146. A Surrendered Yes (with Rebekah Lyons)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Having open hands and an open heart is one part of</span> <a href= "https://smile.amazon.com/Surrendered-Yes-Devotions-Live-Free/dp/0310457572/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=rebekah+lyons&qid=1635812127&sprefix=rebek%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-3"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Surrendered Yes: 52 Devotions to Let Go and Live Free</span></em></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the new book by</span> <a href= "https://rebekahlyons.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rebekah Lyons</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span> <a href= "https://smile.amazon.com/Surrendered-Yes-Devotions-Live-Free/dp/0310457572/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=rebekah+lyons&qid=1635812127&sprefix=rebek%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-3"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Surrendered Yes</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is also about living in the now. On today’s episode Rebekah and I talk about how it is like to have a child diagnosed with down syndrome and that God doesn’t put anything in your path that He does not believe you don’t have the strength for.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rebekah is one of the moms I relate to and look towards for guidance in the adoption journey but also having to live through the discussions and life choices of having children with down syndrome. Rebehak shares her experience and the amazing story behind adopting her daughter, Joy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Both Rebekah and I talk about the process of how having a faith based home can make all the difference. Not that there will not be hard times and hardships that you must work through. But God always has a plan and that He has a way of making sure that you are put on the right path. For all your plans and purposes, God is very good at whispering to you at the right time. Even when you may not think or even feel that it is the right time - He will guide you and all you have to do is listen.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Bravery is moving scared”, are some gre