Dawn of Valor
After losing my son and surrendering everything we knew—selling our home along with almost everything we owned and leaving all that was familiar—I’m learning what it means to become a woman of valor. Dawn of Valor is my raw and unfolding journey of grief, faith, and surrender, and an invitation to witness the quiet, extraordinary work of God in a life fully laid down.
Episodes
7 episodes
007: When Faith Feels Frail (but God Stays the Same)
In this short and unfiltered episode, I talk about being thankful that God never changes—even when I do.Lately, I’ve felt jaded and foggy. I finally submitted my book proposal, but my heart has felt weak. My faith feels small, and I miss...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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52:33
006: Wrestling with Fear and Weakness: Business, Friendship, and the Lord’s Work
Two weeks after my last recording, I sit down to share an update. It has been a mix of depression, anxiety about financial security, and wrestling with the unknown future.In this episode I talk about:The ways I have struggled...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:03:46
005: Arrival to Pennsylvania: Charlie Kirk’s Death, Illness and Injury, and Hinds’ Feet on High Places
Recorded 9/22. I walk through the last few weeks: closing on our house, the trip to Pennsylvania, and arriving while the world felt shaken. I share how I learned about Charlie Kirk’s assassination on the drive in, why I stepped back into silenc...
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Episode 5
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1:12:42
004: Surrendering When It Costs Everything — The Day After Selling Everything We Own (5 Days Before the Move)
Yesterday, we sold basically everything we own. The long-prepared “surrender sale” finally happened, and today I am sitting here exhausted, tender, and raw—recording this episode in real time.I share stories from the sale, including Reve...
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Episode 4
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1:14:08
003: Weary but Running: Leadville Lessons, Adoption Day, A Messy Unscripted Update (Twelve Days to the Move, Five to the Sale)
In this week’s shorter and messy vulnerable episode I wanted to delete, I share what my husband’s recent trip to film the Leadville 100 in Colorado stirred in me about the Christian life. This week held so much weight for our family...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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36:52
002: I Met Our Home’s New Owner… and Other God-Stories (Three Weeks Out From the Move)
In this week’s real-time “audio vlog,” I share the big and small moments marking our final weeks in Texas before uprooting our family and moving to Pennsylvania. It’s not pre-planned or polished — I jotted a few bullet points, but otherwise,...
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1:06:32
001: Childloss, Pruning, & Surrender: The Backstory and The Precipice
This is the episode that makes sense of everything to come.We just sold our home in Texas. We’re about to sell everything we own and move to Pennsylvania without a clue what we’re doing. But this? This is the story behind the story.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:36:32
