Got any new year's resolutions? Or have you quit doing that after years of failure? Rachel and Luann talk about a different approach, and share their experiences choosing a word to be their theme for the year. Try it!

What does togetherness really mean? Rachel and Luann talk about the importance of sharing experiences together.

Are you dreaming of a Hallmark Christmas? Luann and Rachel discuss what makes Hallmark Christmas movies the most watched cable network.

Research shows more than half of us become more stressed during the holidays. Luann and Rachel talk about what brings this stress on during the happiest time of the year - and how to head it off before it arrives.

Everyone leads. Moms lead their children. Pastors lead their congregations. Teachers lead their students, and bosses lead their companies. It's never a sprint but a marathon. This week, Luann talks with author and leader Brian Sanders about how to endure as a leader.

It's almost a cliche that Christians will fight over what color the carpet in the church should be. Luann and Rachel discuss how to disagree with other Christians, on issues from dogma to drapery.

Life gets serious, and we get stressed. Sometimes you just need to laugh to lighten your load. Rachel and Luann talk about the need for levity and laughter in our lives. Come laugh with us.

Join guest host Theresa Mills for an in-depth discussion with Anson and Dawn from Set Beautiful Free, an initiative of Bombay Teen Challenge. For more information, visit their website at http://www.setbeautifulfree.org

Join host Luann Prater as she welcomes our friend and special guest, Natasha Owens. Earlier this year, Natasha released the album, "Warrior." Natasha and Luann share life together as they journey through how trying experiences have shaped them into the women they are today. For more information on Natasha, you can go to https://natashaowensmusic.com.

After listening to an interview with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Rachel and Luann discuss what they learned about making decisions.

Join Luann at the Encouragement Cafe this week as she sits down with author Jeannie Burlowski. Jeannie is the author of “Launch: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward." Luann and Jeannie will discuss some of the strategies within the book along with the experiences that inspired them.

It's safe to say a majority of the population feels like they need more self-discipline. Luann and Rachel talk about the source of our self-control or procrastination struggles, and the solutions available to us.

Is failing ten times a sign you’re just not cut out for something? What about ten thousand times? Do you give up when success doesn’t come relatively quickly or relatively easy? If you wish you could find a surefire path to success, this episode is for you.

Life is filled with cherished moments - the birth of a child, the first day of school, graduation, and marriage just to name a few. Between these milestones, we often find smaller, yet just as important, moments to cherish for a lifetime. Join Luann and Rachel as together we celebrate the many milestones in life.

Luann and Rachel talk about starting new things, and lessons Luann learned from starting Encouragement Cafe. Happy 10th Birthday, Encouragement Cafe!

This week around the table Luann and Rachel talk about their mothers, their Mother’s Day experiences, and the ways we can all honor those who have mothered us.

What dream has God put in your heart? What if it ended up being more than you even imagined, even after delays in life? Carol Turner from e3Kids International shares how God worked in ways she could never imagine, even after taking years off to care for her family, to turn a dream into a reality. Join us today and be encouraged how God can use each one of us for amazing things for His glory!

It'soften been said that God's first language is silence. Yet how often do we allow ourselves to listen for His voice in the silent moments of life? Join Theresa and Grace at the Cafe as they share their own stories of "Responding When God Speaks."

Ever feel like life is terrible, and worry it will never change? Ever wrestle with depression? What about sleeplessness, anxiety or irritability? Us too. Luann, Rachel and Theresa explore how to move through these times of life with Hope as they talk about mental and emotional health.

Do you ever have those encounters in life that make you take a step back and ponder what happened? Join Luann, Rachel, and Theresa at the Cafe as they talk about those life-changing moments... or as some might call them "Defining Moments."

Sometimes it's nice just to get a way - to escape from it all. Yet how often do we think of using our travels for spreading the love of God to others? Join Luann, Rachel, and Theresa this week as they share stories of how God used them to make a positive impact on someone else during their travels

Do you think of rest as your reward for the work you've done? Luann, Rachel and Theresa talk about how hard it is to rest sometimes. However, there is hope, maybe we need to stop doing rest as a reward.

At the new year we're often introspective about our life and focused on our goals - which is great! But pause for a few minutes with Luann and Rachel as we turn our gaze outward and ask, who might we help this year?

As the new year unfolds, it is common to have many hopes for how this year will be different - how we will be different. Listen as Luann and Rachel talk about how to channel your hopes for change through the lens of a single word for your year. For more information, go to http://myoneword.org/

We love to dream. We love to think about things we've always wanted to do, but we're often too afraid to venture toward that dream because someone might say 'no.' You're not alone in that struggle! Join Luann and Rachel at the Cafe as we share stories of "Risking Rejection."