EPS 146 : - From Searching to Shalom: Barbie’s Journey to Jesus Christ 🌻

<p>What happens when the questions in your heart are bigger than the answers you’ve been given?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Heart-to-Heart with Abagaba, I’m joined by Barbie Lavick Van Cott, author of Shalom Barbie: A Jewish Girl’s Journey to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>Raised in Hollywood and Jewish by faith and tradition, Barbie describes herself as a tender-hearted, deep-thinking girl who often felt like she didn’t quite fit in. Her desire to understand God and find answers led her on an unexpected journey of questioning, discovery, faith, and ultimately, a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.</p><p><br></p><p>Barbie shares how following her questions—and eventually a prompting that took her on a Hawaiian adventure—became part of a much bigger journey than she could have imagined.</p><p><br></p><p>Now a wife, mother, grandmother, missionary, seminary teacher, temple worker, and speaker, Barbie has felt inspired to share her story with others. Her book won first place in the nonfiction division at the American Night Writers Association conference.</p><p><br></p><p>❤️ In this heart-to-heart conversation, we talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Growing up as a Jewish girl in Hollywood</li><li>Being a sensitive and deep-thinking child who often felt different</li><li>The questions that began her spiritual search</li><li>Learning to follow promptings and trust the journey</li><li>The meaning of shalom and what it means to her today</li><li>How her faith journey shaped the woman she became</li><li>Sharing her testimony and personal story with others</li><li>The importance of allowing ourselves—and our children—to ask questions</li><li>What she would say to the little girl she once was</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Barbie’s story reminds us that the questions we carry can sometimes become the doorway to discovering truth, purpose, and faith.</p><p><br></p><p>🌻 Join us for this beautiful conversation about searching, believing, and finding peace along the way.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://a.co/d/0b7SsPSW">https://a.co/d/0b7SsPSW</a></p><p><br></p><p>💕 Connect & Reflect</p><p><br></p><p>What question have you carried with you that eventually led you somewhere unexpected?</p><p><br></p><p>Sometimes the journey to faith doesn’t happen all at once. Sometimes it begins with simply being willing to ask, “Why?” and having the courage to keep searching.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Listen to Heart-to-Heart with Abagaba</p><p>Where every story has a heart, every heart has a story, and every conversation has the possibility of making a difference. 🌻❤️</p>