Welcome to the Storytellers Live podcast, where everyday people share real and personal stories.

Some stories are profound, challenging, and even emotional, while others are more common

and relatable, shared with honesty and humor.

All of these stories reveal what God can do in our lives when we trust them with the details.

Thanks for joining us.

Hi, everyone. This is your host, Kelly, from the Storytellers Live team, and we are so glad that you've tuned in to listen. On each episode, a different woman shares her story, often in the live setting, with the bottom line being that God is good. Today we'll hear from Mary, who lost her husband to a plane crash. But this story is not just

about overcoming grief. Mary has transitioned from being a stay-at-home mom of two girls

to being CEO of her husband's construction company. Now, mind you, she had no experience or

expertise in this field whatsoever before God led her into this position.

But if you are in a situation where you feel like the odds are stacked against you,

I want you to listen to this story.

And I want you to see how when you submit your plans and your decisions to God

and you allow him to guide you that he can lead you to success,

he can allow you to be capable of

things you never dreamed possible.

Here's Mary.

Well, I, um, you know, we'll see God where you take this conversation today.

Um, I spent a lot of time pouring my heart into what's on this paper for a speech that I gave or a luncheon

that I spoke at. So I'm going to probably read from a lot of that because it was a lot of

effort and heart and tears that went into this. So I'll probably just read a lot of what was here.

But when I sit in a room like this, two things really strike me. The first is this amazing community

of women that come together and support each other. I sat right there and watched Sarah

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