The Carpenter’s Daughter

Episode Twelve: Palms Up, Palms Down Prayer | A Guided Prayer for Surrender

This guided Palms Up, Palms Down prayer invites you into a sacred moment of surrender and trust with God. Through gentle movement and reflection, you are guided to release your burdens into Jesus’ hands and open yourself to receive His peace, love, and sustaining grace.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, weary, or carrying emotional or spiritual weight, this prayer offers a simple yet powerful way to cast your cares on the Lord and rest in His presence.
Rooted in Psalm 55:22, this prayer is ideal for times of stress, quiet devotion, or when you need to reconnect with God through embodied prayer.
✨ “Cast your cares on the LORD, and he will sustain you.” — Psalm 55:22

Episode Eleven: Anxiety

In this episode, we explore the connection between anxiety and the emotions we often suppress. Sometimes anxiety is not random, and it’s not a failure of faith. Sometimes it’s your heart asking to be heard. I share a personal moment when I asked God where my anxiety was coming from, and the answer led me into deeper healing.
 
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Episode Ten: Anger

You know, this has been a season where I’ve had to face anger in ways I never have before. Not just surface-level frustration — but deep, soul-level anger that comes when you’ve been wronged, misunderstood, or treated unjustly.
Anger has a way of gripping us — it tells us that if we hold on to it, somehow justice will come. But the truth is, it starts to hold us. It clouds our peace, our relationships, and even how we hear God.
What I’ve learned is that God doesn’t shame us for our anger — He invites us to bring it to Him. Not to deny it, but to surrender it. Because when we do, He replaces it with something far more powerful than revenge or justification — He gives us freedom.
So today, as you listen, I want to invite you to ask:
“What am I still carrying that God is asking me to release?”
And as we pray together, let’s ask Him to meet us in that space — not to erase what happened, but to restore what’s been broken inside us.

Episode Nine: Disappointment

Disappointment is something we all face—whether in relationships, unanswered prayers, or unmet expectations. In this episode, I share a personal story of disappointment and how God gently reminded me of His faithfulness even when things didn’t look like I imagined.
Through Scripture, reflection, and prayer, we’ll explore:
Why disappointment is so hard to process
How to bring our honest feelings to God
Biblical hope that carries us through unmet expectations
This is a space to pause, be honest before the Lord, and invite Him into the places where you’ve felt let down.
Take a moment with me to reflect, pray, and trust that God is still writing a good story with your life.

Episode Eight: A Podcast To Wake Up Too.

Start your mornings rooted in God’s presence. In this podcast you’ll be encouraged with God’s Word, quiet your heart before Him, and step into your day with renewed peace and strength. Whether you’re commuting, sipping coffee, or preparing for the day ahead, let these moments anchor you in His truth and remind you that you are never alone

Episode Seven: Listen Before You Sleep

Drift into deep peace as you lay your head down each night. This episode will help to remind your heart that you are safe in His hands. Because true rest begins not when your eyes close, but when your soul trusts the One who watches over you.

Episode Six: A Mid-Year Review

In this episode, we pause for a midyear spiritual check-in with the Lord, using the Israelites’ journey through the desert as our guide. Just as God led His people step by step toward the Promised Land, He invites us to reflect on where we’ve been, where He’s leading, and how we can walk forward in faith.Questions Asked for Follow Along: 1. Is there anything you are still in bondage too? An Egypt in your life? Look over the past six years and ask Holy Spirit to reveal any chains that might still be present. 2. Take a moment and thank God for fighting for you. Then sit in His presence and the stillness with Him.3. What are the obstacles you have faced over the past six months? Take a moment and thank of God for His presence in the midst of the obstacles. Or maybe you didn't see Him and you need to ask Him where He was in the midst of it. 4. Look back and ask yourself, are there any disappointments in the past six months you need to give to God? 5. What "onions" do you have in your life? What area's of comfort are in your life that you need to let go of?6. What needs, big and small, do you have? Tell God these needs? 7. Focus on the present. Is there anything the Lord has asked of you that you haven't been obedient to? Take a moment and repent. And make a plan after this on how you can be obedient. 8. Now, lets look forward. What are the thoughts and feelings as you look to the future? Talk to the Lord about that feeling. 9. Lets look together to the Lord. Commit to trusting God in the next half of the year. Is there anything you want us to know or do, in light of the future? 

Episode Five: Condemnation

Have you ever found yourself trapped in a cycle of condemning thoughts—ones that whisper you're not enough, that you’ve messed up too badly, or that God must be disappointed in you? This episode is for you.
We’re talking about the difference between the voice of condemnation and the voice of God’s truth. Condemnation shames and isolates, but the Holy Spirit convicts with hope and draws us closer. We’ll unpack how Scripture tells us we are clean, forgiven, and precious in His sight, even in our weakness.
Let this episode be a moment of exchange—trading guilt for grace, heaviness for hope, and fear for the Father's love. We’ll also lead you in a time of prayer to invite God to speak His truth over the places where condemnation has taken root.
 
Questions Asked: 1. what are the specific lies that my inner critic is saying against me? Holy Spirit, please bring up all lies, so I can take them captive.2. Holy Spirit, what truth do you want to apply to this lie? 3. Lord, have I been holding condemnation towards someone else? If so, please reveal to me who that is.4. Ask for forgiveness for bringing your condemnation. And I want you to pray for that specific person. 

A Reading of Romans 8:1-17

I think it is beautiful that the themes of being a child of God and condemnation are so interwoven in this scripture because it is true! We live in the fullness of our identity when we live free from condemnation. 

Episode Four: A Child of God

This is, in some ways, a simple lesson but has profound impact on every area of our lives. God is teaching me this very lesson now!
Questions asked: 
In what areas of my life am I trying to be the parent instead of the child?
Which of the “Big Five False Needs” am I chasing today?
What would it look like to rest like a weaned child in God’s arms?
What part of my life do I need to turn, like a sunflower, toward the light of His presence?
Can I let go of doing, and just be with Him for a moment?