Summary

Four friends who’ve known each other since age 12 share how youth-group bonds turned into decades-long support networks. From judgmental teen years to college separations, reunion trips and life’s hardest seasonsβ€”divorce, infertility, lossβ€”they’ve pursued one another with vulnerability and unconditional love. Through it all, their shared faith in Jesus has deepened, reminding them why they always β€˜keep coming back.’

Time Chapters

00:53 High School Beginnings
02:15 Judgmental Youth Years
03:57 College Separation
04:21 Reunion in Santa Barbara
05:44 Faith & Vulnerability
08:00 Invitation to Support
11:21 Unique Lifelong Bond
13:24 Pursuing Each Other
14:24 Closing & Call to Action

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It’s not always the case that your friends from your formative years last into adulthood. Join this group of women as they reflect on sticking together in friendship, over decades of life, through the good and the bad times. Their relationships with one another have helped them understand more deeply the love of Jesus.

Follow along with this group of friends on Instagram:
Emmy Blakely – @itsjustemmy
Traci Rodarmel – @tracirodarmel
Brooke Evans – @thankful4my4cs
Katie Nicol – @katie_nicol

The Story Partners Podcast features artfully crafted stories, told by the people who lived them. Each episode shares an authentic personal story of someone whose life have been changed by Jesus.

We hope that this story encourages your faith and helps you see Jesus in a more personal way.
Along with this podcast, Story Partners makes short documentary films.
Watch our films on YouTube @StoryPartnersFilms.

Connect with us:
Instagram: @Story_Partners
Facebook: @StoryPartnersMinistry
TikTok: @StoryPartners
Website: StoryPartners.org

Story Partners is a crowd-funded ministry, made possible by donations from people like you. If you would like to support this work, visit: StoryPartners.org/GIVE

Producers: Walt and Annie Manis

Editor: Walt Manis

Special thanks to Elijah Delgado for the intro and outro music on today’s show. Find his music on your favorite streaming platform.

Instagram: @elijahthedelgado
TikTok: @elijahdelgadomusic

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Story Partners
We're a Christian storytelling ministry based in Austin, TX. We make short documentary films and have a seasonal podcast where we tell stories of how Jesus has changed peoples' lives. Watch our films here and look for The Story Partners Podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts. Β 
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