Season: Cultivating Hope

When life feels uncertain or like a holding pattern, how do we keep hoping? Holly shares powerful examples from Hebrews 11 — Abraham, Sarah, Moses, and Rahab — and a very personal story about her granddaughter Finley’s recent hospital stay that brought back memories of Amos.

Drawing from Hebrews 11:1 and practical steps, this solo episode explores how choosing faith and surrender in the unseen cultivates deep, anchored hope that endures.

Includes:

• Real talk about seasons when hope felt thin
• Four practical ways to live by faith in everyday life
• A simple but powerful Fearless Faith Tip for this week

Perfect for anyone needing encouragement to keep trusting God when answers are delayed or circumstances feel heavy.

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Special Guest Tasha Calvert (host of the Digging In Podcast) joins Holly for a heartfelt conversation about Hope for the Next Generation — passing faith forward, trusting God with our kids’ stories, and holding onto hope when parenting teens and young adults feels uncertain or overwhelming.

Tasha shares:

• Ways hope has stayed alive (or even grown) in her kids’ faith - even through hard and uncertain seasons of parenting
• How she personally held onto hope when parenting felt overwhelming and outcomes felt out of her control
• A favorite Scripture or promise she’s leaning on right now for the next generation — and praying over her own kids and encouraging other moms with
• A practical “digging in” habit or moment she’s used with her family to keep hope alive
• What she’s hoping for her kids (and herself as a mom) in 2026 — and how she’s cultivating that hope day by day

Perfect for moms, grandmothers, aunts, mentors — anyone who loves the next generation and wants to keep hope alive in the waiting, the uncertainty, and the everyday faithfulness of parenting.

A warm, real conversation that feels like coffee with a friend who understands both the joy and the heaviness of raising kids in faith.

Tasha Calvert is the Women's Minister at Prestonwood Church in Dallas, Texas and host of Digging In, a weekly podcast centered on Christian living. She is the author of over fifteen Bible studies which can be accessed on platforms like Right Now Media, You Version, YouTube, GLU Network, or at prestonwoodwomen.org

Tasha and her husband Robert love spending time with their four daughters, two sons-in-law, and granddaughter. Check out tashacalvert.com for more information.

Her new book, Set Apart for More, releases April 21st! Pre-Order your copy on Amazon.

Holly sits down for a chat with dear friend and former co-host of the SLF Podcast, Dina DeLeasa-Gonsar (DishItGirl.com) This week's episode is an honest conversation about Hope That Doesn’t Disappoint— finding joy, steadiness, and God’s goodness in everyday roles like marriage, motherhood, and the kitchen table.

Dina shares:

• How the table has become a place where hope grows in her family
• Holding onto hope in the daily grind when motherhood and marriage feel ordinary or hard
• Her favorite hope verse right now (and why it’s speaking to her)
• A quick kitchen tip or recipe that brings her joy (plus a link to her cookbook in show notes!)
• What she’s hoping for in 2026

Perfect for any woman wanting to rediscover hope in the small, faithful moments — even when life feels routine or heavy.

Listen now for encouragement that feels like coffee with a friend who gets it.

About Dina

Dina Deleasa-Gonsar is the creator behind the popular DishItGirl.com and author of At The Kitchen Sink. She's also a recipe developer and television personality.

Dina has shared her recipes and love for family dinner across numerous media outlets. You may remember first seeing her appear alongside her family on the E! Network show, “Married to Jonas.” Viewers first got a taste of her quick wit and her love for family.

She is an award-winning cook and has been seen in the kitchen cooking on Home and Family, Today All Day, Inside Edition, the Daily Meal, Fox and Friends, Hoda and Jenna, as well as others!

A longtime friend and former co-host of Holly’s, Dina brings warmth, faith, and real-life wisdom to conversations about motherhood, marriage, and finding hope in the everyday. When she isn’t dishing it up on television you can find her in the kitchen with her daughter Siena and her husband Brian in New Jersey.

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Hope When You’re in a Holding Pattern – waiting feels long, but it’s not wasted.
Holly walks through powerful Bible stories of long waits — Abraham & Sarah (25 years for a promise), Joseph (13 years in slavery & prison), David (15 years between anointing & throne) — and how God used those in-between seasons to build character, trust, and deeper faith.

Scripture highlights:
- Isaiah 40:31 — “Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength”
- Psalm 27:14 — “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart”
- Habakkuk 2:3 — “Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come”
- Lamentations 3:25 — “The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him”

Real-life encouragement for Christian women today:
- Waiting for a job, healing, relationship breakthrough, or answered prayer
- How to keep hope alive when delays feel endless
- Practical ways to stay anchored: naming a promise, speaking truth, gratitude in the small, resting in the “meanwhile”

Perfect for anyone in the in-between, feeling stuck, or tempted to give up — hope is cultivated right here.

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- Instagram: @hollyanewton (daily encouragement & behind-the-scenes)
- Website: shelivesfearless.com (show notes, devotionals, Rose & Kate jewelry)
- Email Holly directly: holly@shelivesfearless.com — she reads every message
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Thank you for being part of this community — your stories and prayers mean the world.

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New year, new season — Holly kicks off 2026 with Cultivating Hope: Starting the Year Anchored in God’s Promises.

Discover why hope isn’t passive wishing but active trusting, and how to plant it deep in everyday life.

Highlights:

• Romans 15:13 as the anchor verse — overflowing hope by the power of the Holy Spirit
• Jeremiah 29:11 & Isaiah 40:31 — God’s plans for hope and renewed strength
• Honest reflection on seasons when hope felt thin (and how God met her there)
• 4 practical ways to cultivate hope this January: daily Word, naming a promise, small gratitude, speaking hope out loud
• Fearless Faith Rhythm: make one hope verse the first thing you see every morning.

Perfect for anyone wanting to start the year rooted in God’s promises instead of resolutions.

Connect with Holly & She Lives Fearless

- Instagram: @hollyanewton (daily encouragement & behind-the-scenes)
- Website: shelivesfearless.com (show notes, devotionals, Rose & Kate jewelry)
- Email Holly directly: holly@shelivesfearless.com — she reads every message
- Join the email list for weekly episode notes & exclusives: shelivesfearless.com

Thank you for being part of this community — your stories and prayers mean the world.

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Part of the “Embracing the Unknown” season

New Year’s Eve reflection: closing Advent with “fear not,” hope in the waiting, and fearless faith for 2026. Holly unpacks Luke 1:37, the centuries of anticipation before the manger, and how God meets us in the in-between — turning long waits into deeper trust in His goodness and sovereignty.

Key moments:
- The “Even If / Even When” list for hard seasons
- Hopeful expectation as the bridge between promise and fulfillment
- A gentle “fear not” for every heart stepping into the unknown of a new year

Plus: the top struggles Christian women are facing in 2026 and an invitation to share what’s on your heart for the year ahead.

Here’s your Fearless Faith Tip as we turn the page:

Tonight, before the ball drops or the clock strikes midnight, write down one “fear not” promise you’re carrying into 2026.

Mine is Luke 1:37 — “For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Put it on your phone lock screen, your mirror, your planner.
Let it be the first thing you see every morning of the new year.

And hey — stick around to the very end of this episode.
I’ve got some exciting news to share about what’s coming in 2026.
You’re going to want to hear it. 🤍

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Part of the “Embracing the Unknown” season

New Year’s Eve reflection: closing Advent with “fear not,” hope in the waiting, and fearless faith for 2026. Luke 1:37, the centuries of anticipation before the manger, and how God meets us in the in-between. Plus listener questions for the year ahead and the top struggles Christian women are facing.

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Part of the “Embracing the Unknown” season

This week in the All is Calm All is Bright devo we're talking about risk, hope, surrender, and pondering God's promises.

Days 8-10 of All Is Calm, All Is Bright: the manger, Immanuel, and the shepherds who were simply available when heaven broke open.

Does the Christmas story still astonish us after all these years, or have we let familiarity dull the wonder?

This week's highlights:

• Feeling the holiday squeeze already? 3 simple rhythms to protect your peace
• All Is Calm, All Is Bright devotional walkthrough + the gentle reset busy moms need in December
• A special NICU family blessing you can join before Dec 18

Holly gets honest about grief, hope, and where she is on the “Even If / Even When” list.

Plus:

This Christmas, we’re blessing 30 kids who have a baby brother or sister in the NICU at AdventHealth for Children (Orlando).

My daughter and son-in-law (who spent 5 straight months in the NICU with our grandson Amos in 2019) want to make sure these kids feel seen and loved as their families navigate a difficult season.

What they're doing:

• 30 wrapped gifts (toys, crafts, & books— all from an Amazon wish list)
• Gift cards for parents (gas, food, parking — the hidden costs that crush families)
• Everything delivered to the hospital December 18

Amazon Wish List → [click here]

Every single person who buys even one gift → forward your Amazon receipt to holly@shelivesfearless.com and I’ll send you a free digital copy of All Is Calm, All Is Bright.

That simple. That beautiful.

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Part of the “Embracing the Unknown” season

Welcome to December. Instead of ramping up the hustle, Holly invites you to slow down and settle into wonder with the first three days of her 25-day Advent devotional All Is Calm, All Is Bright.

In this cozy, fireside-style episode you’ll hear:

• Day 1 – Isaiah 9:6 The four names of Jesus (Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace) and why the Prince of Peace stepped into a dark-night manger so we never have to live at a deficit again.
• Day 2 – Luke 1:28-30 How an unknown teenage girl from Nazareth was called “highly favored” — and why your worth this Christmas isn’t tied to your address, your bank account, or your perfectly curated holiday.
• Day 3 – Luke 1:38 Mary’s life-changing yes (“I am the Lord’s servant”) and the gentle invitation to lay down our own expectations of perfect so we can pick up the true joy of surrender.
  
  Plus a simple Fearless Faith Rhythm to carry into your week, a whispered prayer, and a little secret about a brand-new edition of Exhale that’s quietly in the works.
  
  If you need permission to hush the hustle and choose present over perfection this December, press play and let these 12 minutes feel like coffee with a friend.
  
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  Grab All Is Calm, All Is Bright on Amazon (click this link) and join Holly every Wednesday this month for more slow, wonder-filled moments.

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