Ep 74: Josh and Heather's Story

Unashamed Unafraid

Unashamed and unafraid, Josh boldly shares his story of a poser life by day and a life of acting out with multiple partners while trying to keep it a secret from his first wife by night. But now Josh is willing to give up everything to God to make things right and get back into good standing with his church, his family, and start new with his second wife Heather and her kids.

Heather’s story is one of struggling with her first husband who was also an addict. Thinking “never again” she was surprised to feel at peace when Josh revealed his struggles with his addiction and she found that the secrecy of her first husband hurt worse than the acting out. Within a week of her divorce being finalized, she said yes to Josh’s proposal two years ago despite him confessing to her when he’d been having a hard day and relapsed.

Josh’s story is one of redemption from living in his car to living his best life with Heather. Thinking he’d have to spend as many years in recovery as he’d spent in addiction, Josh has found Christ’s healing powers are not confined to the constraints of a calendar or stopwatch.

Heather’s story is one of continual work on their marriage and Heather has loved seeing how open Josh is to sharing his story to help others come out of shame and fear to embrace recovery and strengthen their relationship with Christ. Now their teenage boys are counting down the days until they are old enough to go to a warrior bootcamp weekend and are actively seeking out peers who are struggling.

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