“Forgiveness doesn’t mean pretending the wound never happened. It means deciding the person who hurt you no longer gets to write the rest of your story.”
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March 11, 2026

SMS

📱 NEW EPISODE: “SMS” 🚪 How many of us have texted while driving? 🚪 Be honest. 🚪 Maybe it’s a quick reply. Maybe you’re changing a song. Maybe you glance down for just a second. 🚪 But what if that second changes someone’s life forever? 🚪 This week on Other People’s Shoes, I sit down with Dave Booth, whose life changed in an instant when a teenage driver slammed into him at nearly 75 mph while traffic was backed up. 🚪 This conversation gets real. 🚪 We talk about phone addiction, distracted driving, and the hard question most of us avoid asking ourselves: 🚪 Is that text message worth someone’s life? 🚪 Dave shares his story of survival, forgiveness, and why he now uses his experience to educate others about the dangers of distracted driving. 🚪 We also talk about: 🚪 🚗 The crash that changed everything ⚖️ Oregon’s hands-free driving law 🤝 The power of forgiveness after tragedy 🎖️ How something as simple as a duty belt helped hold life together 🐱 And yes… how the song “Soft Kitty” played a s…
Guest: Dave Booth
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