Women Behind the Words

Everyone has a unique story of how the Lord has touched their hearts and shaped their journeys. The ”Women Behind the Words” podcast highlights women who have bravely navigated life’s challenges, harnessing the strength and courage to answer God’s calling. Listen to inspiring accounts of overcoming fears and achieving more than they ever imagined possible. These personal narratives will inspire, uplift, and offer hope, changing the course of history, which will affect the outcome of eternity, one heart at a time.

Women Behind the Words is a religion podcast hosted by deb6y, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  Episode #118

  Episode 118 - Help Your Child Know God for Themselves with Batsirai and Aimee Chada ~Part 2

  Sep 29, 20261h 1m

  Date: September 29, 2026 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Batsirai and Aimee Chada, Part 2 Story Highlights: What if some of the most spiritually meaningful moments in your child's life are happening in the most ordinary places, like bedtime? In Part 2 of this heartfelt conversation on The Women Behind the Words, Debbie Dufek welcomes back Batsirai and Aimee Chada, founders of AlreadyLoved, to talk about one of the most important gifts a parent can give: helping children understand that their identity is rooted in God's love. (Missed Part 1? Go back and listen to Episode 117.) This is Christian parenting in real life, when everyone is tired, emotions are running high, and things don't go according to plan. Debbie, Batsirai, and Aimee explore how everyday moments can become opportunities to plant seeds of identity, connection, faith, and security in a child's heart. Batsirai introduces the idea of a "sacred window," the many bedtime moments parents share with young children that can become powerful opportunities for connection and spiritual formation. Rather than waiting for the perfect spiritual moment, Batsirai and Aimee encourage parents to see that God is already present in ordinary family life. The conversation also gets wonderfully honest. Debbie opens up about times when anxiety, exhaustion, and the feeling of losing control led her to react rather than respond as the parent she wanted to be. Aimee shares how her own childhood shaped her parenting, and why healing and understanding our identity in Christ can help us become healthier parents. In this episode, Debbie, Batsirai, and Aimee discuss: Choosing connection over simply correcting behavior Recognizing the spiritual opportunities hidden in ordinary moments Responding rather than reacting when our kids push our buttons Understanding the stories and beliefs underneath our parenting reactions Apologizing and repairing when we get it wrong Letting go of the need to always be right (this one is huge) Modeling healthy reconciliation for our children Why quality moments of connection can matter more than quantity Keeping intentional spiritual connection going throughout the week, not just on Sunday A theme that runs through the entire conversation is repair. Children learn not only by watching their parents get along, but by watching them reconnect after conflict. Batsirai and Aimee use the picture of a rubber band being stretched and released to show how a relationship can hold tension without losing connection. About Our Guests: Batsirai and Aimee Chada are the husband-and-wife founders of AlreadyLoved and parents of two. They became expectant parents just three months into dating while in Bible college, which led them to a question that would shape their calling: how do you keep "unplanned" from becoming "unwanted" in a child's heart? Today, Batsirai and Aimee help Christian parents move beyond secondhand faith so their children can know God for themselves and grow up rooted in how deeply they are loved. Book Spotlight: Already Loved by Batsirai and Aimee Chada Already Loved is a personalized hardcover book that helps children discover who they are in God's eyes. Inspired in part by Batsirai and Aimee's own family experience with their son, Jaden, the book walks children through ten foundational truths, including "You are already loved" and "You are never alone." Each book is personalized with your child's name, photo, and details, so they see themselves right there in the story. Rather than simply teaching facts about God, Already Loved helps parents introduce their children to Him relationally. It's a natural fit for the sacred bedtime moments Batsirai and Aimee talk about in this episode. Special Listener Offer: AlreadyLoved is giving Women Behind the Words listeners $10 off a personalized Already Loved book. Use code BEHINDWORDS at checkout at alreadylovedkids.com. A Word for Parents: If you're exhausted, if bedtime feels chaotic, or if you sometimes wonder whether you're doing enough spiritually with your children, this conversation is for you. You don't have to create perfect moments. You don't have to have all the right words. You don't have to get it right every time. Look for the moments of connection God has already placed in front of you. He is Emmanuel, God with us, and He can meet you and your children right in the middle of ordinary family life. Questions to Consider: What ordinary moments with my children could become opportunities for deeper connection? Am I more focused on correcting behavior or connecting with my child's heart? What tends to cause me to react rather than respond? Is there something from my own childhood that may be influencing the way I parent today? Have I modeled apology, forgiveness, and reconciliation for my children? How can I intentionally remind my child this week that they are already loved by God? Scripture to Consider: "For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation." (Psalm 100:5 NLT) Connect with Batsirai and Aimee: Website: https://alreadylovedkids.com Podcast and Guest Background: https://alreadylovedkids.com/podcast Instagram: @alreadylovedkids Listener Code: BEHINDWORDS for $10 off at checkout Closing Thought: Our children are watching, listening, and receiving seeds of their identity in the ordinary moments we share with them. Those moments may not feel extraordinary to us, but God can use them to shape a child's understanding of who they are, who He is, and what it means to be loved.

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  Episode #117

  Episode 117 - Already Loved: Parenting from Identity, Belonging, and the Love of God with Batsarai and Aimee Chadah

  Sep 22, 20261h 4m

  Date: September 22, 2026 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Batsirai and Aimee Chada Story Highlights: What if our children's identity does not begin with their circumstances, their behavior, their accomplishments, or even our plans for them? In this deeply personal episode of The Women Behind the Words, Debbie Dufek sits down with husband-and-wife team Batsirai and Aimee Chada, founders of Already Loved, for a thought-provoking conversation about Christian parenting, identity, belonging, grace, and helping our children know the love of God for themselves. Their conversation begins with a story they never expected to tell. While attending Bible college, Batsirai and Aimee faced an unexpected pregnancy just three months into dating. What followed was a season of fear, shame, responsibility, hard decisions, and real uncertainty about their future. They speak honestly about the temptation to hide, the conversations with school leadership and family, and the moment their story was finally brought into the light. What first felt frightening slowly became freeing, a reminder that when life does not follow our plan, God is still present and still writing the story. One of the central threads of the episode is the difference between circumstance and identity. Batsirai and Aimee talk about making sure an unexpected circumstance never becomes a verdict on a child's worth. Their son, Jaden, eventually learned the story of his conception, and rather than letting it define him, his parents wanted him to know something deeper: he belongs, he is wanted, he is loved, and his identity begins with God. From there, Deb and the Chadas explore where a child's identity truly comes from. They believe it should be rooted not in parental expectations, performance, mistakes, circumstances, or behavior, but in God. Using the picture of a seed, they describe how the potential for what a child will become is already held within them. Our children are not blank slates for us to mold into who we think they should be. They are beloved people God has entrusted to us. The conversation looks at what it means to be an entrusted voice in a child's life, one that speaks truth, offers faithful presence, and helps a child encounter God rather than trying to control the outcome. That truth is tested and proven as they share Jaden's own journey from skepticism about faith to personally encountering the Lord. We can teach, model, pray, and create an atmosphere where our children can meet God, but we cannot manufacture that relationship for them. They need more than a secondhand faith. They need to know God for themselves. The couple also challenges the way we often approach behavior. What if, instead of asking "How do I stop this?" we asked "What is underneath this?" Behaviors are frequently tied to the beliefs and stories a child has learned, and what looks like defiance, attention-seeking, or an emotional outburst may really be a deeper question: Do I matter? Am I seen? Do I belong? Am I loved? Rather than reasoning with a child in the middle of a tantrum, Batsirai and Aimee talk about building a foundation of connection, love, and acceptance first. And when parents get it wrong, as every parent eventually will, there is room for repair: returning to connection, acknowledging what happened, and rebuilding trust. Much of this is carried by a few simple, repeatable truths they speak over their children again and again. You are loved. You belong. You are seen. Deb and the Chadas close with a candid look at control, fear, and the quiet temptation to measure ourselves by how well our children behave. They talk about the difference between controlling outcomes and empowering children, including the value of age-appropriate choices and the everyday practice that homeschooling can offer. Neither of them presents parenting as something they have mastered. Instead, they describe an ongoing journey of learning to parent from a secure identity rather than from fear or performance, and remind us that our children are beloved people before they are good students, obedient children, successful adults, or well-behaved Christians. If you have ever wondered whether you are doing enough, worried that your child's circumstances might define their future, or measured yourself by your child's behavior, this conversation is a gentle invitation to step back and remember that we are all invited to begin from the same place: already loved. This episode is Part One, so be sure to watch for Part Two, where the conversation about parenting, identity, behavior, and connection continues. About Our Guests: Batsirai and Aimee Chada are the husband-and-wife founders of Already Loved and parents of two. After becoming parents three months into dating while in Bible college, they began asking how to keep "unplanned" from ever becoming "unwanted" in a child's heart. Today they help Christian parents move beyond secondhand faith so their kids can know God for themselves and grow up rooted in how deeply they are loved. Spotlight: Already Loved: Already Loved is the book born out of the Chadas' own story. It is a personalized Christian bedtime book for ages three to six, a real 32-page hardcover built around one specific child. Using the child's name, photo, and the small details that make up their world, their favorite places, foods, animals, and the stuffed animal they take to bed, Already Loved turns those everyday things into custom illustrations that carry one steady truth through the whole book. The idea at the heart of it is simple: do not only tell children stories about God, help them see God in their own story. So instead of only hearing "God loves the world," a child hears "God loves me." Parents build and preview the first pages for free, then approve every page before anything is printed, which keeps the family's own faith and voice at the center. It is meant to be simple enough for an ordinary Tuesday night and lasting enough to become a truth a child carries for life. Connect with Batsirai and Aimee: Website: https://alreadylovedkids.com About: https://alreadylovedkids.com/about Blog: https://alreadylovedkids.com/blog Instagram: https://instagram.com/alreadylovedkids Facebook: https://facebook.com/alreadylovedkids TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@alreadylovedkids YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IamAlreadyLoved Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/alreadylovedkids X: https://x.com/urAlreadyloved Closing Thought: Our children are more than their behavior, and their circumstances were never meant to be a verdict on their worth. Batsirai and Aimee remind us that our job is not to manufacture a perfect outcome, but to be an entrusted voice pointing our children toward the One who loves them completely. Before they are anything they do, they are already loved. And so are we.

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  Episode #116

  Episode 116 - When God Leads Us Back with Bobby Dufek

  Sep 8, 202655 min

  Date: September 8, 2026 Podcast Shownotes: Interview with Bobby Dufek, Deb and Bob’s grandson. Story Highlight: Bobby Dufek’s Journey of Faith, Friendship & Purpose What happens when a young man’s faith begins to fade—and then, little by little, God brings people and circumstances into his life that help lead him back? In this episode of The Women Behind the Words, Deb has a very special guest at her table: her grandson, Bobby Dufek. Bobby opens up about his journey of faith, beginning with his childhood in New York City, where he was raised with a Christian foundation. As life changed, so did his connection with God. Navigating difficult school years, experiencing bullying, and living through the isolation of COVID all shaped him in ways he is still discovering. But God was also placing people in Bobby’s path. Moving upstate, family members, cousins, friends, and spiritual mentors became important influences in his life, now on a daily basis. Through those relationships, Bobby began asking himself questions about faith again. Many doors began to open for him, including attending Campus Ambassadors, an on-campus Christian organization and eventually finding his way into an Orthodox Christian church, where he was baptized, and became an active part of his church. One of the most meaningful parts of Bobby’s story is his willingness to talk about the importance of positive male influences. He shares how men like his cousins, Brandon and Johnny, his Uncle Bruce, and his namesake, Bobby Dufek, his Papa, helped shape the young man he is becoming. Bobby also talks about his decision to join the United States Coast Guard, motivated in part by his desire to help others—a desire that reflects the heart God has been cultivating in him his whole life. His story is a beautiful reminder that faith journeys don't always happen in a straight line. Sometimes God uses a move, a friendship, a mentor, a difficult season, or a simple conversation to draw a young person closer to Himself. And sometimes, the people God uses to influence us are sitting right around the table. About Our Guest: At 20 years old, Bobby has had an interesting path shaped by growing up in New York City and spending much of his life working in professional kitchens. Now beginning a career in the U.S. Coast Guard, he brings a perspective rooted in hard work, service, faith, and personal growth. As an Orthodox Christian, he is interested in the traditions, challenges, and experiences that shape people and their understanding of the world. In This Episode, Bobby Shares: Growing up with a Christian foundation and what happened when his faith began to fade His challenging experiences in middle and high school How bullying and social isolation affected him The unexpected impact of COVID and remote learning How moving upstate changed his environment and introduced him to new friendships The importance of healthy, positive male role models How family members and friends influenced his faith His experience with Campus Ambassadors Finding a church community and being baptized Why making a conscious decision to trust Jesus matters His decision to join the United States Coast Guard His desire to help and serve others What he would say to other young men who are searching for their place and purpose Why parents need to have honest, open conversations with their sons about faith A Word for Parents Bobby’s story is also an encouragement to parents and grandparents. We can't always control the environments our children and grandchildren encounter, and we can't walk their faith journey for them. But we can be present. We can listen. We can ask questions. We can introduce them to godly people and a healthy community. And we can keep pointing them toward Jesus. Sometimes a young person needs to know that someone believes in who they are becoming—even while they are still figuring it out themselves. A Word for Young Men Bobby's encouragement is simple but powerful: don't be afraid to pursue your faith. Finding men who will walk alongside you, challenge you, encourage you, and point you toward Jesus can make an enormous difference. Faith isn't something we have to figure out alone. The Heart Behind This Conversation At The Women Behind the Words, we believe every person has a story—and that God is always at work within those stories. Bobby's journey reminds us that even when faith seems distant, God is never far away. He can use people, friendships, family, community, and circumstances to draw us back to Himself. And sometimes the next chapter begins with one simple decision: “Jesus, I choose to trust You.” If Bobby’s story encouraged you, share this episode with a parent, grandparent, or young person who might need the reminder that God is still writing their story. Connect with Bobby: Email: rdufek24@gmail.com Instagram: @robdufek

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  Episode #115

  Episode 115 - Raising Brave Daughters: Discipleship, Identity, and the Great Rescue with Amber John

  Sep 1, 202655 min

  Date: September 1, 2026 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Amber Johns Story Highlights: In this heart-stirring episode of The Women Behind the Words, Debbie Dufek reunites with longtime friend Amber Johns, founder of BRAVE Ministries and New York State Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), for a conversation about discipleship, identity, and raising a generation of bold, courageous women of faith. Debbie and Amber first met at Bethlehem Community in 2011, when Amber's sons were six and three years old. Fifteen years later, those boys are grown and Amber is leading a ministry the Lord has spent years preparing her to carry. Amber shares the story behind BRAVE, an acronym for Bold, Redeemed, Anointed, Victorious, and Eternal, and how it grew out of her work mentoring female athletes through FCA into its own nonprofit ministry serving girls and women of every age. She and Debbie dig into what she calls the discipleship deficit, the growing number of Christian women who cannot name who is discipling them or who they are discipling in return, and why that gap leaves so many believers stalled in their spiritual growth. The conversation turns to The Great Rescue, the framework Amber built by drawing a deliberate parallel between the language of human trafficking and the way the enemy grooms and entangles women and girls spiritually. Rather than playing defense, Amber calls the church to go on the offense for the next generation. She and Debbie also talk through the real difference between attending a Bible study and walking in true discipleship, the idea of spiritual orphans (believers, often in their thirties, forties, and beyond, who have never had someone pour into them), and why Amber believes small groups and mentoring relationships should be multigenerational rather than divided by life stage. Listeners will hear the biblical stories of Jael and the daughters of Zelophehad (including Noah) as pictures of bold, decisive obedience, plus the moving story of how God gave Amber the name Watchman through the teaching of Jamie Winship and the book of Ezekiel, and what it cost her to accept it. Amber and Debbie close with a challenge every listener can act on this week: pray for one person God wants you to disciple, then obey when He brings that person across your path. Topics covered in this episode include: What BRAVE Ministries is and how it began inside FCA New York The discipleship deficit and why so many Christian women feel stuck in their spiritual growth The Great Rescue: a bold, offense-minded approach to discipling girls and young women The difference between Bible study and true, life-on-life discipleship Spiritual orphans and the case for multigenerational mentoring and small groups The biblical examples of Jael (Judges 4) and Noah, daughter of Zelophehad How God gave Amber her identity as a Watchman through the teaching of Jamie Winship Praying for one: a simple, biblical starting point for anyone who wants to disciple but doesn't know where to begin A preview of the upcoming BRAVE Conference and its workshop on ministering well to those navigating sexuality and gender identity About Our Guest: Amber Johns is the founder of BRAVE Ministries, a discipleship movement dedicated to equipping girls and women to live courageously in their God-given identity and mission. Known for her honest, relatable, and hope-filled teaching style, Amber creates space for hard conversations that lead to healing, freedom, and spiritual growth. She currently serves as the New York State Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and has spent years mentoring and discipling women, athletes, leaders, and students, whether speaking at conferences, retreats, churches, leadership gatherings, or student events. Amber's heart is to see women rise up as courageous followers of Christ: women who are decisive in their faith, obedient to God's voice, and committed to making disciples who make disciples. Amber and her husband, Greg, live in New York and are raising two sons, now 23 and 20. BRAVE Ministries operated under the covering of FCA for several years before becoming its own independent nonprofit about a year and a half ago, with support from Amber's home church. Ministry & Conference Spotlight - BRAVE Ministries: BRAVE stands for Bold, Redeemed, Anointed, Victorious, and Eternal, the identity Amber believes God has given every woman to walk out in her calling. What started as informal conversations among a small group of female FCA staff, asking what girls in sports and in life were really facing, has grown into a discipleship ministry that serves girls and women of all ages, athletes and non-athletes alike, through mentoring, conferences, and resources built around real, unfiltered conversations. BRAVE's fourth annual conference is coming up, and this year's gathering is built around one of the harder conversations Christian women and parents are facing today: how to walk alongside those navigating sexuality and gender identity with both biblical conviction and genuine love. Friday night is a workshop led by Lex Rennick, who lived for fourteen years as a man before coming to a place of surrender and detransitioning back to life as a woman. Lex now shares her story alongside practical, Spirit-led guidance for ministering to the LGBTQ community, walking with prodigal children, and having these conversations without compromise or contempt. Saturday brings a recorded message from author and speaker Mo Isom, along with a second teaching session from Lex. Amber recommends the conference for ages 13 and up, at parental discretion, and encourages parents to preview the material on the BRAVE Ministries website ahead of time and to use the drive home as a chance to keep the conversation going with their daughters. Learn more, watch past teaching, or register for the conference at BRAVE Ministries and read more about Amber's role with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Upstate New York . If you want to go deeper on a few of the ideas from this episode, Amber recommends Pray for One by Bo Chancey , a short, practical guide to praying for and pursuing one person at a time, and the teaching ministry of Jamie Winship and Identity Exchange , which shapes Amber's understanding of identity in Christ. Mo Isom's book, Sex, Jesus, and the Conversations the Church Forgot , is a helpful resource for the same conversations the BRAVE Conference will address. Connect with Amber: Website: amberjjohns.com Facebook: BRAVE Ministry FCA New York: nyfca.org Email: ajohns@fca.org Closing Thought: Amber's story is a reminder that discipleship was never meant to be complicated, only costly. It starts with one honest question between you and God (what do You call me, and who do You want me to see), and it moves forward one obedient step, one relationship, one girl at a time. As Debbie says every week, when we're willing to share what the Lord has done in our lives, He uses those stories to change the course of history and the outcome of eternity, one heart at a time. This week, that might simply look like praying for one.

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  Episode #114

  Episode 114 - The With-God Life: Trading Striving for Surrender with Debbie Dufek

  Aug 26, 202652 min

  Date: August 26, 2026 Podcast Show Notes: Debbie Dufek interviewed by Nancy Haack, Part Two Story Highlights: The conversation Debbie Dufek and her friend Nancy Haack began last week deepens in this second half, moving from the daily rhythm of trusting God into the tender, lifelong work of surrendering the things we love most. On The Women Behind the Words, Debbie is usually the one asking the questions, and it is a gift to hear her answer them, tracing what a life of following God's lead has actually cost, taught, and given her over the years. Debbie opens by challenging a fear many of us carry, that handing our dreams to God means losing them. If a godly hope first came from Him, she says, then giving it back is not surrender to loss but an open door for Him to do exceedingly, abundantly above all we could ask or think. She describes a practice she returns to nearly every day, lifting up open, empty hands full of the very things that could crush her, her children who are not yet walking with the Lord, her husband's brain injury, the hopes she has not yet seen answered, and praying simply, "Lord, take this. I don't want what You don't want for me." That trust opens into one of the episode's richest threads, the difference between controlling the people we love and stewarding them. Debbie speaks honestly as a self described fiery mother who once repeated her convictions to her children three times in a single hour, until a teaching convicted her that God asks us to share our stand once, maybe twice, and then step back. She and Nancy talk about what it means to steward God's love, kindness, and hope in a home instead of leading with worry and fear, and Debbie models a humility many parents wrestle with, returning to her grown children and her little ones alike to ask forgiveness when she has spoken in haste. To ask forgiveness and to offer it freely, they agree, may be one of the most lasting inheritances a mother can leave. With the perspective of a long life of faith, the two women name what matters less as the years pass and what matters more. For Nancy, what has fallen away is the weight of what people think. For Debbie, what remains is a longing to live for an audience of One. She reflects on keeping short accounts, refusing to let the sun go down on anger, and slowly learning to see herself through God's eyes rather than measuring her worth against the noise of Instagram and Facebook. When the Lord takes the lead, she says, His voice grows louder than the static of the world, and that changes the way we walk. Some of the most moving moments come as Debbie speaks about two of the hardest disciplines of faith, waiting and silence. Leaning on the promise that those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength and rise up on wings like eagles, she shares a picture a pastor once gave her during a season when God felt quiet: in the silence, our roots are going down deep. Nancy points to Joseph, whose long wait held pruning, preparation, and a prospering hand even inside a prison. Debbie recalls her own thirty year wait between God's call to write and the release of her first book, years spent homeschooling five of her seven children and caring for aging parents in her home, and she says now she is grateful she was made to wait, certain she was not ready any sooner. She also shares how ordinary seasons quietly prepared her for what God had ahead. She remembers kneeling at a window at Shiloh Christian Retreat Center four years before her family moved there, sensing God whisper that she was home, and the deep character work He did in her heart in the waiting. Most unforgettable is her account of a difficult man at the retreat center she simply could not bring herself to love, until a Keith Green song broke something open and filled her with a compassion that was not her own, for a man God went on to heal, deliver, and restore to his wife. Only God, she says, does that kind of work. The episode draws to a close on the passion that drives everything Debbie does, helping women believe their own stories matter. Tracing the fracture in her own foundation back to the death of her father when she was fifteen, and the hope she found watching Jesus transform her brother's life, she insists that no one is too broken and no one too ordinary for God to use their story. She encourages a daily practice of gratitude, telling the Lord over and over how thankful she is simply to belong to Him. And to everyone who feels overlooked, tired, or afraid, she offers a promise she has staked her life on: you are not neglected, you are not marginal in God's eyes, you are dearly loved, and He sees you exactly where you are. Her closing invitation is quiet and freeing, to stop laboring for God and begin living with Him, working side by side with the One who has never once looked away. About Our Guest: Debbie Dufek is an inspirational storyteller at heart, along with being an author, conference and retreat speaker, certified writing and speaking coach, and the creator and host of The Women Behind the Words podcast. Everything she does grows from a single conviction, that every person's story matters to God and can carry His hope to someone else. She has spent decades encouraging women to live deliberately for what matters to Jesus, whether from a stage, in a Bible study, or across a kitchen table. Debbie is the author of Holy Interruptions: When God Taps You on the Shoulder , published by Bold Vision Books in 2022, and her newest release, Lord, Take the Lead: Where God Brings Clarity, Peace, and Purpose , published by Shepherd's Pen Press in 2026. She makes her home in upstate New York with her husband Bob, still her sweetheart after fifty years, at the center of a lively, ever growing family of seven children, twenty-two grandchildren, and a rising number of great-grandchildren, some of them as far away as Switzerland. Book Spotlight: Lord, Take the Lead: Where God Brings Clarity, Peace, and Purpose So much of the conversation in this episode, the open hands, the waiting, the letting go of control, is the beating heart of Debbie's newest book. Lord, Take the Lead is her invitation to trade striving for surrender, to stop working anxiously for God and learn instead to walk with Him through every ordinary and extraordinary season. Drawing on the My Business Meeting with God practice that first reshaped her own days, Debbie weaves together honest stories, Scripture, and gentle, livable wisdom for the woman who feels she is carrying too much alone. Here you will find encouragement for holding your dreams loosely, stewarding the people you love without controlling them, and trusting God's timing even when He seems silent. It is not a call to do more. It is a hope filled path toward peace, clarity, and the quiet freedom of following where God leads. Lord, Take the Lead is available now on Amazon. Connect with Debbie: Debbie would love to walk alongside you. You can find her ministry, her writing, and her heart for storytelling at debbiedufek.com, or reach out to her personally at deb@debbiedufek.com . She shares everyday encouragement and glimpses of family life on Instagram at @deb.dufek and on Facebook at Debbie Cone Dufek, and a new episode of The Women Behind the Words arrives every week on Podbean. Closing Thought: If you take one thing from Debbie's story, let it be this: you are not overlooked. In a world that measures worth by noise and applause and the passing opinions of others, she points steadily to the only voice that lasts, the God who calls us His own, sees us in our waiting, and keeps working long after the platform grows quiet. Whatever season you are in, He is not finished with you. He is still shaping, still leading, and still inviting you to lay down the striving and simply walk the rest of the way with Him.

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