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, a different woman shares her story, often in a live setting, with the bottom line being that God is good. Like most of our episodes, today's story was recorded at our local Friday gathering, so you will hear babies, cell phones, and bangle bracelets in the background,

but she'll also hear words of hope and truth

from our storyteller Whitney.

Whitney reflects on the ups and downs

of living with heart issues

and the emotional blessing of receiving a heart transplant.

Because she's been given a second chance at life,

Whitney's perspective on many things have changed.

So listen into her story to hear what the Lord has taught her through the journey.

Thanks for being here, y'all.

I'm not looking at text messages.

I actually kind of wrote down something.

My sisters were laughing at me because this will tell you all how different we are

is one sister was like, oh, I have this friend who you can go, you know, say your speech to and

they'll critique you and, you know, and I was like, oh gosh, that means I have to be prepared.

I was like, Blakely, I'm really a procrastinator.

But anyway, I just want y'all to know that I have been praying for y'all this whole week

and really ever since I found out.

And I just hope that whatever is said through me today that the Lord speaks through me

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