Welcome to the Storytellers Live podcast where everyday people share real and personal stories.

Some are profound and challenging, while others are more common and relatable shared with honesty and

humor. But all of these stories reveal what God can do in our lives when we trust him with the

details. Thanks for joining us. Hi, everyone. This is your host, Kelly, from the Storytellers Live team.

On each episode, you'll hear a different woman share her story of God's transforming love.

These stories are recorded in a live setting at weekly local gatherings, where we're aiming

to build community through sharing, connecting, and encouraging one another.

Most importantly, these stories reveal the faithfulness of God and how he can take what's ordinary and broken

and exchange it for extraordinary and redeemed.

Today's storyteller Lauren comes from our community group in Katie, Texas.

Lauren's story is one that involves unimaginable health challenges, yet it's also

laced with tiny miracles from God.

I believe you'll find her story to be filled not only with hope and encouragement, but

also with evidence that we serve a God who is always working behind the scenes. Here's Lauren. Hi guys. I'm a crier. I'm just giving you pre-barning. So just expected, but I'll try to be good. Okay, so my name is Lauren, and I have this, and y'all just bear with me. I feel like I get nervous right before I start talking, but once I

start talking to y'all, it'll just be like, we're just hanging out because I don't have a shortage.

I don't have a problem of talking. So, I mean, a lot of you can tell. I already know that about me,

but, okay, so I grew up in Kingwood, so like North Houston, I grew up in church. I became a Christian

when I was seven years old. I had a very

normal childhood. I graduated from A&M. Any whoops? Yes, yes. A degree in education. I married my

husband 10 years ago. We have three kids. We have Asher who's seven, Bryn who is five,

and Joshua who is one. And this is my story. So I love being pregnant. Like I love babies. I would

have like a horde of them. The problem is I am a terrible, terrible pregnant person. Like when

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