She's In The City By Nasheville

We all know the blockbuster hit movie, The Blind Side. And while Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock may have stolen our hearts on screen, the real pulse behind this powerful story of adoption, compassion, and redemption all begins with Leigh Anne Tuohy. A southern powerhouse beyond compare, Leigh Anne’s story began with a simple prompting to “turn around.” One night driving down a familiar street in her hometown of Memphis, she saw the young man who would later become her son. We’ve all felt these intuitive prompts from the Holy Spirit, but so often we dismiss them out of fear, inconvenience, or any number of other reasons. Leigh Anne didn’t, and now millions know her story, champion adoption, and fight on behalf of the millions of kids falling through the cracks of the foster care system. Humble and hilariously self-deprecating, she admits, “Trust me, we were not driving down the street looking for a large African American kid to adopt. We didn’t even like our own kids that much.” But she was obedient and open mi