🎙 Saying Grace

🧩 Season Theme: Hungry
This season, we explore what it means to be hungry, in all its forms. Hungry for food, for meaning, and for connection. Together, we’ll pull up a chair, break bread, and discover what truly nourishes us.

👣 Guest Introduction:
Does prayer really do any good or are we just talking to the ceiling? In this opening episode of Season 21 Hungry, we step into the shoes of Rachel Wojo, affectionately known as the “Prayer Girl.” Rachel has inspired thousands with her writings, speaking, and authentic faith. Her latest book, Desperate Prayers: Embracing God in Life’s Darkest Moments, invites readers into raw, honest conversations with God when life feels darkest. In our conversation, Rachel opens up about the power of prayer, the struggles that shaped her journey, and even the hardest person she’s ever had to pray for.

💡 Episode Highlights:

Why Rachel became known as the “Prayer Girl”.

The story behind Desperate Prayers and how it was born out of life’s hardest seasons.

Who Rachel finds hardest to pray for and why.

How prayer feeds the deeper hunger for peace, purpose, and connection.

🔗 Connect with Rachel Wojo:
🌐 Website
📘 Facebook Author Page
📖 Her Book – Desperate Prayers

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👟 Website

🩵 Instagram

👍 Facebook

🐦 X (Twitter)

📺 YouTube

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If this episode moved you, challenged you, or gave you something to think about don’t keep it to yourself! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and let us know how stepping into Rachel’s shoes impacted you.

⚠️ Content Warning:In this episode, Joshua Daniel shares about his time as an Army Ranger and Green Beret, including a mission involving a suicide bomber. Listener discretion is advised.⚠️

🎙 De Oppresso Liber

🧩 Season Theme: Unmade
The season theme 'Unmade' refers to the concept of an 'unmade bed' raw, honest, and messy moments in life when things fall apart, identities unravel, and people are confronted with the truth of who they really are.

👣 Guest Introduction:
From a high school student enlisting at 17 to serving over 20 years in Special Operations, Joshua Daniel’s journey is one of resilience, sacrifice, and conviction. By 18, he had made it into the Special Operations community, and at 19, he deployed to combat for the first time. His path wasn’t smooth setbacks, challenges, and moments that could have derailed him were real but quitting was never an option.

Joshua retired as a Master Sergeant, not because he was the most gifted, but because he was relentlessly committed: to the mission, to the men beside him, and to the ideal embodied in the Green Beret motto: De Oppresso Liber To free the oppressed.

After his sixth deployment, Joshua founded Hero Games Charity, honoring fallen warriors and supporting their families through a grueling 6–8 hour crucible event built on sweat, grit, and legacy. Later, he launched Counter Culture Solutions, equipping people with mindset, resilience, and leadership skills forged in the Special Operations community. Today, Joshua’s call to serve looks different but the heart behind it remains the same.

💡 Episode Highlights:

Joshua’s journey from enlisting at 17 to becoming a Green Beret

A powerful story from a mission involving a suicide bomber

Why De Oppresso Liber is more than a motto it’s a way of life

How setbacks shaped Joshua’s resilience and leadership

The creation of Hero Games Charity and its mission to honor fallen warriors

What it means to carry a legacy forward into civilian life

🔗 Connect with Joshua Daniel:
🌐 Hero Games Charity
🌐 Counter Culture Solutions

🎧 Listen & Follow Other People’s Shoes:

👟 Website

🩵 Instagram

👍 Facebook

🐦 X (Twitter)

📺 YouTube

📣 Leave Us a Review:
If this episode moved you, challenged you, or gave you something to think about don’t keep it to yourself! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and let us know how stepping into the guest’s shoes impacted you.

🎙 Borrow My Hope

🧩 Season Theme: Unmade
The season theme 'Unmade' refers to the concept of an 'unmade bed' raw, honest, and messy moments in life when things fall apart, identities unravel, and people are confronted with the truth of who they really are.

👣 Guest Introduction:
Meet Cristie Cerniglia a marriage coach certified through Laura Doyle’s Relationship Coaching program. A homeschooling mom of four from Kentucky, Cristie has lived the ups and downs of marriage firsthand. After 30 years with her husband, Rusty, she knows the ache of drifting apart, the frustration of failed fixes, and the quiet loneliness that can settle in even a “good” marriage.

Her turning point came when she discovered the Six Intimacy Skills, which completely transformed her relationship in just 12 weeks. Now, Cristie helps women and by extension, couples rediscover joy, restore connection, and breathe life back into marriages that feel stuck or stagnant.

💡 Episode Highlights:

Cristie’s journey from frustration and distance to reconnection and joy

The Six Intimacy Skills and how they can transform marriages

How small shifts in perspective and response can bring monumental change

Listening and Self Care and tools for fostering deeper empathy and connection

Practicing a Gratitude Drop and Give Me 10 not push-ups, but writing down ten things you’re grateful for about your spouse.

Learning how to receive graciously why it matters and how it changes dynamics

Using a dry-erase marker to leave simple notes of gratitude or encouragement

Why hope is contagious and how borrowing someone else’s hope can help you hold on until yours returns

🔗 Connect with Cristie Cerniglia:
🌐 Website
📸 Instagram

🎧 Listen & Follow Other People’s Shoes:

👟 Website

🩵 Instagram

👍 Facebook

🐦 X (Twitter)

📺 YouTube

📣 Leave Us a Review:
If this episode encouraged you or gave you something new to try in your own relationships—don’t keep it to yourself! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and let us know how stepping into Cristie’s shoes impacted you.