S3E22: Your Life Is Bigger Than Your Loss | Kelly Carter on Grief, Hope & Healing

What does it look like to choose life when you've walked through so much death? In this episode of This Is My Story, Paul sits down with Kelly Carter to explore a life marked by profound loss, unwavering faith, and the sustaining presence of God. From losing loved ones at a young age to walking beside her husband through an aggressive cancer diagnosis, Kelly has experienced more grief than most. Yet through every season, she has discovered that while loss changes us, it doesn't have to define us. Along the way, Kelly shares how foster care and adoption expanded her family's story, how the Church became the hands and feet of Jesus during unimaginable hardship. She offers a moving perspective on grief, reminding us that sorrow and joy often exist together, and that our deepest hope is found not in avoiding suffering, but in knowing Christ. Whether you're walking through grief, caring for someone you love, or simply wondering how faith holds up in life's hardest moments, Kelly's story is a powerful reminder that your life is bigger than your loss. In This Episode: Growing up with an early awareness of loss and death How foster care and adoption transformed Kelly's family Walking alongside her husband through a terminal cancer diagnosis What it means to have an "even if" faith when healing doesn't come The role of community in carrying one another through grief Why grief and joy can coexist How choosing life became Kelly's greatest testimony References Philippians 3:7–10  Zephaniah 3:17 Daniel 3:16–18 John 16:33 GriefShare: https://prestontrail.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3633850