Episode 196 - Claire Culwell

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Claire Culwell’s story in one that has to be heard to be believed. As the adopted daughter of two loving parents, Claire eventually found herself wanting to meet her birth mother. When she was finally able to, she could never have foreseen how that first conversation would go. What Claire’s birth mother revealed to her on that day would shock Claire to her very core, and her life would never be the same. Claire sits down with Davey to share her unbelievable story and how she’s learned more about God, forgiveness, and the value of life through this incredible journey. Resources:paintopurposedevo.comnothingiswasted.com/donate@claireculwell (IG)claireculwell.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Nothing is Wasted podcast, where we meet you in your pain and help you discover a pathway through.
0:09.6	No matter what you've faced or what you're walking through now, we believe your story isn't over.
0:15.0	Each week, you'll hear powerful conversations with people who've partnered with God to reclaim their stories of trauma, loss, and heartbreak, and we'll chat with Christian experts who offer wisdom and
0:26.2	practical tools for healing. This is a place of hope, redemption, and the reminder that
0:31.5	even in your darkest moments, God is still writing your story, because with him, nothing is wasted.
0:38.8	I'm your host, Davey Blackburn.
0:50.3	Claire, it's so great to have you joining me on the podcast. Thank you.
0:53.8	Thank you so much for having me. Well, I'm a little bit bummed because right before we got on, you had this magnificent view of, where did you say, Albuquerque, New Mexico? Is that where you are right now? I am, yes. I am speaking here tonight. Well, that's so awesome. I'm so glad that you made some time for us to be able to do this.
1:11.2	I know it's very tough right when you're in a speaking engagement. Your mind's starting to get track toward that. But thank you for carving out some time to have this conversation. I know it's going to be a very rich one. I know it's going to be an encouraging one and a challenging one for our community. And so I would love for us to just hear a little bit about you, just kind of
1:30.8	what you do right now and what life is like. Tell us a little bit about Claire Caldwell before we
1:37.1	kind of dive into your story in this message that you're carrying. Well, it's an honor to be able to
1:43.7	share my testimony with your audience.
1:47.6	I am from Austin, Texas.
1:50.8	My husband, David, and I live there.
1:53.6	We have four children together.
1:56.2	I actually married into kids.
1:58.8	I married a single dad who was doing it on his own.
2:02.6	And so I've raised his three children and then we have one daughter that's eight together
2:09.6	who feels left out that she's not adopted, that she doesn't have a birth another.
2:15.6	And so life is good.
2:18.1	I grew up in Austin.
2:19.8	My parents still live in Austin.
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