Season 4 Episode 74:
Join Kate and Kim as they talk about:
1. Forgiveness after a broken home experience
2. Collision of cross-cultural experiences
3. Landing on a new definition of "home"
Kate Motaung's websiteA Place to Land :: Paperback Memoir and Letters to Grief
A Place to Land book on Amazon
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
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Season 4 Episode 73: Where is your home when you have family on two different continents? What about when someone is dying and you can't be by their side?
Our hearts are often stretched. Our kids in the foster care system know what it is like to be away from home, and struggle to call a new place their home.
Join Kate and Kim as they talk about:
1. Forgiveness after a broken home experience
2. Collision of cross-cultural experiences
3. Landing on a new definition of "home"
Kate Motaung's websiteA Place to Land :: Paperback Memoir and Letters to Grief
A Place to Land book on Amazon
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If you enjoy this podcast, leave an honest review on Spotify or Apple. We value your feedback!
Text this episode to a foster or adoptive family to encourage them as they care for vulnerable youth.
Foster Mama Journal is here! More details on IG @Fostermamafriend and the website: www.kimpatton.com
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Get to know the host:
Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Dear Foster Mama letter on Substack
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters and downloadable PDF called Mama Check-In:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Latest Stories on Her View from Home
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Goodreads Book reviews galore
Season 4 Episode 72: The Gap and the Gain has a weird title but a message that will change the way you work, love your family and foster youth, and think about your identity.
Join Kim Patton and her big brother Joe Carrel as they talk about the wisdom oozing out of this book.
They cover how to:
1. Measure success backward
2. Focus on what you have
3. Live in the present
This episode is part two of a two part conversation.
Joe Carrel is an artist, coach, pastor, adoptive and bio dad living in Rockford, Michigan. You can find his beautiful wooden wall art online at Etsy under JDECreations.
Gap and Gain book on Amazon
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If you enjoy this podcast, leave an honest review on Spotify or Apple. We value your feedback!
Text this episode to a foster or adoptive family to encourage them as they care for vulnerable youth.
Foster Mama Journal is here! More details on IG @Fostermamafriend and the website: www.kimpatton.com
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Get to know the host:
Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Dear Foster Mama letter on Substack
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters and downloadable PDF called Mama Check-In:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Latest Stories on Her View from Home
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
Goodreads Book reviews galore
Season 4 Episode 71: The Gap and the Gain has a weird title but a message that will change the way you work, love your family and foster youth, and think about your identity.
Join Kim Patton and her big brother Joe Carrel as they talk about the wisdom oozing out of this book.
They cover how to:
1. Measure success backward
2. Focus on what you have
3. Live in the present
This episode is part one of a two part conversation, so come back next time for the end of the interview.
Joe Carrel is an artist, coach, pastor, adoptive and bio dad living in Rockford, Michigan. You can find his beautiful wooden wall art online at Etsy under JDECreations.
Gap and Gain book on Amazon
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If you enjoy this podcast, leave an honest review on Spotify or Apple. We value your feedback!
Text this episode to a foster or adoptive family to encourage them as they care for vulnerable youth.
Foster Mama Journal is here! More details on IG @Fostermamafriend and the website: www.kimpatton.com
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Get to know the host:
Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Dear Foster Mama letter on Substack
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters and downloadable PDF called Mama Check-In:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Website: www.kimpatton.com
Substack: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Latest Stories on Her View from Home
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
Goodreads Book reviews galore
Season 4 Episode 70: Jamie C. Finn is a voice in foster care and adoption advocacy, and is a bright light to follow. Join Kim as she works through the powerful memoir Foster the Family and be encouraged that:
1. Fear doesn't win
2. We are on mission as a family
3. God uses our efforts
Jamie C. Finn online Foster Care merch: Goods and BetterJamie on IG: Instagram
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Dear Foster Mama letter on Substack
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters and downloadable PDF called Mama Check-In:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Latest Stories on Her View from Home
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
Goodreads Book reviews galore
Season 3 Episode 69: We are not superwomen, but we kind of are.
Join Charity Gibson and Kim as they talk about how we can find true peace and pride in our busy lives as working mamas. We don't have to fight guilt and shame, but we can live in the freedom of using our unique gifts daily at home, and at work.
Charity's website: https://charitygibson.com/
Sign up for her email list for a freebie: https://charitygibson.com/contact/
This is PART TWO of my conversation with Charity, and the end of Season 3. Come back in September for Season 4! (We are already planning so many great things for this upcoming season, you won't want to miss it!)
Do you love Book Therapy? Text it to a friend so they can catch up on the episodes this summer and be ready for Season 4 in the fall.
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Dear Foster Mama letter on Substack
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters and downloadable PDF called Mama Check-In:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Season 3 Episode 68: We all know what it feels like to be pulled in 1,000 directions. How do we keep a solid foundation in our identity when so many external factors try to define us?
Join Charity Gibson and Kim as they talk about motherhood, homemaking, career aspirations, and cultivating a nurturing home environment for everyone.
This is PART ONE of my conversation with Charity, and next episode (Part Two) will wrap up Season 3.
Charity's website: https://charitygibson.com/
Sign up for her email list for a freebie: https://charitygibson.com/contact/
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Get to know the host:
Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Dear Foster Mama letter on Substack
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters and downloadable PDF called Mama Check-In:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Website: www.kimpatton.com
Substack: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Latest Stories on Her View from Home
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
Season 3 Episode 67: How do we bring up hard conversations with preteens? What if we could go through a compelling story with them to teach about trauma, sexual abuse, secrets, the horrors of trafficking, and community? It's not easy, but Carrie Watts is here to help.
Crisis of Faith by Carrie Watts is a novel written for teen girls, meant to use the gospel and a compelling narrative to teach as well as entertain.
Carrie Watts' website: https://www.carriewatts.com/
Carrie Watts' free resource sign-up: https://www.carriewatts.com/#block-b3e75c13407469843db0
Door of Hope: Recognizing and Resolving the Pains of Your Past by Jan Frank - mentioned as a tool to help with healing from trauma.
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Get to know the host:
Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Dear Foster Mama letter on Substack
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters and downloadable PDF called Mama Check-In:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Latest Stories on Her View from Home
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
Season 3 Episode 66: Some kids are just a little bit different than everyone else. Instead of comparing them to others, what if we paid attention to what they might teach us?
Different by Sally Clarkson and her son Nathan gives us a chance to see life through a different lens.
Sally Clarkson's website: https://sallyclarkson.com/
Nathan Clarkson's website: https://nathanclarkson.squarespace.com/
Nathan's teaser clips to his movies: https://www.youtube.com/@clarksoncreations4207
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Get to know the host:
Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Dear Foster Mama letter on Substack
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters and downloadable PDF called Mama Check-In:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Website: www.kimpatton.com
Substack: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Latest Stories on Her View from Home
YouTube Channel- listen to Book Therapy episodes here, too.
Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
Season 3 Episode 65: Pregnant at 16 years old, Leah found herself in a place of total confusion, panic and sadness. She was frustrated with her boyfriend and not sure what to do.
Fast forward 20 years later; Leah has a powerful story of placing her daughter for adoption, as well as going on to parent five beautiful kids with her husband.
Leah and Kim talk about therapy, self-blaming and shame versus grace and freedom, and enjoying moment of joy in the midst of hardship.
(This episode is not sponsored by Chick-fil-A but it basically is, they just don't know it yet)...
Leah's Website: https://www.leahoutten.com/
What is EMDR Therapy?: https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
Leah Outten's previous Book Therapy podcast episode #43: Episode 43: Give Yourself Permission to Grieve
Leah's Resources for Adoptive families: https://www.leahoutten.com/services
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Get to know the host:
Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasonsis for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Dear Foster Mama letter on Substack
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app!
Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
Season 3 Episode 64: The Mother-Daughter relationship is easily one of the most complex relationship webs in this life. We love each other, hurt each other, and often know one other so well that navigating conversations and keeping the peace sometimes feels unreachable.
Blythe, Helen and Kim enjoy a vulnerable conversation about the hardest parts of this relationship and how we can show the gospel toward each other in love. It's not impossible.
Blythe'sWebsite: https://theblythedanielagency.com/
Resources from Blythe, Helen and family: https://connectingheartsandconversations.com/
Blythe's son William Daniel's Book Therapy podcast episode: Episode 14 Punny and Proud
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Get to know the host:
Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasonsis for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Dear Foster Mama letter on Substack
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app!
Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Latest Stories on Her View from Home
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
Season 3 Episode 63: How do you let go of a victim mentality when were a victim of a hate crime? How do you forgive the attackers?
Kim highlights the story of Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson who climbs out of valley after valley. She fights against the belief that we have to succumb to seeing life through the eyes of a victim.
Her story is INCREDIBLE and I want you to see it for yourself. Visit her website and the links below to watch her share her story.
Kacey's Website:https://kaceyjohnsonspeaker.com/
Kacey telling her story:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5IpKsPp0N8
Craig Scott- brother of Rachel Joy Scott who died in the Columbine tragedy:https://www.craigscott.org/
Melony Brown's interview with Kacey:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/100-god-is-bigger-than-the-worst-kind-of-evil/id1447918523?i=1000653038522
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasonsis for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app!Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Season 3 Episode 62: We are all exiles, tired travelers who are fighting the urge to run away from our hard situations.
Join Kim and Amy Lively as they figure out how to separate facts from feelings, have hard conversations with friends, and live boldly in the upside-down kingdom!
Amy's Website: https://amylively.com/
Free Resources from Amy!https://amylively.com/cafe/
Biology of Courage with Kelly McGonigalhttps://kellymcgonigal.com/about/ biology of courage
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasonsis for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Enter email address on Substack for free sample chapters:Author Kim Patton | Substack
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app!Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!Goodreads
Season 3 Episode 61: Sometimes we forget that life is war. In motherhood, it can sometimes feel like the daily battle is overshadowing any good we are fighting to accomplish.
Join Kim and Victoria Riollano as they talk about trying our best not to please others (like teenagers!) before God, and what to do when we are annoyed and frustrated.
Victoria's Website: www.victoryspeaks.org
Beautiful blog post: https://www.victoryspeaks.org/single-post/your-children-do-not-belong-to-you
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Enter email address here for free sample chapters: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app! Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie! Goodreads
What's your favorite book? Let Kim know and maybe she will have it on the show!
Season 3 Episode 60: Did you know that you can build a habit RIGHT NOW in only 30 seconds?
I would not have believed it either, but thanks to brain science and a very intelligent author who knows her stuff, you can learn how to build healthy habits by using the simple tools we talk about today.
Join Kim and Christie Thomas, Family Discipleship Coach, as they talk about how small changes can make a big difference in growing faith habits at home.
Song: Kari Jobe - The Blessing ft. Cody Carnes
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Enter email address here for free sample chapters: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app! Website: www.kimpatton.com
Substack: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Latest Stories on Her View from Home
YouTube Channel- listen to Book Therapy episodes here, too.
Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie! Goodreads
What's your favorite book? Let Kim know and maybe she will have it on the show!
Season 3 Episode 59:
If only fiction was real! Join Erin and Kim as they do a deep dive into the incredible author Ann Patchett, her books, and the spectacularly written Tom Lake, set in Northern Michigan. Listen if you are ready to laugh, fall in love with Ann Patchett, and add more books to your TBR.
Follow Erin Smith on Instagram for more great reads and book reviews:
https://www.instagram.com/erinreadsandwrites/
Follow Erin Smith on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5206740-erin-smith This is the final episode of 2024. Get excited for January where we will feature more great interviews and fantastic books! Thank you for listening!
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Get to know the host:
Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Enter email address here for free sample chapters: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app! Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Latest Stories on Her View from Home
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
What's your favorite book? Let Kim know and maybe she will have it on the show!
Season 3 Episode 58: Do you ever felt like God's grace isn't enough for you? Like you have to keep earning His love?
Join Donna and Kim as they reflect on so many reasons why we reject God's grace and why it is there for us anyway.
Donna's website: https://www.donnaamidon.org/
Tracing His Promise book: https://www.donnaamidon.org/tracinghispromise
Jesse Tree: The Jesse Tree: A Guide to the Advent Tradition | Faithward.org
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Enter email address here for free sample chapters: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app! Website: www.kimpatton.com
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
What's your favorite book? Let Kim know and maybe she will have it on the show!
Season 3 Episode 57: Melony Brown is the ultimate example of not letting challenges stop her. On her podcast, Challenges Won't Stop Me, she has interviewed dozens of inspirational people, including a swimmer who won the first American gold at the Paris Paralympics.
Join Mel and Kim as they talk about how to overcome struggles, and also give tips on how to rest well and replenish when we are mentally and emotionally drained. Melony Brown's Website: Home Page - (melonybrown.com) Dr. Saundra's Rest Quiz: Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith Rest Quiz – Rest Quiz ~ Get to know the host:
Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is a great read for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app! Website: www.kimpatton.com
Substack Website: Author Kim Patton | Substack
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
What's your favorite book? Let Kim know and maybe she will have it on the show!
Season 3 Episode 56: Lori Vober didn't know if she would ever get a chance to be a mother, and then three kids joined her family at one time.
Join Lori and Kim as they discuss the heartbreaking truth about adoption: Love is not always enough. We want it to be, we think it can be, but reality hits hard. Where we fail, God's grace overcomes.
Website: Lori Vober
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Enter email address here for free sample chapters: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app! Website: www.kimpatton.com
Substack: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Latest Stories on Her View from Home
YouTube Channel- listen to Book Therapy episodes here, too.
Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
What's your favorite book? Let Kim know and maybe she will have it on the show!
Season 3 Episode 55: Karen Stiller was writing a book about holiness when her whole world fell apart. She kept writing, and we have an incredibly relatable faith memoir, thanks to her perseverance.
Join Kim and Karen as they talk about holiness in our every day, and follow her online for regular encouragement and hope.
Website: Karen Stiller Substack: Karen Stiller's NewsyLetter | Substack
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Kim Patton's book- Nothing Wasted: Struggling Well through Difficult Seasons is for those struggling through hard times. View the book in paperback, ebook, and audiobook: Books | Mysite (kimpatton.com)
Enter email address here for free sample chapters: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Check it out at your local library using the Hoopla app! Website: www.kimpatton.com
Substack: Author Kim Patton | Substack
Latest Stories on Her View from Home
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Stay in Touch with Author Kim Patton and get your first freebie!
What's your favorite book? Let Kim know and maybe she will have it on the show!