Embracing God-Given Second Chances: Lori Allen & Raleigh Keegan

With each new day, God is blessing us with another chance—a chance to say yes to the things we might’ve said no to before, and a chance to embrace the people we love. Lori Allen, star of the TLC reality show Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta and owner of Bridals by Lori, is adamant that the best days of her life are still ahead of her. From conquering challenges to keep her store open, to battling breast cancer and being the best working mom and grandma she can be, Lori has consistently said yes to savoring every moment, and grounding her life in her faith. Country music artist Raleigh Keegan was given a poignant second chance—a chance at life itself—when his mom gave birth to him while she was in prison, and then allowing him to be adopted into a loving family. Now, Raleigh seeks to demonstrate the love of God daily, thanking Him for the life he was given then, and the one he has now—which included eventually meeting and thanking his birth mom, too.

 

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Jesus Calling Podcast episode with author and activist Cyntoia Brown-Long and designer Liz Marie Galvan

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Lori Allen

TLC reality show Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta 

Bridals by Lori

Say Yes to What's Next book

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Raleigh Keegan

Boy Scouts

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Romans 8:1

University of Cincinnati

 

Interview Quotes:

“I've always had my faith, and I've always had a very strong will and conviction that I would succeed.” - Lori Allen

“What for women after age forty-five motivates us? We are very smart women that have a lot of life ahead of us . . . I plan to savor every last crumb, and I want to motivate other women to do the same.“ - Lori Allen

“I think that God wants us to live ‘till our very last day with meaning and hope.” - Lori Allen

“Life's never easy, but with your attitude and showing your faith and your fortitude, you can make it a wonderful life.” - Lori Allen

“I don't think the fact that I was adopted and came from a really hard start ever made me question God's love for me, that specific thing, because I always viewed it as, I had a chance.” - Raleigh Keegan

“On my worst day and on my best day, because of what Jesus did for me, I'm viewed the same. That just changed me.” - Raleigh Keegan

“My life's mission is just to be a Christian in whatever I'm doing.” - Raleigh Keegan

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