Welcome to The Planned Life. In this first episode, I share why I'm starting this podcast - the coffee shop moment when the idea dropped into my heart from God, why I resisted for years...

My mother became a widow at 40 with five children to raise alone. In this deeply personal conversation, she shares what it was like when her whole life changed overnight, how she survived, the role of her faith through it, and where she found the strength she didn't know she had...

After hearing my mother's story, I reflect on what it means to rise again when life falls apart. What does resilience really look like? How do we rebuild when our world crumbles?