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Welcome to Susie Larson Live. Always so honored to get to spend this time with you. In fact, I look forward to bringing

you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk, that

deepen your understanding of God's word, and that heightens your awareness of his

very real presence in your life. Well, before we get on today's topic, I just want to say thank you

for praying for me. I got an email from a few of you. Just saying you're praying for me.

I had my third oral surgery last week. I was out for a few days. It's still not 100 percent.

Still on the mend, but I sure thank you for thinking of me. And if my voice sounds a little

bit different, that's why. But I'm moving in the right direction. Well, today we're talking about

the power and the importance of secure attachment. You know how we bond with our caregivers when

we're babies? Well, it deeply impacts how we relate to others as adults. You know, some of us had doting parents while

others had absent ones. But the good news is we have an actively engaged, involved Heavenly Father,

who's deeply attached to us. And he's actually able to heal us and father us in ways that our

souls most need it. So no matter where you've been, no matter what kind of caregivers,

parents you had, and even broken

relationships that you've had in the meantime that have impacted if and how you bond to other people

and even bond to God, today's a new day. Today's a brand new day. And you've got a father

who loves you, who sings over you, who wants an intimate, close fellowship with you, he knows what breaks

your heart, he knows what makes you smile. And the more that you grow in your attachment to him

and understand his attachment to you, actually the healthier you'll become in your relationships

horizontally. Today, spiritual director, counselor Pamela Nelson joins me back on the show to talk about the power of secure attachment and why it matters.

So I've got a couple quick announcements.

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