On this week’s episode, I interview author, speaker, and former litigating attorney, Lisa Appelo. In her new book, Life Can Be Good Again: Putting Your World Back Together After It All Falls Apart, Lisa details the story of becoming a widowed mother of seven and what she’s learned in the process.

In her writing and in her ministry, Lisa offers hope to those struggling with disappointment or grief. She offers compassionate, Biblical insight to help others find their footing, process raw emotion, and offer the hope that life can be good again. Lisa also writes at the popular site LisaAppelo.com, founded a team of writers at hopeingrief.com, administers the Facebook group Widow Mama Collective, and serves on the Executive Team for COMPEL with Proverbs31Ministries.

In our time together, we talk about what got Lisa through the days following her husband’s death, her passionate invitation for us all to live life deeply, and how all of life can be viewed as an opportunity to be shaped into the people God’s created us to be. So, may we be reminded that amidst life’s struggle and chaos, something deeper is also at work. Currents of healing, redemption, and love continue to form us. And, even amidst or following those seasons of struggle, may we know and be reminded that life can be good again.