A Cup of Gratitude

This week, I am speaking with Paula Romand, who holds a BA in English from Bryan College, Dayton, TN, and an MA in English from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. Paula is a Christian author, speaker, and podcast guest. Her memoir Thriving in the Barren Place was released on July 1, 2025. Paula also blogs on her personal website www.paularomang.com. She lives in the Midwest with her husband, Mark. Their surviving son, Luke, was recently married and is thriving in his new career. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this encouraging episode.
IG: promang869
FB: Paula Romang
YT: paularomang8153
*Theme Music “Blessed Time” by Ketsa
Amazon link for Thriving in the Barren Place: https://a.co/d/0gfgIg

This week, I speak with Kevan Chandler, a best-selling author and founder of the nonprofit organization We Carry Kevan. He speaks worldwide about his life with a disability and how community and creativity are the keys to true accessibility. Kevan and his wife, Katie, enjoy spending time together, growing vegetables, and reading to each other. We look at his childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in his life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!
http://wecarrykevan.org
Instagram - @wecarrykevan
Instagram - @vanchandler
*Theme Song "Blessed Time" by Ketsa

This week I speak with Nancy Lavo. A love of happy endings and a fiction writing course at the community college started award-winning author Nancy Lavo on the road to publication. She’s published her lighthearted romances in both the traditional and inspirational market. Nancy and her husband live in the great state of Texas. We look at her childhood up to the present to find the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this encouraging episode!
www.nancylavo.com
Theme Music “Blessed time” by Ketsa

This week, I speak with Kimberly Haar, who is a licensed therapist, author, and speaker with nearly two decades of experience in trauma recovery and marriage and family therapy. Blending clinical insight with deep faith, she helps others move from pain to purpose. Drawing from her own story of healing, Kimberly shares a message of hope and restoration, reminding others that with God, no story is too shattered to be rewritten, and no life too broken to be beautifully restored. We look at her childhood up to the present to see the beautiful thread of Jesus in her life. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode!
Links to share in Show Notes:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kimberly.haar/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/KimberlyJHaar
Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keepin-it-real/id1629329737
*Theme Music "Blessed Time" by Ketsa

Are You Ready for our last special episode of the year? On this episode of A Cup of Gratitude, I share personally a bit about my upcoming talk for the Prudent Woman Retreat - And I share about practicing the attitude of listening and then leaning into a word of the year from God for 2026, available tomorrow on all podcast platforms & we will join you next week for Season 11✨
Happy New Year!!!