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welcome to the ransomed heart podcast I am Craig McConnell I was going to say I am pause simply enjoying the

woman I am with Stacy Stacey Eldridge, and I'm really enjoying the fact that she wrote a book that I find just incredibly inspiring, insightful, encouraging, and before we started recording, I told Stacy that I think

what I enjoy most about the book is just truly her. As I was reading it, I just found myself seeing you, Stacey, just seeing you behind every word and thought in your heart. Your heart is so gold and so, so for God

in your life and in the life of others and others love the book and it's real simple for me to encourage our listeners to go out

and get becoming myself embracing God's dream of you.

Thank you Craig.

Yeah, it's just true.

One of the chapters, there were so many, but one of them that I highlighted and enjoyed was just

your thoughts on a company of women, Stacy, and just through the years what you've learned and some of the wounds and the hurt and the

richness of friends and the richness of friends and women involved in your life.

I'd just love to hear you talk a bit about women and their role, their place in your life,

and some of what you've written and learned.

Women are awesome.

A grade.

And women friends are really a gift.

For many women, that is an area of pain, of tenderness, where they've known betrayal and have chosen not to risk anymore.

And I want to encourage every woman dive back in, learn and with wisdom, ask God to guide you but we need women in our lives.

Women give us things that men can't.

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