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Women Behind the Words Episode 90 - "Navigating Hard Seasons” with Dr. Evelyn Johnson TaylorDate: November 12, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Dr. Evelyn Johnson Taylor Story Highlights In this deeply moving episode of The Women Behind the Words, Debbie Dufek sits down with Dr. Evelyn Johnson Taylor to talk about caregiving, grief, and finding purpose in life’s transitions. Dr. Evelyn shares her powerful journey of caring for her late husband, who was diagnosed with cancer at age 48 and later developed an autoimmune disease. Through her story, she reminds us that caregiving, though often exhausting and emotional, is ultimately an act of love and wor...

2025-11-1254 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 89 - When God Calls You Higher: How Saying Yes Changed Everything with Pamela LongDate: October 7, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Pamela Long Story Highlights: In this heartfelt episode of The Women Behind the Words, Debbie Dufek sits down with Pamela Long, founder of Embracing Faith Ministries, to talk about the beauty of saying “yes” to God, even when it stretches us beyond our comfort zone. Pam shares her journey from insecurity to confident obedience, the birth of her ministry, and the lessons she’s learned about humility, leadership, and letting God lead every step. Pamela opens up about the seasons of insecurity, growth, and res...

2025-10-071h 00

Women Behind the Words Episode 88 - You Are Enough: A Granddaughter’s Story of Faith, Healing, and Finding Purpose with Sasha RazenDate: September 25, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Sasha Razen Story Highlights: In this heartfelt and unscripted episode of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek welcomes her granddaughter, Sasha Razen, for a tender grandmother and granddaughter conversation about faith, identity, and the power of speaking life. Debbie opens with a brief apology for a two week break and then invites listeners into a real time story that many families will recognize. Sasha shares how words spoken over her during a painful breakup left her feeling not enough in her faith. Sh...

2025-09-2634 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 87 - Finding God in Nature: 52 Hiking Devotions with Maureen E. WiseDate: September 5, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Maureen E. Wise Story Highlights: In this inspiring episode of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek welcomes Maureen E. Wise, a woman whose gentle and beautiful message is sure to encourage your soul. Together, they dive into her newest book, Strength for My Path: 52 Devotions from the Hiking Trail, a collection of weekly reflections designed to be pondered while hiking or spending time in God’s creation. Maureen shares how nature has been a vital part of her spiritual journey, reminding us of...

2025-09-0539 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 86 - We Will Get Through This with Debra ButterfieldDate: August 29, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Debra Butterfield Story Highlights: In this episode of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek sits down with Debra Butterfield, an author, Marine Corps veteran, and editor whose life is marked by resilience, faith, and unshakable determination. Debra’s story begins with a life-changing moment as a teenager: while babysitting during a tornado, nearly every house around her was destroyed, yet she and the children survived unharmed. She says she “grew up that day,” and it became the first of many defining moments that sha...

2025-08-2942 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 85 - Obedience Equals Opportunity: Faith, Covenant Marriage, and Parenting Through Trials with Heather DwyerDate: August 21, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Heather Patterson Dwyer Episode Highlights: In this powerful episode of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek sits down with longtime friend and prayer warrior, Heather Patterson Dwyer, for a conversation that is both raw and deeply hope-filled. Heather opens her heart about the realities of marriage, motherhood, special needs parenting, foster care, and adoption, weaving her story with the thread of God’s faithfulness through every season. With honesty and joy, she shares how obedience to God opens doors to opportunity, even when...

2025-08-2257 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 84 - Boundaries: Loving Others Without Losing Yourself with Dana MorehouseDate: August 15, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Deb Dufek and her daughter, Dana Morehouse Story Highlights: In this heartfelt episode of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek sits down with her first-born daughter, Dana Morehouse, for a candid conversation about a topic that affects every part of our lives, boundaries. Do you set them? Do you keep them? And if not, why? Deb and Dana share a real-life moment that unfolded in the middle of Target when a last-minute family birthday party crisis hit. One daughter was ex...

2025-08-1536 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 83 - Seeing My Life Through God’s Eyes with Ann Harrison Date: August 8, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Ann Harrison Story Highlights: In this powerful and faith-filled episode of The Women Behind the Words, Debbie Dufek welcomes author, poet, and freelance editor Ann Harrison for a deeply personal conversation about trusting God in every season, especially when life looks nothing like what you expected. Born completely blind due to a medical error shortly after birth, Ann has lived her entire life without physical sight. Yet, what she shares in this episode goes far beyond the physical. Ann invites us into her world, a...

2025-08-0850 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 82 - A Story of Waiting, Obedience, and the Power of Redemption with Maureen MillerDate: August 1, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Maureen Miller Episode Highlights: In today’s heartfelt episode of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek is joined by the beautiful soul and kindred heart of Maureen Miller, wife, mom, Mosie, writer, encourager, and award-winning author. A connector of people and a true wordsmith, Maureen shares the deeply personal journey behind her debut novel Gideon’s Book, a story God placed on her heart during a season of quiet surrender. Through vulnerability and wisdom, Maureen invites us into the tension of livin...

2025-08-011h 10

Women Behind the Words Episode 81 - Blooming in Brokenness: Resilience, Faith, and Authenticity with Amber Weigand-BuckleyDate: July 18, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Amber Weigand-Buckley Episode Highlights: In this inspiring installment of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek sits down with Amazon #1 bestselling author and mental health advocate Amber Weigand-Buckley to unpack her latest devotional, Flowers Find a Way: Resilient Blooms in Relentless Faith. Amber opens up about overcoming mental health challenges and how “mental health struggles don’t disqualify anyone from divine purpose and leadership calling.” Drawing on intimate anecdotes, from the tenacious dandelion that “pushes itself up through concrete just to reach the light” to the symboli...

2025-07-181h 10

Women Behind the Words Episode 80 - Surviving Trauma and Seeing Jesus: Sheila Preston Fitzgerald’s Miraculous Story of Faith, Healing, and HopeDate: July 11, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: A Conversation with Sheila Preston Fitzgerald Episode Highlights: In one of the most gripping and miraculous episodes of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek welcomes author, speaker, and trauma survivor Sheila Preston Fitzgerald. Fourteen years ago, Sheila’s life changed forever after a horrific motorcycle accident that should have taken her life. Instead, it launched her into an unimaginable journey of miraculous survival, divine encounter, and unshakable faith. Sheila recounts in vivid detail the near death experience that left her body broken but her spi...

2025-07-111h 06

Women Behind the Words Episode 79 - A Story Passed Down: How a Grandmother’s Legacy Sparked a New CallingDate: July 5, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Nancy Haack Episode Highlights: In this heartfelt episode of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek welcomes author and illustrator Nancy Haack to share her beautiful journey of creativity, calling, and God’s perfect timing. Nancy opens up about the childhood passion for art that eventually blossomed into something more—writing stories that echo the legacy of faith she inherited from her grandmother. Although Nancy never set out to become a writer, God used a lifetime of unexpected twists, jobs that seemed unrelated, seasons of qu...

2025-07-0541 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 77 - Finding Joy in Spinning Plates with Shayna MorehouseDate: June 13, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Shayna Morehouse Episode Highlights: In this heartfelt and joyful episode of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek welcomes a very special guest—her granddaughter by marriage, Shayna Morehouse. As a homeschooling mom, wife to a busy coach and teacher, entrepreneur, and passionate follower of Jesus, Shayna sits down with Debbie for her very first podcast interview. The conversation is filled with wisdom, laughter, and real-life encouragement for moms who are trying to “spin all the plates.” Shayna shares why she titled this episode...

2025-06-1356 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 75 - Embracing Grace in the New Normal: Bob and Deb Dufek's Journey of Faith and HealingDate: May 24, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Bob and Deb Dufek Episode Highlights: Welcome to another heartfelt episode of The Women Behind the Words! We’re so glad you’ve joined us for this deeply personal conversation with Bob and Deb Dufek. If you haven’t yet listened to last week’s episode (Podcast #74), we encourage you to go back and hear it first, as it provides valuable context for this follow-up discussion. In this episode, Bob and Deb share how the Lord recently opened up a portion of Scripture to them—Matthew 11:28-30 (The Me...

2025-05-2347 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 74 - The Unforced Rhythms of Grace: Trading Striving for Soul Rest with Debbie DufekDate: May 9, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Debbie Dufek Episode Highlights: In this peaceful and uplifting episode of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek takes a reflective journey into the comforting invitation of Jesus in Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message). This passage calls us to release the weight of exhaustion, burnout, and pressure and instead discover the “unforced rhythms of grace.” Debbie invites listeners to step away from the constant striving for perfection and lean into the gentle, sustaining grace that Jesus offers. She shares personal insights, practical steps, and spiritual refle...

2025-05-0929 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 73 - Teaching Is a Mission Field: How God Uses Educators Every Day with Gretchen HuesmannDate: April 25, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Gretchen Huesmann Episode Highlights: In this inspiring episode of The Women Behind the Words, host Debbie Dufek sits down with Gretchen Huesmann—teacher, speaker, and award-winning author—for a conversation filled with honesty, insight, and hope for today's educators. As the author of It’s a Good Day to Be a Teacher: 52 Devotions to Equip and Encourage Educators, Gretchen brings her heart and firsthand experience to the table, offering support to those navigating the complexities of the classroom post-pandemic. Gretchen shares how God called her bac...

2025-05-0243 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 67 - Grandparenting with Wisdom and Grace with Melissa HeilandDate: March 14, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Melissa Heiland Episode Highlights: In this heartfelt episode of The Women Behind the Words, Debbie Dufek welcomes Melissa Heiland to discuss the profound role of grandparents and how they can impact their grandchildren’s lives with love, prayer, and wisdom. Melissa shares valuable insights on navigating the joys and challenges of grandparenting while maintaining integrity, respect, and a deep sense of faith. Melissa emphasizes the importance of honoring parental authority and encouraging grandparents to never undermine their grandchildren's parents or contradict established rul...

2025-03-1443 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 62 - How to Hear God’s Voice in Your Ministry: The Power of a Weekly Business Meeting with GodDate: February 6, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Solo Episode with Debbie Dufek Welcome to The Women Behind the Words! In today’s episode, Debbie explores the transformative practice of holding a weekly ministry or business meeting with God. By intentionally setting aside time to hear His voice, journaling your thoughts, and seeking His wisdom, you’ll gain clarity and direction for your work and calling. This episode is packed with practical steps to help you cultivate a heart that listens and follows God’s leading in every decision. Episode Highlights: Positi...

2025-02-0634 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 58 - “How One Word from God Has the Power to Transform Your Year”Date: January 3, 2025 Podcast Show Notes: Solo Episode with host Debbie Dufek Welcome to The Women Behind the Words podcast! As we embrace the first few days of this new year, I’m thrilled to share a personal and transformative spiritual practice that has deeply impacted my life. For seven years, I’ve sought the Lord for a “word of the year,” and today, on the third day of 2025, I’ll take you through this meaningful journey, reflecting on how it has shaped my walk with Him and my purpose. Episode Highl...

2025-01-0322 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 53 - My Story, My Voice: A Testimony of Life, Grace, and HopeDate: November 19, 2024 Podcast Show Notes: Solo episode with your host Debbie Dufek Story Highlight: Welcome to The Women Behind the Words. This week, Debbie Dufek shares a deeply personal and heartfelt story that underscores the sanctity of life and the power of grace. In this solo episode, Debbie takes us back to a pivotal moment in her life as a 15-year-old facing an unplanned pregnancy. Through vulnerability and honesty, she recounts the challenges, fears, and societal pressures she experienced during that season. Yet, through the love and support of her incredible mother a...

2024-11-1927 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 32 - Trusting God When You Don’t Have All the Answers with Julie SunneDate: May 21, 2024 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Julie Sunne Story Highlight: Welcome to today’s inspiring episode of "The Women Behind The Words." We're joined by Julie Sunne, whose personal journey beautifully illustrates the profound love and faithfulness that God offers, especially during times when we carry burdens that seem too heavy to bear alone. Julie’s life was marked by trauma when she experienced the devastating loss of her first child through miscarriage, an event followed by others. This series of profound losses spiraled her into a deep battle with depres...

2024-05-2150 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 27 - The Best is Still Ahead: Start Today with Bob and Deb DufekDate: April 2, 2024 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Bob and Deb Dufek Story Highlight: We welcome you to today’s episode of The Women Behind the Words as Bob and Deb Dufek celebrate their life together with their listeners on Deb’s birthday and their 48th anniversary. Together they share an unscripted peek into their early years and how they experienced, firsthand, the faithfulness of the Lord over and over as He led them forward with His love and great joy. Their testimony stands strong today because it isn’t about th...

2024-04-0250 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 20 - A Journey Back To The Father with Sandra Flach Part. 2Date: February 6, 2024 Podcast Show Notes: Interview with Sandra Flach Story Highlight: In today’s episode of our podcast, we warmly welcome back Sandra Flach, who, alongside our host Debbie Dufek, delves into the profound topic of walking in the calling the Lord has given us. Their conversation starts with an agreement that everyone indeed has a calling, paving the way for a deep dive into the nuances of living out this purpose. Sandra, using her rich personal experiences, illuminates that the journey of our calling may often appear illogical or unclear fro...

2024-02-0647 min

Women Behind the Words Episode 15 - Choosing Joy: A Christmas and New Year Reflection with Debbie DufekDate: December 26, 2023 Podcast Show Notes: A few minutes with Debbie Dufek Introduction: Welcome to another inspiring episode of The Women Behind the Words. Join us this week as we delve into the personal reflections of Debbie Dufek on the Christmas season and living intentionally for Jesus. Segment 1: Christmas Reflections: Debbie shares her personal thoughts and anecdotes on the Christmas season. Exploring the idea of living deliberately for Jesus amid the holiday rush. Moving away from overwhelm and focusing on what matters to Him. Segment 2: The Power of a Word: Debbie...

2023-12-2618 min

Intersection Podcast Intersection Podcast - 2023 Vol. 34 Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright - AnGeL Ministries {Preparing to Meet Jesus}Julie Baumgardner - WinShape MarriagePatty Mason - Liberty in Christ Ministries {Getting to Know God's Voice}Debbie Dufek - Holy Interruptionsmeetinghouseonline.info

2023-08-2526 min

Faith Radio Podcast Dufek, Debbie - Holy Interruptions At the Summer 2023 Christian Product Expo in Lexington, KY, Debbie Dufek, author of the book, Holy Interruptions: When God Taps You On The Shoulder, discussed how to respond when God intervenes in our lives. You can find her online at debbiedufek.com.

2023-08-1617 min

The Love Offering A Little Interruption Goes A Long Way with Debbie DufekGod chooses and uses unlikely people. He proves it again and again through the stories in His Word. The life messages of women in the Bible whose lives were gloriously interrupted still powerfully change lives today. He uses their stories to change us. He uses our stories to change others. How about you? Are you willing to hear and heed His call? To answer His tap on your shoulder? Will you welcome Him into your story? Are you willing to share even the sometimes-raw places of that story so someone else can find the beauty of the with-God life?

2023-06-2731 min