Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Graceology with Gwen Smith podcast. I'm Gwen Smith, and I'm so glad you've joined me today. Around here we have fun, faith-focused, grace-filled conversations, all to help you know and trust God more. Our discussions are honest, often humorous, and always practical. And they're

going to encourage you in meaningful ways to live out and lean on the grace of Jesus in the midst of

cluttered messy days. You got any of those? I know I do, and I can't wait to get to today's

conversation, which is all about standing strong

when life gets hard.

My guest is Sophie Hudson.

Known to many as the popular funny girl blogger Boo Mama and co-host of the Big Boo

cast, Sophie loves to laugh.

Girl is funny.

She loves to laugh and share stories and deliver encouragement

and hope in the everyday joy-filled moments of life. Today, she and I connect for a vibrantly fun

discussion about her new book, Stand All the Way Up. If you're anything like Sophie and me, your

initial reaction to the hard stuff, you know,

those pieces and parts of life that keep you up at night, is to try to figure out how to

make it go away.

You might wonder if it's possible to just ignore it, or better yet, to burn it all down.

What Sophie is found during a particularly difficult stretch is that the Lord, through his word,

and his people, faithfully reveals how to get up, straighten up, and stand all the way up.

She shares story after story with us today that will point your heart to the hope you have in Christ,

not just to get you through rough times knowing that he's beside you

when you're down, but to stiffen your resolve and courage, knowing he's a gracious Savior who

bends low to lift you high. Before we head into the show, I want to personally invite you to partner with the Graceology podcast through our Patreon program.

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