Hi, and welcome to the Five Word Prayers Daily, a five-day-a-week daily devotional where we share the

word, prayers in our heart. I'm Lisa Whittle, and I welcome you to just five minutes with me,

which I trust and pray will be five minutes well-spit. Today's guest is Lauren Green McCaffee,

and you might not know her name right off, but I bet you've walked into one of the stores where she works as a corporate ambassador,

Hobby Lobby. We love Hobby Lobby, right? Lauren is a speaker, writer, connector, and I love this in her

bio, a coffee enthusiast with a heart to engage others in the Bible. She wrote a book with her mother,

Jackie Green, called Only One Life, which will link in the show notes.

And she's coming on today to share her five-word prayer and inspire us in our every day that shapes an eternal legacy.

So share with us, Lauren, now.

Chances are you've never heard of her, but her impact for the gospel and for good is beyond calculation.

And it's still expanding and circling the globe even as you listen to this podcast.

She passed away more than 40 years ago, yet she continues to outlive her life.

Her name was Marie, and I stand on the shoulders of this extraordinary

woman. Marie was born in Kansas City in 1903, the daughter of a pastor. She grew up and married a pastor

as well. Together, she and her husband Walter raised six children through years of the Great Depression

and World War II on a preacher's meager income. Her children later

recalled her tiny parsonage where the girls slept in the only bedroom they had, the parents

slept in the living room, and the boys slept in the kitchen. They recalled going to school

without shoes until a few generous teachers quietly stepped in to help meet the need, and they

experienced real hunger at times.

Yet largely because of the extraordinary faith and the influence of their mother Marie,

the children remembered all growing up in a home filled with love for each other and for God.

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