Hey everyone! I’m Mary R Snyder — a storytelling coach who’s spent 20+ years helping Christian speakers, authors, artists, and leaders tell stories that actually connect to the heart of their audience I’ve coached communicators behind the scenes, helped shape messages for stages and events, and even spent seasons touring as an emcee and storyteller —so I’ve seen firsthand what makes people lean in… and what makes them check their phones. These days I’m taking all of that to TikTok, teaching simple storytelling strategies to help faith-driven entrepreneurs use their voice with clarity, confidence, and bold faith. I'm excited to learn about you.

It’s Monday - and my soul is on fire because I can FEEL the expansion and the shedding in my business. Hallelujah! Today we are talking about burnout, increasing your capacity for leadership, and 5 standards you need to raise in 2026 if you want to see a difference in your relationships, your income, and what you are being entrusted to. Although we are all at different phases of leadership in this community, EVERY PERSON HERE has been called to a higher capacity. And if you haven’t experienced the hat I’m about to mention here, save this voice memo for when you face the tension to shrink instead of to RISE ♥️

December felt like everything was finally aligning. I had settled into a new place. I started making my porch signs. I became consistent in content creation. I started going live. Im diving deep into core mentorship program I committed to my health—smoothies, rebounding, and preparing for a parasite cleanse. At the same time, I was trying to continue building my business, show up online, and faithfully walk through Faith Filled Foundations—doing the inner work, identity work, and assignments even when my life behind the scenes was anything but stable. I also started a new serving job where I’m making 5x the money in far fewer hours. Praise God. 🙌 Then I took a huge step forward and joined Life on Fire to become a bestselling author and finally get the guidance and coaching specifically for my book. Around the same time, I started going back to doctors for testing—and that’s when something deeper surfaced. Between medical appointments, the holidays, and FaceTiming my son while my abuser was sitting next to him, it became painfully clear how much stored trauma was still living in my body. My nervous system was wrecked. I had a huge wake-up call: How can I continue to pour into others while neglecting myself? That realization forced me to slow down and get serious about inner healing—even while still trying to build, create, and remain consistent in business. On December 26th—my birthday—I officially became a Bible college student. I chose to attend CORE College, starting with the deliverance and inner healing track, and committed to going at my own pace instead of rushing or trying to catch up. I also gifted myself a 1:1 counseling session to go even deeper in my healing journey. Then the Lord told me something very clear: I could no longer stay silent. As I finally conquered the roaches (or so I thought), the Lord revealed something else—I could not continue settling for seven minutes of hot water in my home. He called me to set real boundaries, something I had been learning and practicing deeply through Faith Filled Foundations and the identity work God was doing in me.

Distraction doesn’t always announce itself. Most of the time, it looks productive. Full schedules. Open tabs. Open assignments. Open ideas. Constant motion with very little stillness. As Christian entrepreneurs, it’s easy to confuse momentum with alignment. We can be building, posting, planning, and producing — yet slowly drifting from the place where clarity is actually formed: the presence of God. The enemy doesn’t always try to stop the assignment. Sometimes he just keeps us in a flow of busyness disguised as productiveness. But when we dwell in the secret place and abide in him, something shifts! Creative ideas flow and come to life! This season is an invitation to go deep again — into the Word, into prayer, into the throne room — not just for strategy alone, but for direction. When we anchor ourselves to God’s presence, distractions lose their power, decisions become clearer, and our work flows from obedience instead of pressure. 📖 “But one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” — Luke 10:42 🕊️ Prayer 🕊️ Father God, We come before You acknowledging that You are our source — not our schedules, not our strategies, not our striving. In this season, draw us out of distraction and into depth. Teach us how to sit at Your feet again, to listen before we move, and to seek Your presence before we seek direction. We don’t want to build from pressure; we want to build from obedience. Anchor us in Your Word. Ground us in Your presence. Align our personal lives and professional assignments with heaven. Where our focus has been divided, bring clarity. Where we’ve been rushing, teach us to rest. Where we’ve leaned on our own understanding, gently realign our hearts to trust You fully. We choose the good portion. We choose depth over distraction. We choose presence over productivity. We receive Your peace, Your wisdom, and Your direction for this week. In Jesus’ name, Amen 🤍 Ladies drop your prayer requests this week below and let’s cover each other!!