Today's guest, Leigh Mackenzie, and I have so much in common! Not only do we both love traveling and have 2 dogs, but we have also been through trauma and therapy. She describes how therapy helped her discover and then begin the process of healing from things in her past she had no recollection of besides some flashes in her memory. We discuss how four words changed the trajectory of her life and ministry over four years ago. Enjoy today's episode and go share if with someone who you believe will benefit from this message!
Bio:
As a sermon research assistant at a multisite midwestern megachurch, Leigh Mackenzie shared her love and talent to delve deeply in Scripture and extract original perspectives on teaching and personal application for her preaching team.
Known as “The Church Girl Writes” (one of 2017's Pureflix’s Top Christian Mommy Bloggers), her professional work regularly appeared in Christian Standard magazine on subjects ranging from child trafficking and church core values to thrift store ministry and the attributes of Hannah. Her Bible study questions for The Lookout magazine, one of the nation’s oldest Bible study guides for adults, and online communion meditations for Christian Standard equipped leaders for ministry. She also has written devotional material for The Upper Room.
Loving audiobooks and sunshine, Leigh and husband Christopher passionately explore the world, eating ethnic food, and enjoying good wine together. With a son in computer sciences at UIC and their Ethiopian daughter attending high school, the Mackenzies delight to reside in Chicago, IL with rescue dogs, Scout Charles and Louie Vuitton.
Leigh’s Superpowers: Vulnerable Honesty, Biblical Knowledge, Trustworthiness
Ministry Goals: Embrace, Encourage, and Empower trauma survivors to heal biblically, spiritually, emotionally, and physically.
Anchor Verse in the Story She Shared:
Psalm 23:4
Connect with Leigh:
Website: https://leighmackenzie.com
IG: https://instagram.com/xoxo_leighmackenzie
FB: https://www.facebook.com/leigh.mackenzie.5
Book: https://www.amazon.com/She-Seems-So-Normal-Authentic/dp/1949856690/ref=sr_1_1_nodl?keywords=leigh+mackenzie+she+seems+so+normal&qid=1664205621&sprefix=leigh+mackenzie%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-1&dplnkId=c0531c22-3916-42d8-8f7e-3e72f1bfdf32
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