Holly sits down for a chat with dear friend and former co-host of the SLF Podcast, Dina DeLeasa-Gonsar (DishItGirl.com) This week's episode is an honest conversation about Hope That Doesn’t Disappoint— finding joy, steadiness, and God’s goodness in everyday roles like marriage, motherhood, and the kitchen table.

Dina shares:

• How the table has become a place where hope grows in her family
• Holding onto hope in the daily grind when motherhood and marriage feel ordinary or hard
• Her favorite hope verse right now (and why it’s speaking to her)
• A quick kitchen tip or recipe that brings her joy (plus a link to her cookbook in show notes!)
• What she’s hoping for in 2026

Perfect for any woman wanting to rediscover hope in the small, faithful moments — even when life feels routine or heavy.

Listen now for encouragement that feels like coffee with a friend who gets it.

About Dina

Dina Deleasa-Gonsar is the creator behind the popular DishItGirl.com and author of At The Kitchen Sink. She's also a recipe developer and television personality.

Dina has shared her recipes and love for family dinner across numerous media outlets. You may remember first seeing her appear alongside her family on the E! Network show, “Married to Jonas.” Viewers first got a taste of her quick wit and her love for family.

She is an award-winning cook and has been seen in the kitchen cooking on Home and Family, Today All Day, Inside Edition, the Daily Meal, Fox and Friends, Hoda and Jenna, as well as others!

A longtime friend and former co-host of Holly’s, Dina brings warmth, faith, and real-life wisdom to conversations about motherhood, marriage, and finding hope in the everyday. When she isn’t dishing it up on television you can find her in the kitchen with her daughter Siena and her husband Brian in New Jersey.

Get Dina's Cookbook / Devotional, At The Kitchen Sink here on Amazon!

Connect with Dina on Instagram

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Hope When You’re in a Holding Pattern – waiting feels long, but it’s not wasted.
Holly walks through powerful Bible stories of long waits — Abraham & Sarah (25 years for a promise), Joseph (13 years in slavery & prison), David (15 years between anointing & throne) — and how God used those in-between seasons to build character, trust, and deeper faith.

Scripture highlights:
- Isaiah 40:31 — “Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength”
- Psalm 27:14 — “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart”
- Habakkuk 2:3 — “Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come”
- Lamentations 3:25 — “The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him”

Real-life encouragement for Christian women today:
- Waiting for a job, healing, relationship breakthrough, or answered prayer
- How to keep hope alive when delays feel endless
- Practical ways to stay anchored: naming a promise, speaking truth, gratitude in the small, resting in the “meanwhile”

Perfect for anyone in the in-between, feeling stuck, or tempted to give up — hope is cultivated right here.

Connect with Holly & She Lives Fearless

- Instagram: @hollyanewton (daily encouragement & behind-the-scenes)
- Website: shelivesfearless.com (show notes, devotionals, Rose & Kate jewelry)
- Email Holly directly: holly@shelivesfearless.com — she reads every message
- Join the email list for weekly episode notes & exclusives: shelivesfearless.com

Thank you for being part of this community — your stories and prayers mean the world.

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New year, new season — Holly kicks off 2026 with Cultivating Hope: Starting the Year Anchored in God’s Promises.

Discover why hope isn’t passive wishing but active trusting, and how to plant it deep in everyday life.

Highlights:

• Romans 15:13 as the anchor verse — overflowing hope by the power of the Holy Spirit
• Jeremiah 29:11 & Isaiah 40:31 — God’s plans for hope and renewed strength
• Honest reflection on seasons when hope felt thin (and how God met her there)
• 4 practical ways to cultivate hope this January: daily Word, naming a promise, small gratitude, speaking hope out loud
• Fearless Faith Rhythm: make one hope verse the first thing you see every morning.

Perfect for anyone wanting to start the year rooted in God’s promises instead of resolutions.

Connect with Holly & She Lives Fearless

- Instagram: @hollyanewton (daily encouragement & behind-the-scenes)
- Website: shelivesfearless.com (show notes, devotionals, Rose & Kate jewelry)
- Email Holly directly: holly@shelivesfearless.com — she reads every message
- Join the email list for weekly episode notes & exclusives: shelivesfearless.com

Thank you for being part of this community — your stories and prayers mean the world.

#CultivatingHope #ChristianHope #NewYearFaith #GodsPromises #HollyNewtonPodcast