Kathy Izard

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✨The Hundred Story Home (& A Good Night for Mr. Coleman) Pie✨ Read When You’re Craving: An inspiring Memoir and Children’s Book duo from Kathy Izard about believing in yourself (and something bigger) to follow the whisper of your heart. Both true stories, these books work in tandem, for both adults and children, to share powerful true stories about helping others in amazing ways!✨ “Once you hear it, that one true thing, it’s impossible to turn away because it will keep whispering. And when it does, you must spend the rest of your life either answering it or pretending you never heard it…When you do, the life you can’t see is infinitely richer and more significant than the life you can see and thought you had planned.” ~Kathy Izard, The Hundred Story Home: A Memoir of Finding Faith in Ourselves and Something Bigger✨ Hi, Friends! This is the time of year where everything feels bigger. Feelings of joy and loneliness are both magnified, as are the needs of others, along with people’s capacity to give. I believe this is also a time where we can stop and refocus on what truly matters. So, I can think of no better books to share with you during this time of year than this powerful memoir from Kathy Izard and her inspiring companion book for children.✨ These two incredible books are filled with true stories of both Kathy, and a girl named Grace, stepping out of their comfort zones to listen to the whispers speaking to their hearts…whispers that, when answered, end up changing the lives of others for the better.✨ Both Kathy’s memoir, THE HUNDRED STORY HOME, and Grace’s children’s story, A GOOD NIGHT FOR MR. COLEMAN, share life-changing stories about how believing in yourself and something bigger than you can lead to change in unbelievable ways. Tasks you thought were far too difficult to achieve may actually be the very thing you were made to do…and who knows what impact listening to that calling will have on your life and the lives of others?✨ Thank you, @kathyizardclt , for sharing these two unforgettable stories with us! They are so impactful and you are making the world a better place…one whisper at a time!✨
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✨✨It’s officially Book Release Day!!✨✨And what a way to wake up to Katie Couric’s Wake-Up Call newsletter with a mention and my essay about the book. If you don’t get her newsletter—subscribe! Love the way she breaks down what’s happening each morning in the news and always great content for women. Today you can find the essay by heading to the KCM website Katiecouric.com and “Read the latest Wake-Up Call” and I will put a link in stories too!! This book has been seven years writing and the stories in it, decades in the making. Grateful today to @readbakerbooks and @blythe.daniel for believing in this book and making a book dream come true❤️ Thank you to ALL the people who allowed me to share their stories—over twenty—with extraordinary stories of ordinary grace like @hopewayclt @greenchairproject @furnishforgoodorg and @crossnorecommunities From whispers as big as a building to smaller acts of grace and kindness, I hope these stories inspire you to Trust YOUR whisper✨✨ Thanks @katiecouricmedia —truly made this day which I didn’t think could get more special, even more incredible!❤️❤️ . . . . #inspirational #inspirationalbooks #faithjourney #faithjournaling #spirituality #spiritual #readinginspiration @womenfaithstory
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🌟 Died and gone to Pie Heaven!🌟 Thank you Steph Hockersmith @pieladybooks for this divine and delicious creation to celebrate the release of my new book "Trust the Whisper" out this week by @readbakerbooks 🌟 Steph is an avid reader and talented baker who wanted to marry her two passions--and did in the most unbelievably creative way! Now over 100k readers follow her Instagram Pie Lady Books (@pieladybooks ) to find their next read. ❤️ 📕 Yesterday even the amazing Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine profiled Steph and her beautiful book works of art. head to her Instagram or Facebook to see all her amazing cover designs! Thank you so much Steph--not sure it gets much more fun for an author than seeing your cover in pastry! ❤️ 🥐 🥮 All of you who shared your stories in the book--this has got to be one of the most fun things about saying yes! ❤️ 🥐 🥮 @jackiecraig @betsyneillblue @mollypainter38 @caroline.bundy @megrobertson16 @priscillachapman @marybethhollett @lesleyfaulkner70 @cohart97 @roofabove @greenchairproject @crossnorecommunities @furnishforgoodorg @readbakerbooks #trustthewhisper #kathyizard #nonfiction #pieladybooks #pieart #mustread @hellosunshine @reesewitherspoon @reesesbookclub
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1 year ago
🎄❤️🎄Christmas came to Moore Place🎄❤️🎄 Thank you to all who donated to @frenzelmichelle to help buy each of the 120 residents of @roofabove Moore Place a load of Christmas gifts! And thank you to all the elves who helped Michelle and @frenzel_properties sort, wrap and deliver all the goodies for the SIXTH year! It was a festive afternoon and helped make a VERY merry Christmas! ❤️🎄❤️
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4 months ago
🎄🎄For the last six years, Michelle Frenzel has been the Mrs. Claus of Moore Place shopping, wrapping and delivering gifts for all 120 residents.🎄🎄This incredible Christmas love project began by accident in 2019 when she was touring Moore Place near the holidays. She was so struck by the community spirit but she started to wonder—who would be giving them a Christmas gift? Michelle took on the project and has never looked back. Now, every year she mobilizes an army of elves to create a Christmas to remember for every single man and woman running the entire operation out of her house. Imagine having 120 toaster ovens shipped to your home to wrap which was the gift of choice in 2023. Or 120 laundry/grocery carts that have to be assembled which was what happened in 2022. You might think Michelle’s favorite part would be watching residents open their gifts—but truth is, just like Santa, she is never there on Christmas morning. “It’s never been about being there,” Michelle said. “It’s about wanting them to have something for themselves that feels thoughtful and deliberately chosen.” Even though she doesn’t see them open their gifts she works so hard to deliver, Michelle hopes every Moore Place resident feels the love on Christmas morning, “I want them to feel that someone, really a lot of someones, thought of them this Christmas.” Perhaps that is the most magical Christmas gift any of us could give: to let someone know they are seen, remembered but above all, loved. ❤️ 🎄🎄Read the whole story on my Substack: / (link in bio too!) 🎄❤️🎄And if you would like to be a part of this magical Christmas, Michelle would love your help! Any amount is welcome but you can fully sponsor a resident for $75 (Venmo Michelle-Frenzel last cell digits are 0130 if asked) or if you would like to help wrap or deliver send her a DM @frenzelmichelle Hope you can help Michelle this year or send Christmas love to nonprofits in your community❤️❤️ . . . @roofabove #seasonofgiving #christmasiscoming #christmastime #christmas
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5 months ago
❤️Proud to be a Charlottean this week with so much good happening as hundreds of people delivered groceries and provided help to our immigrant neighbors. But that is what Charlotte does—we show up for each other.❤️ For fifteen years, Emily Harry, Heather Leavitt and Cat Long have shown up in iINCREDIBLE ways for Charlotte mothers in need through their nonprofit Baby Bundles. In 2008 Emily Harry was about to deliver her first child, a son named David Lawrence Harry IV already nicknamed “Low.” But at 35 weeks, Emily and her husband David were devastated to hear the words from their doctor, “I’m sorry there is no heartbeat.” Emily’s dear friends, Heather and Cat had also suffered the pain of stillborn children, Joseph, Mary, Sarah and Catherine. Together, these three amazing friends turned their heartache into abundant love by creating a nonprofit that delivers a “bundle of hope” to moms who might not get a baby shower. Their curated bags are lovingly created by volunteers who select clothes, bibs, toys, and books to give to new moms. In the past 15 years, they have distributed over 20,000 bags (valued at over $8 million dollars!) each tied with a special card in memory of the five children they never were able to raise but will always love. ✨✨Read the whole feel good story on my Substack: whatsyourwhisper.substack.com/✨✨✨ (link in bio) 🎄🎄And celebrate the holidays with Baby Bundles as they host their first ever Christmas breakfast and workshop for families on December 6th, 2025 9-11am at Myers Park Country Club. Tickets available on their website babybundlesnc.org. Bring your kids and grandkids for a festive morning of holiday treats and teaching your kids the joy of giving back.🎄🎄 May we never get tired of doing good and loving well❤️ Know someone doing good? DM me and let me know! Always looking to highlight good work not only in Charlotte but every community! @emster_harry
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5 months ago
🇭🇷❤️Wonderful week in Dubrovnik with the family celebrating Pete’s big birthday and his Croatian heritage❤️🇭🇷Loved seeing the old city (yep, Game of Thrones backdrop for Kings Landing and much more) and the gorgeous Adriatic—especially magical through the eyes of two little boys. #grandparenting the best❤️
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7 months ago
What a week in Scotland❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿From castles and cows to legendary golf, quirky bookstores and amazing alpacas, it was an adventure! We even had SUN everywhere we went. Can’t wait to return❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿I may even REALLY learn to play! Congrats to @kaileyizardwelsh for winning the week’s championship trophy and thanks to @emizardpowers my nongolfing buddy for all the off-course adventures❤️❤️
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7 months ago
✨✨Wren Fialka is quite simply a Street Angel✨✨ We met this summer in Jackson Hole and she not only inspired me about her work but about my own as well. I haven’t written anything in almost a year but her story of creating Spread the Love Commission to help bring human connection and critical supplies to the unhoused was worth firing up my writing muscles again.❤️ She reminded me that there are so many good people doing good work who don’t always have ways to share their good news. So if you like a good news story, go to my Substack What’s Your Whisper? And read about Wren’s amazing heart for those experiencing homelessness. From a one-time passion project distributing fifty bundles of supplies in San Francisco, Wren has grown in eleven years into a nonprofit with over 600 outreach events in more than 40 communities and given away over $3 million in essential goods and support. It’s a WOW story and she is no doubt a street angel. ❤️❤️ (If you aren’t familiar with Substack the link is whatsyourwhisper.substack.com or just google search “Substack What’s Your Whisper?) Wren’s website is spreadlovebygiving.org and she would love your support or if you are so inspired, to help spread the love in YOUR community ❤️❤️❤️
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8 months ago
🎓🎓Need a gift for your grad? My daughter Kailey @kizz111 is just launching her financial coaching business @kaileywelshcoaching . She loves helping young people (especially young women!) understand not only the mechanics of finances but more importantly, our emotions and beliefs that drive our financial choices. Gift your grad a 1:1 coaching session or gather their friends for a workshop! Some workshop ideas ✅ Banking and Budgeting 101 ✅ Real World 101 ✅ Adjusting your Money Mindset Learn more on her website kaileywelsh.com (yep! That’s her new married name!) Whether for your grad, your daughter, your friends or yourself, Kailey would love to meet you in person or by zoom to talk about money matters❤️❤️ #grad #finance #moneymanagement #moneymatters
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11 months ago
⛳️✨ Love, Laughter, and a Custom Mini Golf Course! 🏌️‍♂️❤️ When a sports-loving couple says “I do,” you know the party is going to be unforgettable! From a custom 6-hole mini golf course to stunning Blue Ridge mountain-inspired décor brought to life by Ivy Robinson Events, this celebration at Biltmore Forest Country Club was a perfect blend of fun and romance. 🌲🏔️ Watch as the dance floor heats up, laughter fills the air, and unforgettable memories are made! 💃🎶 Design/Planning - @ivyrobinsonevents Florals - @blossomscreative Rentals - @partyreflections @rentalmethis @remixweddings @ateamconcepts @angelicrutherford Photo - @jeremyrussell.photo Cinema - @thomasblakefilms Beauty - @dollboxproductions @cottonrougeandco Stationary - @atheneumcreative Desserts - Art of Cake; @sunshinesammies Music - @thedickensband @allegromusicevents Venue - @biltmoreforestcc #ashevilleweddingphotographer #ashevillewedding #ncweddingplanner #ncwedding #raleighwedding #raleighweddingphotographer #weddingvideographers #
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❤️What a weekend for my girl @kizz111 ❤️The sun came out and it was Carolina blue skies and smiles everywhere! Thank you @jeremyrussell.photo for capturing it all and @ivyrobinsonevents you knocked it out of the park once again! @blossomscreative never seen more gorgeous flowers—that orchid ceiling spectacular! Wizard sisters @laurenizardsalatich @emizardpowers @mizardd these are the days we will remember😘😘😘😘 Congrats Kailey and Michael—you did it!❤️
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