In this episode, I share five promises from Isaiah 54 that encouraged my heart during a season of rebuilding.

As many of you know, the past six months have been a season of grief, change, and learning to move forward after the loss of my husband. While spending time in God's Word, Isaiah 54 reminded me that God's promises remain true even when life changes.

I talk about overcoming fear, trusting God's faithfulness, finding comfort in the promise that He will never abandon us, praying for our children, and standing on the assurance that no weapon formed against us shall prosper.

I also share personal reflections on widowhood, God's provision, raising my children after loss, and the ways I have seen God's kindness and faithfulness carry us through this season.

Key Insights:

• Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed

• Your Maker is your husband

• God's kindness will not depart from you

• Great shall be the peace of your children

• No weapon formed against you shall prosper

• Trusting God during seasons of grief and rebuilding

• Finding hope and strength in God's promises

• Praying God's peace over our children

I hope this episode encouraged you! Please let me know. I would love to hear from you.

Send me an e-mail at: glowupingracepodcast@gmail.com

Until next time, God bless you,

Dr. Deborah Owens

Glow Up in Grace — Where faith meets the glow-up!

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Nicoline Ambe for an honest conversation about widowhood, grief, faith, resilience, and raising children after loss.

We both share what it has been like to navigate layered grief while continuing to move forward for our children, our purpose, and our faith. We talk openly about caregiving, the pain of watching someone you love decline, rebuilding after loss, and learning how to stay anchored in God when life changes unexpectedly.

This conversation was deeply personal for me.

One thing we both agreed on is that God’s Word becomes an anchor when everything else feels uncertain.

If you are walking through grief, widowhood, transition, exhaustion, or rebuilding after heartbreak, I pray this episode encourages you and reminds you that you are not alone.

Key Insights:

• Navigating grief and widowhood

• Raising children after loss

• Staying anchored in faith during difficult seasons

• The emotional impact of caregiving and transition

• Resilience, discipline, and trusting God one step at a time

• Rebuilding life after heartbreak

• Why obedience and faith matter in hard seasons

I hope this episode encouraged you! Please let me know. I would love to hear from you.

Send me an e-mail at: glowupingracepodcast@gmail.com

Until next time, God bless you, Dr. Deborah Owens

Glow Up in Grace — Where faith meets the glow-up!

In this episode, I talk about love—what it really is, what it isn’t, and how God defines it through 1 Corinthians 13:4–8.

I share my own reflections on patience, endurance, boundaries, self-worth, and the difference between real love and the unhealthy patterns we sometimes normalize in relationships, family, and even within ourselves.

This message challenged me personally first.

Love is more than emotion. It is patient. It is kind. It does not envy, compete, manipulate, or cause you to abandon yourself.

Real love requires wisdom, mutual respect, and spiritual maturity.

If you’ve ever struggled with comparison, one-sided relationships, losing yourself while loving others, or questioning what love should actually look like, this episode will encourage you to return to God’s truth.

Love is giving—but it does not mean abandoning yourself.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4–8

Key Insights:

• What biblical love really looks like in real life

• The difference between love and insecurity

• Why patience is strength—not weakness

• How to love without losing yourself

• The importance of boundaries, wisdom, and mutual respect

• Why real love does not compete, envy, or manipulate

I hope this helped you! Please let me know. I would love to hear from you! Send me an e-mail at glowupingracepodcast@gmail.com

Until next time, God bless you, Dr. Deborah Owens

Glow Up in Grace — Where faith meets the glow-up!