Hey, this is Meredith. I hope you are having a fantastic summer. We're going to take a couple of weeks off.

So we're going back into our archives and pulling out some of our favorite stories.

Tony Collier is the founder of an international women's ministry called Broken Crayons Still Color,

where they help women process brokenness and get to a place of hope. As a child, Tony experienced

traumatic events. As a teen, she set out on a path of destruction. Today, she is a speaker and author

and her story of transformation will inspire you. Page 122 of the unfolding is the story of Tony Collier.

I had already been saved.

I got saved at 21.

My life did not change until I said, I'm not going to be a fan of God.

I'm going to be a follower of God.

I'm actually going to live out my faith with the way that I live my life.

God's story has been unfolding.

Since the beginning of time.

He invites you to be a part of it.

Another page in the unfolding.

Yeah. Another page in the unfolding. Hi, this is Meredith Foster.

Sometimes the wounds of our past become such a part of us that we don't even realize we walk with a limp.

When Tony Collier was young,

her family experienced a traumatic event that forced her to grow up fast. She had to take control to ensure the survival of the people around her. It was a heavy burden. By the time she was a teen,

that weight was too much. And she set out on a path of destruction,

drinking, drugs, toxic relationships. Even meeting Jesus didn't really change her life.

That didn't happen until Tony was willing to surrender everything. Wow, childhood was so

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