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Friendships can be tricky. Then throw in our own weaknesses and insecurities. . .oi vey!

Today\u2019s guest,\xa0Renee Swope, openly wrote about her self-doubt struggles in the book,\xa0\u201cA Confident Heart\u201d**. After 20 years serving with the Proverbs 31 ministry, Renee knows a thing or to about the joys and complexities of female relationships. In this episode she\xa0shares the\xa0value found in embracing her \u201clack\u201d and inviting others into her life.

Renee answers questions like, \u201cHow do you find \u2018good\u2019 friends willing to accept your mess?\u201d And \u201cWhere are the older women offering help and wisdom?\u201d And \u201cIn our modern era how does self-sufficiency hinder community?\u201d

If you are looking for more on community, Renee wrote about one of 30 friendship topics covered in the new book,\xa0\u201cCraving Connection\u201d**. So many of women I love are sharing their friendship stories, offering camaraderie\xa0and hope. Co-authors include:\xa0Lisa-Jo Baker (Ep 21),\xa0Crystal Stine (Ep 10),\xa0Stacey Thacker (Ep 76),\xa0Eryn Hall,\xa0Erin Mohring,\xa0Kristen Strong (Ep 97),\xa0\xa0Amanda White\xa0(Ep 3,\xa017, 27, 36, 79), and\xa0Jennifer Dukes Lee (Ep 18).

• How the international adoption of her daughter shaped her older sons.
• Renee\u2019s journey into speaking/writing with Proverbs 31 ministry the past 21 years.
• How to know when to put something aside or move forward confidently.
• Renee\u2019s internal battle of self-doubt and insecurity.
• The question we ask ourselves when someone asks, \u201cHow are you?\u201d.
• Ways to get passed insecurity in our friendships.
• How processing feelings with others help hard situations lose their weight.
• Finding real good friends by being the friend they need.
• A challenge to older moms to make the invitation to younger moms.
• How self-sufficiency can hinder community.

• Proverbs 31 Ministry
• \n\u201cA Confident Heart: How to Stop Doubting Yourself and Live in the Security of God\u2019s Promises\u201d\xa0**
• \nCraving Connection : 30 Challenges for Real-Life Engagement**
• Sally Clarkson\u2019s\xa0Momheart ministry\xa0and\xa0conference\n