My guest this episode is...well, me! It was an odd, but sweet, position to sit in as the guest of my own podcast, but I wanted to share my story more fully with all of you. My husband, Josh, was gracious enough to serve as host as he facilitated our conversation. From my story, you'll hear how I lost my mom to cancer, had a miscarriage, lost my dad to suicide, and lost my maternal grandmother to cancer. All within four years. It was a dark, winter season of grief from 2011-2015. But here's the thing, winter seasons don't last forever and spring always comes. Though I experienced great heartache, I also experienced the patience and compassion of a loving God. And as a result of that suffering, he has provided me with this podcast outlet to allow my tears and your tears to be a treasure for others and bring glory to His name. I hope you are blessed by the story God is writing through my life!
Quote mentioned:
"Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do our Enemy's [God] will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys."
-The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
Song:
Though You Slay Me by Shane and Shane
Follow Tears of Gold:
Instagram: @tearsofgold16
Facebook: Tears of Gold: Stories of Hope
Website: www.tearsofgold.com (a work in progress!)
If you or someone you know would be interested in sharing their story through the podcast, please email me at tearsofgold16@gmail.com
On her blog at Just Enough Brave, Katie Blackburn recently wrote, "Being brave is doing exactly what God has asked you to do, and humbly pointing every bit of that work back to the One who sustains it." Boom, mic drop. If that line hooks you, you are going to enjoy this episode with Katie. The girl overflows with the joy of the Lord and her love of Jesus. God is writing an epic story of a little boy who has autism and the family who loves him. Autism can be tricky and confusing and frustrating...a lot. But through it all, Katie shares how God is guiding them, loving them, and granting them just enough braveness to walk each day with Him on this road. Click play for an encouraging and hopeful story that involves special needs, a humble mama, and a big God.
Books Katie mentioned:
The Life We Never Expected: Hopeful Reflections on the Challenges of Parenting Children with Special Needs by Andrew and Rachel Wilson
The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
You can follow Katie's story at:
Just Enough Brave blog
Instragram: @katiemblackburn