Ep 33 From Homeless Child to City Council --Doris Gentry interview

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!