"Holy Unhappiness" with special guest, Amanda Held Opelt. : also, the girlfriends chat about the importance of good news w/guest girlfriend, Juli Maners-Hood.

Our special guest this week is Amanda Held Opelt. Marcia and Stacey talk with Amanda about her newest book, "Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and The Myth of The Blessed Life".  If you have ever wondered why life can seem so hard, even though you are trying your best to do everything "right", this episode is for YOU.

Also, Juli-Maners Hood returns in the girlfriend seat and brings us a beautiful "good news" story that you don't want to miss!

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Amanda is an author, speaker, and songwriter. She writes about faith, grief, and creativity, and believes in the power of community, ritual, shared worship, and storytelling to heal even our deepest wounds. Amanda has spent 15 years serving in the non-profit and humanitarian aid sectors, and has written for Christianity Today, Premier Christianity, and 100 Days in Appalachia. She lives in the mountains of Boone, North Carolina, with her husband and two young daughters.

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Juli's Good News Story
TikTok like to see Grandma get surprised

To learn more about Stacey and her work: https://linktr.ee/clarityunleashed

To learn more about Marcia Ramirez: https://linktr.ee/marciaramirez

To learn more about God and My Girlfriends Ministries: www.godandmygirlfriendsministries.org

Chapters

• 1:45 My Euchre tournament in Chicago
• 8:24 Juli's good news story
• 19:01 A message about GAMG Ministries
• 20:00 introducting Amanda Held Opelt
• 21:56 Amanda's song: Mother of Sorrows
• 25:44 Start of Amanda's Interview
• 1:11:05 What's next week