In today’s episode of Grace Among Us, we’ll share insight into the question, “Does grace sneak up on you?”, and give another view of grace in all its many forms. The desire is that you will begin to notice grace in your own life and be encouraged that life is for you. So, if you’ve ever considered that grace may be sneaking up on you without you knowing it, tune in to hear how you might be right!Here is a glance at what you’ll hear in this episode1.    Ebony highlights - when grace shows up in the black and white it's sneaking upon her. She was expecting it in the Grey, she was expecting it in the big, and she was expecting it in the ways that she’s praying for. The stuff she doesn’t pray about or the stuff that's kind of on autopilot, the things that she had figured out when it shows up there, and that’s when it's sneaking upon her. She wasn't expecting this, those are the sneaky moments. 2.    Carri shares - her response when she sees grace sneak up on her and in general. Her response is like, “Yes, there it is, or wow that's cool”. It's not often followed by action, it’s more of appreciation.3.    The first in disrupting the autopilot is accepting that there is some autopilot and paying attention.Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you're leaving with another pointer to grace, and a new perspective that will light it up in your own life. If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know at [email protected]; we would love to hear your questions, suggestions, and/or comments. Don’t forget to share it with a friend. Also, please be sure to subscribe so you're notified when a new episode is posted. Until next time, be well, be blessed, be bold, and be kind to yourself.

In today’s episode of Grace Among Us, we share about our biggest misconceptions about grace. What grace is and what it is not. What arrived as well is the relationship between grace and forgiveness. So, if you’ve ever considered that you know all about grace, tune in to hear you may be right or you may be surprised! Here’s a glance at the episode:1.    Grace is free and doesn't require one to do something to get it. But in real life, she finds himself leaning on concepts like karma and reap what we sow. She has a hard time disconnecting the reaping and sowing and karmic aspects of life from the true free gift of grace and that's a daily struggle for him if she does good then good will come. If she shows grace, then it'll come back to her and that might be true but if she never showed, exhibited, or demonstrated these things that she’s trying to do, she would still have access to grace. So, it's an active misconception that she works through daily.2.    Carri’s biggest misconception is that someday she is going to make a big mistake and that she’ll never see Grace again. It's very much along the same lines but that fear is the limitation, or it might not even be the limitation. It might be the other side that she is so powerful that she could choose something that would eliminate grace from her life and that is the biggest lie. 3.    Ebony mentions, that she doesn't think one can have true forgiveness without grace. The beautiful thing about forgiveness is, that the ultimate forgiving sacrifice was made long before we came so that we would not have to be in this keeping score situation and she is pretty thankful for that. We can see grace and receive it freely without any condition. Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you're leaving with another pointer to grace, and a new perspective that will light it up in your own life. If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know at [email protected]; we would love to hear your questions, suggestions, and/or comments. Don’t forget to share it with a friend. Also, please be sure to subscribe so you're notified when a new episode is posted. Until next time, be well, be blessed, be bold, and be kind to yourself.

In today’s episode of Grace Among Us, we’ll respond to a listener’s question, “with the recent shootings in Texas, how do we use grace in response to the anger that shows up?”.This is and was a tough question and we delve into many aspects of grace, it's timing, and responses to it.Here’s a glance at the episode1.    Grace doesn’t always show up immediately. 2.    Sometimes in tragedy the grace needs to be given personally before we can share it.3.    Grace allows for a view with love, compassion, and a broader view in the midst of anger and feeling helpless. And to work through where anger is directed.4.    Grace can show up as a helping hand – what can I do? Nothing is okay about this event, and what do we do with it. Sometimes it may not be a direct action toward those directly affected. However, it can inspire kindness toward others. 5.    Be curious and pay attention to the people that cross your path. Be curious, others may be hurting. Extend grace.Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you're leaving with another pointer to grace, and a new perspective that will light it up in your own life.  If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know at [email protected]; we would love to hear your questions, suggestions, and/or comments. Don’t forget to share it with a friend. Also, please be sure to subscribe so you're notified when a new episode is posted. Until next time, be well, be blessed, be bold, and be kind to yourself.

In today’s episode of Grace Among Us, we’ll share what grace looks like to us, what it feels like, and when we consciously discovered it. So, if you’ve ever considered grace as optional or something specifically for others to enjoy, tune in to hear how it is all around us every day! Here’s a glance of the episode:1.    Carri highlights – Grace is like the wind which she cannot see but she can see what the wind is doing to the trees outside. She can see what the wind does when it spins up a tornado. She can see the effects of it and that is what grace feels like.2.    Carri shares, for her to discover grace as grace. She had to take it to the bitter end of doing it herself. She does not recommend that to people. There is always an easier way. She has a little bit of a stubborn streak, and she has been known to do things the hard way. Fortunately, not so much anymore.3.    Ebony explains her relationship with God as our father. There are times when you don't like your father, or you don't acknowledge him or whatever. There are several scenarios, but he doesn't stop loving you. So, for those out there who are listening, who may not be comfortable with the use of the word ‘God’ that doesn't detract from the fact that He still sees and loves you and can show up in your life in the form of grace, in the form of favor, in the form of patience, and the form of miracles. Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you're leaving with another pointer to Grace, and a new perspective that will light it up in your own life.  If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know at [email protected]; we would love to hear your questions, suggestions, and/or comments. Don’t forget to share it with a friend. Also, please be sure to subscribe so you're notified when a new episode is posted. Until next time, be well, be blessed, be bold, and be kind to yourself.

In today’s episode of the “Grace Among Us” podcast, hosts Carri Adcock and Ebony Gilbert, share how grace is showing up in his life. In the last episode, Carri said about having to wait six months before recognizing it as Grace in that six-month waiting period is what Ebony wants to talk a little bit more about today. So, if you’ve ever thought that grace was late or needed to happen on a timeline, tune in to hear how we have experienced the “waiting room” or “the hall” only to look back in hindsight and see that grace was there all along the way.  Here’s a glance of the episode:1.    Carri says - grace loves community too, grace loves celebration and acknowledgment. The more she acknowledges grace, the more she sees it. So, when it's out of reach, what do you do to find it again?2.    Grace is not on a specific timeline, like Grace and time do not operate together. Time is totally irrelevant.3.    Those days when Ebony couldn't see or she couldn't understand or she couldn't lift herself up or identify grace to lift her up out of the pit, she had this community to help and it made all the difference. Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you're leaving with another pointer to Grace, and a new perspective that will light it up in your own life.  If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know at [email protected]; we would love to hear your questions, suggestions, and/or comments. Don’t forget to share it with a friend. Also, please be sure to subscribe so you're notified when a new episode is posted. Until next time, be well, be blessed, be bold, and be kind to yourself.

In today’s episode of the “Grace Among Us” podcast, hosts Ebony Gilbert and Carri Adcock talk about many aspects of grace, and share stories of the power of grace in human lives. They both hope that their stories will inspire listeners to see grace in their own lives and share it with others.  So, if you’ve ever considered grace as being in a box, tune in to hear how we exercise the practice of receiving, extending, and seeing grace in others. Here’s a glance of the episode:1.    When grace pertains to you in some way, shape, or form, you can see it in others too. When people are having a hard time it's almost like they're able to look at their grace to give themselves a break, and in turn, probably find a break.2.    Carri narrates one of the most painful situations in her life where she couldn't see a way out of it. It was like her whole world was coming down. However, with the guidance of her spiritual mentor, she found something to be grateful for and held on to that, which was her lifeline.3.    Ebony feels privileged to be able to articulate how they've been impacted by grace with each other. She feels incredibly humbled and grateful for this opportunity. Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you're leaving with another pointer to Grace, and a new perspective that will light it up in your own life.  If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know at [email protected]; we would love to hear your questions, suggestions, and/or comments. Don’t forget to share it with a friend. Also, please be sure to subscribe so you're notified when a new episode is posted. Until next time, be well, be blessed, be bold, and be kind to yourself.