On this week’s episode of With a Splash of Jesus, Wendy Zahorjanski gives us some insight into her story and what the Lord has taught her in her cross country move.

Wendy is a small-town girl who was led by God to move halfway across the world. Following the voice of God down unknown paths in foreign countries has been a wild ride. She has laughed, cried, bled and been, at times, hopelessly lost. There is nothing superhuman or super-spiritual about her, but she is willing to tell her story. All of it. In her book Hard is Only Half the Story she tells all. It is full of true stories from her life: the good, the mess-ups and the hard. It's all there. She is passionate about encouraging others who are stuck in the hard parts of their story. Hard is real, but so is its potential to enrich our lives. Especially if God is involved. Her mission is to use her own life experiences as encouragement to help others see the wins alongside the hard thing. By openly sharing her process of walking through moving to a foreign country: sadness, learning a new language, having a baby, building friendships, and much more she helps others see the promises hidden in the moments that feel too hard.

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Helpful Resources:

Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Embodied by Preston M. Sprinkle

Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine

Things As They Are by Amy Carmichael

Isobel Kuhn’s Ministry Letters

Lilias Trotter

Wendy Zahorjanski’s Website

On this week's episode of With A Splash of Jesus, Lauren Blasko gives us a lot of great biblical insight on Mental Health

Lauren Blasko is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked as an outpatient therapist for over 10 years. She earned her Master of Social Work degree from University of Illinois at Chicago and her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Defiance College. Lauren has a passion for helping others learn how to live more fulfilled lives. She has a natural ability for building relationships and a practical, action-oriented approach to helping people.

Lauren is a lover of Jesus who is dedicated to challenging the stigma of mental illness, particularly in Christian faith communities.

Lauren loves traveling, hiking and gardening. She currently resides in Mishawaka Indiana with her husband of 14 years and her three wonderful children.

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Lauren Blasko’s Instagram @laurenblasko

J.S. Park’s Instagram @jspark3000

Dr. Alison Cook’s Instagram @dralisoncook

Dr. Anita Philips’ Instagram @dranitaphillips

Helpful Resources:

Faith Unleavened by Tamice Spencer-Helms

When the World Breaks by Jason Adam Miller

How to Survive a Shipwreck by Jonathan Martin

On this week's episode of With A Splash of Jesus, El Edwards talks about our relationship with God and His plan for our life if we listen to His voice.

Who is El Edwards? An irrepressible silver-lining spotter with a compulsion to say the stuff most other people only say in their heads. I'm here to help you be Youier!

Youier? You + Intentional, Expectant, Relationship!

Intentional - Choosing to seek God, choosing to hear Him.

Expectant - Everyone can hear from God - and that includes you!

Relationship - A real, active, day-to-day relationship with God. As real as the relationship you have with your very best friend - yes, questions, conversation, sharing life together.

To be who God created you to be when He dreamed you into existence with His love - and to explore with Him what that looks like, because when you can confidently hear God, when you know His voice, you no longer need to feel pushed around by life. Instead, you simply go directly to the Author!

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Social Media Profiles to follow:

Dr. Tony Robinson’s Facebook Page

Helpful Resources:

A Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis

Carriers of the Fire by Karen Lowe

The More Christ Like Word by Bradley Jersak

The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown

Youier Website

Encounterny Website