Katie Carroll had her life mapped out from the time she was a little girl. She knew, from a young age, that she wanted to be a mother one day. However, as she found success in every other area of her life, there was one area of her life that hinged on her desire to be a mother.

She was busy in her career as a pediatric ER traveling nurse, had been dating, and all the while, looking for the one who would complete her life and be the father of her children. However, love wasn't coming easily to her and by the time she was 36, she found herself in the deepest depression of her life and suffering from burnout from her life.

She had a lot of grief of what she wished would've been different, better, and more, and the grief of the loss of hopes, dreams, and expectations for what she thought her life was going to look like by the time she was 40.

As Katie found out, and you will also hear in this episode, the best things in life aren't planned. And boy, do I have my own truth around this, too.

Katie shared in this week's episode, "If you want God to laugh, tell Him your plans."

We have free will, yes. But we get ourselves so wrapped around the axel of life when we try to plan every detail of our lives. Where is there room to be delighted and surprised, when we have so many expectations of what we want to happen?

Listen to this week's episode and be inspired to see what's already in front of you and perhaps to also allow yourself to be delighted and surprised by life's unexpected gifts.
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