Do you feel stressed? Would you say you are overwhelmed by all you have on your plate? Do you wish you had more peace?

I am so excited for you to listen to this episode today with Barb Roose about her new book: Stronger than Stress: 10 Spiritual Practices to Win the Battle of Overwhelm. I have been feeling overwhelmed in my life, so when I saw this book, I knew I needed to read it. It was so packed with practical tools and I cannot wait for you to hear the nuggets of truth from Barb.

Also, I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Barb’s book: *Stronger than Stress. All the details of the book giveaway are on my website at jodisnowdon.com or you can click this direct link: https://kingsumo.com/g/199olv1/stronger-than-stress-book-giveaway

Book Recommendations:

• *Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
• *Soul-Keeping by John Ortberg
• *The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

Barb Roose is a popular speaker and author who is passionate about teaching women to live beautifully strong and courageous so that they experience God’s great adventure of faith and purpose for their lives. Barb speaks in the US and abroad at women’s conferences and events, including national platforms like the Aspire Women’s Events, She Speaks Conference and the UMC Leadership Institute.

Barb is a Bible teacher who loves following God more than anything else in life. Rather than teaching audiences to follow God to get what they want, Barb inspires audiences to discover that God is all that they truly need!

She is the author of six Bible studies such as *Surrendered: Letting Go and Living Like Jesus and *Joshua: Winning the Worry Battle. Barb has written five books including *Stronger Than Stress: 10 Spiritual Practices to Win the Battle of Overwhelm. Audiences love Barb’s authenticity, humor, spiritual depth and game-changing practical tools that apply God’s Truth to their everyday life.

Barb writes a weekly Happy Monday devotional and she is the host of the Bold, Brave & Beautiful podcast. She lives in NW Ohio and is proud mother of three adult children. Whenever possible, Barb prefers to eat dessert first. You can connect with Barb at her website or on Instagram. She has a Free e-book Gift: Taking Care of You: 101 Self Care Tips for Tough Times.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

How are you at balancing your responsibilities and your relationships? Do you tend to lean towards projects over people? Or people over projects? I feel like we tend to put one over the other, so I am so excited to introduce you to a new book: *The Love Your Life Project by Karen Ehman and Ruth Schwenk. The subtitle is 40 Days to Prioritize Your Passions, Cultivate Productive Habits, and Refuel with Times of Rest.

I am excited to have Karen Ehman back on the podcast as we talk about our priorities and when to say no and when to be interruptible for divine appointments. Karen gives so many practical tools; I am so excited for you to hear this episode.

Also, I am so excited for someone to win a copy of Karen’s book: *The Love Your Life Project. All the details of the book giveaway are on my website at jodisnowdon.com or you can click this direct link: https://kingsumo.com/g/1y9ezdm/the-love-your-life-project

It is fun to have Karen back on the Podcast! If you missed my first conversation with Karen back in 2020 about her book, *Listen, Love, Repeat, please check out Episode 28 on the Depth podcast. I love when she shares about the heart drop.

Also, both Karen and Ruth wrote another book together called *Trusting God in All the Things: 90 Devotions for Finding Peace In Your Every Day. I had the pleasure of interviewing Ruth Schwenk in 2021. If you missed this episode, please check out Episode 129 on the Depth Podcast. I love how we dive deeper into what it looks like to trust God, not only in the good times, but also the storms of life.

Book Recommendation:

• *Why Am I Like This by Kobe Campbell

Karen Ehman is a New York Times bestselling author, a Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and a contributing writer for Encouragement for Today online devotions and a teacher in the First 5 Bible study app which has over 2 million daily users. She has written 19 books and Bible studies including Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing at All and the 2020 ECPA devotional book of the year Settle My Soul: 100 Quiet Moments to Meet with Jesus. She is a Cum Laude graduate of Spring Arbor University with a major in Social Science.

Karen has been featured on TODAY Parenting, Redbook.com, Foxnews.com, Crosswalk.com, YouVersion.com, and is a monthly columnist for HomeLife Magazine. Her passion is to help women live their priorities as they reflect the gospel to a watching world. She is married to her college sweetheart, Todd, and is the mother of six children—three biological and three in-laws by marriage—although she forgets which ones are which. Karen enjoys collecting vintage Pyrex kitchenware, cheering for the Detroit Tigers, and spending her days feeding the many people who gather around her mid-century dining table to process life and enjoy her county fair blue-ribbon winning cooking.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Have you ever read a book and said, “Oh my goodness, I need to share this with everyone I know” because it is that good?

I am so excited to end this summer series of book recommendations with the newest book I started reading just this year. I got it for my birthday in May and it has been life-changing to me. It is called *Breath as Prayer by Jennifer Tucker. The sub title is Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind and Renew Your Soul. I have been using it every morning in my quiet time, and I am loving it!

Other links:

• Depth Podcast Episode 106 with Jodie Berndt on her book, *Praying the Scriptures for Your Life.
• Depth Podcast Episode 158 with Suzie Eller on her book, *Prayer Starters.
• Depth Podcast Episode 210 with Angie Baughman on the 5 Step Bible Study Method.
• Depth Podcast Episode 176 with Jessica Young where she shares the lyrics to the Blessing Song.
• Depth Podcast Episode 115 with Jodi (me) where I share about growing deeper in your faith and the First 5 App.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Are you a “One Day-er?” One day, I will go after my dream. One day, I will go on a mission’s trip. One day, I will make an impact. What if we could change our thinking from one day to this is the day?

In this episode, I am excited to share with you some books that I have read over the years that will help you live intentionally!

• *Ripple Effects by Pam Tebow
• *This is the Day by Tim Tebow
• *Shaken by Tim Tebow
• *Mission Possible by Tim Tebow

In the episode, I refer to my book, so I wanted to share a link for it too! *Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Do you like to read fiction books?

It is interesting-- I did a survey maybe the second year of my podcast and asked what people want to hear about. One lady wrote, “I want to hear more fiction book recommendations.” At the time, I responded that I really did not read that genre; I mostly read nonfiction books.

Well that all changed when I was introduced to Francine Rivers and her books. If you have not read one of her books, then I am so glad you tuned in today for this episode because I am sharing with you my favorite books written by Francine Rivers. I have so many favorites to tell you about.

• *Mark of the Lion Series by Francine Rivers
• *Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
• *The Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers
• *Sons of Encouragement by Francine Rivers
• *The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers

At the end of the episode, I refer to my book so I wanted to share a link for it too! *Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Do you have a desire to grow? In five years, do you want to look different than you do now? In one year, do you want to look different? I am so excited for my book recommendation this week. It is a book I read back in 2019 called *Cultivate: A Grace-Filled Guide to Growing an Intentional Life by Lara Casey.

If you struggle with waiting well or living with contentment, then you do not way to miss the truth that I share from this book. My hope is that you have depth and grow deep roots in your faith and your relationships. This book, *Cultivate, will definitely help you on that journey!

Other links:

• Depth Podcast Episode 80 with Jennifer Dukes Lee on her book, *Growing Slow. It has a similar message on growing through the seasons.
• Depth Podcast Episode 147 on Reading Chapter 1 from my book, *Depth: Growing Through Heartbreak to Strength. This book has a similar message—what if your greatest heartbreak catapults you to your greatest growth?
• Depth Podcast Episode 63 with Wendy Pope on her book, *Wait and See. Again, a similar message on waiting well.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!

Are you raising emotionally strong kids? Are you helping them learn how to develop their emotional literacy? This is an important part of parenting and sadly, this is one area I was lacking for many years. It took me walking through my divorce for me to see the importance of emotional literacy.

So I am excited this summer, I am going to be recommending some books to you and to start it off since Father’s Day was just yesterday, I want to do a parenting book. This is such an amazing book; I wish I had it when my kids were younger. It just came out a couple of years ago, and it is called *Raising Emotionally Strong Boys by David Thomas.

The subtitle is Tools Your Son Can Build On For Life. Now let me say, all of these things can be shared with your daughter too, but David points out that so many times we are not teaching our boys this and honestly, it is so important. I would like to highlight some of my favorite parts of the book as well as share some personal stories too! I believe this parenting book is life-changing for your kids!

Depth Podcast Links:

• Link to Depth Podcast Episode 26 with my kids called Family and Feelings
• Link to Depth Podcast Episode 180 with Michelle Nietert on her book, *Managing Your Emojis
• Link to Depth Podcast Episode 143 with my counselor on how to process your emotions in a healthy way.

*Note: If you are interested in purchasing this book or the books recommended, I would love for you to use the Amazon Affiliate link above to help support the podcast. Thank you!