Take Heart’s host, Carrie, shares her personal experience as a mother to a child with Spina Bifida, who has undergone 61 surgeries. She talks about how having a child with a disability can feel like being in a pit and how God sustains and loves us even in the hardest times. She encourages us to let God write our own story, even the painful parts, and to let go of unrealistic expectations and having all the boxes checked. Carrie also shares the reasons why you should write your story down, keep anything that brings you encouragement and allow God to give you what you need each day. 

Ep. 129; May 23, 2023; 

Key Moments:
[1:33] Toby’s diagnosis and medical needs
[5:10] Reading my journals from this time period
[6:34] Our story is a story of scars
[11:00] God will give you a new song 

Resources:
Psalm 40:1-3
The Other Side of Special
Scars by I Am They

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