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The Unfolding

Page 99: Laura Johnson

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9868 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Laura Johnson experienced some hard and traumatic things as a child. As she grew up, she saw what other children were going through and made herself a promise – she would never do that to her kids. But addiction was tricky. One minute she was in control of her drug use, and the next she wasn't. Laura found herself doing thing she never could have imagined. But what the enemy intended for evil, God can turn for good. Through addiction, abandoning her kids, and the loss of her son to violence, Laura has found that God can redeem the worst of life. Laura is the founder of Mothers of Violent Crimes, a support group for those who have lost loved ones to violence. This episode contains mature content.

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0:00.0

Page 99 of the unfolding is the story of Laura Johnson.

0:04.6

Even in my addiction, I didn't know what I was praying.

0:07.7

I was just praying because I knew this wasn't it.

0:11.9

And I remember telling God, Lord, this can't be it.

0:14.5

This cannot be my life.

0:16.4

It's got to be something more.

0:19.6

God's story has been unfolding.

0:22.8

Since the beginning of time.

0:25.9

He invites you to be a part of it.

0:32.3

Another page in the unfolding. Hi, this is Meredith Foster.

0:47.3

Laura Johnson experienced some really hard things as a young girl, and as she grew up,

0:52.3

she saw what other children were going through, and she promised

0:55.3

herself she would never do that to her kids. But drugs can be deceiving. One minute, you're sure you're

1:01.2

in control of what you're doing. And the next, you're not. And you find yourself doing things you never

1:06.6

could have imagined. While it's hopeful, this is also a really tough story, and it includes elements

1:12.1

of sexual abuse, addiction, and violence. You'll definitely want to preview this before allowing

1:17.0

kids to listen. Can you tell me a little bit about what life was like when you were a little girl?

1:22.8

Actually, my life was wonderful as a little girl. Being in the youngest. I got a lot of things from my mom,

1:30.4

you know, but yeah, my life was wonderful. Me and my brothers and sisters, we could kind of come and go

1:35.6

as we pleased because it was a community more. You know how they say it takes a village to raise a child?

1:40.9

So it was that kind of village. But me and my cousins were pretty close.

1:45.9

You know, I would, you know, just go over there all the time. And so their stepfather, I came in,

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