The author of "Eyes Up" shares her personal pain and victories to illustrate the importance of remembering where God has moved in our lives.
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Life Today with James Robison | Alexandra Hoover - Don't Forget To Remember | June 27, 2022
- >> The only way that I knew God as a Father
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- was through my biological father,
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- which was a father who essentially rejected
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- the very essence of who I was as his daughter,
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- and left us out quite literally on the street
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- with no concern for my well-being.
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- So when I thought about God,
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- all I really had was my dad.
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- Alexandra Hoover questions,
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- God, have you ever really shown up for me?
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- Hear how God met her
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- in the darkest parts of her story.
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- Next!
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- ♪
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- SHEILA: Welcome to LIFE Today .
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- SHEILA: Welcome to LIFE Today . I'm Sheila Walsh
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- SHEILA: Welcome to LIFE Today . I'm Sheila Walsh here with Randy Robison.
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- I'm Sheila Walsh here with Randy Robison. One of the things I love,
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- here with Randy Robison. One of the things I love, Randy, is I get to travel
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- One of the things I love, Randy, is I get to travel a lot on weekends
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- Randy, is I get to travel a lot on weekends and visit different churches.
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- And I visited this one church
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- And I visited this one church in Charlotte, North Carolina,
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- And I visited this one church in Charlotte, North Carolina, Transformation Church,
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- in Charlotte, North Carolina, Transformation Church, and loved it so much.
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- Transformation Church, and loved it so much. Pastor Derwin Gray,
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- and loved it so much. Pastor Derwin Gray, a superhero for God.
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- Pastor Derwin Gray, a superhero for God. But I also met
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- a superhero for God. But I also met a beautiful young woman,
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- But I also met a beautiful young woman, and she's with us here today.
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- a beautiful young woman, and she's with us here today. She's written
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- and she's with us here today. She's written her very first book.
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- She's written her very first book. It's called Eyes Up .
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- her very first book. It's called Eyes Up . So welcome Alexandra Hoover.
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- It's called Eyes Up . So welcome Alexandra Hoover. It's so good to have you here.
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- So welcome Alexandra Hoover. It's so good to have you here. ALEXANDRA: I'm so glad
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- It's so good to have you here. ALEXANDRA: I'm so glad to be here today.
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- ALEXANDRA: I'm so glad to be here today. Thank y'all so much
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- to be here today. Thank y'all so much for having me.
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- Thank y'all so much for having me. RANDY: I find
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- for having me. RANDY: I find this idea interesting
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- RANDY: I find this idea interesting of where you've set your eyes.
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- this idea interesting of where you've set your eyes. Of course, we think,
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- of where you've set your eyes. Of course, we think, set your eyes up
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- Of course, we think, set your eyes up but you point out
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- set your eyes up but you point out several things I think
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- but you point out several things I think that we don't always think of.
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- several things I think that we don't always think of. Tell us a little bit about
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- ALEXANDRA: Yeah, so Eyes Up
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- ALEXANDRA: Yeah, so Eyes Up came from a place of really
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- came from a place of really wrestling with the Lord.
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- wrestling with the Lord. My story of faith
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- My story of faith isn't tidy or pretty.
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- isn't tidy or pretty. I kind of came
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- of my faith when I was
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- of my faith when I was around 19 years old,
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- of my faith when I was around 19 years old, which was just a year out
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- around 19 years old, which was just a year out from the year
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- which was just a year out from the year I became a believer.
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- from the year I became a believer. I asked God these questions,
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- I became a believer. I asked God these questions, God, where were you when?
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- I asked God these questions, God, where were you when? Why her and not me?
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- God, where were you when? Why her and not me? Why God?
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- Why her and not me? Why God? Are you good just not to me?
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- Why God? Are you good just not to me? So I began to wrestle
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- Are you good just not to me? So I began to wrestle with these questions
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- So I began to wrestle with these questions that I think most of us have
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- with these questions that I think most of us have as an undercurrent
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- that I think most of us have as an undercurrent to our faith
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- as an undercurrent to our faith and I surrendered them
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- to our faith and I surrendered them over to the Lord.
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- and I surrendered them over to the Lord. He invited me in
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- over to the Lord. He invited me in to learn to not just
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- He invited me in to learn to not just trust his character
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- to learn to not just trust his character but to see his activity
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- trust his character but to see his activity in my life,
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- but to see his activity in my life, which was one of the things
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- in my life, which was one of the things that were too difficult
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- which was one of the things that were too difficult for me to reconcile.
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- that were too difficult for me to reconcile. When you're in the midst
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- for me to reconcile. When you're in the midst of suffering and pain
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- When you're in the midst of suffering and pain when trauma
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- of suffering and pain when trauma is so much of your story,
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- when trauma is so much of your story, how do you reconcile
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- is so much of your story, how do you reconcile a good God
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- how do you reconcile a good God with difficult things?
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- a good God with difficult things? You hear about Jesus,
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- with difficult things? You hear about Jesus, our comforter,
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- You hear about Jesus, our comforter, our Shepherd, our Savior
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- our comforter, our Shepherd, our Savior but where is he
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- our Shepherd, our Savior but where is he in the midst of our stories;
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- but where is he in the midst of our stories; where there is
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- in the midst of our stories; where there is just brokenness
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- where there is just brokenness and pieces of our lives
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- just brokenness and pieces of our lives are on the floor
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- and pieces of our lives are on the floor and shattered?
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- are on the floor and shattered? So I took the questions to God
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- and shattered? So I took the questions to God and I was like listen,
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- So I took the questions to God and I was like listen, I want to believe that
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- and I was like listen, I want to believe that you are who you say you are.
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- I want to believe that you are who you say you are. More than anything,
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- you are who you say you are. More than anything, I want to follow you
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- More than anything, I want to follow you but help me
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- I want to follow you but help me to trust who you are,
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- but help me to trust who you are, help me to see you
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- to trust who you are, help me to see you in my story.
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- help me to see you in my story. And Eyes Up is a story
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- in my story. And Eyes Up is a story where we learn to trace
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- And Eyes Up is a story where we learn to trace God's hand in our lives
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- where we learn to trace God's hand in our lives and we ask those questions.
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- God's hand in our lives and we ask those questions. We ask God to show us
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- and we ask those questions. We ask God to show us where he is in our stories
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- We ask God to show us where he is in our stories and our trials do become
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- where he is in our stories and our trials do become our testimonies.
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- and our trials do become our testimonies. There is this theme
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- our testimonies. There is this theme of Ebenezer, which we can
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- There is this theme of Ebenezer, which we can get into a little bit later,
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- of Ebenezer, which we can get into a little bit later, but the Lord began to show me
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- get into a little bit later, but the Lord began to show me that there is
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- but the Lord began to show me that there is this holy exchange
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- that there is this holy exchange that happens
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- this holy exchange that happens when you follow Jesus
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- that happens when you follow Jesus where he begins to show up
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- when you follow Jesus where he begins to show up in your life
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- where he begins to show up in your life and miraculous ways;
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- in your life and miraculous ways; divine appointments
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- and miraculous ways; divine appointments where these moments of defeat
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- divine appointments where these moments of defeat become places of victory.
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- where these moments of defeat become places of victory. That's what he did for me.
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- become places of victory. That's what he did for me. And this book
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- That's what he did for me. And this book is an invitation for all of us
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- And this book is an invitation for all of us to learn to see God
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- is an invitation for all of us to learn to see God in that same way.
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- to learn to see God in that same way. SHEILA: I love
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- in that same way. SHEILA: I love the transparency
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- SHEILA: I love the transparency of your story.
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- the transparency of your story. Sure, things are hard
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- of your story. Sure, things are hard to talk about.
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- Sure, things are hard to talk about. I wonder if you can
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- to talk about. I wonder if you can take us back to that day
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- I wonder if you can take us back to that day when you were just
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- take us back to that day when you were just a little girl,
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- when you were just a little girl, and you and your mom come home
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- a little girl, and you and your mom come home and everything changes.
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- and you and your mom come home and everything changes. What happened?
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- and everything changes. What happened? ALEXANDRA: I'm
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- What happened? ALEXANDRA: I'm a second-generation immigrant,
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- ALEXANDRA: I'm a second-generation immigrant, I'll start there.
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- a second-generation immigrant, I'll start there. And so I didn't learn English
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- I'll start there. And so I didn't learn English until I was in second grade.
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- And so I didn't learn English until I was in second grade. My mom would sit down with me
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- until I was in second grade. My mom would sit down with me and essentially
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- My mom would sit down with me and essentially taught me English
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- and essentially taught me English via index cards.
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- taught me English via index cards. So she was working
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- via index cards. So she was working several different jobs.
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- So she was working several different jobs. I would go with her to work
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- several different jobs. I would go with her to work and she was exhausted --
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- exhausted from working
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- exhausted from working several jobs, exhausted
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- exhausted from working several jobs, exhausted from being a single mom.
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- several jobs, exhausted from being a single mom. Looking back,
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- we were living in poverty.
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- we were living in poverty. We were homeless
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- But my mom offered me hope
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- But my mom offered me hope in so many ways.
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- But my mom offered me hope in so many ways. So I didn't understand
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- in so many ways. So I didn't understand that we were broke and poor
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- So I didn't understand that we were broke and poor and sort of homeless.
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- that we were broke and poor and sort of homeless. And so, in the midst of
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- and sort of homeless. And so, in the midst of lot of this transition
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- And so, in the midst of lot of this transition and me learning English
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- lot of this transition and me learning English and my mom working
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- and me learning English and my mom working several jobs, we essentially,
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- and my mom working several jobs, we essentially, one day, as she is trying
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- several jobs, we essentially, one day, as she is trying to mend things with my dad,
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- one day, as she is trying to mend things with my dad, my biological father,
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- to mend things with my dad, my biological father, we come home one day.
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- my biological father, we come home one day. We drive up to our home
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- we come home one day. We drive up to our home and we notice that
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- We drive up to our home and we notice that there is a car in the driveway
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- and we notice that there is a car in the driveway that I've not known before --
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- there is a car in the driveway that I've not known before -- never seen before.
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- that I've not known before -- never seen before. I asked mom,
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- never seen before. I asked mom, "Hey, mom, whose car is that?
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- I asked mom, "Hey, mom, whose car is that? Who is that?"
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- "Hey, mom, whose car is that? Who is that?" She goes, "That's your brother
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- Who is that?" She goes, "That's your brother and that's
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- She goes, "That's your brother and that's your brother's mom."
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- and that's your brother's mom." SHEILA: You didn't know
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- your brother's mom." SHEILA: You didn't know you had a brother?
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- SHEILA: You didn't know you had a brother? ALEXANDRA: Didn't know
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- you had a brother? ALEXANDRA: Didn't know I had a brother.
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- ALEXANDRA: Didn't know I had a brother. So that day
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- or eight years old,
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- or eight years old, second grade, which was
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- second grade, which was a huge year in my life;
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- a huge year in my life; an Ebenezer moment for me
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- an Ebenezer moment for me for sure.
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- for sure. I remember sitting in the car
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- I remember sitting in the car and looking at my mom
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- where is God in this?
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- where is God in this? We weren't believers.
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- where is God in this? We weren't believers. We were Catholic growing up;
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- We weren't believers. We were Catholic growing up; I heard inklings
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- We were Catholic growing up; I heard inklings of who Jesus was,
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- I heard inklings of who Jesus was, but I just didn't have
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- of who Jesus was, but I just didn't have a relationship with him.
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- but I just didn't have a relationship with him. And I remember
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- a relationship with him. And I remember on that very day
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- And I remember on that very day just saying, God,
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- on that very day just saying, God, I don't even think
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- just saying, God, I don't even think you're real.
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- I don't even think you're real. And if you are real,
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- you're real. And if you are real, you just cannot be good.
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- And if you are real, you just cannot be good. My mom was
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- you just cannot be good. My mom was absolutely devastated.
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- My mom was absolutely devastated. SHEILA: So he was
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- absolutely devastated. SHEILA: So he was throwing you both out?
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- SHEILA: So he was throwing you both out? ALEXANDRA: Yeah.
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- throwing you both out? ALEXANDRA: Yeah. So my dad essentially,
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- ALEXANDRA: Yeah. So my dad essentially, what happened was we drove up,
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- So my dad essentially, what happened was we drove up, I met my brother,
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- what happened was we drove up, I met my brother, and I met my brother's mom
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- I met my brother, and I met my brother's mom and my biological father
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- and I met my brother's mom and my biological father had thrown
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- and my biological father had thrown all of our things out
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- had thrown all of our things out and said, "I don't want
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- all of our things out and said, "I don't want you guys here anymore.
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- and said, "I don't want you guys here anymore. We're moving your brother in
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- you guys here anymore. We're moving your brother in with his mom."
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- We're moving your brother in with his mom." I met my brother in passing.
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- with his mom." I met my brother in passing. So to give you
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- I met my brother in passing. So to give you a visual picture,
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- So to give you a visual picture, it was the front yard
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- a visual picture, it was the front yard of our home,
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- it was the front yard of our home, had our clothes
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- of our home, had our clothes all the over it,
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- had our clothes all the over it, and there was a car,
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- all the over it, and there was a car, there were our clothes
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- and there was a car, there were our clothes and my brother, he's just
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- there were our clothes and my brother, he's just a year and a half older
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- and my brother, he's just a year and a half older than me, my half brother,
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- a year and a half older than me, my half brother, met in passing.
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- than me, my half brother, met in passing. And I remember
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- met in passing. And I remember we both locked eyes,
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- And I remember we both locked eyes, and at that very moment,
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- we both locked eyes, and at that very moment, I was like oh my gosh,
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- and at that very moment, I was like oh my gosh, my life is changing forever.
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- I was like oh my gosh, my life is changing forever. This moment will change
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- my life is changing forever. This moment will change the trajectory
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- This moment will change the trajectory of my life essentially.
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- the trajectory of my life essentially. So that was one
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- of my life essentially. So that was one of the most difficult times
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- So that was one of the most difficult times in my life to reconcile,
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- of the most difficult times in my life to reconcile, as a little girl.
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- in my life to reconcile, as a little girl. It embeds so much rejection
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- RANDY: It's interesting
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- RANDY: It's interesting that you reflect
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- that you reflect on thinking about God
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- on thinking about God even at that time.
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- father rejection,
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- father rejection, sort of maybe interfered with
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- father rejection, sort of maybe interfered with the God-Father relationship.
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- sort of maybe interfered with the God-Father relationship. ALEXANDRA: A whole lot, right?
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- the God-Father relationship. ALEXANDRA: A whole lot, right? A whole lot!
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- ALEXANDRA: A whole lot, right? A whole lot! One of the very first wounds
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- A whole lot! One of the very first wounds that God invited me in to heal
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- One of the very first wounds that God invited me in to heal was my father wound.
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- that God invited me in to heal was my father wound. It was the wound
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- was my father wound. It was the wound of knowing God
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- It was the wound of knowing God through the lens
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- of knowing God through the lens of my earthly father.
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- through the lens of my earthly father. The only way
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- of my earthly father. The only way that I knew God as a Father
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- The only way that I knew God as a Father was through
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- that I knew God as a Father was through my biological father,
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- was through my biological father, which was a father
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- my biological father, which was a father who essentially rejected
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- which was a father who essentially rejected the very essence of who I was
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- who essentially rejected the very essence of who I was as his daughter
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- the very essence of who I was as his daughter and left us out,
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- as his daughter and left us out, quite literally, on the street
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- and left us out, quite literally, on the street with no concern
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- for my well-being.
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- all I had was my dad
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- all I had was my dad and the way
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- and the way that he didn't care
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- that he didn't care for my mom and I.
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- for my well-being.
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- for my well-being. It is a miracle
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- for my well-being. It is a miracle in and of itself
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- It is a miracle in and of itself that God has taken
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- in and of itself that God has taken those broken pieces
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- that God has taken those broken pieces of my story,
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- those broken pieces of my story, and one of the things
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- of my story, and one of the things that I invite us to read
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- and one of the things that I invite us to read and to learn in Eyes Up
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- that I invite us to read and to learn in Eyes Up is the way that we see God
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- and to learn in Eyes Up is the way that we see God informs the way
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- is the way that we see God informs the way we see the world.
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- informs the way we see the world. And so what he had me do was,
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- we see the world. And so what he had me do was, it didn't even matter
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- And so what he had me do was, it didn't even matter if he showed me
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- it didn't even matter if he showed me 87 different times
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- if he showed me 87 different times he'd shown up,
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- 87 different times he'd shown up, he needed me to trust him
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- he'd shown up, he needed me to trust him and to know him
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- he needed me to trust him and to know him as Abba Father --
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- and to know him as Abba Father -- like the God who sees,
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- as Abba Father -- like the God who sees, the God who cares.
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- like the God who sees, the God who cares. A lot of the untangling for me
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- the God who cares. A lot of the untangling for me in my faith and my doubt
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- A lot of the untangling for me in my faith and my doubt was learning to know God
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- in my faith and my doubt was learning to know God as a Father
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- was learning to know God as a Father and mending the wounds.
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- as a Father and mending the wounds. And to this day,
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- and mending the wounds. And to this day, there are times when
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- And to this day, there are times when my flesh gets prickly
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- there are times when my flesh gets prickly and I begin to doubt God.
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- my flesh gets prickly and I begin to doubt God. Even in that sense,
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- and I begin to doubt God. Even in that sense, right, we're still
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- Even in that sense, right, we're still on this side of heaven,
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- right, we're still on this side of heaven, nothing is perfected
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- on this side of heaven, nothing is perfected and so I would be lying to you
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- nothing is perfected and so I would be lying to you if I said that sometimes
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- and so I would be lying to you if I said that sometimes I still revert to some
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- if I said that sometimes I still revert to some of those tendencies.
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- I still revert to some of those tendencies. But I know in the depth
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- of those tendencies. But I know in the depth of the core of who I am,
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- But I know in the depth of the core of who I am, that God is actually
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- of the core of who I am, that God is actually who he says he is.
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- that God is actually who he says he is. That has helped me heal that.
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- who he says he is. That has helped me heal that. Like it helped me heal
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- That has helped me heal that. Like it helped me heal not only the way that I love
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- Like it helped me heal not only the way that I love my earthly father now
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- not only the way that I love my earthly father now and have forgiven him
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- my earthly father now and have forgiven him but the way that I know God
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- and have forgiven him but the way that I know God as my Father,
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- but the way that I know God as my Father, like the one that I can trust
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- as my Father, like the one that I can trust and be with.
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- like the one that I can trust and be with. That's come
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- and be with. That's come through a lot of wrestling
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- SHEILA: Interesting thing,
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- SHEILA: Interesting thing, you talk a lot in this book
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- you talk a lot in this book about Ebenezer stones
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- about Ebenezer stones and the significance of those.
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- and the significance of those. I wonder
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- I wonder if you'd touch on that.
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- some of the places you marked
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- some of the places you marked "Ebenezer stones,"
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- some of the places you marked "Ebenezer stones," they're not the great
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- "Ebenezer stones," they're not the great triumphant victories,
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- they're not the great triumphant victories, they're the hard places.
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- triumphant victories, they're the hard places. ALEXANDRA: They are!
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- they're the hard places. ALEXANDRA: They are! I love
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- ALEXANDRA: They are! I love that you brought that up.
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- I love that you brought that up. It gets me fired up.
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- I want us to take a moment
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- I want us to take a moment and park there
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- and park there for a little bit.
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- for a little bit. I think in our faith
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- I think in our faith what's easy
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- what's easy is to reason God away,
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- It is easy
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- It is easy to have trite cliché answers
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- It is easy to have trite cliché answers like let go and let God
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- to have trite cliché answers like let go and let God and faith over fear.
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- like let go and let God and faith over fear. These things sound really good
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- and faith over fear. These things sound really good and they are helpful
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- These things sound really good and they are helpful for a very moment
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- and they are helpful for a very moment but they won't take us further
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- for a very moment but they won't take us further in our faith.
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- but they won't take us further in our faith. Ebenezer stones --
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- in our faith. Ebenezer stones -- so the history behind that
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- Ebenezer stones -- so the history behind that and the invitation from God
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- so the history behind that and the invitation from God and the stories
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- and the invitation from God and the stories and overarching stories
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- and the stories and overarching stories in scripture,
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- and overarching stories in scripture, God is obsessed
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- in scripture, God is obsessed with mountains and stones
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- God is obsessed with mountains and stones throughout the story of God.
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- with mountains and stones throughout the story of God. From the beginning to end,
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- throughout the story of God. From the beginning to end, you see God talk about
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- From the beginning to end, you see God talk about the cornerstone,
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- you see God talk about the cornerstone, our Ebenezer stone,
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- the cornerstone, our Ebenezer stone, the gravestone,
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- our Ebenezer stone, the gravestone, the foundation where faith
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- the gravestone, the foundation where faith is Christ Jesus the rock.
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- the foundation where faith is Christ Jesus the rock. And so in First Samuel,
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- is Christ Jesus the rock. And so in First Samuel, the very first time
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- And so in First Samuel, the very first time in scripture,
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- the very first time in scripture, we see God essentially
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- in scripture, we see God essentially rescue the Israelites,
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- we see God essentially rescue the Israelites, yet again,
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- rescue the Israelites, yet again, from the pit of destruction.
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- yet again, from the pit of destruction. We are the Israelites,
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- from the pit of destruction. We are the Israelites, we understand but sometimes
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- We are the Israelites, we understand but sometimes we just don't learn.
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- we understand but sometimes we just don't learn. We're prone to wander.
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- we just don't learn. We're prone to wander. So the Israelites wander again
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- We're prone to wander. So the Israelites wander again and God is like, oh, my kids!
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- So the Israelites wander again and God is like, oh, my kids! I'm going to come for you,
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- and God is like, oh, my kids! I'm going to come for you, I'm going to save you again.
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- I'm going to come for you, I'm going to save you again. So God shows up
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- I'm going to save you again. So God shows up and he rescues his kids
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- So God shows up and he rescues his kids out of darkness,
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- and he rescues his kids out of darkness, essentially war,
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- out of darkness, essentially war, and he tells Samuel,
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- essentially war, and he tells Samuel, I'm giving you
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- and he tells Samuel, I'm giving you CliffsNotes version here,
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- I'm giving you CliffsNotes version here, he says, Samuel, I need you
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- CliffsNotes version here, he says, Samuel, I need you to put up a memorial stone
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- he says, Samuel, I need you to put up a memorial stone because my kids
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- to put up a memorial stone because my kids are going to forget.
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- because my kids are going to forget. Y'all are prone to wander.
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- are going to forget. Y'all are prone to wander. I've rescued you
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- Y'all are prone to wander. I've rescued you several times.
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- I've rescued you several times. I've shown you
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- several times. I've shown you my hand of provision.
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- I've shown you my hand of provision. I've shown you my presence,
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- my hand of provision. I've shown you my presence, I've been with you.
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- I've shown you my presence, I've been with you. I gave you manna from heaven
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- I've been with you. I gave you manna from heaven yet you've forgotten who I am!
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- I gave you manna from heaven yet you've forgotten who I am! So he says, listen, I need you
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- yet you've forgotten who I am! So he says, listen, I need you to set something up,
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- So he says, listen, I need you to set something up, and here's why: Because
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- to set something up, and here's why: Because I need them to remember
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- and here's why: Because I need them to remember that this place of defeat
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- I need them to remember that this place of defeat is now a place of victory
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- that this place of defeat is now a place of victory and that the very ground
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- is now a place of victory and that the very ground that they're standing on
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- and that the very ground that they're standing on was once a place of death
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- that they're standing on was once a place of death and now it is a place of life.
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- was once a place of death and now it is a place of life. And so the stone,
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- and now it is a place of life. And so the stone, the memorial stone was less
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- And so the stone, the memorial stone was less about what God had done
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- the memorial stone was less about what God had done at that moment but more so
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- about what God had done at that moment but more so about them looking back
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- at that moment but more so about them looking back so they could remember
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- about them looking back so they could remember what God had done for them
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- so they could remember what God had done for them in the past.
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- what God had done for them in the past. So at the moment, we remember
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- in the past. So at the moment, we remember the goodness of God.
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- So at the moment, we remember the goodness of God. We taste and see right now
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- the goodness of God. We taste and see right now the challenge
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- We taste and see right now the challenge and our humanness
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- the challenge and our humanness is that when life
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- and our humanness is that when life and circumstances happen,
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- is that when life and circumstances happen, when the waves of pain,
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- and circumstances happen, when the waves of pain, we're either coming
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- when the waves of pain, we're either coming into a season of suffering
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- we're either coming into a season of suffering or coming out of one.
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- into a season of suffering or coming out of one. And so regardless
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- or coming out of one. And so regardless of where you are in that,
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- And so regardless of where you are in that, it is we're prone to forget.
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- of where you are in that, it is we're prone to forget. We feel good with God
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- it is we're prone to forget. We feel good with God when things are good
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- We feel good with God when things are good but what happens
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- when things are good but what happens when they're not?
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- but what happens when they're not? And so Ebenezers help us
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- when they're not? And so Ebenezers help us to have a tangible reminder
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- And so Ebenezers help us to have a tangible reminder of the character of God;
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- to have a tangible reminder of the character of God; not so much of how he's moved.
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- of the character of God; not so much of how he's moved. It is the character of God
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- not so much of how he's moved. It is the character of God that we trust in
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- It is the character of God that we trust in because the character of God
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- that we trust in because the character of God is what allows for him to move
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- because the character of God is what allows for him to move the way that he does
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- is what allows for him to move the way that he does in our lives:
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- the way that he does in our lives: Good, compassionate, merciful,
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- in our lives: Good, compassionate, merciful, gracious, and everlasting.
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- Good, compassionate, merciful, gracious, and everlasting. RANDY: I'm wondering
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- gracious, and everlasting. RANDY: I'm wondering what that looks like
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- RANDY: I'm wondering what that looks like at a practical level.
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- what that looks like at a practical level. You don't have like stones
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- at a practical level. You don't have like stones all around your house,
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- You don't have like stones all around your house, probably.
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- all around your house, probably. ALEXANDRA: I don't!
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- probably. ALEXANDRA: I don't! It's so funny,
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- ALEXANDRA: I don't! It's so funny, I've been asked that.
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- It's so funny, I've been asked that. RANDY: I like
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- I've been asked that. RANDY: I like the mental picture.
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- RANDY: I like the mental picture. How does it express itself?
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- the mental picture. How does it express itself? ALEXANDRA: One of the things
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- How does it express itself? ALEXANDRA: One of the things I find that's interesting,
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- ALEXANDRA: One of the things I find that's interesting, even about God
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- I find that's interesting, even about God inviting me into the story
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- even about God inviting me into the story and writing this out
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- inviting me into the story and writing this out is that I don't have
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- and writing this out is that I don't have a lot of physical items
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- is that I don't have a lot of physical items from my past.
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- a lot of physical items from my past. I wouldn't take
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- from my past. I wouldn't take a lot with us.
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- I wouldn't take a lot with us. My mom and I moved around
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- a lot with us. My mom and I moved around quite a bit.
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- My mom and I moved around quite a bit. We lost a lot of
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- quite a bit. We lost a lot of like our history
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- We lost a lot of like our history and there are certain things
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- like our history and there are certain things that I talk about in the book,
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- and there are certain things that I talk about in the book, even little notes
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- that I talk about in the book, even little notes that I would write
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- even little notes that I would write that I don't have
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- that I would write that I don't have to hold on to anymore.
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- that I don't have to hold on to anymore. So I didn't grow up
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- to hold on to anymore. So I didn't grow up with actual physical items
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- So I didn't grow up with actual physical items or meaningful artifacts
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- For me, practically,
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- For me, practically, I think for most of us,
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- I think for most of us, what God's inviting us into
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- what God's inviting us into is this.
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- is this. I think that yes,
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- I think that yes, there are reminders
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- there are reminders that we can write down
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- that we can write down on sticky notes,
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- There are things we can do,
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- There are things we can do, spiritual rhythms that
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- There are things we can do, spiritual rhythms that we can participate with God in
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- spiritual rhythms that we can participate with God in that are helpful
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- we can participate with God in that are helpful to commune with him,
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- that are helpful to commune with him, but more than anything,
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- to commune with him, but more than anything, and this is
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- but more than anything, and this is one of the main things
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- and this is one of the main things in the book is
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- one of the main things in the book is it is less about
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- in the book is it is less about placing something physical up,
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- it is less about placing something physical up, it is more so about
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- placing something physical up, it is more so about our spiritual temperature
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- it is more so about our spiritual temperature and how we learn to see God
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- our spiritual temperature and how we learn to see God in our lives.
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- and how we learn to see God in our lives. And he does take these moments
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- in our lives. And he does take these moments and he brings about revival
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- And he does take these moments and he brings about revival in them.
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- and he brings about revival in them. And they do become,
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- in them. And they do become, in your faith,
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- And they do become, in your faith, they become Ebenezer moments.
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- in your faith, they become Ebenezer moments. The Holy Spirit will move you
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- they become Ebenezer moments. The Holy Spirit will move you to see these places
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- The Holy Spirit will move you to see these places in your life from a new lens
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- to see these places in your life from a new lens and it is less
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- in your life from a new lens and it is less about physical stones and more
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- and it is less about physical stones and more about learning to see God
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- about physical stones and more about learning to see God as Father our cornerstone
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- about learning to see God as Father our cornerstone in the midst of our stories.
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- as Father our cornerstone in the midst of our stories. So whether you're putting
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- in the midst of our stories. So whether you're putting up stones up in your home
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- So whether you're putting up stones up in your home or you have sticky notes,
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- up stones up in your home or you have sticky notes, I do sticky notes
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- or you have sticky notes, I do sticky notes all over my house, I journal,
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- I do sticky notes all over my house, I journal, those things are helpful
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- all over my house, I journal, those things are helpful to look back on.
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- those things are helpful to look back on. Absolutely!
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- to look back on. Absolutely! But not everybody
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- Absolutely! But not everybody is a journaler;
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- But not everybody is a journaler; not everybody wants to put up
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- is a journaler; not everybody wants to put up memorial stones wherever,
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- not everybody wants to put up memorial stones wherever, explains the place.
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- memorial stones wherever, explains the place. So it is less about that.
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- explains the place. So it is less about that. It is more so about
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- So it is less about that. It is more so about God building up in us
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- It is more so about God building up in us an Ebenezer
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- God building up in us an Ebenezer and we become Ebenezers
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- an Ebenezer and we become Ebenezers and we become a signpost.
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- and we become Ebenezers and we become a signpost. SHEILA: You talk about
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- and we become a signpost. SHEILA: You talk about one of the people who had
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- SHEILA: You talk about one of the people who had such an impact on your life,
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- one of the people who had such an impact on your life, your second-grade teacher.
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- such an impact on your life, your second-grade teacher. ALEXANDRA: Oh! Mrs. Carpenter!
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- your second-grade teacher. ALEXANDRA: Oh! Mrs. Carpenter! Yes!
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- ALEXANDRA: Oh! Mrs. Carpenter! Yes! I'll probably cry.
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- Yes! I'll probably cry. So second grade, again,
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- I'll probably cry. So second grade, again, is one of those moments
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- So second grade, again, is one of those moments where I look back at
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- is one of those moments where I look back at and I had to take that year
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- where I look back at and I had to take that year to the Lord.
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- and I had to take that year to the Lord. And it is silly because
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- to the Lord. And it is silly because I think often in our culture,
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- And it is silly because I think often in our culture, we're not really told
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- I think often in our culture, we're not really told to look back a lot.
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- we're not really told to look back a lot. We're told to kind of move on.
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- to look back a lot. We're told to kind of move on. Even in some of our healing
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- We're told to kind of move on. Even in some of our healing and conversations around that,
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- Even in some of our healing and conversations around that, there is this,
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- and conversations around that, there is this, I think unhealthy view
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- there is this, I think unhealthy view of moving on too fast
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- I think unhealthy view of moving on too fast and not allowing God
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- of moving on too fast and not allowing God to heal the past.
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- and not allowing God to heal the past. So for us to heal
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- to heal the past. So for us to heal with the Lord
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- So for us to heal with the Lord and be everything
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- with the Lord and be everything he's called us to be,
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- and be everything he's called us to be, he has to be able with us
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- he's called us to be, he has to be able with us to go back and heal the wounds
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- he has to be able with us to go back and heal the wounds that the enemy will come for
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- to go back and heal the wounds that the enemy will come for with everything in him.
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- that the enemy will come for with everything in him. So second grade,
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- with everything in him. So second grade, Mrs. Carpenter.
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- So second grade, Mrs. Carpenter. So remember,
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- Mrs. Carpenter. So remember, I told you earlier,
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- So remember, I told you earlier, I didn't know English
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- I told you earlier, I didn't know English until second grade.
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- I didn't know English until second grade. So Mrs. Carpenter
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- until second grade. So Mrs. Carpenter played a huge role in that.
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- So Mrs. Carpenter played a huge role in that. She essentially
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- played a huge role in that. She essentially was one of the first people
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- She essentially was one of the first people that saw something in me.
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- was one of the first people that saw something in me. She saw probably passion,
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- that saw something in me. She saw probably passion, conviction, I was a fiery,
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- She saw probably passion, conviction, I was a fiery, eight-year-old Latina
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- conviction, I was a fiery, eight-year-old Latina who just wanted
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- eight-year-old Latina who just wanted to do the things.
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- who just wanted to do the things. Whatever second graders do,
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- to do the things. Whatever second graders do, I'm like I'm there.
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- Whatever second graders do, I'm like I'm there. And I remember her
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- I'm like I'm there. And I remember her just taking the time
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- And I remember her just taking the time to cultivate in me something
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- just taking the time to cultivate in me something that I did not know I had.
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- to cultivate in me something that I did not know I had. And my mom and I
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- that I did not know I had. And my mom and I had just been kicked out
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- And my mom and I had just been kicked out of my dad's house.
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- had just been kicked out of my dad's house. We were living
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- of my dad's house. We were living in someone's basement,
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- We were living in someone's basement, a good friend of ours,
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- in someone's basement, a good friend of ours, and Mrs. Carpenter knew
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- a good friend of ours, and Mrs. Carpenter knew that her role,
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- and Mrs. Carpenter knew that her role, her assignment in that season
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- that her role, her assignment in that season for little Alexandra
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- her assignment in that season for little Alexandra was to speak words of life.
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- for little Alexandra was to speak words of life. And so a lot of my passion
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- was to speak words of life. And so a lot of my passion for words and writing
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- And so a lot of my passion for words and writing came from Mrs. Carpenter,
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- for words and writing came from Mrs. Carpenter, essentially saying, hey,
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- came from Mrs. Carpenter, essentially saying, hey, I know that your words
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- essentially saying, hey, I know that your words right now are kind of fumbly
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- I know that your words right now are kind of fumbly and they don't make sense,
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- right now are kind of fumbly and they don't make sense, but you have words
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- and they don't make sense, but you have words and they matter.
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- but you have words and they matter. And I need you to use them.
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- and they matter. And I need you to use them. I need you to understand
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- And I need you to use them. I need you to understand that your words matter
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- I need you to understand that your words matter and that somewhere
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- that your words matter and that somewhere in your life you're going
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- and that somewhere in your life you're going to be able to use them.
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- in your life you're going to be able to use them. Now, I don't know
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- to be able to use them. Now, I don't know if Mrs. Carpenter
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- but I believe God used her.
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- but I believe God used her. And oh, my gosh, she was
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- And oh, my gosh, she was the very image of Jesus for me
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- the very image of Jesus for me in second grade in the way
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- in second grade in the way that she held me up.
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- at my wiring,
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- at my wiring, as I look back at the ways
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- at my wiring, as I look back at the ways that she would sit with me;
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- as I look back at the ways that she would sit with me; and she would quite literally
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- that she would sit with me; and she would quite literally take the pencil
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- and she would quite literally take the pencil right next to me
- 00:15:37.126 --> 00:15:38.127
- take the pencil right next to me and she would show me
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- right next to me and she would show me how to write words in English.
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- and she would show me how to write words in English. And whenever I would stop
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- how to write words in English. And whenever I would stop and I'd cry
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- And whenever I would stop and I'd cry and get frustrated,
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- and I'd cry and get frustrated, she would say,
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- and get frustrated, she would say, "Hey, your life
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- she would say, "Hey, your life is not this very moment.
- 00:15:46.335 --> 00:15:47.336
- "Hey, your life is not this very moment. You have a life ahead of you
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- is not this very moment. You have a life ahead of you and we're going to pull you
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- You have a life ahead of you and we're going to pull you out of this.
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- and we're going to pull you out of this. You're going to learn English
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- out of this. You're going to learn English and we're going to get you
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- You're going to learn English and we're going to get you out of ESL."
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- and we're going to get you out of ESL." And so the context for ESL,
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- out of ESL." And so the context for ESL, ESL is English
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- And so the context for ESL, ESL is English as a second language.
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- ESL is English as a second language. So there is nothing wrong
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- as a second language. So there is nothing wrong with ESL,
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- So there is nothing wrong with ESL, it is an incredible program.
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- with ESL, it is an incredible program. Mrs. Carpenter knew, however,
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- it is an incredible program. Mrs. Carpenter knew, however, that my staying in ESL
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- Mrs. Carpenter knew, however, that my staying in ESL for far too long
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- that my staying in ESL for far too long would hinder my academics.
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- for far too long would hinder my academics. She wanted to give me hope
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- would hinder my academics. She wanted to give me hope and she wanted to give me
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- She wanted to give me hope and she wanted to give me a chance at flourishing
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- and she wanted to give me a chance at flourishing into the woman that she knew
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- a chance at flourishing into the woman that she knew I would one day become.
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- into the woman that she knew I would one day become. And she did just that.
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- I would one day become. And she did just that. RANDY: Did you ever
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- And she did just that. RANDY: Did you ever have a chance
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- RANDY: Did you ever have a chance to circle back with her?
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- have a chance to circle back with her? ALEXANDRA: I've been calling,
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- to circle back with her? ALEXANDRA: I've been calling, so maybe y'all can help.
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- ALEXANDRA: I've been calling, so maybe y'all can help. RANDY: You're calling all
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- so maybe y'all can help. RANDY: You're calling all the Carpenters in that area?
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- RANDY: You're calling all the Carpenters in that area? ALEXANDRA: Yes!
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- the Carpenters in that area? ALEXANDRA: Yes! We've been trying.
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- ALEXANDRA: Yes! We've been trying. We called
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- We've been trying. We called the elementary school
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- We called the elementary school that I went to
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- the elementary school that I went to and we're currently right now
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- that I went to and we're currently right now trying to find her.
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- and we're currently right now trying to find her. I've made a few phone calls,
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- trying to find her. I've made a few phone calls, the principal
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- I've made a few phone calls, the principal has made a few phone calls,
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- the principal has made a few phone calls, and so in Jesus' name,
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- has made a few phone calls, and so in Jesus' name, y'all pray for us
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- RANDY: That's interesting.
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- RANDY: That's interesting. There is something
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- There is something I was wanting to ask you about
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- I was wanting to ask you about because I love the idea
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- because I love the idea of that stone,
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- of that stone, whether it is a physical
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- whether it is a physical or minor or not,
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- Look at what God did!
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- Look at what God did! Look at the victory!
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- Look at what God did! Look at the victory! You also talk
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- Look at the victory! You also talk about gravestones.
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- You also talk about gravestones. I've lost someone,
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- about gravestones. I've lost someone, we've all lost people,
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- I've lost someone, we've all lost people, those are not
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- we've all lost people, those are not the kind of markers
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- those are not the kind of markers we think of as victorious.
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- the kind of markers we think of as victorious. ALEXANDRA: One of the things
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- we think of as victorious. ALEXANDRA: One of the things that I took before the Lord
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- ALEXANDRA: One of the things that I took before the Lord as I wrote Eyes Up is, again,
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- that I took before the Lord as I wrote Eyes Up is, again, I want to give the readers
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- as I wrote Eyes Up is, again, I want to give the readers an honest answer
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- I want to give the readers an honest answer right to where God is.
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- an honest answer right to where God is. When I say
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- right to where God is. When I say God has brought us this far
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- When I say God has brought us this far and he won't stop now,
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- God has brought us this far and he won't stop now, I want to mean that.
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- and he won't stop now, I want to mean that. And so,
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- I want to mean that. And so, as I wrote chapter five,
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- And so, as I wrote chapter five, my father-in-law,
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- as I wrote chapter five, my father-in-law, God bless his soul passed away
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- my father-in-law, God bless his soul passed away pretty traumatically
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- God bless his soul passed away pretty traumatically from a heart attack,
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- pretty traumatically from a heart attack, we thought he was healthy,
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- from a heart attack, we thought he was healthy, in an awful way.
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- we thought he was healthy, in an awful way. And so our family
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- in an awful way. And so our family went through a really --
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- And so our family went through a really -- tumultuous is
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- went through a really -- tumultuous is an understatement --
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- tumultuous is an understatement -- of really just
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- an understatement -- of really just a gut-wrenching season.
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- of really just a gut-wrenching season. He was just a pinnacle
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- a gut-wrenching season. He was just a pinnacle in the community of Charlotte.
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- He was just a pinnacle in the community of Charlotte. He was loved.
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- in the community of Charlotte. He was loved. He was
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- He was loved. He was an incredible father-in-law,
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- He was an incredible father-in-law, an incredible father.
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- an incredible father-in-law, an incredible father. This particular season
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- an incredible father. This particular season of my life
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- This particular season of my life was one of the ones
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- of my life was one of the ones I had to look back on.
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- was one of the ones I had to look back on. And I had to get to know God
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- I had to look back on. And I had to get to know God as my comforter
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- And I had to get to know God as my comforter in the midst of it.
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- as my comforter in the midst of it. And so, although
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- in the midst of it. And so, although what we think -- grief
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- And so, although what we think -- grief may not feel like a marker,
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- what we think -- grief may not feel like a marker, but when we see God
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- may not feel like a marker, but when we see God in the midst our grief,
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- but when we see God in the midst our grief, it does become one
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- in the midst our grief, it does become one because we get to know God
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- it does become one because we get to know God in the midst of our grief,
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- because we get to know God in the midst of our grief, and grief doesn't define us
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- in the midst of our grief, and grief doesn't define us at that moment.
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- and grief doesn't define us at that moment. What defines us
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- at that moment. What defines us is the comfort of Christ
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- What defines us is the comfort of Christ in our grief.
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- is the comfort of Christ in our grief. And so the invitation for us
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- in our grief. And so the invitation for us even there is,
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- And so the invitation for us even there is, when we allow God
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- even there is, when we allow God in any space,
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- when we allow God in any space, whether it is grief,
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- in any space, whether it is grief, whether it is pain
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- whether it is grief, whether it is pain or suffering or whatever,
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- whether it is pain or suffering or whatever, when God touches that,
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- or suffering or whatever, when God touches that, there is revival again.
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- when God touches that, there is revival again. There is something
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- there is revival again. There is something that happens.
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- There is something that happens. And so this chapter,
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- that happens. And so this chapter, we talk about God
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- And so this chapter, we talk about God being our Shepherd;
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- we talk about God being our Shepherd; Jesus being the one
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- being our Shepherd; Jesus being the one who comforts us
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- Jesus being the one who comforts us in the midst of it.
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- who comforts us in the midst of it. And again, taking our grief
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- in the midst of it. And again, taking our grief and not just moving past it,
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- And again, taking our grief and not just moving past it, but walking us in it,
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- and not just moving past it, but walking us in it, through it,
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- but walking us in it, through it, and to the other side of it.
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- through it, and to the other side of it. SHEILA: I love your subtitle,
- 00:18:38.073 --> 00:18:41.843
- and to the other side of it. SHEILA: I love your subtitle, "How to trust God's heart
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- SHEILA: I love your subtitle, "How to trust God's heart by tracing his hand."
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- "How to trust God's heart by tracing his hand." As you can probably tell,
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- by tracing his hand." As you can probably tell, we got like
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- As you can probably tell, we got like a hundredth of the wealth
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- we got like a hundredth of the wealth that is in this book.
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- a hundredth of the wealth that is in this book. So you're going to want
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- that is in this book. So you're going to want to get this book for yourself.
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- So you're going to want to get this book for yourself. We're going to tell you
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- to get this book for yourself. We're going to tell you how you can do that.
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- We're going to tell you how you can do that. But first, we would like
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- how you can do that. But first, we would like you to help us because
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- But first, we would like you to help us because there are some people,
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- you to help us because there are some people, some days we feel like
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- there are some people, some days we feel like we're so thirsty
- 00:19:01.496 --> 00:19:02.698
- some days we feel like we're so thirsty to know more about God.
- 00:19:02.764 --> 00:19:03.865
- we're so thirsty to know more about God. But right now there are
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- some people who are so thirsty
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- some people who are so thirsty to be able to have
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- of clean water.
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- of clean water. That's why Water for LIFE
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- That's why Water for LIFE is hugely on the hearts
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- is hugely on the hearts of James and Betty,
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- of James and Betty, and of Randy and I,
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- and of Randy and I, all of us here at LIFE .
- 00:19:15.544 --> 00:19:16.812
- all of us here at LIFE . And we've made
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- And we've made a commitment this year
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- a commitment this year to see 350 new wells drilled
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- to see 350 new wells drilled in 20 nations,
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- in 20 nations, and you can help us do this.
- 00:19:23.619 --> 00:19:25.053
- and you can help us do this. But the need, Randy,
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- But the need, Randy, is greater than
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- is greater than I think it's ever been.
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- And you know, we have been
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- that we have people in place,
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- that we have people in place, we have volunteers,
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- we have volunteers, we have locals.
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- we have locals. We have the know-how;
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- We have the know-how; we know how to figure out
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- we know how to figure out where the water is,
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- where the water is, and where the best place
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- and where the best place to drill is.
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- to drill is. And that's why we just
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- And that's why we just come to you and say,
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- come to you and say, will you support us
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- will you support us in this ongoing work
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- in this ongoing work we call Water for LIFE?
- 00:19:49.511 --> 00:19:50.812
- we call Water for LIFE? Because it is life --
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- Because it is life -- it is life
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- it is life in the name of Jesus Christ.
- 00:19:53.448 --> 00:19:55.017
- in the name of Jesus Christ. I can't think of a better way
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- I can't think of a better way to present life to people
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- to present life to people than in that way.
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- than in that way. But here's the breakdown.
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- But here's the breakdown. Let me just give you an idea.
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- Let me just give you an idea. Based on the past,
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- Based on the past, the history,
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- the history, and what we have going on
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- and what we have going on currently in 20 nations
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- currently in 20 nations across the world,
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- across the world, we can drill a water well
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- we can drill a water well for an average of $4800.
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- for an average of $4800. That one well
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- That one well will serve an average
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- will serve an average of about 1.000 people.
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- of about 1.000 people. Multiple villages
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- Multiple villages for around 70-ish years.
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- for around 70-ish years. Basically,
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- Basically, it is giving someone water
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- it is giving someone water for a lifetime.
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- for a lifetime. So think about it,
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- So think about it, your gift today of $48
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- your gift today of $48 will provide on average
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- will provide on average ten people water
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- ten people water for their entire lifetime.
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- for their entire lifetime. Water for LIFE!
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- Water for LIFE! Your gift of $144
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- Your gift of $144 will provide water
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- will provide water for 30 people.
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- for 30 people. If you can give
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- If you can give an entire well of $4800 --
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- an entire well of $4800 -- I just really wish
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- I just really wish you'd pray about it.
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- you'd pray about it. Go to the phone
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- Go to the phone or go online right now,
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- or go online right now, please, and give
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- please, and give the best gift you can.
- 00:20:52.774 --> 00:20:53.942
- the best gift you can. I promise you,
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- I promise you, we will take it to the people
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- we will take it to the people who need it the most.
- 00:20:57.879 --> 00:20:59.147
- who need it the most. We will save their lives
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- We will save their lives but we need you to do it,
- 00:21:00.882 --> 00:21:02.317
- but we need you to do it, I ask you to do it right now.
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- Across the globe, hundreds of thousands of lives
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- are lost each year to waterborne disease,
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- and nearly half of those are children
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- under the age of five.
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- Through Mission: Water for LIFE,
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- you can give mothers hope and children a future
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- as we provide clean, life-giving water
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- for thousands of children and their families
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- before it is too late.
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- With your gift today, you can help drill and establish
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- 350 water wells this year.
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- Your gift of $24
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- will help provide clean water for five children.
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- A gift of $48 will help provide for ten.
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- $72 will provide for 15.
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- And $144 will help provide life-giving water
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- for 30 people for a lifetime!
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- With your gift of any amount, we'll send you
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- the God's Daily Promise devotional set.
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- These four seasonal devotionals each contain
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- a daily scripture, inspirational message,
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- and room to journal your prayers and insights
- 00:21:57.305 --> 00:21:59.408
- from God's Word.
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- With your gift of $100 or more,
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- please request the "Faith, Hope, and Love" coaster set.
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- All four beautiful sandstone coasters
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- come in an elegant natural wood holder
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- and artistically display the words
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- of First Corinthians 13:13.
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- Finally, please consider a gift of $1200
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- to help provide water for 250 people
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- or a gift of $4800
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- to help sponsor a complete well.
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- And you may request our inspiring bronze sculpture,
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- "Let the Children Come."
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- Please call, write, or make your gift online!
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- RANDY: You know
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- RANDY: You know as Alexandra talked about
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- RANDY: You know as Alexandra talked about "I want to turn
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- as Alexandra talked about "I want to turn that gravestone moment
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- "I want to turn that gravestone moment into a marker
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- that gravestone moment into a marker where God came in
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- into a marker where God came in and changed the situation,"
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- where God came in and changed the situation," so I pray you'll give
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- and changed the situation," so I pray you'll give the best gift you can.
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- so I pray you'll give the best gift you can. Go to the phone, go online,
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- the best gift you can. Go to the phone, go online, and let's change their lives
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- Go to the phone, go online, and let's change their lives by giving them
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- and let's change their lives by giving them clean drinking water.
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- by giving them clean drinking water. And Sheila, I hope they'll
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- clean drinking water. And Sheila, I hope they'll request Alexandra's book
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- And Sheila, I hope they'll request Alexandra's book in the process.
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- request Alexandra's book in the process. SHEILA: Yes, for any gift
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- in the process. SHEILA: Yes, for any gift at all, please ask for
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- SHEILA: Yes, for any gift at all, please ask for Eyes Up by Alexandra Hoover.
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- at all, please ask for Eyes Up by Alexandra Hoover. It is a fantastic book!
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- Eyes Up by Alexandra Hoover. It is a fantastic book! And Alexandra, thank you
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- It is a fantastic book! And Alexandra, thank you for being our guest today.
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- And Alexandra, thank you for being our guest today. ALEXANDRA: I love y'all.
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- for being our guest today. ALEXANDRA: I love y'all. Thank you for having me.
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- ALEXANDRA: I love y'all. Thank you for having me. SHEILA: Awesome.
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- Thank you for having me. SHEILA: Awesome. So we'll see you next time
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- SHEILA: Awesome. So we'll see you next time on Life Today !
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- So we'll see you next time on Life Today ! God bless you!
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- ♪
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- ♪
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- ♪ When I lift my hands ♪
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- ♪ Something happens ♪
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- ♪ My fear fades ♪
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- ♪ My world changes ♪
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- ♪ You're there ♪
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- ♪ When I lift my voice ♪
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- ♪ Sorrow traded for freedom ♪
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- ♪ For love for you ♪
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- ♪ Even through my pain ♪
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- ♪ I will lift my voice and say ♪
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- ♪ My hope is alive ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ He's living inside ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ He's the light of the world ♪
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- ♪ He's living inside ♪
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- ♪ A love that will never die ♪
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- ♪ My hope is alive ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ So I raise my hands ♪
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- ♪ Hope is rising ♪
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- ♪ Jesus you're all my Heart needs ♪
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- ♪ Even through my pain ♪
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- ♪ I will lift my voice and say ♪
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- ♪ My hope is alive ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ He's living inside ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ He's the light of the world ♪
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- ♪ He's living inside ♪
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- ♪ A love that will never die ♪
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- ♪ My hope is alive ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ Because He lives ♪
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- ♪ I am changed ♪
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- ♪ Because He lives ♪
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- ♪ I will never be the same ♪
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- ♪ Because He lives ♪
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- ♪ A way was made ♪
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- ♪ My hope is alive ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ He's living inside ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ He's the light of the world ♪
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- ♪ He's living inside ♪
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- ♪ My hope is alive ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ My hope is alive ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ So am I ♪
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- ♪ My hope is alive ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ Oh oh oh! ♪
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- ♪ My hope is alive ♪
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- >> I needed, me, Lisa,
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- even though I was already saved,
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- I needed to change the way I thought
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- God was thinking about me.
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