OFF-AIR with Carmen

Hi! I’m Carmen, one-third of The Morning Cruise. Chances are if you’re listening to this podcast, you are a listener to The Morning Cruise on The JOY FM. Welcome to my 2^nd episode of Off-Air with Carmen. This week’s guest is Brooke Ligertwood of Hillsong Worship. You’ve heard her sing songs like What A Beautiful Name, Who You Say I Am, and a whole catalogue of others! As a matter of fact, the music bed you'll hear in the beginning is "King of Kings", from Hillsong’s current album, Awake. It’s also my current favorite!

Pulling back the curtain just a bit, I was super nervous about recording this podcast. I’d never met Brooke before the day we recorded it. She’d been on our morning show earlier that day, and then we came into my office. We’d talked all through Hillsong’s music, so I wanted to start with a personal story and something we’d not yet talked about. One tip for the future I now know is not to do a morning show with a guest and then have them on my podcast. It’s hard for me to have the same conversation twice. And I feel like they’re thinking, “wait, you just asked me that 10 minutes ago!”

But like I say...that’s pretty much how I do life. I jump in, and then figure it out as I go.

Still, you’re going to hear another side to Brooke. Towards the end she talks about one of her favorite books. It’s “Anonymous: Jesus’ hidden years... and yours" by Alicia Britt Chole. Of course I ordered it, and Brooke is right, it really is a must read for everyone. I love the premise that our unseen years does not equal unimportant years.

LINKS:
Anonymous: Jesus' hidden years...and yours Hillsong Worship - Awake

Welcome to my 3^rd episode of OFF-AIR with Carmen! This week’s guest is Amanda Tress, CEO & Creator of FASTer Way to Fat Loss.

Today’s episode is going to be a little more niche. This conversation is for those of us who battle with their weight. I have had a life long battle with the scale. Even as middle schooler, I was the tallest and the chunkiest. I’ve always been super self-conscious about my weight. I will say that in recent years, I’ve transitioned to worrying less about the number, and focusing more about how I feel. This has been a huge win for me. BUT still... I battle, y’all.

This is where Amanda comes in. I was introduced to her program last year, and this is what I’m committing to for 2020. I think she has the key to unlock all my failed attempts. I believe she can coach me to the victory line by combining lots of what I’ve learned over the last 4 years with her strategies of whole food nutrition, carb cycling, proper exercise, and many other things. To be sure, this is NOT a product sales pitch. She created a program focusing on wholistic health personalized to each person. While other programs have given me short-term success, they were not lifestyle sustaining for me! I believe the FASTer Way will be!

If any of what I have said resonates with you, maybe this could be your answer too! We announce something at the end that I’d love for my JOY FM family to do with me! It’s beginning on Monday, February 10^th.

And for those of you that want to join us, you’ll want THIS promo code: JOYFM

LINKS:

To Join The JOY FM Round

To learn more about Amanda and FASTer Way

To follow Amanda on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/amandatress/

Thirty years ago today, my oldest, Haley Amanda, made me a momma! I was young, nervous, and had no idea what I was doing! But, looking down at her sweet little face, I felt a love I had never felt before. As much as we can protect them as parents while they’re little, life happens, and they eventually have their own journeys they have to walk.

I asked Haley if she would be my guest this week to talk about singleness. Of course every girl has childhood dreams of finding that one Prince Charming that was made just for her! From the time we’re little, we dream of the wedding, the house, the babies. For Haley, that hasn’t happened yet. And there are days she wonders if that will happen at all. BUT, she knows Jesus so intimately, and as her Mom, I am so thankful she wrestles these emotions and desires out WITH Jesus, instead of away from Him.

If you are living in a waiting season of your life, or maybe you’re not where you thought you’d be at a certain milestone in your life, I hope this conversation encourages you.

CONNECT

@carmenbrown

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MENTIONS

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Haley’s Worship Playlist

BIBLE VERSES

3 John 1:4

2 Peter 3:8-9

Today is mine & Pete’s 30^th Anniversary. If there’s anything I’ve learned in thirty years, it is this: Marriage does not “fix” you. Marriage does not heal you. Nope, marriage does not fix your problems. It reveals them. Whenever two broken people join together to become one, you simply double the brokenness. When I tell you that our marriage is a miracle, I mean OUR MARRIAGE IS A MIRACLE. The fact that we’re still standing – happier than we’ve ever been – THIRTY years later, is simply the result of the grace, mercy & kindness of God. The last thing I would say is “There is always, always, always HOPE!”

MENTIONS:

Beth Moore Blog – My man and me

Casting Crowns – Broken Together

FOLLOW:

Instagram: @carmenbrown

Welcome to my 5^th episode of OFF-AIR with Carmen! This week’s guest is my brother, Bill Martin! Of course, if you listen to The Morning Cruise, you hear Bill & I along with our third, Dave, every weekday morning. Bill & I have worked together for almost 17 years. And I can honestly say, I’ve learned as much about the Bible from Bill as I have anyone!

In this episode, Bill and I are going to talk about one of Bill's favorite subjects (and mine too!) ... Scripture. What happens when you set the Bible aside in the name of looking more like Jesus? And are there "red flags" to look for when someone has done that? Bill gets pretty heady in this conversation...just like SO many conversations we've had OFF AIR, but I guarantee if you listen all the way through, you'll learn important stuff you can use in your own life as you grow in your understanding of the Bible