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My adoptive children have taught me so many things. It's really, it's been such a transformative experience for me.

I feel like I'm not even the same person. They've

opened my eyes to trauma, to poverty, but I think that their bravery is really

what has always stuck out to me.

Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast.

Our episode this week features two women whose experiences reflect God's presence

in their lives

through times of pain, doubt, and not knowing which way to turn.

Youtuber and adoption advocate Angela Braniff,

an author, an abuse survivor, Jennifer Greenberg.

First up, Angela Braniff is the founder of the popular YouTube channel The Gathered Nest. As Angela was growing up, she put a lot of pressure on herself to always do the right thing, and found safety

and security in checking off the boxes toward achieving an idyllic life.

One unexpected day, she found herself looking deeply at the life she had constructed and

what it was all for.

She began to earnestly pray that God would break her heart for what breaks his.

Through this process, she opened up the floodgates to have God move in her life in a new and

surprising way, one that would bring its share of both heartache and joy.

I am Angela Braniff, and I'm a mom of eight children through both birth and adoption. I'm married to my high school sweetheart

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