118: Beauty from Ashes with Heather Johnson

Heather Johnson is a wife, mama, writer, speaker, and podcaster who is passionate about encouraging women with the truth of how the Lord can bring beauty from ashes. She joins me on the podcast to share her story of going through abuse, broken relationships, divorce, single parenting, and now a sweet new marriage and brand new son.   We pray you will walk away encouraged by today's show to believe in the Lord's great redemption power!     What She Chats about in Today’s Episode: ~The hardships Heather has faced over the years ~Going through life as a people-pleaser and what looking to others for love and acceptance led to in Heather's life ~Heather's abusive marriage, divorce, and subsequent 5 years of single parenting ~The waiting period that often has to be gone through before we are able to rise up out of the ashes ~The problem with codependency, and the importance of boundaries ~How Heather was able to finally come to see that the love and fulfillment she had been looking for were only able to be found in Christ ~Coming to see the truths of God's grace as true for us, too, and not just other people ~How the Lord met Heather in the midst of 5 years of single parenting; how the body of Christ showed up for her ~Truth to free you from people-pleasing ~The problem of feeling you have to justify yourself to other people ~The beautiful story of how God brought Heather to where she is today, with a new husband and new baby boy ~Words of encouragement for those who are still in that waiting period for God to finally bring beauty from ashes ~The importance of giving yourself space and time to grieve ~And more! Head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast for full show notes!