Russell Jones Speaks

Suzanne Brown & her husband Rex have been married since 1989 and have 7 children. Homeschooling since 1995, they live on a small farm in Travelers Rest, South Carolina.

Suzanne has degrees in education from Furman University and taught several years in the public school setting until their children were born. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Upstate Homeschool Co-op which serves almost 1400 students on a weekly basis across 3 campuses and started in the Brown home in 1997.

She serves on the state SCHEA board, State Education Superintendent Weaver’s transition team and Senator Tim Scott’s state Education Advisory committee, as well.

The Lord with His sense of humor gave the Browns no two children that learn alike. Her passions include working with developing young leaders, helping families make educational choices work effectively for their children, and being outside on her farm or in the woods.

For over 30 years, Jon Pritikin has traveled the world motivating & inspiring people of all ages by using feats of strength as a platform to share his ‘never give up story’. In England, Jon broke & set 2 world records for rolling up frying pans with his bare hands, earning a spot in the Guinness World Records book.

Having overcome a multitude of obstacles & challenges, and proving wrong all those who spoke the words ‘you can’t’, Jon has a gift for speaking to issues of self-worth and to the value of each individual. Whether speaking in school assemblies, with professional athletes or in the corporate world, Jon uses humor, inspirational narrative & passion to equip people with the keys to make positive decisions & to help them recognize their true potential.

Over 10 million people in 60 countries have heard his motivational message.

Today I’m releasing my 7th Russell Jones Speaks Podcast to the world!

With the 2024 Summer Olympics almost here,we have an Olympic medalist, speaker, author, & executive coach. Paul Kingsman is a sought-after expert on how to be Distraction-Proof.

Paul knows the importance of keeping focused in life’s split seconds first hand: he trained for 13 years, to swim a 2 minute backstroke race at the Olympics, and won a medal by only four one-hundredths of a second!

Parents of athletes will want to hear this one especially as Paul gives his wise perspectives on competition as well as coaches.

And we get a behind the scenes look at life in the Olympic village.

There is something for everyone here for sure.

She fits too many things in her schedule and loves to travel and every spring she hoards batches of fresh homemade strawberry jam.

And she is a homeschool teacher who helped create Meadowlark Collective.

Her business is owning & editing a local community publication called Travelers Rest Here. When she moved to Travelers Rest, South Carolina 17 years ago, Lacey first researched the town online to get a feel for the community. And now, coming full circle, as a local and a huge fan of this little town at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains, she has the incredible privilege of managing the experience others see online.

Lacy writes about parenting and faith, struggle and grace at substack. Over there you can read about her adventures with her half dozen children (and three grandchildren!) and about her love of travel and her affection for beautiful literature and other late night ramblings.

Find her at TravelersRestHere.com

My guest is Garry Ingraham- Executive Director of the Love & Truth Network

In an attempt to better understand what is going on in this world I hardly recognize, I stumbled into an event my church hosts a couple of times a year. It was an ‘open to the greater community’ LGBTQ forum. My idea was to sit in the back & see what the conversation was about.

I was drawn in by Garry’s compelling story as well as his take on the current state of the LGBTQ movement. I’m sure you will be as well. And I know he’s legit since my awesome pastor & neighbor fully endorses Garry & his work.

Some takeaways for me from our conversation:

· Ideas on ‘what to do’ regarding your child’s sexual identity.

· How ‘nice & kind’ Christians are not prepared to deal with ‘not normal’ behaviors with love and truth.

· Sometimes the best gift a parent can give is not what a child wants.

· Being intentional about finding a Band of Brothers & a Band of Sisters.

· And so much more...

Garry is an ordained pastor & author of a new book ‘Am I Gay?’.
In 2013, he and his wife Melissa founded Love & Truth Network, a national, non-profit ministry focused on equipping Christian leaders to develop safe and transformational environments with the purpose of restoring sexual wholeness and Biblical identity. Garry and Melissa have two wonderful boys and are humbly grateful for the opportunity to serve the Lord together.

You can connect with Garry at www.LoveAndTruthnNetwork.com

And find his book ‘Am I Gay?’ on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Am-Gay-Cultural-Christianity-Authentic