Guest hosting on Living Inspired - tomorrow!

Margaret will be a guest host on Tricia Goyer's weekly radio program, Living Inspired tomorrow. Margaret will be interviewing Brittney Thomas.

For those of you who don't know who Brittney is, let me fill you in:

After surviving one of the nation’s first and deadliest school shootings, Brittney developed an untamed passion for social justice issues across the globe.

It was in Cambodia while working in water purification and health education programs that Brittney was first exposed to the underground world of human trafficking. Upon returning to the states to continue her education, Brittney soon discovered that modern-day slavery was happening right in her own backyard…and from there the rest is history! Brittney received her Masters in Public Health, became a member of the Lexington, KY Human Trafficking Task Force and soon found herself as the state director for the “Not For Sale Campaign”.

Brittney has been a guest speaker at awareness events and educational seminars on issues regarding school violence and human trafficking. To learn more about Brittney visit her blog, Lopsided Halos!




Brittney shares her story in Pearl Girls: Encountering Grit, Experiecing Grace. Margaret will be giving away a copy of the book. Please leave a comment on the show post here: http://toginet.com/shows/livinginspired/articles/193 to win!

Tune into Living Inspired on Thursday at 1:00 pm CST - live!

This week on Kitchen Chat: Holley Gerth!

This week on Kitchen Chat I'll be interviewing Holley Gerth!

Holley is an amazing and kind-hearted woman, I'm thrilled to be sharing her many talents with you all! And be sure to check out the recipe box - Holley has shared her Éclair Cake with us - yummy!

Here's just a bit about the amazing Holley!

Holley Gerth is an award-winning writer and an editorial director for DaySpring with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. She recently launched an innovative site for Christian women called (in)courage, www.incourage.me, that had almost 60,000 unique visitors in the first month. Gerth is the author of over 2,000 cards, as well as several devotionals, articles, journals, and children’s books. She has a master’s degree in counseling and is passionate about bringing hope to the hearts of women. She loves deeply, as her husband Mark knows, and lives courageously. She believes that’s why she’s here on this earth…and she recently wrote her first devotional book, Rain on Me.

You can find more information on online at Heart to Heart with Holley at
http://holley.dayspring.com.

Join Margaret every Friday at 11:00 CST for Kitchen Chat!

Come Join me for Kitchen Chat today with guest Bonnie St. John!

TODAY, I'm excited to introduce you to my dear and ever inspirational friend, Bonnie St. John. Bonnie is also a fellow Pearl Girl and will be helping launch my internet radio program, Kitchen Chat with Margaret McSweeney.

I hope you will join me to hear what she has to say about living life, with JOY! Listen today, January 15th, from 11am to 12pm CST.

Bonnie St. John is an author, inspirational speaker, executive coach, TV personality, mother, and seeker of wisdom. Bonnie has suffered through many of the difficulties most discussed today: abuse, divorce, disability, and struggles related to gender or race. Despite these challenges, she has relentlessly sought ways to stay positive and live joyfully no matter what life dishes out. Her deep sense of peace and joy in life has inspired millions of people to want to know what she has learned about finding joy in a crazy world.Her message of falling down and getting up—in life, at an Olympic ski race, or in business—has been sought after by CEOs, recognized in the White House, celebrated on a Starbucks Cup and honored with a doctoral degree for her lifetime commitment to motivating people. More than hope, Bonnie provides practical tips, step-by-step directions, and presents the very latest in social research in an easy-to-use way. "Everyone has the God-given capacity to live joyfully—it doesn't depend on your circumstances. But it does require that you make the choice to identify your joys in life and take action to reach them."

Simply meeting Bonnie has been a life transforming experience for many people. "If a one-legged, African-American girl from San Diego with no money and no snow can go to the Olympics as a ski racer..." people think to themselves, "surely I can follow my dream and find the joy in my life."

Check out her website at www.bonniestjohn.com and then tune in TODAY to hear what she has to say on Kitchen Chat!

Win a copy of Bonnie's book Live Your Joy during the show - leave a comment here!

Exploring the World from the Kitchen Counter!

I'm so excited to announce my new radio show, Kitchen Chat with Margaret McSweeney!

People say that the kitchen is the heart of the home. I would go a step further, I think the kitchen is the heart of the world. Join me each Friday from my kitchen counter as I chat with authors, chefs, doctors, bankers, publishers, artists and many other interesting people with interesting insights. Each guest will bring along a favorite recipe, and we will talk about everything - even the kitchen sink.

Come join me on Friday, January 15th from 11am to 12pm CST.

Our guest will be the ever inspirational, Bonnie St. John!

Bonnie St. John is an author, inspirational speaker, executive coach, TV personality, mother, and seeker of wisdom. Bonnie has suffered through many of the difficulties most discussed today: abuse, divorce, disability, and struggles related to gender or race. Despite these challenges, she has relentlessly sought ways to stay positive and live joyfully no matter what life dishes out. Her deep sense of peace and joy in life has inspired millions of people to want to know what she has learned about finding joy in a crazy world.Her message of falling down and getting up—in life, at an Olympic ski race, or in business—has been sought after by CEOs, recognized in the White House, celebrated on a Starbucks Cup and honored with a doctoral degree for her lifetime commitment to motivating people. More than hope, Bonnie provides practical tips, step-by-step directions, and presents the very latest in social research in an easy-to-use way. "Everyone has the God-given capacity to live joyfully—it doesn't depend on your circumstances. But it does require that you make the choice to identify your joys in life and take action to reach them."

Simply meeting Bonnie has been a life transforming experience for many people. "If a one-legged, African-American girl from San Diego with no money and no snow can go to the Olympics as a ski racer..." people think to themselves, "surely I can follow my dream and find the joy in my life."

Check out her website at www.bonniestjohn.com and then tune in Friday to hear what she has to say on Kitchen Chat!