I lost my voice before my speaking event

But guess what happened?? [image] Hi, {NAME}! Mamas, let your kids witness you relying upon God. Last weekend I spoke at the [Fresh Grounded Faith event in Chino, CA with Jennifer Rothschild](. It was my first speaking event like this in around two years — and two days before the event, I almost completely lost my voice. Silas — who was coming with me to the event — said to me, “Mom, I don’t know how you’re going to be able speak with your voice like that.” I told him, “I’m just trusting that God is going to show up and help me.” I did all the things: rest my voice, drink hot throat coat tea, take local honey, take throat lozenges, drink probiotic drinks, eat Ruffles potato chips (my singer friend @katerapier told me about this trick), and I even drank some sort of mushroom potion Jesse bought for me at Whole Foods. Even after all of this, my voice was still hoarse and I felt like it was on the brink of going out completely at any moment. Y’all. God showed up on my behalf when I stepped onto that stage. Not only was my voice strong for the entire 35 minutes, but I barely even looked at the few notes I had written down. Instead, I just felt His power coursing through me to deliver a message on the freedom I’ve found in Christ as I’ve stopped believing lies and starting camping on and immersing myself in the truth of how much I am loved by God. And my boy was on the front row watching all of this. He got to see God’s faithfulness to his mama in such a profound way. God doesn’t need us to be strong, capable, or have it all together. He just asks us to be willing, to say yes, and to step out in faith. We can trust Him for the rest! Worship Suffocates Worry “Worship suffocates worry.” This powerful quote by Katie Reid has been challenging me ever since I read it in her book, Made Like Martha: Good News for the Woman Who Gets Things Done. When I’m feeling worry creeping in, when I’m starting to stress over the what if’s or unknowns, I want to choose worship instead. This might mean turning on worship music and singing along (there’s something about singing about the goodness and faithfulness of God that just changes your perspective and outlook!) Or, it might look like spending some time praising the Lord and calling out His attributes and character. (Growing up, my Mom would sometimes have us come up with something to praise God for with every letter of the alphabet. Once you get started, it’s hard to stop! There’s so much to praise!) It could also look like reading Scripture about His promises and trustworthiness and reminding ourselves of these truths. However it looks for you, will you join me in choosing worship instead of worry today? “Worship suffocates worry.” This week on the [Crystal Paine Show, I invited Katie on to share more about this concept]( and how to live a life of worship instead of a life of worry. I believe this episode will really encourage you — especially if you are someone who is a do-er, fixer, and problem-solver and you struggle to just rest and let go. [Listen to the episode here.]( Book Club: Week 7 I'm hosting a free online book club for my book, [Love-Centered Parenting](! Whether you've already read the book and just want a refresher or to hear more of my thoughts and encouragement on the book, whether you have the book and need some accountability to actually read it, or whether you are on the fence as to whether this book is for you, I'd love for you to join us! I'm hosting the book club on Instagram, but you don't have to have an account to watch the videos! I'll be doing a live video every Wednesday on one chapter of the book and will be posting the replay on IGTV. This week, I talked about [what it looks like to listen well -- and four keys to better communication with our kids.]( Here's how to join us for the book club: 1. [Follow on Instagram]( (if you would like). 2. [Watch Book Club #7.]( 3. Read or listen to the introduction of [Love-Centered Parenting](. (You can [purchase it here]( or from [ChristianBook.com]( or check to see if your library carries it or if it's available for free on Hoopla or Libby.) I hope you can join us and that these videos are an encouragement to you! I'm cheering for you! -Crystal P.S. I'll be in Oswego, IL speaking at another [Fresh Grounded Faith event this weekend](! I'd love to see you there! [Find out more details here.]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Money Saving Mom, LLC 2020 Fieldstone Parkway, Ste. 900 #313 Franklin, Tennessee 37069 United States