186: Life Can be Good Again with Lisa Appelo

Lisa  Appelo is a widowed mom of 7, Bible teacher, and author of the new book, “Life Can be Good Again: Putting Your World Back Together After it Falls Apart“. She comes on the show to encourage you that, with the Lord, there is always hope and goodness to be found even through the hardest of seasons.   What we Chat About on this Episode ~Lisa’s new book, “Life Can be Good Again: Putting Your World Back Together After it Falls Apart“, what led her to write it, and what readers can expect ~How Lisa is able to have hope and joy and find abundance even in the midst of still missing her husband and grieving his loss ~Understanding that God does not serve up to us the leftovers or plan B, but instead His ordained second chapter of our lives ~Allowing God to shape us through what we are experiencing; what that journey was like for Lisa ~God’s nearness to the broken-hearted ~Prayer as plugging into our Power Source ~How practical God and walking by the Spirit truly are ~Gratitude’s secret gift and Lisa’s experience with that ~Not just seeing God’s goodness, but seeing God’s goodness for you ~How to find your footing in a heart-breakingly hard season ~The power and importance of lament ~And more!   For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast