The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey

Christa Black Gifford joined me as my guest for Happy Hour #106. Christa is a dynamic worldwide speaker, worship leader and bestselling songwriter. She is a popular blogger, writes for The Huffington Post, and was the keynote for Women of Faith’s Revolve Tour. Her life goal is to provide resources for those broken by the pain of life, leading them into wholeness of heart and intimacy with Jesus. She’s married to the love of her life, Lucas Gifford. They live in Nashville, with their son, Moses Grae Lionheart, a daughter in heaven, Luca Gold, and their newest addition, daughter, Birdie James. Christa and Lucas are expecting their fourth child in November. For the full summary and links to the show, Click Here!

My guest for Happy Hour #105 is the beautiful Christina Smallwood. Christina is the mother to Finley, an adorable 3-year-old with mild cerebral palsy. She is pursuing her passion as an advocate for open adoption and cerebral palsy, while using fashion to spread awareness through her mommy and me Instagram account and her blog. For the full summary and links to the show, Click Here!

My guest for Happy Half Hour #13 is Bailey Heard. Bailey is a national speaker, co-author of The Ellie Project, author of her weekly inspirational blog, and a certified life-coach. She lives in Highland Village, TX with her young daughter, Ellie. Over the past few years, Bailey has traveled the country, sharing her late husband, Andrew’s, books, Your Best Life Later,  A Gray Faith and now, The Ellie Project, and giving her inspirational keynote message that you can take your challenges and transform them into fuel to create a more meaningful life! If you missed Bailey’s first appearance on the Happy Hour, you’ll definitely want to catch up here. You’ll hear more about her story and journey of losing her husband to cancer. But in today’s episode, we chat about the best advice she has ever been given, how she recharges with yoga and a good audiobook and her childhood dream of becoming an Olympic gymnast. You’ll love hearing what Bailey has been up to since we chatted last and learning a little bit more about her. And again, make sure to scoot back to episode #53 to hear more from Bailey! {You can listen to the show HERE. And of course, I would love if you would share with your friends. Just use the FB & Twitter links at the end of this post!} LINKS FROM THE SHOW The Ellie Project EllieProject.com Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin + Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin Super Soul Sunday Yen Yoga Olympic Refugee Team Lara Casey Powersheets CONNECT WITH BAILEY Facebook // Twitter // Instagram SPONSOR PREP DISH Prep Dish is a healthy subscription-based meal planning service. When you sign up, you’ll receive an email every week with a grocery list and instructions for prepping your meals ahead of time. After a couple of hours on the weekend, you’ll have all of your meals ready for the entire week. You’ll save time and have some amazingly delicious meals like Smoky Paprika Chicken Legs with Roasted Carrots, Parsnips & Fennel or Turkey & Zucchini Lasagna. And, Allison is offering listeners a special rate of $4 for the first month – that’s only $1/weekly meal plan! You can’t beat that. Check out Prep-Dish for this amazing deal! Use code: HappyHour

My guest for Happy Hour #104 is Melissa Ice. Melissa is the founder and Executive Director of The Net, a non-profit in Fort Worth that restores dignity to people in poverty through community and relationships. As a graduate from Dallas Baptist University, Melissa has been involved in and employed by different Christian organizations and churches for the past 12 years. Prior to The Net, she served on church staff as a Missional Director, equipping people how to serve the poor. Since receiving her degree in social work, she has also been trained in the area of trauma-informed care for victims of sexual exploitation and helps facilitate and rehabilitate women attempting to exit the sex industry. She is also a co-owner of a restaurant called Brewed in Fort Worth and is happily married to her husband, Jamey. For a full summary and links to the show, Click Here!

Bianca Juárez Olthoff is my guest for episode #103 of the Happy Hour. Bianca fires up audiences around the world with hilarious stories and profound Bible teaching as she inspires women to live with unquenchable passion. She loves God and is committed to speaking truth when it hurts, loving when it’s hard, and living life out loud. She earned a Master’s degree in Humanities and is now a writer and teacher in love with two men: Jesus and her husband, Matt. Bianca is also a stepmom who loves to have dance parties with her kids and their adorable dog. Bianca currently works as the Chief Storyteller for The A21 Campaign and Creative Director for Propel Women. For the full summary and links to the show, Click Here.

Jamie spends a Happy Half Hour with author Melanie Dale. Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube

Jamie talks with Alaina Mayes about trying to find balance and how God always shows up in the valleys of life. For the full summary and links to the show, Click Here!

Hayley Morgan joined me today for episode #101. Hayley is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur who inspires women to create lives of more passion and less fuss. She and her husband started Wildly Co., an ethical children’s clothing line, and she is also the cofounder of the Influence Conference and Network. Hayley lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her husband and their four sons. You've heard me mention Hayley before as the co-author of Wild and Free, one of the best books I have read this year. For the full summary and links to the show, Click Here!

Jamie talks with Shauna Niequist about her new book, how passion inspires her and the scourge of abbreviations. Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube

Jamie is joined by her significant other, Aaron, as they reminisce, talk with friends and eat fried pickles all in celebration of the 100th episode of the Happy Hour! For the full summary and links to the show, Click Here!