Rebekah and I are so thrilled to have every single one of these amazing women joining us this year for the Women Living Redeemed conference! Our ‘theme’ this year is “living in light of the Gospel” and we hope you will see that reflected well throughout all of our presentations, no matter the topic.
With that said, here are our speakers and what they will be sharing on:

Amber Durgan Host and Speaker
Topic: Christian Eating Disorder Recovery
Amber Durgan is the wife of Lance and momma to two precious boys. They live in Montana “where the mountains meet the prairie” and absolutely love it there. This year she will be homeschooling both her boys, as well as running two online ministries. The first ministry, Cultivating Jewels (find her on Facebook and Instagram) is truly her hearts passion, where she shares all about Christian eating disorder recovery. The second, Abundant Family Culture (find her on Facebook, Instagram and soon a podcast) she shares in hopes to encourage mommas to be more intentional about their time as they ‘harken back’ to more natural and purposeful days. Amber has a love for reading, traveling, coffee and one-on-one conversations.

Topic: Mothering in Light of the Gospel
Rebekah Hargraves is a wife, homeschooling mama of two, blogger, podcaster, speaker, and author whose passion is to edify, equip, and encourage women in their journey of Biblical womanhood, particularly with an emphasis on the gospel and its implications for everyday life. Rebekah’s first book, “Lies Moms Believe (And How the Gospel Refutes Them)” released the fall of 2017, and the “Lies Moms Believe” Companion Bible Study came out March 30, 2018. You can find Rebekah on her website, Hargraves Home and Hearth, on Instagram, or on iTunes via The Home and Hearth podcast.

Topic: TEND Your Soul
As an atheist transformed by the Word of God, Mariel Davenport knows the power of seeking God through His Word. She is passionate about equipping others to tend their soul by the Word through her TEND method, via Scripture journals, her weekly podcast, membership community, and virtual Tend Gatherings. A teacher and writer at heart, Mariel’s work has been featured by sites such as Proverbs 31 ministries, Rachael K Adams, Living by Design and a regular contributor to Candidly Christian. She is reaching ladies of all ages and denominations with the joy of knowing God through His Word for themselves. Married for nearly 25 years and a retired homeschool mama of two grown sons, Mariel enjoys salsa from her garden as she pursues the Gardener who tends her soul. You are invited to cultivate intimacy with Jesus with her free booklet, Tools for Tending your Soul found on her website at marieldavenport.com.

Topic: Trusting the Lord to Turn Your Past Struggles into Building Blocks of Faith
My name is Anne Markey from one determined life. I’m a Christian Speaker and author who has worked with multiple churches to grow their women’s ministries and helped hundreds of women grow in their walk with God. I help Christian women save time and keep focused during bible study. I guide them through a simple 4 step framework that helps them understand what they are reading in the bible so they can apply it to their, and grow in their faith without feeling overwhelmed.
You can find me online at www.onedeterminedlife.com, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Topic: Finding Rest as Redeemed Women in Christ
Jennifer Elwood resides in Yakima, Washington and hosts the Refuge Podcast and Bible Study
Community where women cultivate their faith in the shelter of God’s Word. She’s a travel
fanatic, coffee addict, and enjoys nerding out on Biblical context when studying the Bible. Going
to Israel for the first time in 2015 sparked her desire to write and she has not stopped since. She’s
author of Counting Up to Christmas: Twenty-Four Gifts from the Gospel of Luke and an
upcoming Cookbook Companion. Stay up to date with her at http://www.jenniferelwood.com and
@jenniferelwoodauthor on Facebook and Instagram.

Topic: Building a Bible-Based Foundation for our Faith
Jennifer DeFrates is a blogger, author, homeschool mom, and Gold Star Wife who continues to be connected to military wives and families. Jennifer helps women build a firm foundation in Christ as women, wives, and mothers by encouraging them to be excited about their Bible reading and embracing a deeper relationship with God. She is also passionate about Apologetics and inspiring women to learn why we have good reasons for what we believe so that we can spread the love of Jesus. Jennifer has contributed to two devotionals – Heart Renovation: A Construction Guide to Godly Character and The Power to Make a Difference: Strategies, Insights, and Encouragement in Forty Short Bible Studies, and can be found at her main website Heaven not Harvard and new website theMamapologist, along with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.

Topic: Homemaking in Light of the Gospel
Robbi Bittle is a Christ-following wife and homeschool mom of five blessings. She is passionate about Titus 2 ministry focusing on homemaking and natural living. She and her family have recently moved into their dream home in a small town in Virginia. She is enjoying making their new house a home that will provide a place for ministry to their neighborhood and church family. She has guest authored for various blogs and spoken at women’s conferences in addition to writing on her own blog. You can find her at her blog (https://www.timelessmamablog.com), on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/timelessmamablog), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/timelessmamablog), and Pinterest (https://pinterest.com/mrsbittle).

Topic: Bringing the Gospel to our Schedule
Rebekah Thompson is a wife and mother of five boys. She and her family live in the woods of Michigan. Homeschooling and home keeping take up most of her time, but she is also a certified birth doula and loves supporting her clients during pregnancy, labor, and the first weeks postpartum, and also shares her love of piano with a handful of students. All of these things mentioned, plus adding her youngest son after a gap of 4 years, mean that she is relearning just how much grace and the gospel benefit us as we look at our schedule. She writes at survivingtoddlerhood.com and is hoping to relaunch the site sometime in the next year.

Topic: Hand Lettering: A Creative Way to Meditate on Truth
Joanna Cranston, MD is a surgeon-turned-artist, blogger, and mom of three who lives in Tennessee.
She is the founder of Words of Hope Designs, where she creates hand lettered art with messages of hope. She is a Veteran of the United States Army and a survivor of domestic violence. She loves Jesus, thunderstorms, coffee, and dark chocolate. www.wordsofhopedesigns.com www.instagram.com/wordsofhopedesigns
www.facebook.com/wordsofhopedesigns

Topic: Intuitive Eating
Lahni Jones is a seeker of The Way—the person of Jesus Christ. She is a multi-passioned woman who is on a journey of learning and understanding what it means to “number her days” on her pilgrimage towards that which is imperishable. She and her husband are Kentucky natives—now raising their own children in a small rural Hallmark-esque town in the Bluegrass state they’ve known and loved all of their days. Lahni enjoys reading, Pilates and lifting weights, espresso (always over ice), sunshine and flowers, and learning to steward beauty in her home and world. She enjoys studying church history and theology and having deep conversations with friends and family. She is passionate about intuitive eating and what it means to honor and nourish the bodies God has given us. Above all else, she is passionate about taking small steps of obedience towards intentionality in her life and home and stewarding well the grace she has been given by sharing it with those around her.

Topic: The Sweet Surrender
Laura is a wife of 24 yrs to her handsome Husband and Mumma to 4 beautiful children. She loves family movie nights, quiet early mornings and coffee. High on her list of priorities is reading, writing and speaking about the truth and love of God. Laura is passionate about her relationship with Jesus. She is constantly in awe of the power of God’s Word and the revelation of His truth to bring freedom and wholeness to our lives. Her heart is to encourage women, and she loves coaching them to walk in the fullness of life that Jesus promises.

Topic: Handling Hardship When Crisis Hits
Heidi Williams is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Love and SONshine Ministries-a non-profit organization dedicated to providing safe housing for some of our most vulnerable-pregnant teens, teenage moms, and their babies. In her spare time, she volunteers at her church as a counselor, focusing primarily on the needs of women. Additionally, she is a writer and speaker, often helping out in woman’s ministry at her church. Heidi enjoys spending time with her husband, Roger and their five grown children. She is joyously anticipating the birth of her first two grandchildren. She loves the outdoors and spending time admiring God’s creation. Heidi holds a Master’s degree in Human Services Counseling from Liberty University and is currently working on becoming certified as a biblical counselor.

Topic: Choosing Intentionality in Lieu of Worldly Success
Brittany Pennel was born and raised in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Brittany is a wife and a mama to five kids residing in the countryside of Oskaloosa, KS. Brittany considers her faith and family to be the most important to her. If she isn’t spending time with her friends and family, you can almost always find her around their farm. The Adventures of Tink: Lost & Found is Brittany’s first children’s book.
She has a heart for writing, love for family, farm life and the joy of uplifting and encouraging others.
Brittany and her family have been farming in Oskaloosa, KS for 9 years and spend every moment that they can outdoors; gardening, caring for animals, camping, reading at bedtime together and going on nature walks. Her heart for kindling togetherness in families is evident in the life that she leads.

Topic: God’s Character in the Gospel
Bella Easterbrook lives in Sydney, Australia with her husband Daniel, their two little boys and another one on the way. In her online ministry Over the Teacups, she encourages women to further know and love God’s word. Bella is also passionate about finding Jesus in the pages of the Old Testament. In 2021, Bella wrote a devotional booklet called A Holy History which looks at how Jesus fulfils Old Testament promises. She also has a podcast which launched this year. You can find Bella at the Over the Teacups blog, Instagram or the Over the Teacups podcast.

Topic: Glorifying Christ Within Your Local Church
Courtney Chambers is a pastor’s wife and mom of three living in northeast Missouri. She loves to teach and write all for the purpose of glorifying Christ. After serving alongside her husband in church planting and local church ministry she has a heart for others to find the beauty and need for the local church body. In her free time she loves reading, baking, and jumping on the trampoline with her kids. You can find her on Instagram at Courtneyrchambers. You also can read her writing on her and her husband’s blog, The Reformed Life.

Topic: Living the light of the Gospel in the Midst of Uncertainty
Dr Ifeoma Samuel is your down-to-earth Bible Study writer and speaker who is passionate about teaching and helping women find true joy in everyday life. Dr Samuel enjoys encouraging women to go deeper in search of God’s truth for their lives through many conferences, books, videos and articles scattered all over the web she is sharing her stories of inspiration and faith. She has a keen interest in childhood education and youth development and is happy to serve as a teacher and mentor. Dr Samuel is happily married to Obiora and together they are blessed with a daughter. You can find her Bible Study and Devotional books for women and resources for children on her blog Purposeful and Meaningful.com