What's up everybody? I hope you're having a great week, but it is truly about to get so much better because we have one of my favorite reoccurring guests on the Wo That's a podcast. I think I interviewed Emma before I actually even had a podcast, like back in the day on my YouTube channel. I don't recommend going back and watching that because it's a little bit cringing on my part, but she was always awesome. And the scripture that come out of this girl's mouth, back then I was like, we gotta show the world this. And I'm still filled that way. Emma actually just wrote a new book called

The Girl in the Middle. It's out now. This book is going to bless you. And I can't wait to die more

into it. But we have Emma May McDaniel. I'm like having a hard time not saying Jenkins. But

McDaniel, thanks for coming back on the Westwoodskin podcast, my friend. Thanks. I'm so happy to be here. I was actually thinking about that on the way here that I always felt so seen by you because you would always call me by my full name. You would always say Imajikins. And so I thought about that today whenever we were going to be able to sit together because I was like, wait, it's a different name. She's going to have to say. I feel like that's abnormal. I still get used to it sometimes. I don't know why you have always been Emma Jenkins to me. Like I call you by your whole name. I think it's because your dad, Jason Jenkins. I think because, you know, we have an uncle Jace, Jason, that my parents always referred to your dad as Jason Jenkins.

So I probably just took that and was like, Emma Jenkins.

That is hilarious.

For those who don't know, I'm going to recap a little bit of our friendship just because it is really special.

Emma and I have known each other since we were little.

Emma was actually best friends with my cousin at a really young age.

Like, y'all were really little whenever you and Macy were good friends.

And we even went on like family vacation together at one point.

So I've always known Emma.

And then as the years went on, Emma's family move,

we'll talk about some of that. But you just started using your influence for good. I won't

give away your book and how that all happened. We'll get into that later. But I have just watched

Emma's love for the Lord. Not only bless the world, but it has blessed me so much. I learn so much from you every time I'm

around you. That's why when we were young and you were just coming to know the Lord and having

such bold faith and studying in scripture, I was like, can I interview you for my YouTube

channel? Because I just want people to like see who you are. And any way I can use my influence to shout you out so that

people are just following a great influence I've always wanted to do. Uh, you came on our first live

original tour and where it was like our tour pastor, you did our divos for us. You prayed alongside

of us, 16 different cities. I've just always trusted your voice in my life so much. Even today, Emma came

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