198 When God's Plans Aren't Your Plans with Kristen Clark from Girl Defined (Includes a Prayer for Ukraine)

What's your prayer personality? Find out and get some prayer tips just for you at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/quiz today! This week's guest on the podcast is Kristen Clark from Girl Defined. Kristen  and her sister Bethany (who joined us on the podcast last year in Episode 167) have authored several books including the one we talk with Kristen about today, Not Part of the Plan: Trusting God with the twists and turns of your story.  During our conversation, Kristen shares about her struggle with infertility and the process of praying through endless disappointments. She talks about the importance of community, and how God actually used her unanswered prayers for a biological baby to launch her and her husband forward into the journey of adopting brothers from Ukraine. Since recording this episode, the situation in Ukraine has drastically changed. Join us at beginning of this episode for a prayer for Ukraine, and specifically for Kristen's sister Ellissa and husband Andriy who have been ministering in Ukraine and are expecting the birth of their baby girl any day now. You can connect with Kristen and Bethany at GirlDefined.com, and receive their 30 Day journal of the names and attributes of God at GirlDefined.com/God.  Our sponsors of this episode are: Anchor.fm: Anchor is the easiest way to podcast, and the hosting service we use on our podcast! Simply Earth Essential Oils: A company that changes the world by donating 13% of all profits to end human trafficking. Visit www.SimplyEarth.com/PCW to get a free 80ml essential oil diffuser when you subscribe to their Simply Earth Essential Oil Recipe Box!