Living God's Light

Garbage Bag Girl: Celeste Edmunds’ Journey from Foster Care to Freedom

Living God's Light Episode 28

Celeste Edmunds, author of Garbage Bag Girl and Executive Director of The Christmas Box International, shares her heart-wrenching yet hope-filled journey through foster care, trauma, healing, and spiritual transformation. In this powerful episode of Living God’s Light, Celeste joins Vinney Tolman, Alyssa Dye, and Lynn Taylor to explore what it means to live with purpose, rediscover childlike joy, and truly surrender to God.

💡 Discover how Celeste turned her pain into purpose—and how YOU can find light in your own story.

Connect with and find Celeste's inspirational light:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmundsceleste/
https://www.facebook.com/garbagebaggirl/
https://www.instagram.com/celesteedmundsauthor
http://www.youtube.com/@GarbageBagGirl
https://thechristmasbox.org/
https://celesteedmunds.com/

CHAPTERS:
0:00 – Intro
1:27 – Introducing Celeste: Author & Advocate
5:11 – The Reality of Foster Care in America
10:19 – The Origin of “Garbage Bag Girl”
14:00 – Writing Through Trauma: A Harder Journey
22:03 – Learning to Surrender & Hearing God’s Voice
30:50 – Healing at the Retreat & Meeting Vinney
43:21 – Practicing the Principles Daily
50:38 – Reclaiming Joy, Laughter & Childlike Wonder
59:14 – How Celeste Is Living God’s Light

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