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Keep On Keeping On- A Story of Down Syndrome :: Samantha Bradshaw's Story :: [Ep 77]

StoryTellers Live

StoryTellers Live

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9611 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On the surface, Samantha thought having a child with Down Syndrome was going to be devastating, but God, in His all-sufficient manner, had other plans! Samantha shares how she questioned God for giving her this path and how those questions brought her from darkness into the light. Prepare to laugh as Samantha is transparent, humorous, and straight-forward in her struggles. And, in the end, you'll see it's those exact struggles she gives credit to for the beauty, depth, and uniqueness of her story.

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0:00.0

Hi and welcome to the Storytellers Live podcast, where everyday women share real and personal stories of encounters with God and His goodness.

0:10.0

This is your host, Robin, and I am here with Katie, Dawn, and Lindy.

0:15.0

And our prayer at Storytellers is that you would meet God in a new way that as you listen, you would know that you're not alone. And that you can sit and discuss these stories with friends over coffee or when you're

0:25.4

out and about or even at a girls' night, just like we sit and discuss these stories here on the

0:29.9

podcast. And that in your community, walls are broken down and community is built. And so today,

0:36.1

we have Samantha's story from Auburn. And so Katie,

0:40.1

tell us about it. Well, all I know is that you are going to have so much fun listening to Samantha's

0:45.4

story. She speaks about raising a child with Down syndrome with very few resources, but she does it

0:52.1

with such humor. She's transparent and she's very straightforward

0:56.0

in her struggles. And in the end, it's beautiful because you're going to see it's those exact

1:00.7

struggles that she credits for the beauty of her tapestry, as she calls it. So get ready to laugh and have

1:07.9

some fun and enjoy Samantha's story. We just wanted to take a minute and thank you for being a friend of storytellers.

1:14.2

We hear all the time how much you are enjoying our stories, you're sharing our podcasts,

1:19.8

and you believe in what we're doing.

1:22.0

And so we just want to invite you to partner with us in 2020.

1:25.0

You can do that two ways.

1:27.2

Go to storytellerslive.org and click on the

1:30.9

homepage, the word donate, and simply give to our ministry. Secondly, if you would like to sponsor

1:37.2

an episode or advertise with storytellers, then send me an email, Lindy at StorytellersLive.org. That's Lindy, L-I-N-D-Y, at StorytellersL-L-D-Yy at StorytellersLive.org.

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That's Lindy, L-I-N-D-Y, at StorytellersLive.org.

1:50.0

Remember, by partnering with Storytellers Live,

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you help us grow our podcast,

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