Episode 31: Blessed Chiara Corbella Petrillo

25/03/2021 11 min

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Blessed Chiara was a modern-day mother who sacrificed her life for her child. Blessed Chiara Corbella Petrillo lost two of her children right after birth and during her third pregnancy, she had to make a difficult choice - receive cancer treatment that could negatively impact the baby in her womb, or deny treatment and embrace the likelihood of death. She was a woman who overcame many of life's sufferings with the hope and joy of God.Our guest podcaster today is Caroline Gallet. Caroline is a sweet girl with a heart of gold at only 13 years old. Here are a few fun facts about this blue-eyed beauty. Her 14th birthday is on Easter Sunday this year. She was born in 2007 the year of Grace. She lives in the Lafayette, Louisiana area with her parents and sister Lauren. She has a sweet connection with her two siblings in heaven as her parents rainbow baby.She wants to be a pediatric nurse because she wants to help kids who are suffering. Loves to shop (a little too much but usually for others instead of herself). Loves fresh flowers / fresh floral arrangements, the beach, and Disney. She is a good friend and always sees the good in others. She is compassionate and forgiving, faith-filled, prayerful, and very helpful.Her favorite pastime is hanging with dad shooting guns, fishing, drinking sweet tea, cheering, and dancing. This southern belle isn’t afraid to put on her hunting clothes to shoot coyotes in the backyard with her dad.This beautiful girl, both inside and out, shares a deep connection with Blessed Chiara. about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/blessed-chiara-corbella-petrillo/This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; Guest podcaster Caroline Gallet; teammates Kelly Breaux, Danielle Knight & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.