Open Hands :: Lauren Beckner's Story: [Episode 109]
StoryTellers Live
StoryTellers Live
4.9 • 611 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Lauren, from Birmingham, Alabama, shares how God taught her over the years to release the tight grip she had on her life. From raising her children to an appendix rupture to a cancer diagnosis, Lauren reminds us of the importance of trusting God and how freeing it Is to just "exhale and let go.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Storytellers Live podcast where everyday people share real and personal stories of encounters with God. |
| 0:10.5 | I'm Robin and I'm here with Katie and Lindy. |
| 0:13.1 | And today we are thrilled to bring you a story from our first live gathering in Vestavia. |
| 0:18.3 | Since March, this past, a few weeks ago, we were outside in my backyard, |
| 0:25.3 | distance, mask, ready to go. And we had an amazing time. The weather was beautiful. And it was so |
| 0:31.2 | great to just be back with storytellers. I know, you know, it was so, it was reiterating to me of why you started storytellers |
| 0:39.6 | was to create community because so many women came to hear the story. And Lauren's story was just full of |
| 0:46.6 | so much wisdom for me. It was a lot about what we talk about with women, releasing control. And so |
| 0:52.7 | we named it open hands because she talks a lot about |
| 0:55.8 | opening her hands and releasing control to God. I think you're going to get a lot out of it today. |
| 1:00.1 | So here's Lauren's story. We're also excited that Bulo Solutions is sponsoring today's podcast episode. |
| 1:07.5 | Due to the pressures from the pandemic, one in four women, including one and three mothers, |
| 1:13.2 | are considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce. Other women are facing the |
| 1:18.1 | reality of financial loss and need to return to work. If this sounds familiar to you, |
| 1:22.9 | you need to know about Bulo. Bulo is a recruitment platform that connects women, mostly moms, to companies |
| 1:29.3 | who offer flexible and remote jobs and recognize the value that women bring to the workforce. |
| 1:35.1 | Bulo can help you find project, temporary, part-time, or full-time roles. Go to B-L-O-O-Solutions.com to sign up for the free service today and get one step closer to finding a flexible job that fits your personal and professional goals. |
| 1:53.9 | Be sure to follow Bulo Solutions on Instagram and Facebook. |
| 1:57.6 | Thanks for the sponsorship, Bulo. |
| 1:59.9 | Before we get into today's story, we wanted to talk to you guys |
| 2:02.8 | one more time about the Cambodia campaign to build a well. I just wanted you guys to know I've been to |
| 2:08.3 | Africa on several occasions on mission trips and been able to sing firsthand just the need that these people |
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