Lindy's daughters join her to wish you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving!
The Mamas in Spirit Advent Series begins on November 25th. Open your heart to God in a way you never have before!
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The deepest desire of Michelle Huntley’s heart was to get married and have children. Yet for many years this dream was not realized and Michelle struggled.
Michelle describes how not finding the right man to marry touched on a childhood wound of feeling unworthy and unloveable. Michelle felt drawn to be silent, pray and trust the Lord in her pain. Hear about Michelle’s journey and how God healed this wound with His love.
Michelle is now preparing for the Sacrament of marriage. Please pray for Michelle and her fiancee!
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Angie Mayer’s baby’s kidneys weren’t working and the hospital staff told Angie and her husband there was nothing more they could do to help him. Hear of baby Jake’s miraculous survival and the plight his parents have been through to save their precious son.
Angie, Darrin and Jake’s journey has been a pilgrimage of love. Jake is now twelve years old and has had two kidney transplants, as well as multiple additional medical interventions to improve his health and save his life.
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Vivian Imbruglia of Sacred Image Icons shares how she was drawn to attend Adoration during her lunch hour many years ago. Vivian sat in silence and the Holy Spirit clearly told her to change her life. Vivian left her job that day, lost friends and had to find a new home. However, Vivian says that day saved her soul.
As a Sacred Artist and Iconographer, Vivian is very careful about how she spends her time, including what she watches and listens to. She recognizes that she can’t listen to worldly things if she going to try to create pieces of artwork reflective of Heaven
Vivian is passionate about the motto of the Society of Jesus, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (For the Greater Glory of God). Vivian hopes to glorify God in everything she does.
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Lori Stanley, Executive Director of the Loyola Institute for Spirituality talks about the practice of Ignatian Spirituality. She shares how God is always present and at work in our lives.
Lori created a way to examine her heart and help her to align her will with God's holy will. Lori utilizes the acronym PATH.
P: What principles are guiding my life right now?
A:Who am I associating with and how are they impacting my relationship with God?
T: What thoughts are going through my mind? What am I feeding myself by thinking about myself?
H: What habits am I aware of that are obstacles to listen to God? How can I be more disciplined to respond to God’s call in my life?
Lori also shares about forgiveness and tells an intimate story in which God guided her to ask for forgiveness when she was wounded by two people she loves.
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Brian and Lindy Wynne have been married for twenty-two years and have faced significant stressors like chronic illness, infertility and raising children with special needs and mental illness. They also cope with the daily stressors all married couples face.
Brian and Lindy share six ways God helps them to continuously heal and return to one another in love: being a true friend, taking responsibility for one's own mistakes, having a forgiving heart, accepting imperfection, being physically intimate and praying and attending Mass together.
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Host Lindy Wynne shares what it means to be a Mama in Spirit.
When Lindy was twenty-one she spent a summer volunteering at an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. This was the first time Lindy heard little girls being referred to affectionately as "mamas."
Learn how God looks upon you as his beloved daughter, blesses you with spiritual maternal figures and friends, gifts you with His own Mama Mary and calls you to spiritual motherhood.
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Amy D'Ambra of My Saint My Hero shares the story of accompanying her beloved sister, Judy as she prepared for Heaven.
Amy is the youngest of five sisters. Judy was diagnosed with a rapid-progressing form of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) almost two years ago.
This diagnosis took Amy and those dearest to her on a journey of the soul. One of the greatest lessons: to use our voices courageously to share the love of God while on Earth and keep our hearts fixated on spending forever with Him in Heaven.
Amy is one of the creators and compilers of Mother Mary, Mother Me, a devotional journal found at mysaintmyhero.com to help you grow closer to the heart of our Blessed Mother.
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Cathy Trowbridge thought that she had made an unforgivable choice when she had an abortion.
After many years of carrying great heaviness in her heart, she was encouraged during multiple homilies to attend a retreat through Rachel's Vineyard.
Cathy discovered an unimaginable sense of connection, healing and hope when she attended Rachel's Vineyard Retreat. She now shares her story in the hope that other women and men experience the same merciful love of God.
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Adina Braatz of My Saint My Hero shares about a peak season of anxiety and sleep deprivation that led her to seek help and surrender her life more fully to God. God, in His faithfulness, placed the perfect people and resources in Adina’s path to heal her.
Adina also talks about how trauma in childhood can contribute to the experience of anxiety and need for healing in adulthood.
Adina’s experience with anxiety has blessed her with greater compassion and understanding for others. By sharing her story, Adina wants you to know you are never alone in your suffering and that there are beautiful people and resources to help you heal.
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In this Lenten podcast Damon and Melanie Owens of Joyful Ever After share how marriage is a sacrament of healing. Damon and Melanie continue to learn how to give and receive the love and forgiveness that God blesses them with. Marriage is a work in progress and intimate union in which we can learn to love like God.
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Merry Christmas from Mamas in Spirit! Listen to sweetness, songs and joy from Lindy's daughters in this final podcast from Season 3. New episodes will be released Lent 2022. May God bless you and yours, always!
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In this Advent podcast Kelly Sweeney shares how she was diagnosed with Stage Three Triple Negative Breast Cancer when her three children were all under five years old. Hear how Kelly put her complete trust in God and drew strength to survive her illness by looking into the eyes of her small children.
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Meg Hunter-Kilmer is known as "Hobo for Christ." In this Advent podcast, Meg shares how she was called to live out of her car and travel around the country sharing the gift of Christ. Meg is a renowned Catholic speaker and author of multiple books, including Pray for Us: 75 Saints Who Sinned, Suffered and Struggled on Their Way to Holiness.
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Jessica found herself sobbing in Saint Monica's Church in New York on her 40th birthday, because she was facing infidelity and infertility. Hear how Jessica surrendered to the Lord's plan for her life and discovered miracles beyond her imagination.
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Heidi Hess Saxton was in a life-changing accident when she was eighteen that resulted in infertility. Heidi and her husband later fostered and adopted two children. Heidi shares how her son's guardian angel woke her in the middle of the night to pray for him during a difficult time.
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Tracy Hill shares about the effect of alcoholism on her family. Tracy discovered her rock bottom was the call from her husband telling her that he was arrested due to his drinking. Learn how Tracy surrendered her life to God, let go of trying to control everything and allowed Jesus to transform her heart.
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Deacon Charlie Echeverry shares about his experience as a spiritual, biological, adoptive, foster and sponsor father. He shares that our journey is not about being successful in any of the roles we play in life, it's about our faithfulness.
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Patty Pablos shares her path to prayer, starting when she lost her little brother when she was nine and culminating in her devotion to the Eucharist and prayers over her dying mother.
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Maureen Nunn talks about her time in Uganda and the profound faith she has witnessed in the face of overwhelming poverty. Maureen shares how the Ugandan people seem to have nothing, yet they are filled with the joy of the Lord.
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