Hi and welcome to the Mom Struggling Well podcast. My name is Emily Thomas and I am a mom on a

mission to get a new perspective. Y'all I am not proud it, but I spent far too long waiting for my daily

irritations to resolve before the good times can begin.

And I'm thinking the struggles are just going to keep coming, so I might as well get a new

plan. God promises if we

persevere through our daily struggles, our character will be built and we'll end up

with a hope that doesn't disappoint. And I don't know about you, but my hardest

days happen when I've lost sight of that hope.

So if that's your story too, join me each week as I interview someone who has passed from just struggling to struggling well.

Welcome to the show. I'm so glad that you're here, especially if you're new.

But let me let you know, we're all new.

I'm new.

I just got this microphone. I don't even know if I'm using it right.

But we're gonna do the best we can and I think it's gonna be a great time. I wanted you to know our

very first guest is my friend Brena Holt of Garment Collective.

I am not going to lie to y'all, this is a sad story, so please prepare yourself,

but our story is also jam-packed with evidences of God's faithfulness,

his presence with us, and his

overarching goodness in our lives. I can't wait for you to hear Brina's story, so

let's get started. Hi, Bree, welcome to the show. How are you today? I'm doing well, how are you? I'm good, I'm good.

It's nice to have a cup of coffee and a quiet house. We have, like I was telling you my husband's been out of town and I'm not, I'm not an animal

person, I'm not anti animals, but I'm not, they don't do anything for me, you know what I mean? Like I don't wish harm upon them.

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