Hi and welcome to the Five Word Prayers Daily, a five day a week daily devotional where we share the word, prayers, in our heart.

I'm Lisa Whittle, and I welcome you to just five minutes with me, which I trust and pray will be five minutes well spent.

Oh boy, I've been waiting for this day for a while because this show has me excited. My guest has me excited because viral social media sensation,

Candace Payne, you might know her as the Chewbacca mom from several years ago, she's found her

way onto the Five Word Prayers Daily. Yes, she is here today. Candice is here and I'm thrilled to

welcome her. But look, Candice is much more than that fun Facebook live video with her putting on that

Chewbacca mask.

That's so fun.

But she's much more than that.

She's an author of three books, been on numerous media outlets, and a woman of depth and soul.

And yes, heart and joy.

I love what she brings to the world.

And I love that she's here during our

Joy Month to talk from her latest book, which is called, By the Way, Simple Joys, Discover Wonder

in the Every Day. Can't wait to hear from you, Candace. Thanks for being on.

Listen, I am so excited to share with you my heart and my mind and what's going on behind the scenes in my life.

But I've got to get something off of my chest before we even start.

I have to confess this because, number one, confession is really good for the soul.

But number two, I think it's going to explain a lot about me as you listen to this. I love salty Christian t-shirts. Do you all know

what I'm talking about? They're really hilarious and you wonder, is it offending somebody if I

wear this? But you do it anyways? Yeah, that's what one of my guilty pleasures is in life right now.

As a matter of fact, I saw a t-shirt online the other day. I debated internally for a good

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