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Story telling has been the way of teaching and learning since the beginning of time. Raising Grace is about parenting - Raising children with love and grace while also giving ourselves love and grace when between the failures and joys.

“We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.” --Jimmy Neil Smith

Episode 11: Sarah Spurlock

Sarah Spurlock is a mother of a 10 year old boy through adoption, a family and marriage therapist, the owner of a multi-therapist counseling business, the wife of a pastor, and a long time friend of mine. Sarah is the kind of person I would describe as being a bulldog - she doesn’t take no for an answer and that comes especially with her child. She will teach us how to become advocates for our kids and our loved ones through never accepting no for an answer. We could all benefit from becoming a little more like Sarah.

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Episode 09: Kate Schwindt

Kate Schwindt is an entrepreneur, a step mother and the shared guardian of her step daughters children. Kate came into a family after their mother had died of cancer - she helped raise teens with a traumatic past. She now helps raise the children of those children. Her journey has not been an easy one, but her love for these kids goes beyond anything you could imagine. Blood doesn’t make a mother, love does.

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Episode 08: Kelly Fullerton

Kelly Fullerton is an entrepreneur, chronic pain warrior and mother. Kelly has dealt with a an invisible and painful auto-immune disease most of her life. In the midst of that she worked to become a mother and has learned to parent through her physical pain. She speaks to us about her journey through chronic pain, infertility, motherhood, and finding peace. She now runs a business helping others on their complicated journeys through life. “When the world feels dark, let your soul shine.”

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Episode 07: Savanna Simmons

Savanna Simmons is a cowgirl and creative entrepreneur living in very rural wyoming with her husband ( a real life cowboy) and two boys. She talks about the challenges and joys of country living. she is a self-published author and artist. She gets inspiration from her two sons, Brindle and Roan, who live for adventures and exploring on the ranch. I know my son loves playing with these boys when we are back visiting my parents. Savanna is really living her best life on the great plains.

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Episode 06: Micah Bowers

Micah Bowers is a military wife, entrepreneur, outspoken mother of 2 very sassy girls. She talks about their time living in Japan as well as the transition back to the united states during a pandemic and a cancer scare. Micah discusses dealing with post partum depression and how she now works with new moms to find peace through pregnancy and post partum.

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Episode 05: Amy Stanton

Amy Stanton is a very busy business owner, an involved mother of 3 very busy kids spanning elementary, middle school and highschool. She talks about her journey with a heart condition that could have easily killed her had she not followed her intuition and taken care of her own health. Since surviving heart surgery she has taken her life by the horns and lives every moment to the fullest - no matter how chaotic it may get.

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Episode 03: Erica Koller-Ross

Erica Koller is a lifelong friend of mine, a Veterinarian, a business owner, the wife of a business owner, a quick draw sharp shooter, a dancing fool, a full life liver and mother of two kids. To say she is a busy woman is putting it lightly. Erica survives every day with her community by her side. She couldn’t do it without her posse which includes friends, neighbors, and her family. She lives on her families ranch with her two kids and her husband outside of our rural home town in South Dakota.

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