SJP #023: JJ Heller: The Power of Music & Storytelling: Stepping out in Faith & Trusting God!

Episode #023 with JJ Heller The Power of Music & Storytelling: Stepping out in Faith & Trusting God!   Head to KristiClover.com/023 to see all the Show Notes & Awesome Quotes that we collected for you!   Years ago the Hellers performed at my church, and when they told the stories behind their songs I just remember being memorized. It made the songs come to life! If you know me, you know one of my passions is worship music. I have been a worship leader since I was 15—that’s when I started singing. I used to be absolutely terrified. It was so hard for me to step out and sing in front of someone. I have such a heart for worship, that I tend to think in terms of music. Music does something to us. It moves us and evokes incredible emotions. Music speaks to us. JJ and Dave’s music touch lives in ways, I know, they never expected. You are going to be blown away how God works in the lives of people who step forward in faith. If you are not familiar with her music, you are going to be addicted!   ON A SIMPLY JOYFUL NOTE… One of the funniest things I learned in this episode was JJ's love for finding good food when she travels. Since I have had a busy year of traveling to homeschool conventions, I loved hearing how she took the time to enjoy the food from the area she was in. Now, who doesn't get a little joy from good food?   In This Episode… Grab your favorite drink and settle in—you are going to LOVE this episode!  ***Check out the SHOW NOTES to see all the great highlights, quotes, and links!***   SONGS Mentioned… Your Hands What Love Really Means Emmanuel Life Creative: Inspiration for Today's Renaissance Mom I Dream of You  I Get to be the One The Golden Feather The Golden Feather   …Help Support the Simply Joyful Podcast! Anytime you purchase things from my site and my store, it blesses the podcast. The Simply Joyful Podcast is put together not only by me, but my team of amazing and talented assistants! As I prayed about starting this podcast I knew I'd need help to maintain it in order to keep balance in my family life. So after episode #12, I hired three people to help me put all the elements together for this podcast. It's been a tremendous blessing.   When you get your Simply Joyful Podcast mug, be sure to take a picture of it and use #SimplyJoyfulPodcast or #SimplyJoyfulMug. I'd love to see them!   Check out these companies (through my affiliate links): — Covenant Eyes **Try it for 30 Days FREE!** — Audible **Free Download** — Amazon     Help Get the Word Out... My prayer is that this podcast would be a blessing to all who hear it. If you enjoy this podcast, it would be such a blessing to have you "Subscribe" to this podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave me a rating and review. This helps the podcast to rank in iTunes and be more "visible" for people searching for new podcasts to listen to. If you wanted to share this episode with friends or on social media, I've created several great images that are share-worthy.   Thank you so much for helping us get the word out about the Simply Joyful Podcast!   I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast! My prayer is always that you will be blessed and encouraged by each episode.   Live Simply. Be Joyful.     Let’s Connect: My Website Facebook  Instagram YouTube Pinterest Twitter   Connect with JJ Heller… I’m JJ and I love Jesus, my husband, my two beautiful girls, dark chocolate and writing songs that remind you that YOU ARE LOVED. For over 14 years I’ve worked side-by-side with my husband and creative partner, Dave. This year we’re working together to create something beautiful and then release it into the world on the first Friday of each month.   Over the past several years my music made its way onto TV shows, international ads, and radio stations around the world, but more importantly, it’s kept listeners like you company in hospital rooms and war zones, in the middle of plane flights and sleepless nights, during weddings and car rides. I’m thrilled that the music I work so hard to create gets to be the soundtrack to major (and not-so-major) moments in your lives! I never set out to be a career musician, but here I am with a heart full of gratitude and songs yet to be written. It’s my prayer that these songs will be a comforting, peaceful companion as you journey through this life. God is with you and He is for you. You can check out JJ's music HERE on Amazon! Be sure to visit her site as well at www.jjheller.com.                     **This post may contain a few affiliate links, both Amazon & others. Please see my disclosure page if you have any questions