// Susanna Dobbin - Motherhood, creativity and the journey of surrender.

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing my eldest daughter, Susanna, who is a wife, mum and a passionate artist. Susanna shares a deep passion for Jesus and a love for prophetic art and prayer ministry. We chatted about her art journey and her transition into motherhood and what surrender looked like. She opens her heart to expose some of her darker places and how God was always present, bringing hope even when she couldn’t see the path ahead... and learning to see Gods beauty even in the small things.  
My prayer is that you are encouraged to seek God in all seasons of life knowing He is faithful and present even if we can’t feel him or see what he is doing.  Hope you are blessed today.

4 // Making Room 5 Things To Be Thankful for.

Being thankful changes the way we feel and the atmosphere around us. It changes our panic into peace, it cultivates joy out of sadness and gives us courage to stand against fear. Thankfulness is light and life for your heart.
 
Practice Thankfulness today

20// Rebekah White - Let Love Be Your First Choice Not Your Last.

Today on Heart to Heart the beautiful Bec White shares her story of learning to choose love in marriage, work and motherhood. She has walked out her surrendered dreams to pick up Gods plan for her changing  seasons. Bec explains how choosing truth by setting aside her limited understanding of how this world operates and seeing Gods love and truth has propelled her to overcome her fears,  disappointments and anxiety.  Bec beautifully shows us how to see the good, lovely and the gracious heart of God in each circumstance. She lives, breathes and loves God with all her being. 
She encourages us to let love be your first choice, not your last. 

19// Jo Thomson - Finding Joy in Gods Calling

Finding Joy in the Gods calling.
Today my guest is the lovely Jo Thomson. Jo shares her precious story of finding Gods faithfulness as she let her faith carry her to a deep place of trust. This trust in Gods faithfulness led her and her husband, Matt with their 5 children to the mission field. Jo has a beautiful equipping spirit and a joy for sharing how faithful god is,even  when you can’t see how. His provision and promises can be trusted .To trust we have to have faith in his ability and believe his ways are higher than our ways.  

Making Room with Deb - 3 // Beauty For Ashes

There have been many times in my life where grief has taken over and I couldn't see a way out. But God promises that he will give us beauty for ashes, joy for mourning and a garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. This is what God showed me in one of the most painful times of my life. If we choose him and his path he will heal our broken heart and renew our strength. 

18 // Sarah Ross - We Can Never Outrun God.

Today on Heart to Heart my guest is Sarah Ross. Sarah shares the most inspiring story of Hope and healing from the implosion of her family and the tragic fallout. With so much devastation Sarah found herself with an addiction problem and was spiralling out of control. By the amazing grace of God she found Jesus, but it took a number of years before she found freedom from her addiction.
Only after hitting rock bottom did she realise that she had been held captive to the lies, pain and trauma which led to an understanding of her deep need for the truth in her identity in Christ. Sarah's journey of identity, hope and healing is a beautiful picture of a life surrendered into the Father's hands.

Making Room with Deb - 2 // I’m not Alone

Sometimes we have to slow down to recognise God's voice and to experience his presence. We are not alone, but sometimes we feel alone. Remembering who we are and who he is, is the key to being at peace with ourselves and our journey in this life.
Colossians 3:2-4 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Ep. 17 // Living with Dyslexia with Pascalle Fargnoli and Deborah Smith

Today on Heart to Heart my guest is Pascalle Fargnoli.
Together we will be sharing our parallel stories of living with dyslexia along with its challenges and triumphs. There has been so many times where I have felt defeated by this journey, but seeing it through the eyes of Pascalle shows the differences between being seen, understood or falling through the cracks. We share strategies and misconceptions surrounding dyslexia and how to best respond or help others who walk this journey. We have both experienced forms of exclusion but also wonderful inclusion. As the years have past I'm so grateful for the beautiful inclusion in the body of Christ, which does not discredit us but had created a strong resilience and strength found in Him. 
"For My grace is sufficient for you and My strength is made perfect in weakness." 2 Cor 12:9