Still Coloring with Toni Collier

To finish out Season 6 of the Still Coloring podcast, I want to give you some snippets of conversations I’ve had recently with three voices I trust to speak into my own life and grief – Dr. Curt Thompson, Dr. Alison Cook, and Debra Fileta. These three licensed professional counselors have some good stuff to share, and I hope you find hope and direction in what they have to say. It’s real good, I promise.   Thank you to my two incredible sponsors for this season of the Still Coloring podcast: Bark Technologies and Dwell Differently! Y'all go check them out.  Bark Technology – The Bark Phone for Kids [https://barkparentalcontrols.pxf.io/c/3314928/1546406/17000] starts at $39/month and was named a Best Invention of 2023 by TIME Magazine! Bark has an app [https://www.bark.us/?irclickid=ROgS9dXZuxyPR3M0VFy9UWtoUkHUPeW2Uz8T240&irgwc=1&ref&rt] for device monitoring, too.  DwellDifferently.com [https://dwelldifferently.com/] – Use the code TONI for your first month of scripture-memorization resources FREE! Watch podcast episodes on YouTube! [https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier] Connect with Toni:  Personal Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier/] | Broken Crayons Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brkncrayons/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni] Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter [https://www.tonijcollier.com/newsletter] Website: ToniJCollier.com [https://www.tonijcollier.com/] Purchase Toni’s children’s book: Broken Crayons Still Color [https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD] Purchase Toni’s book: Brave Enough to be Broken [https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu] Want to partner with Toni or advertise on the podcast? Reach out here [https://forms.gle/ix5mN7gJVAStPHPCA].

I believe that when God brings you to a Red Sea moment in your life, He’s going to part it. We serve the God of miracles, and He’s still working miracles every single day. And no matter what it is you’re facing, He has a plan to bring you back to His goodness. The pain you feel, the heartache you’re enduring, the loneliness and depression and sadness… not one bit of it will be wasted in the story God is writing – I promise you.   Thank you to my two incredible sponsors for this season of the Still Coloring podcast: Bark Technologies and Dwell Differently! Y'all go check them out.  Bark Technology – The Bark Phone for Kids [https://barkparentalcontrols.pxf.io/c/3314928/1546406/17000] starts at $39/month and was named a Best Invention of 2023 by TIME Magazine! Bark has an app [https://www.bark.us/?irclickid=ROgS9dXZuxyPR3M0VFy9UWtoUkHUPeW2Uz8T240&irgwc=1&ref&rt] for device monitoring, too.  DwellDifferently.com [https://dwelldifferently.com/] – Use the code TONI for your first month of scripture-memorization resources FREE! Watch podcast episodes on YouTube! [https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier] Connect with Toni:  Personal Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier/] | Broken Crayons Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brkncrayons/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni] Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter [https://www.tonijcollier.com/newsletter] Website: ToniJCollier.com [https://www.tonijcollier.com/] Purchase Toni’s children’s book: Broken Crayons Still Color [https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD] Purchase Toni’s book: Brave Enough to be Broken [https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu] Want to partner with Toni or advertise on the podcast? Reach out here [https://forms.gle/ix5mN7gJVAStPHPCA].

I want to tell y’all the story of one of my favorite scriptures, Psalm 91. It was given to me by a deacon in a church during a church service that I barely wanted to be at, and at the time it didn’t mean a thing to me. But it came alive to me during a “spiritual encounter” weekend retreat where I was finally pursuing being a follower of God and not just a fan. I realized that God’s word comes most alive when we are looking for God Himself. Let’s go find Him. He isn’t too far.   Thank you to my two incredible sponsors for this season of the Still Coloring podcast: Bark Technologies and Dwell Differently! Y'all go check them out.  Bark Technology – The Bark Phone for Kids [https://barkparentalcontrols.pxf.io/c/3314928/1546406/17000] starts at $39/month and was named a Best Invention of 2023 by TIME Magazine! Bark has an app [https://www.bark.us/?irclickid=ROgS9dXZuxyPR3M0VFy9UWtoUkHUPeW2Uz8T240&irgwc=1&ref&rt] for device monitoring, too.  DwellDifferently.com [https://dwelldifferently.com/] – Use the code TONI for your first month of scripture-memorization resources FREE! Watch podcast episodes on YouTube! [https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier] Connect with Toni:  Personal Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier/] | Broken Crayons Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brkncrayons/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni] Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter [https://www.tonijcollier.com/newsletter] Website: ToniJCollier.com [https://www.tonijcollier.com/] Purchase Toni’s children’s book: Broken Crayons Still Color [https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD] Purchase Toni’s book: Brave Enough to be Broken [https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu] Want to partner with Toni or advertise on the podcast? Reach out here [https://forms.gle/ix5mN7gJVAStPHPCA].

I have a tendency to live in a scarcity mindset about money, that there’s not going to be enough of it, and when I do have it, I might lose it. Maybe you feel that way too. Finances can impact what we believe about God, but goodness, do I have some God winks to tell you about the ways He’s provided in this season of my divorce. I was scared to take time off the stage because speaking is how I make money, but I heard God say, “Toni, I am the author of good things. I am working out all things out for the good of those who love me. Love me, follow me, surrender to me, and I got you.” He’s got you too, friend. Let me show you how.   Thank you to my two incredible sponsors for this season of the Still Coloring podcast: Bark Technologies and Dwell Differently! Y'all go check them out.  Bark Technology – The Bark Phone for Kids [https://barkparentalcontrols.pxf.io/c/3314928/1546406/17000] starts at $39/month and was named a Best Invention of 2023 by TIME Magazine! Bark has an app [https://www.bark.us/?irclickid=ROgS9dXZuxyPR3M0VFy9UWtoUkHUPeW2Uz8T240&irgwc=1&ref&rt] for device monitoring, too.  DwellDifferently.com [https://dwelldifferently.com/] – Use the code TONI for your first month of scripture-memorization resources FREE! Watch podcast episodes on YouTube! [https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier] Connect with Toni:  Personal Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier/] | Broken Crayons Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brkncrayons/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni] Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter [https://www.tonijcollier.com/newsletter] Website: ToniJCollier.com [https://www.tonijcollier.com/] Purchase Toni’s children’s book: Broken Crayons Still Color [https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD] Purchase Toni’s book: Brave Enough to be Broken [https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu] Want to partner with Toni or advertise on the podcast? Reach out here [https://forms.gle/ix5mN7gJVAStPHPCA].

One thing that has been super consistent in this season of my life is how my community has SHOWN UP for me. God saw fit that out-of-town friends would physically be down the hall when I got the worst phone call of my life. They’ve comforted me and helped me discover things about myself that I hadn’t realized before. My community furnished my new home and reminded me of my purpose, coaching me through attacks of the enemy when in a moment I believed that the pain would absolutely crush me. Listen, friends. We need each other. We can't heal alone. So, after you run to your Savior in moments of pain and darkness, make sure you find your people too.  Thank you to my two incredible sponsors for this season of the Still Coloring podcast: Bark Technologies and Dwell Differently! Y'all go check them out.  Bark Technology – The Bark Phone for Kids [https://barkparentalcontrols.pxf.io/c/3314928/1546406/17000] starts at $39/month and was named a Best Invention of 2023 by TIME Magazine! Bark has an app [https://www.bark.us/?irclickid=ROgS9dXZuxyPR3M0VFy9UWtoUkHUPeW2Uz8T240&irgwc=1&ref&rt] for device monitoring, too.  DwellDifferently.com [https://dwelldifferently.com/] – Use the code TONI for your first month of scripture-memorization resources FREE! Watch podcast episodes on YouTube! [https://www.youtube.com/@tonijcollier] Connect with Toni:  Personal Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tonijcollier/] | Broken Crayons Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brkncrayons/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni] Newsletter: ToniJCollier.com/Newsletter [https://www.tonijcollier.com/newsletter] Website: ToniJCollier.com [https://www.tonijcollier.com/] Purchase Toni’s children’s book: Broken Crayons Still Color [https://amzn.to/3x3I4xD] Purchase Toni’s book: Brave Enough to be Broken [https://amzn.to/3VoCjVu] Want to partner with Toni or advertise on the podcast? Reach out here [https://forms.gle/ix5mN7gJVAStPHPCA].