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The Unfolding

Page 80: Dani Burton

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9868 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Many people thought Dani Burton was a lost cause. From the time she was young she was searching for love and affirmation in all the wrong places. Drinking and drugs led to shame, addiction and eventually prison. She would walk through heartbreaking loss before she finally understood that God saw her as worthy, beautiful and beloved.

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Page 80 of the unfolding is the story of Danny Burton.

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I was lost.

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I was not a person I knew.

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I always thought of myself as this person that was strong.

0:09.9

I always get back up, and I couldn't get back up.

0:14.3

God's story has been unfolding.

0:17.7

Since the beginning of time.

0:23.2

He invites you to be a part of it.

0:29.9

Another page in the unfolding. Hi, this is Meredith Foster. A lost cause. That's how Danny Burton describes her life at one point. After eight stents in rehab, multiple stays in prison, a drug counselor told Danny she had no hope for her. There was nothing more to do to

0:56.1

help people like her. Addiction and the cycle of shame had gripped Danny from a very young age,

1:01.8

and she was beginning to believe she could never be free of it. Parents, a word of caution.

1:06.7

This story does contain some PG-13 content. My dad left us when I was seven.

1:13.4

My little brother was four.

1:14.8

My mom was actually wife number three.

1:17.4

I have five brothers and sisters that we all have the same dad.

1:20.0

So he left and I remember that day.

1:23.3

You know, I have a memory of when we came home from the grocery store and he was an early programmer,

1:28.8

computer guy. There was always computer stuff everywhere. And we were coming in from the grocery

1:32.7

store, my mom and my little brother and I, and like seeing all the hangers on the floor in the

1:37.8

bedroom, you know, and like his computer stuff gone. It's odd to me that at seven years old,

1:42.7

I knew to grab my little brother and go in the other

1:46.1

room. Did you have an idea what happened or you just knew something big had happened? I just knew he was

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