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As a fatherless daughter, Candice Ragland’s interpretation of life is a lot different from daughters with fathers in their home. From her experiences that she has put into her book, Invisible Dad, she has come to learn that an incomplete image is what you constantly feel when you see fathers on television, in the grocery store, and on social media. And no matter how much you try to voice your feelings, you steadily are sucked into life’s woes. Calling herself a journeyist, her goal is to help fatherless daughters on their journey back to God. As a woman full of determination, Candice continues to make great strides in her life. Candice believes, “Perfection is the perfect way for you to mentally escape. Ultimately, you never deal with the trials of your childhood, leaving you to grow into a person that lacks confidence in your emotional voice.” Because Candice has been able to turn her life around, she will for you, too. In her book you’ll find the strength to: let go of a dead illusion to receive the r

With so many mentoring tools and techniques available today, one unique approach Francesca Durham offers her clients is a personal journey through the colors of the rainbow. Via her book, you will discover "7 Keys" To A Happier, Healthier, Wealthier You! Francesca helps you find the freedom, creativity, and self-expression you seek. Simply put, Francesca believes it's important to consider all aspects of yourself truthfully. Completing the exercises helps build self-esteem and confidence, one color at the time. A strong believer that everyone can achieve more, she encourages everyone to “reveal who YOU really are, the world is waiting.” Her personal journal is perfect when you need to shift your mindset.  Andwhat better way to discover more about YOU than through the language of color.  Shift your perspective and create profound new growth within. Here’s the link to her first book about her personal harping journey: http://j.mp/1SXo8l7 For a copy of her other book, 7 Keys to A Happier, Healthier,

Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific, 8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern and Atlantic (during Daylight Saving Time). Welcome Jed Jurchenko and Our Coffee Shop Conversations Segment on Faith, Family, and Friendship On the Coffee Shop Conversations Segment, you'll find freshly brewed wisdom to help you mature your faith, lead your family, and grow your friendships so that you and your family can live joy-filled, Christ-honoring lives. Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or other favorite beverage, and join us every Monday morning! Today discover what is your lighthouse and what will happen if you fail to have one. According to Jed, “Those who fail to [build their lighthouse] will find themselves rushing from one COW [a/k/a Crisis Of the Week] after another.” Let’s find out together what Jed has to say about how lighthouse-building and managing it/them will help us in our faith, family, and friendship. Visit Jed at: www.coffeeshopconversations.com/mission-statement/ 

Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific, 8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern and Atlantic (during Daylight Saving Time). Welcome Jed Jurchenko and Our Coffee Shop Conversations Segment on Faith, Family, and Friendship On the Coffee Shop Conversations Segment, you'll find freshly brewed wisdom to help you mature your faith, lead your family, and grow your friendships so that you and your family can live joy-filled, Christ-honoring lives. Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or other favorite beverage, and join us every Monday morning! Today, discover the 7 marriage habits that happy couples use to keep their joy alive! According to Jed, “Sadly, there are far too many couples who live out what I like to sarcastically joke about. On the other hand, there also spouses–much like myself–who fall into the opposite trap of overworking. Yep, I have plenty of my own faults that I am trying to overcome too.” "Whether you’re a spouse who tends to work too hard, or check-out of life, here are

Today’s show is postponed from yesterday due to a major and island-wide power outage. We beg your indulgence for this inconvenience. Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific, 8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern and Atlantic (during Daylight Saving Time). Let's welcome Jed Jurchenko to our Coffee Shop Conversations Segment on Faith, Family, and Friendship. On the Coffee Shop Conversations Segment, you'll find freshly brewed wisdom to help you mature your faith, lead your family, and grow your friendships so that you and your family can live joy-filled, Christ-honoring lives. Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or other favorite beverage, and join us every Monday morning! What is Jed up to this week? Well, according to Jed, “Every blogger needs to share their story! Good bloggers provide useful information. The best bloggers share their lives too!” “Personal stories are powerful. There is something intriguing, mysterious, and enticing about the lives of others. This is why memoi

Check your Time Zone: 10:30 am Pacific, 11:30 am Mountain, 12:30 pm Central, 1:30 pm Eastern and Atlantic (during Daylight Saving Time). Sherry Meeks writes short stories and novels. With her novel, Finding Tambri, she combines both forms by creating a novel in stories. Finding Tambri is the story of Tambri, a woman who suffers the loss of her young son and the disintegration of her perfect marriage to her high school sweetheart, Daniel. Although Tambri retains her sense of humor, she struggles with feelings of loss and guilt, and not being good enough for this world. Tambri discovers one wrong man after another, and her only condition is that each man doesn't have children. An author’s tip from Sherry: “Ideas come from everywhere; the difficult part involves the recognition of an idea. If you pay attention to each situation that presents itself and your own reaction to a particular circumstance, you will discover idea after idea.” Sherry, with her M.F.A. in Fiction degree from Southern New Hampshire U

Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific, 8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern and Atlantic (during Daylight Saving Time). Coffee Shop Conversations Segment – Jed’s Experimenting with Platform-building Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific, 8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern and Atlantic (during Daylight Saving Time). Welcome Jed Jurchenko and Our Coffee Shop Conversations Segment on Faith, Family, and Friendship. On the Coffee Shop Conversations Segment, you'll find freshly brewed wisdom to help you mature your faith, lead your family, and grow your friendships so that you and your family can live joy-filled, Christ-honoring lives. Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or other favorite beverage, and join us every Monday morning! What is Jed up to this week? Well, according to Jed, “Currently, I’m in the middle of a number of platform-building experiments that I’d like to share with you!” He’s into platform-building experiments! And

Nikki Alexander, spares no emotional expense in her first book release, What The Devil Meant for Bad, God Used for My Good. Because she was able to step out of the dark and into God’s Light, she’s on a mission to share her breath-taking moments of her personal path of pain, faith, and triumph in order to help others. Growing up in the inner city, Nikki became a graduate of Lincoln High School in the southern sector of Dallas. In the telecommunications industry for 14 years, Nikki is currently a Finance Specialist at a leading US mobility company. Her gruesome life experiences and triumphs in her tell-all autobiography define the trials and tribulations that she endured and overcame. Her source of motivation and encouragement to other survivors of mental, physical, and emotional abuse is very transparent. Visit Nikki Alexander at:www.NikkiAlex.net

Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific, 8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern and Atlantic (during Daylight Saving Time). Welcome Jed Jurchenko and Our Coffee Shop Conversations Segment on Faith, Family, and Friendship On the Coffee Shop Conversations Segment, you'll find freshly brewed wisdom to help you mature your faith, lead your family, and grow your friendships so that you and your family can live joy-filled, Christ-honoring lives. Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or other favorite beverage, and join us every Monday morning! Now, according to Jed, “Walt Disney is a man who led with a limp. He didn’t deny his flaws, try to hide them, or pretend that they didn’t exist. His limp was there for the world to see. Yet, he succeeded anyway!” Jed’s curious what was on Walt’s mind when he spoke about his “kick in the teeth.” The best way to blog with a limp is to begin taking action. The first few steps are always the most difficult. Everything gets easier from there. D

Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific, 8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern and Atlantic (during Daylight Saving Time). Jed will teach us about the Pareto Principle. Also known as The 80-20 Rule, it is named after the Italian Economist Vilfredo Pareto who demonstrated a reoccurring pattern with these two numbers. That same Rule can help us become better writers. Great News! Now you can also follow us on Stitcher: www.Stitcher.com/s?fid=83719&refid=stpr On the Coffee Shop Conversations Segment, you'll find freshly brewed wisdom to help you mature your faith, lead your family, and grow your friendships so that you and your family can live joy-filled, Christ-honoring lives. Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or other favorite beverage, and join us every Monday morning! For more information about The 80-20 Rule, visit Jed at: www.coffeeshopconversations.com/80-20-rule/

Linda Diane Wattley is a published writer who began her first work of art with poetry. The poem, I Wish appeared in the Poetry Gem of the American Poets Society. For over 20 years she had her own religious/philosophical column in the Frost Illustrated Newspaper titled, The Best Will Show Themselves. Linda has appeared as a contributed writer for the online magazines including: Faith Writers, The Wright Side of Me Productions, The Blessed Room, and Cheers where she shared inspirational and thought-provoking messages to readers. She is also a contributing of anthologies: The Triumph of My Soul edited by Elissa Gabriel and This Far by Faith with Vanessa Miller as editor. Today, God has awakened her to a new and extremely important message to share with the world. To help others become more conscious of PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, she is presenting her newest work: Soldier with a Backpack, Living and Dying Simultaneously. This work reveals the reality of the impact this disorder has on our veteran

Note Daylight Saving Time Adjustments: 7:00 am PST, 8:00 am MST, 9:00 am CST, 10:00 am EST and AST. The Family Leadership Manifesto: Jed Jurchenko’s a family leader who’s also a part of a community of moms and dads. Because they believe that family leadership is an ongoing conversation, Jed won’t tell you how to parent, and he won’t judge you when you fail. In fact, he uses the words, “When you fail,”and not“If you fail.” Jed is trading in authoritative advice for ongoing conversation. Visit Jed at www.CoffeeShopConversations.com. Get a free Bible for your phone, tablet, and computer. www.YouVersion.com is a simple, ad-free Bible that brings God's Word into your daily life.

Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific, 8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern, and 11:00 am Atlantic. Great News! Now to follow us on Stitcher, also: www.Stitcher.com/s?fid=83719&refid=stpr Jed's topic today? Be a Happier You, based on his latest book.  Jed will show you how to transform yourself from Discouraged Dad or Miserable Mom to Enthusiastic Agent of Joy who uses the new-found happiness to parent at a higher level! He even offers you a free copy of his ebook. Download the e-book: Be Happier Now!                   www.CoffeeShopConversations.com/happiness/# Jed believes (and so do Chatiela and I) in that your happiness matters so strongly, that his book is his gift to you! On the Coffee Shop Conversations Segment, you'll find freshly brewed wisdom to help you mature your faith, lead your family, and grow your friendships so that you and your family can live joy-filled, Christ-honoring lives. Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or other favorite beverage, and

Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific, 8:00 am Mountain,  9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern, and 11:00 am Atlantic. Great News! Now to follow us on Stitcher, also: www.Stitcher.com/s?fid=83719&refid=stpr Jed's topic today? Be a Happier You, based on his latest book.  Jed will show you how to transform yourself from Discouraged Dad or Miserable Mom to Enthusiastic Agent of Joy who uses the new-found happiness to parent at a higher level! He even offers you a free copy of his ebook. Download the e-book: Be Happier Now!                   www.CoffeeShopConversations.com/happiness/# Jed believes (and so do Chatiela and I) in that your happiness matters so strongly, that his book is his gift to you! On the Coffee Shop Conversations Segment, you'll find freshly brewed wisdom to help you mature your faith, lead your family, and grow your friendships so that you and your family can live joy-filled, Christ-honoring lives. Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or other favorite beverage, and join

Note the time in your Time Zone. Show airs at 7:00 am Pacific, 8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern, 11:00 am Atlantic. What Is Diversity? According to Dr. Anita Nahal, “The answer to this question can be simultaneously challenging and confusing, depending on one’s frame of reference. However, it is essential that we grapple with the meaning of diversity in order to understand its challenges and complexities."  In fact, there can be diversity in almost anything we can think of: what we wear, say, do, eat, and the list goes on indefinitely. Diversity is also a state and conditioning of the mind. And this, in turn, frequently leads to misconceptions and biases. Anita Nahal, PhD, CDP, teacher/professor, administrator, writer, publisher, and mentor for over 25 years, has a doctorate in US History and is a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP). Dr. Nahal, with significant work on diversity and multiculturalism, was honored by the Society for Diversity as the Member for the Month of March 2013.

                Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific,         8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern, and 11:00 am Atlantic. Great News! We’re fully online on Stitcher.com at: http://j.mp/1Ur4Ser.  The following is borrowed from Jed's blog, Coffee Shop Conversations: Staying Motivated on the Blogging Journey Today, most of those nagging doubts have vanished. Publishing new posts is a highlight of my week. The friendships that have formed, and the privilege of sharing my ideas with the world, are things that I cherish. Staying motivated has been easier than I expected. One reason for this is that I have become good at setting action goals.

A Washington, D.C.-based correspondent, author, & TV producer, Alexandra Rockey Fleming covers news & human interest with a focus on the military, crime, & mental health. She loves feature-oriented coverage & helping people tell their stories with accuracy & integrity.  During the last 25 years she’s reported on subjects as diverse as felony dogfighting; outlaw motorcycle gangs; the Lyme Disease epidemic; Ground Zero construction; cannabis in Colorado; incarcerated mothers; & the Norwegian terror attack. She’s spent weeks on the road reporting breaking news from the Virginia Tech shootings to the US military response to the Haiti earthquake. On top of that, her writing has won several top awards. For 12 years she’s served as a producer for Scandinavian TV networks, contributing to news pieces & documentaries that help European audiences understand trends & events from a US perspective. An Inspirational Journey from Tragedy to Triumph In 2003, 19 year-old Private JR Martinez

Excitement surrounds the release of Revenge Unleashed, the sequel to Enemy in the Heartland by author Stephen Schwertley. Revenge Unleashed is quickly being called a frightening success. As a compelling real-life story behind the book, Steve started to write books as a challenge to himself while recovering from a stroke. Writing novels helped him to heal from his stroke-related complications.  "These ideas had been in my head since suffering my stroke in July 2013. After Enemy in the Heartland, my readers demanded a sequel." so stated Steve, author of both classic action thrillers. "After the first book, I decided to challenge myself. Could I write a sequel that could outshine Enemy in the Heartland? Now that both novels are receiving 5-star reviews. Steve wrote the sequel with one thing in mind -- to give the readers of' Enemy in the Heartland' the same adrenalin rush in Revenge Unleashed. The plot, "Hatred runs deep when your friends are killed, even if you are a terrorist!" An attack on the central Unit

               Coffee Shop Conversations Segment Mondays 7:00 am Pacific,         8:00 am Mountain, 9:00 am Central, 10:00 am Eastern, and 11:00 am Atlantic. Great News! We’ll be fully online with Stitcher in a day or two! What does that mean for you? Well, it means you can now: listen to our shows on Stitcher, a radio on demand, meaning On-the-Go radio with no downloading, no syncing, no wasted memory. Just stream your favorite podcasts.   download the free app today and Listen anytime, anywhere.   create custom playlists with over 20,000 shows to discover.   Rate and review our shows on Stitcher.   Listen on iOS, Android, Nook, iPad or in over 4 million car dashboards. Follow our progress at:www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83719&refid=stpr Now, for Jed’s discussion on the Coffee Shop Conversations Segment.  Come prepared to learn about Becoming Unstuck When Life Throws You a Curveball.

Coming up today at 10:00 am Pacific, 11:00 am Mountain, 12:00 noon Central, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm Atlantic! Terry E. Lyle, who resides in Alabama but hails from Baltimore, MD, is the recipient of the Editor’s Choice Award, an ISP member, and is a featured author in Anthology of Expressions by White Oak Publishers. She is also the featured author with Eber & Wein Publications, as the result of a nationwide contest search of poets. Also featured in the publication, Voices, she is among a collection of poets who are published by Unique Euphony Publications.   Terry travels throughout the United States reading and sharing her stories, from her near-death to disability experiences while encouraging others with her bubbly personality. Terry candidly pours her heart out in hopes that she reaches the core elements that inspires her readers to reflect and react.  Authoress Lyle is a survivor of a near-death experience when the Tractor trailer she was driving in while in a snow blizzard hit a patch of black ice and s