Hey friends and welcome to the Happy Hour with Jamie Ivy Podcasts.

I'm your host Jamie and I'm so glad you're here.

Each week on this show, I invite a friend to join me and we chat about the big things in life,

the little things in life, and everything in between.

My guess for today is Amy Ford. Amy is the president of Embrace Grace, which is a non-profit

organization formed for the purpose of providing curriculum and leadership support

for churches nationwide to open their arms to young women with unplanned pregnancies.

I'm a fan of this organization after sitting down and talking with Amy and I know you will as well.

In fact, Embrace Grace is utilized by over 700 churches across the nation and the world.

Maybe this is something that your church would like to get involved in in 2021 after you listen

to the show. My friend Bree connected us a few months ago and I am so grateful that she did.

In today's episode, we talk about our new goals for 2021, the work that Embrace Grace is doing

to empower women with resources and her own story are going through an unplanned pregnancy.

Amy also tells so many incredible stories about encountering women with unplanned pregnancies

in the most unlikely places, like a drive-through, and the importance of pro-love action

beyond the pro-life stance. She worded it so perfectly when she said,

you can't just vote a certain way. You have to be able to walk alongside her and put actions

to our beliefs. If your pro-life wears the action behind it because that's where the radical change

is going to happen. This was such a good episode for having an important conversation from a woman

who was walking the walk and helping women. I'm thankful for Amy's voice in this conversation

and her commitment to protect life and support women. In fact, check out her newest book that released

this month. Help her be brave. Guys, I don't know if you've heard me talk about this yet, but we

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