You're listening to the Heart and Hustle podcast. We are your hosts Evie McCloud and Lindsay Roman.

Today we have an incredible inspiring guest joining us.

Someone whose life and work beautifully blends both the world of art, faith, and entrepreneurship.

Ruth Joe Simons is a Wall Street journal best-selling

and award-winning author known for her incredible books

and Bible studies, including titles like Pilgrim,

Grace Laced, Behold, In and Becoming, and When Striving, Cease.

But Ruth is more than just an author.

She's an artist, entrepreneur, podcaster, and speaker using her diverse platforms to sew the

word of God into the hearts of people around the world

through social media her online shop at grace lace.com and the Grace lace collective

community and Ruth shares her journey of God's grace intersecting with daily life through both

her words and her art and she does it freaking phenomenally. Yes so today we are

going to get into the nitty gritty of life, faith and all those moments where you are just trying to keep it together.

So this is a raw, honest, and really unfiltered conversation about navigating life in general,

especially in really hard seasons. We cover a lot of depth on the character of God,

the power of the content that we consume in our daily life,

and just navigating hard seasons well with the Lord.

And last but certainly at least,

Ruth will share all her wisdom on just growing your relationship with the Lord.

So whether you're just starting out in your faith journey

or you've been walking with God for years,

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