Hi there, friend!

In this moving episode, I interview Sandra Hartlieb, a legally blind storyteller, speaker, and author who brings biblical characters to life through first-person dramatic portrayals. Sandra shares her powerful journey from Broadway dreams to professional theater, through devastating vision loss, to discovering her true calling and identity.

Born with severe vision impairment, Sandra wore "Coke bottle glasses" as a child and eventually needed a cornea transplant. Despite pursuing theater at Indiana University and winning awards for acting and directing, she realized professional theater wasn't aligned with her faith. Years later, while thriving in her "dream job" advocating for people with disabilities, Sandra had to surrender her driver's license in 2009—ending not just her independence but her career.

The depression that followed was so severe her doctor referred her to a psychologist. During one session, the therapist asked about Sandra's grandchildren: "Didn't you love them from the moment they were born? Why? They hadn't done anything." That question became Sandra's breakthrough moment—realizing her worth wasn't tied to her accomplishments but to being a "daughter of the King."

Now in full-time ministry since 2023, Sandra travels (with her husband driving) performing as Mary, Peter's mother-in-law, the Jewish midwife Pua, and other biblical women, transporting audiences to ancient villages and wedding feasts through intimate storytelling.

This episode offers hope for anyone facing career loss, disability, retirement, or any situation where God's plan looks nothing like what they expected. Sandra's story proves that what feels like loss is often God's redirection toward something better.

May God richly bless you today, my friend.

Always, Anna

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