Who attempts to run 110 miles in a snow storm to bring awareness on National Adoption Day? My guest Jessica Hurlbut. She’s mom to five: two adopted, two autistic, and one average teen. She brings a fresh perspective on what it means to persevere and run the race. She helps us see life’s hardships and struggles as blessings and opportunities. So good! She also helps us see that God’s abundantly more looks radically different than what we might expect, and that’s a beautiful thing.

Jessica is passionate about giving people permission to fail and feel because when we are weak, God is strong. I love her authenticity when sharing the hard parts of her story and as she says, cuts through the fluff and gets real. She brings a message of hope and reminds us we’re never alone in our struggles.

I loved my conversation with Jessica and it’s not just for moms! She shares so many golden nuggets of truth and I know she will encourage, inspire, and challenge you so listen in while I have a chat with Jessica Hurlbut.

You can connect with Jessica at jessicahurlbut.com and grab her newest book Unlimited Motherhood: Overcome 12 Limits that Overwhelm and Conflict Our Hearts. You’ll also find links to her blog, Full Spectrum Parent podcast, the limits quiz to discover what’s holding you back, and more!

Jessica Hurlbut is a pastor, a writer, an ultra runner, and a mom of five—two who struggle with autism, two adopted, and one typical teen boy. Jessica spent nine years in the trenches of full-time ministry until 2012 when her daughter was diagnosed with level three autism. Four years later, Jessica’s son was also diagnosed with severe autism. This season Jessica refers to as her hidden years, where God did a great and humbling work in her life. During this time, the Holy Spirit called Jessica and her husband to adopt a sibling pair through foster care, and God opened their eyes to the great need for foster and adoptive parents in this country. This led Jessica to attempt to run 110 miles in 24 hours on National Adoption Day as a visual representation of the 110,000 kids in foster care who desperately need a forever family through adoption.

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