Doing Hard Things with Krystal Riley

Medley BSN, RN graduated from nursing school at Southeastern Louisiana University at the end of 2017 and immediately began her career at the prestigious Women’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA working as a med-surge and oncology nurse. She was born and raised in Mississippi as a preacher’s kid but moved to Louisiana in 2009 with her family as her dad became the pastor of Pentecostals of Ascension. In June 2019, she married her wonderful husband, who at the time was a third-year medical student. Just three short weeks after their wedding, they were in a gas explosion in their home. It was nearly fatal for both of them, but Medley especially sustained second, but mostly third-degree burns across 96% of her body. Her chances of surviving were not high, but God had other plans. Now Medley and her husband, Kevin, feel that God has called them from a place of medical ministry to a ministry that’s focused on spiritual and emotional healing.Facebook: Kevin & Medley's Road to Recovery Instagram: @medleyregan; @kevin_and_medleys_recovery 

JoDana Flowers is the wife of pastor Kyle Flowers in Holly Springs, MS and the mother of three beautiful teenage daughters, much to her husband’s dismay. In addition to those roles, she is also the principal and an elementary school teacher at Heritage Christian Academy. She holds a BA in English and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Belhaven University and happily serves as a Sunday school curriculum writer for Pentecostal Publishing House.

Charity, a modern southern belle, grew up in North Carolina and began designing at the age of 16, upcycling and creating unique pieces featuring custom embellishments, dainty details, and decorative confections. With Charity’s intuitive business sense, ability and passion to design clothing for every body type and age group, Dainty Jewell’s soared in excellence for quality, customer service, and integrity. Dainty Jewells has been in business for over 13 years now.Charity was named after her great-grandmother, Jewell, who ran an upscale women’s boutique in the early 1900s in Mississippi. Charity incorporates her creativity into her personal life as well, from designing her own wedding gown to decorating her home in Oregon where she lives with her husband Jess and their sweet son Montgomery. She appreciates music and plays the piano. Charity also enjoys baking, traveling, and hosting family and friends. Follow her everyday mommy-tips, travel discoveries, favorite recipes and more on Instagram at @charityjewellwalter.

Tara Abernathy, MSN, FNP-C, APN practices at a growing Internal Medicine Clinic and provides Hospice and Palliative services both in the home and in a Hospice Residence to children and adults. She has been married to her best friend, Brandon for 15 years. They have 4 children together Brennon (13), Briley (10), Brody (9), and Brooklyn (6). God has allowed Tara to use her calling as a nurse practitioner to become a ministry in that she feels honored to serve her patients. 

Britney is the wife to Garrett and mom to two little munchkins, Ellia and Sparrow. Along with her role as a wife and mom, she is the owner and designer behind Hubbard Interiors. She has built this small business out of a love for all things beautiful and creative. Her goal for Hubbard Interiors is to create spaces that are authentic to the owner while staying true to her design aesthetic. In her free time she enjoys watching movies in bed with a dessert in hand. 

Krystal Garcia Riley is a wife, a mother to three wild children and two badly behaved dogs, a lawyer, a runner, a mediocre cyclist, a foodie, a bookworm, and a BBQ aficionado. 

Rachel French is based out of Atlanta, GA. She is the wife of Nathan French and a mom of three beautiful children. She and Nathan serve at their local church as student pastors and music directors. They have the privilege to work together as songwriters and recording artists.

Ashton is the owner of a natural skin care company dubbed Ash & Stone. She speaks with us today on the importance of developing a skin care routine and taking an interest in the ingredients that comprise our skincare products. We hope you learned as much as we did! Products can be purchased at https://www.ashandstoneskincare.com/ with code CSAUCY15 for 15% off of your order! 

Courtney Toliver is a modest fashion blogger, social media influencer, and small business owner.  She shared her heart with us on the journey she has taken to remain true to herself while cultivating a positive space to help inspire others. If the sweet, southern accent doesn't get you, the genuine and personable character will. We can't wait for you to hear this one!    

Shevi Rosner, MSN, RNC received her Bachelor of Arts from Hunter College, Bachelor of Science from Columbia University, and Masters in Nursing Education from Ramapo College. She has been working as a bedside and charge nurse in Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian since 2007 and is actively involved in unit-based and hospital-wide committees. She is a clinical instructor for nursing students at Ramapo College, the president of the Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association, and a volunteer for the Academy of Neonatal Nursing. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and four children. The Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association is a non-profit organization supporting Jewish nurses. Founded in 2017, it has grown tremendously and offers career services, networking, continuing education, and social events to nurses across the United States and beyond. The Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association is an affiliate organization of the American Nurses Association.