Tag: There Was Jesus Series

• When God Doesn’t Prevent Suffering: Wrestling with Difficult Questions in Disability Parenting with Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick

  

  In this powerful episode of This Unexpected Life, Carrie sits down with author, speaker, coach, and special needs mom Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick to explore what it means to trust God when life doesn’t unfold the way we imagined. After hearing the audible voice of God tell her she would have a son, Sandy expected God had…

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  Christian Caregiving, Faith, Finding God in Suffering, Grief, Season 2, Special Guest, There Was Jesus Series

• Learning to Embrace the Life You Didn’t Expect: Finding Peace, Purpose, and Prayer in the Special Needs Parenting Journey with Jenn Soehnlin

  

  When Jenn Soehnlin’s two young sons began receiving diagnoses including hearing loss, apraxia, autism, and anxiety, her world quickly filled with therapies, specialists, grief, and questions for God. What started as a season of overwhelming uncertainty led Jenn into a crisis of faith as she wrestled with why God would allow so much hardship in…

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  Apraxia Awareness, Autism Parenting, Disability Parenting, Embracing the Journey, Hearing Loss, Parenting Children with Disabilities, Praying Scripture, Season 2, Special Guest, There Was Jesus Series

• The Autism Caregiver’s Journey: Finding Jesus in Perfectionism, People-Pleasing, and Isolation with Sarah Mays

  

  When Sarah Mays first heard her newborn son cry, she knew something wasn’t right. What followed was a long journey of medical appointments, therapies, genetic testing, autism, ADHD, and learning how to advocate fiercely for her child. In this heartfelt episode of This Unexpected Life, Sarah shares how caregiving has been woven throughout her entire…

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  Autism Mom, Autism Parenting, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Support, Caregiving Journey, Chronic Illness Parenting, Disability Parenting, Faith and Caregiving, Grief and Special Needs Parenting, Parenting a Child with Autism, Season 2, Special Needs Mom Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, There Was Jesus Series

• When You Feel Alone: Finding God’s Provision and Presence in a Rare Diagnosis with Brianna Johnson

  

  When Brianna Johnson’s son was diagnosed with Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, a rare genetic condition affecting only a few hundred people worldwide, her family entered a journey they never expected. Faced with uncertainty, unanswered questions, and the reality of parenting a child with complex needs, Brianna discovered that even the rarest diagnoses don’t have to be walked…

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  Autism (ASD), Christian Caregiving, Encouragement, Lucas Project, Parenting Autistic Children, Season 2, Special Guest, There Was Jesus Series

• There Was Jesus: Knowing God’s Presence in Trauma, Loss & Disability Parenting with Becky Davidson

  

  This month kicks off the new podcast series entitled, There Was Jesus. In this deeply honest episode of This Unexpected Life, Carrie M. Holt sits down with returning guest Becky Davidson to discuss recognizing God’s presence in the middle of suffering, trauma, grief, and caregiving exhaustion. Becky shares how years of hospital stays, caregiving stress,…

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  Attachment wounds and God, Caregiver Burnout, Christian Counseling, Christian Trauma Healing, Disability Parenting, Finding God in Suffering, Grief, Grief and Caregiving, Losing Spouse, Rising Above Ministries, Season 2, Special Needs Parenting Podcast, There Was Jesus Series, Widowhood and Faith