Hey y'all, welcome back to the Confessions of a Crappy Christian Podcast.

A place where you and all of your crap are not just welcome, you're wanted.

I'm your host Blake Gieche, and every week I'm showing up with a new friend to talk about

the things we're really great at, the ways Christ fills in the gaps on the things that

we're not, and how he has been faithful to make his power perfect in our weaknesses.

My hope is that you walk away feeling empowered and not alone in your struggles, and that

people sharing their stories pushes you to share yours.

Alright, let's do this.

Alright y'all, today's guest is Laura Jones.

Laura is an inspirational speaker sharing her incredible story of tragedy and redemption

across the country since 2006.

Lace Chat is a hard hitter.

Anytime we're talking trauma, it usually is, but manual.

Laura is such a light and learning from her about healing and how tragedy affects your

relationships and your relationship with God.

It's really an incredible conversation that I can't wait for you to hear.

Hey Laura, thank you so much for coming on today.

Oh, it's an honor to be here.

And enjoy to meet you.

Yes, okay, so we're going to just jump right in.

In 2004, you lost your family in a tragic accident, and you have kind of turned around and

used that experience to share your story and share your heart, and you wrote a book,

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