How do we survive devastating loss and begin to imagine life after it? These are the questions we wrestle with when faced with the loss of a loved one or something we deeply cherish. In my conversation with Lisa Appelo, author of Life Can Be Good Again, we explore how to sit with life after loss.
Lisa, no stranger to grief after the sudden death of her husband, offers a hopeful, yet realistic and gentle perspective on what life can look like when we invite God into our brokenness. She shares how faith can guide us through the pain and help us rediscover hope in the midst of loss.
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We can’t skip, we can’t rush through [grief], but knowing that all the good isn’t behind us, that if God is a God of goodness. And if he has promised us abundance, which he has, and goodness, then there is as much good on this side of grief as there was or loss as it was on that side.
Lisa appelo
Lisa Appelo understands deeply. She has experienced the raw emotions and uncertainty that come when everything falls apart. Lisa went to bed married and woke up a widow and single mom to seven children. She wrestled with impossible questions about her future–and then found life-changing answers that gave her the strength to move forward with true joy. Get the book here.
Main Points
- Emotional struggle of grief
- God’s faithfulness amid hard times
- The power of gratititude
- God as our Helper
Episode Talking Points
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:32 The Power of Presence
- 03:00 Lisa Appelo’s Story
- 05:51 Parenting Amid Grief
- 08:25 Navigating Life After Loss
- 12:40 Faithfulness of God
- 17:40 Power of Gratitude and Thanklessness
- 35:11 God as Our Helper
- 36:52 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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About the Guest
Lisa Appelo became a widow and single mom to her seven children–who were 4 to 19 years old–when her husband died unexpectedly. She inspires women to cultivate faith in life’s storms through her speaking and writing at the popular blogs LisaAppelo.com and HopeinGrief.com. A former litigating attorney, Lisa loves teaching God’s Word and long enough walks on the beach to justify lots of dark chocolate.