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Welcome to the Journey Women Podcast. I'm your host, Hunter Beelus. Life's a journey we were never meant to walk alone.

We all need friends along the way. On the Journey Women Podcast, we'll chat with mentors about gracefully navigating the seasons and challenges we face on our journeys to glorify God.

Today, we're chatting with Johnny Erickson Tata. If you don't know her, I am over the moon excited to introduce you to my friend, Johnny, the founder and CEO of Johnny and Friends, an organization that provides Christian outreach in the disability community.

Johnny and Friends provides practical support and spiritual help to special needs families worldwide.

Johnny Erickson Tata is the author of numerous books, including two brand new books that we are going to talk about today.

The awesome, super fantastic Forever Party, published by the Good Book Company, and songs of suffering, 25 hymns and devotions for weary souls published by Crossway.

Johnny Erickson Tata, welcome back to the Journey Women Podcast. Good to be with you, and of course all those who are tuning in my pleasure.

Well, I have to tell you that I'm often asked what my favorite episode in the history of Journey Women is. I don't know how many episodes we've aired at this point, but yours is always at the top of my list.

We last chatted about the goodness of God. It was a few years ago, and I was so blessed by our conversation, Johnny. I'm just so grateful that you'd be willing to join us again.

Well, God continues to be good in both of our lives, Hunter, and lots of things have happened since we last talked, and I'm just grateful to be on the air with you again today.

It's so true. At the top of the list is that you have two books that are soon to come out. One is called, and I have to get the title, Johnny, because every time I type it in, I end up flipping one of the adjectives.

And I'm like, the super awesome, fantastic. It's the awesome, super fantastic, forever party. And it's all about eternity. And this is such a helpful book, Johnny. I've got to tell you, I'm always asked, because I've recently lost two of my immediate family members, what resources we are using to help talk to our children about eternity, about heaven, about death, all of these things.

Man, this has been such a wonderful resource for our family personally, and I've already shared it. And I know some of my friends have gotten it, and they said it has been so healing for them to be able to talk to their children about what we are to look forward to in eternity. So thank you so much for this beautiful children's book published by the good book company.

We're going to talk about that some today. And then the other one is songs of suffering. When does this one release, Johnny?

Oh my goodness. Look at you. You've got an advanced copy. I haven't seen this. No, I don't. Let me hold it in front of the camera. Oh, there it is. Wow. Look at that. How fun. I've got to tell my publisher to send me these things.

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