Ep 33 From Homeless Child to City Council --Doris Gentry interview
Description
Doris came up through the mud, but it has long since been washed away to reveal the diamonds. This hope inspiring interview will fill you with a new perspective on humanity, compassion, and what God can do in a life! Here are some of the things we chatted about: Fun things coming up in Napa, (4:56 ) Why there's no perfect home,(5:30 ) Why we measure our lives by comparison, (6:10 ) How Doris came up through the mud, (7:15 ) Figuring out childhood trauma as an adult, (8:55 ) Moving beyond yesterday and into the future "Yesterday is old news!" (9:24 ) Don't chase the mud of yesterday, (10:15 ) Finding acceptance & community that she'd never experienced before changed her life as a child, (12:10 ) *trigger warning* Just one example of how God MIRACULOUSLY saved her life after being drugged & kidnapped, (16:58 ) Being a foster mom to 100+ teen boys and creating the home she wanted as a child, (18:26 ) A foster story 10 years in the making that makes her cry, (24:10 ) Lack of education & why most people assume that she has much more education that she actually does, (25:28 ) The only difference between her and the person on the couch, (26:18 ) Life is never wasted. There are no throwaway kids, no throwaway people, and (27:36 ) Why Doris has so much hope for the future of America!