Crystal Hodges is the guest for this episode of Rising Stories. She is a motivational speaker, blogger, part time missionary and soon to be author. Recently her face went viral due to a group's inappropriate use of her photo from her blog. She was recently featured in articles by The Daily Mail and The Mirror. Listen to the story behind these articles. 

Corine's guest this week is business owner Lora Jacobson. Lora makes and sells weighted blankets that give people back that feeling of safety, relaxation and a time to de-stress. Corine and Lora talk about everything from business tools like google calendars to brunching with good friends. Make sure you visit corinesandifer dot com to find all of the show notes to this episode of RISING STORIES.

My guest today is Dr. Jana Craft, she is a university professor, retreat speaker, writer and blogger. We will discuss everything from how to live an authentic life, to working moms and even a short discussion about Pimento Cheese. Plus you will hear what three things are rocking her world. 

Corine interviews Kayla Fioravanti, a business owner, writer, speaker and blogger. Kayla talks about the writing process and how she is now helping other writers with publishing their books. Kayla shares about her new Bison cookbook and the best business advice she's ever gotten. 

My guest on Rising Stories this week, is Miss Patty Cake, that isn't her real name but she is known as Miss Patty Cake to thousands of little children around the country. Jean Thomason is a worship leader, writer, performer and speaker. She shares her story with us today. We talk about what children need to worship, her newly released book and her favorite brunch place in Nashville. All of the show notes for this podcast can be found at CorineSandifer.com Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe.