Hey friends, I'm Jess Connelly. I'm an author, a coach, a Bible teacher, and a local church leader, and I love talking to real people who know what it means to have full lives, but also want to walk in abundance.

This podcast is for you. It's not my podcast. It's ours. It's for people who crave lighthearted conversations and deeply

spiritual truth. It's for people who are busy, tired, waiting, growing, dreaming, working,

or praying about what's next. Wherever you're listening from, if it's quiet, mundane, or busy, I am praying for you and I'm so glad you're here.

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The most frequently asked question that I get online is not how do I figure out my calling or how do I fight body shame?

It's not how do I study the Bible or even how do I plan my week well? If I'm honest, the most frequently asked question that I get on social media in my email is where did you get that dress, shirt, earrings, etc. And honestly, I'm not mad about it. I mean, I'm flattered.

I'm grateful for it. We are humans living in this world and we have to put clothes on our bodies.

I believe the way that we do that matters and it can actually have a kingdom impact.

But I also believe that our father delights in us stretching into

our image barreness of his as we utilize creativity to have fun with our clothes. Having fun

with fashion helps us walk in abundance. It helps us fight defeat and fear and shame. It helps us

connect with other women. It helps us give other people

permission to live a vibrant life. But we want to do it in a way that lives out Jesus's command

to not worry about what we wear in Matthew 6. So today I've got my sister and my bestie Katie Walters. And I have her on this

episode because A, she loves fashion and B, because we often see it or approach it a little bit

differently. And C, she's found a way to make a profound kingdom impact with her clothing.

If you love getting dressed, this episode is her clothing. If you love getting dressed, this episode

is for you. If you hate getting dressed, this episode is for you. Katie Walters,

welcome to the podcast. I'm out of my mind excited. You're here. It's going to be fun. We already

kind of started talking and I was like, hold on, hold on, save it. We have so much to say. So I want to start with this because I actually like, you know, in our relationship, I feel often like the storykeeper. You don't forget everything. But as my husband likes to remind me, I am a post-it note. I remember everything. But I don't know that I could answer this question from your perspective. But when did you start to care about clothes?

It's interesting because honestly, I don't remember. I think my whole life, I have loved clothes. I've loved getting dressed.

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