He is enough to heal my broken heart from the pit of despair.

So how else do I call out to him?

When I'm anxious about what's ahead of me or the season of life that the Lord has me in,

I remind myself that he's sovereign and that he wrote all of my days before one of them came to be.

Welcome to the Storytellers Live podcast, where everyday women share stories of hope found in Jesus.

I'm Robin, and I'm here with Katie and Lindy, and we are your podcast host.

Today, we are bringing you Julie Cochran's story from Vestabia, which is our live gathering right here, our home base. What a story. It's so powerful. It is so powerful. You know, Julie's story, I'm going to tell you, it can be a hard one to listen to because it is a story of loss. But I also want to encourage you as a listener because while it is a story of loss, it really is a story of hope in a season where fear and anxiety and sadness

could have taken over. And I also want to tell you, we say this for some of our storytellers,

but get your notepad out because there are so many scripture references that Julie uses

that you're going to want to write down. And there's so many reminders of God's trustworthiness

and his sovereignty that you're going to want

to remind yourself of as well. If you are here in Birmingham, we hope that today you were

joining us at the Stories of Hope Luncheon to celebrate all that God has done through the Storytellers

Live ministry. And we want to acknowledge our sponsors who have graciously supported us so that this

luncheon could actually take place. And those sponsors are Jen Laothan interiors. Jen is located here

in Birmingham. Her website is genlauthan.com. We've linked it below in the show notes. We've got

Sarah Beth Hagler Jewelry, who can be found on Instagram at SBAH

jewelry. And then lastly, King Cotton Fabrics. King Cotton has been so gracious to this ministry,

and they have beautiful fabrics for your home. And they can not only be found here in Homewood,

Alabama, but also online at kingcottonfabrics.com. We have linked all three

of these businesses and our show notes, and so please go check them out today. Here's Julie.

Just wanted to start with three little caveats before I tell this story. The first is that I go to

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