Up from the Muck

06/07/2024

03/07/2024

Kip made it into the West Monroe Neighbors’s magazine July issue! So did Pure Drip Wellness which is where my launch party will be held October 5th from 10-1pm. 🎉🐢

09/06/2024

With Unveiled Radiance Photography – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

31/05/2024

Be encouraged by this sneak peak of my convers Tara Fuller where talks about how God transformed one of her darkest moments for one of Joy and celebration.

31/05/2024

I loved this conversation with Tara so much! But I love even more that she reached out to me all those months ago to reconnect. Life is certainly a journey and God is definitely the one who is ordering our steps!

I hope you are as blessed by this conversation with Tara Fuller as I am.
It's truly a good one.

Take a listen and be encouraged!

Apple Podcast 👇🏻
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-from-the-muck-podcast/id1554374466?i=1000657432578

Spotify Link👇🏻
https://open.spotify.com/episode/20Sao09UVZmvqPwS9Atq8v?si=m_thYoFUQN-WT-1B1Vnd1w

In this episode, I talk with Tara Fuller as she shares with me a moment from her life that used to clouted with shame, but is now counted as joy. Tara is an elementary teacher, a wonderful mother of two, and my friend.  In this episode, ...

21/05/2024

Checkout the new here 👇🏻

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-from-the-muck-podcast/id1554374466?i=1000656254215

19/05/2024

This was a great conversation about relooking at our childhood trauma’s through adult eyes and adult perspectives. A message of hope and healing.

Take a listen and be encouraged!

‎Show Up from the Muck Podcast, Ep Purpose in Our Pain with Jana Hutzler Episode 75 - May 14, 2024

16/05/2024

New Guest Blog Post from Author Jann Franklin
"There's Always Room for One More"

When I was a kid I only had a few close friends. That’s all I needed and all I wanted. As

I’ve grown older, I’ve decided that a few close friends are definitely great, but there is

always room for more. Sometimes I choose someone I’ve already met and draw her

closer to become better friends. But sometimes people just fall into my lap, so to

speak. Sometimes I don’t even realize how much I needed this person until they are

actually smack in the middle of my life.

My friend Maggie is twenty-five, a year younger than my oldest son. That means she is

(Ugh!) young enough to be my daughter. I count her mother as a friend with

opportunity for growth. I could never be friends with someone more than a quarter of

a century younger than me! What would we talk about?

I had never considered Maggie as a potential friend. I hardly knew her. Our relationship

had matured to a smile and a wave at church, and a greeting as we stood in line at our

local coffee shop. Until that fateful Sunday morning. Why is it that Sunday mornings

can be so revelationary? (Note: revelationary-Of, or relating to something that causes

a revelation in oneself, or any situation.)

I had begun teaching the Pre-K crowd at our church, with one Sunday under my belt. I’d

taught the kid version of Sunday School for ages, so I wasn’t stressed. I pulled out my

routine and adjusted it for my new class. Then Maggie strolled into my room and

skyrocketed my blood pressure.

I had not asked for a co-teacher, so I was surprised at Maggie’s announcement. “I’m

your new teaching partner. Isn’t that great?” Why did a seasoned teacher need a

helper?

God had a plan, and my “helper” became the best help I never knew I needed. As

Maggie and I got to know each other, I was amazed at how much we have in common.

We both love the TV show “Friends”, we both are kind of nerdy but in a cool way (or in

our minds anyway). We are laid back and don’t stress easily. Maggie had just graduated

college and began her master’s degree, so we talked college and careers. As our

connections deepened, I started to believe we’d known each other for ages. I kept

forgetting she’d barely screeched past twenty.

For the rest of this blog post visit www.upfromthemuck.com

15/05/2024

Food for thought. 🩷

08/05/2024

Buncoooooo!!!!

30/04/2024

Listen to Abigail as she tells her heroing tale of Jesus saving her from her abusive first marriage. It’s full@of redemption, healing, and even a little romance. 🥰

So take a listen and be encouraged!


Apple Podcast Link👇🏻
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-from-the-muck-podcast/id1554374466?i=1000654033527

Spotify Link👇🏻
https://open.spotify.com/episode/632BzR6l06t7J2jSXzKWbU?si=Zv41TPQHS0-M0Oy157V3hA

29/04/2024

Mom, dad, and Spider-Man! Enjoying the Duck Fest this past weekend. Thankful for the shade. Quack on! 🦆

23/04/2024

P**n addictions and sexting are two transgressions that would send any marital partner spinning. Beyond questioning the whys? Hows? and How many times? The bigger question is...should we divorce?

In this episode, Cassidy Carpenter, shares with us her most vulnerable hurts and her heart on how she wades through the transgressions and confessions of her husband.

Apple Podcast Link 👇🏻
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-from-the-muck-podcast/id1554374466?i=1000653316019

Spotify Link 👇🏻
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5pcOuw5j6H7FfZBCOXC3rq?si=haPSz8CoSSus2WemhB_yqg

18/04/2024

Hey guys! My friend and fellow author Jann Franklin has written a blog post for my site as a guest author.

This article talks about being a real friend in a time of grief-a picture of “carrying one another’s burdens.”

Take a read and be encouraged!!

You can more of writings and books at www.jannfranklin.com

Link to article here👇🏻

https://www.upfromthemuck.com/post/diet-cherry-sprite-and-grief

You know that woman you hardly know, but you’d love to be friends with her? She seems funny and smart and just so cool.

17/04/2024

Lights! Camera! Microphone! Action!!

This week’s recording will be captured by both video and audio. Yay for a new medium!

What does this mean for you? Well…you’ll be able to see my guests and I myself through video format…aka-YouTube! You’ll see all my quirky facial expressions and the lovely faces of my my wonderful guests.

Stayed tuned to see who this week’s guest will be. 💡📹🎙️🎬🎉🌻

16/04/2024

Chris Craighead Jr. is currently the College Pastor at North Monroe Baptist Church in Monroe, Louisiana. In today's episode we'll unveil a trauma that he experienced as a child and how that event has impacted his life into adulthood.

2 Corinthians 4:8-9 says, "We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed."

I think these verses most accurately depict Chris's journey of faith as he processed the tragic loss of his sister, Caroline at just 9 years old.

This is struck down, but not destroyed kind of story. One filled will loss and hurt, but also with hope and healing. So, take a listen and be encouraged!

Apple Link👇🏻
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-from-the-muck-podcast/id1554374466?i=1000652600514

Spotify Link👇🏻
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3liXiIOHhHDiNEuzz8iRUy?si=qwUbTgq7R8uhothq-ZpHIA

16/04/2024

Yes and Amen. 🙌🏻

Ok, so boom: Last year, I recorded the entire Bible in partnership with . Doing it in a studio meant I’d have an engineer there to make sure the sound and all of that was good. A particular task the engineer had to take on was reading the Bible along with me to ensure that I didn’t skip any words. Knowing this, I would pray before every session that God would use His word to do a work in the engineer’s heart. This man right here worked alongside me while I read most of the major and minor prophets. Before each session, I prayed for him hoping that God would grant Him understanding since the prophets ain’t the easiest to make sense of sometimes. On certain days, I’d pick his brain on what he thought about Amos or Habukkkuk just to get a sense of where he was with it. After I finished reading the prophets, my last book to read was Genesis (I had to re-record for reasons not worth mentioning). I asked him what he thought about everything before it and he said something like ,”It’s as if they keep doing the same over and over again. Like they don’t get it.” Which…is literally a synopsis of the entire Old Testament. 😂 I responded by saying ,”Well, the book we’re about to read now will explain the reason no one listens to God.”

That was last year. Today after church, came up to me and told me that while I was reading Genesis, the Lord used His word to draw him. And now, He’s a believer, a member of a local church, and an evangelist. When I say, I wanted to run around that church building! In that studio, I didn’t preach a sermon. I didn’t exegete a text. All I did was READ GOD’s WORD and that alone brought my guy from death and into life.

I say all of that to say, God doesn’t need antics to save souls. If you just give folks His word, you would be amazed at what He can do!

”For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.“
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭12‬ ‭

09/04/2024

In today’s episode, Krystal talks about the importance of finding mentors in her life. Together we discuss how a body of believers can be the best thing this side of heaven to help fill the gaps in wisdom, guidance, and plain ole support-like a Christian community should be.

Do you have a mentor? Are you mentoring someone? There’s not an age limit to either side!

Here are the links to today’s episode 👇🏻
Take a listen and be encouraged!!

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-from-the-muck-podcast/id1554374466?i=1000651873058

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/09cHUINBuFPXlyrdvQS27R?si=SA9DCAaATnK4uvv8zsaXIQ

02/04/2024

In this week’s episode you’ll be hearing from me! Coming off the heels of Easter, I thought it would be only fitting to share the beginnings of my faith journey. However, I do feel the need to express a *trigger warning * I do talk in detail about su***de ideation. But…there is also a lot of talk of how God pursued me out of that darkness. ☺️

So take a listen and be encouraged! 👇🏻
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-from-the-muck-podcast/id1554374466?i=1000651172859

Spotify Link 👇🏻
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3OSjb58A3AmgqX6DNAdWnM?si=joQoF1AxQTOKgu9hJIRMgg

01/04/2024

Happy Easter! ☦️

28/03/2024

So excited to see these in WM Walmart today. Brings me back to my childhood. One of my favorite treats. I don’t see the big versions of this candy very much. Heart happy. 😊

26/03/2024

Episode 68 comes from Mallie Cole.
In it, we talk about how she came to Christ and the impact He’a had on her life since.

If you need a pick me up-this is the episode for you! ☺️

Apple Link 👇🏻

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-from-the-muck-podcast/id1554374466?i=1000650474815

Spotify Link 👇🏻

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Ij5uskwaeoRsqKogmSWp1?si=Yo7YOVSBRI-4DE5Kchcnww

19/03/2024

Trying out some new Merch! What do you think?