1657 My Strength Is My Story with Heather Avis

In a world of divisions and margins, those who act, look,
and grow a little differently are all too often shoved aside.
Heather Avis reminds us to scoot over and make some room for
those we are prone to ignore and challenges us to listen and
learn.


Heather Avis: A wife of 17 years to Josh and mom to their three
children: Macyn, Truly, and August.


She is a popular speaker, podcast of The Lucky Few, and
Instagrammer.


Heather's family story has been featured by numerous outlets,
including Time, Today, PopSugar, and most recently in a Disney
World Commercial.


Heather is a two-time author. Her first book is The Lucky Few.
Her brand new book is Scoot Over and Make Some Room.
"We need to embrace who are kids fully are, even if
they're totally different from everybody else.” ~ Heather
Avis

 
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BOOK: Scoot Over and Make Some Room

Enjoy the multitude of topics discussed including infertility,
adoption, the dance recital, and diversity, plus so much more.


Feet under the table

Adoption

Infertility

Womanhood

Rest

Self-care

Fitting In

Down Syndrome

What's your name?

Limitations

Jesus, the Mold Breaker

The Orange Couch

Seed's

Success

Sriracha and Marmalade Mamas

Know my babies

Come as they are

The Dance Recital

Hip Hop

Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars

Diversity and Race

Intentionality

Racial Reconciliation

Questions & Curiosity

Who's missing?

Step in the tension

Typical Day

Advocate for children

Self-worth

Posture of the Heart

The Church

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BOOK: Scoot Over and Make Some Room

 
"We weren't going to raise our daughter who's black to
be like a white girl." ~ Heather Avis

#MyStrengthIsMyStory #CreateYourNow #HeatherAvis


 


Quotes and statements within the interview:


"We tried to have kids naturally and couldn't. But still wanted
to be parents. And so adoption made the most sense for us."


"The end goal was to be parents. It wasn't to have a child who
looked liked us or who shared our genes. That doesn't feel super
important to my husband and me."
"There's brokenness in infertility."

"You can't know what you don't know."


"I really didn't start thinking about my need for rest until my
thirties, until I was already three kids in."


"I started finding for myself that the idea of self-care felt
like another to-do on my list, and it felt burdensome."
"My oldest is eleven, and when she shows up in a space,
she shows up as she is."

"And now I just watch it unfold and embrace it, and see what
beauty there is there. And I learn so much from her constantly."


"We're just so concerned about ourselves that it stops us from
showing up fully as who we are and understanding who it is God
made us to be."


"Jesus showed up to the scene breaking all of the molds."
"And they should be welcomed in every space that we are
in, and not just welcomed, but invited into every space we are
in."

"My research was the closest, most affordable class."


"I want to dance with Macyn!"


"It just takes everybody adjusting a little bit for her to be
successful; and it's not too much to ask a hundred people to
adjust a little bit for one person."
"And to see the fullness of humanity and to see the
fullness of God in that humanity, that's come from my
motherhood."

"But I want to be available to help Truly navigate life as a
person of color."


"Truly has helped to push us into that space where we're learning
and listening, and learning and listening and trying to show up
and be aware of our blind spots."


"Proximity and relationship are really important."


"It's a pretty normal life over in our neck of the woods."
"We will keep shouting their worth as long as people
are listening. And even when they stop listening, we will keep
shouting."

"Every human being is an image-bearer of God."


"I need my kids to be fully included in a church environment."


 


What has your story gifted you?


Relationships



"Relationships with people that I never would have been in
relationship with."


 


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BOOK: Scoot Over and Make Some Room


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