Content Warning: This episode does discuss challenging topics like child abuse and suicide. Please listen carefully or consider skipping this episode if those topics could be triggering for you.

As a parent, we would do almost anything for our children and strive to protect them from the dangers in the world. However, when my guest took their child to the hospital to get a bruise checked out, he never imagined it could end with an arrest and time in prison.

Matt Everly is usually behind the scenes with our podcast, and not behind the microphone. Matt has edited every podcast episode for us for the last two years as part of my son's content marketing agency. We are so grateful for his work and talent! In addition to his editing skills, he has quite the story to tell. He’s walked through hardship after hardship, yet he has remained steady in his faith.

Matt is an inspiration to me and I hope he will be to you as well.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The frightening and unexpected journey Matt walked
• How his faith was tested through this season and what faith looks like for him today
• Why having a strong community made all the difference
• How he and his wife navigated such a challenging season for their marriage
• And so much more...

I hope you are inspired by our conversation today!

Show Notes: jillsavage.org/matt-everly-201

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