Sky Full Of Stars
In this episode, Jonathan & Sarah interview Meg Apperson, author of “Sky Full of Stars.”
Meg grew up having a relationship with Jesus and would say she had trusted God her entire life. But when her daughter Avery—a miracle in so many ways—was born with a syndrome of severe birth defects, Meg began to fully understand what it really means to trust Jesus with everything.
Meeting Jesus in the valley of the shadow of death…getting to know him in the midst of very serious suffering is a side to him that I don’t know if I could have learned in any other way. I feel like that valley is where he does his most intricate work of change, healing and growth. I wish I could take away Avery’s suffering but I’m grateful for what my suffering alongside her meant for me.
In this episode, Jonathan & Sarah interview Meg Apperson, author of “Sky Full of Stars.”
Meg grew up having a relationship with Jesus and would say she had trusted God her entire life. But when her daughter Avery—a miracle in so many ways—was born with a syndrome of severe birth defects, Meg began to fully understand what it really means to trust Jesus with everything.
Resources:
http://www.fourfinelives.com/
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Closing song is Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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How To Rest When Life Overwhelms You
Brenda Jank, founder of Run Hard Rest Well, shares the importance of rest and practical tips for incorporating rest into your life, even when it seems impossible.
Brenda Jank, founder of Run Hard Rest Well, shares the importance of rest and practical tips for incorporating rest into your life, even when it seems impossible.
Purposeful, passionate, and compelled by God’s Word, Brenda is a catalyst for personal and organizational change. High energy and story driven, Brenda equips people to create a biblical culture of work, rest and rhythm for those they lead, love, and serve. As the mom of four special-needs children, her heart is with those who know the joys and challenges. Founder of Run Hard. Rest Well., Brenda speaks from coast to coast. Outnumbered and outwitted, Brenda and her husband, Tim, lay claim to five of the finest, feistiest children ever assembled under one roof. They live in northeast Indiana where Tim has been the Executive Director of a Christian camp for 27 years. Learn more about RHRW at www.RunHardRestWell.org
Resources:
https://runhardrestwell.org/
https://www.facebook.com/runhardrestwell
https://www.instagram.com/runhardrestwell/
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Closing song is Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Living Fully With Depression
“I realized that maybe my depression the defined absence of hope, is being used by God to actually give me hope because it is what's drawing me to Him.”
~Gillian Marchenko
“I realized that maybe my depression the defined absence of hope, is being used by God to actually give me hope because it is what’s drawing me to Him.”
Gillian Marchenko is an author and a speaker. She lives near St. Louis with her husband Sergei and their four daughters. In this interview, Gillian shares openly and honestly about living with depression and her latest book, “Still Life: A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression.”
Resources
https://www.gillianmarchenko.com/
https://www.facebook.com/GillianMarchenkoPage/
https://www.instagram.com/gillianmarchenko/
https://twitter.com/GillianMarchenk
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Closing song is Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Episode 8 - "Reframing Life" an interview with Colleen Swindoll Thompson
In this interview, Colleen walks Jonathan and Sarah through how to REFRAME life’s circumstances. It isn’t clean. It isn’t easy. It can often leave you feeling like your life is an HGTV home remodeling show but it leads to a deep healing that only God can provide.
“When you reframe, you say, ‘Let’s look at this situation another way’… Reframing doesn’t mean your circumstances change, your pain disappears, or the life you planned happens. It means you have the clarity to grow and thrive regardless of those circumstances. And no matter the issue, the reframing process begins and ends with your mind-set. Only God’s truth can help us see life clearly.””
In this interview, Colleen walks Jonathan and Sarah through how to REFRAME life’s circumstances. It isn’t clean. It isn’t easy. It can often leave you feeling like your life is an HGTV home remodeling show but it leads to a deep healing that only God can provide.
Resources
https://www.facebook.com/reframingministries/
https://reframingministries.com/
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Closing song is Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Episode 6 – "Born Broken: An Adoptive Journey" An Interview With Kristin Berry
When we are raising a child who we know will have a disability the rest of their life, we have to look for the hopeful moments within that. ~ Kristin Berry
“When we are raising a child who we know will have a disability the rest of their life, we have to look for the hopeful moments within that.”
Kristin is a foster to adopt Mom, national speaker, co-founder of Confessions of an Adoptive Parent, author of Born Broken: An Adoptive Journey. In this interview, she shares her family’s adoption story and the lessons she has learned along the way. Even if you are not an adoptive parent, what she has to say in this interview will resonate with you.
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Closing song is Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Episode 4 – "Aching Joy" An Interview With Jason & Sara Hague
Did you know that two people can experience the same event but process it differently? This is very true with how parents respond to a child’s diagnosis. In this episode you will be encouraged as author Jason Hague and his wife Sara share about their journey.
“God, I need a tool for today. I need a key. Can you help me understand what he is trying to communicate? The Lord just said, ‘You need to treat everything he does as communication, then you are going to understand a lot more of what he is trying to tell you.’ That was a pivotal moment for me. ”
Summary
Did you know that two people can experience the same event but process it differently? This is very true with how parents respond to a child’s diagnosis.
In this episode, Jason and Sara share lessons that they have learned in their family’s journey. Jason and Sarah share how they each responded differently to their son Jack’s diagnosis of Autism. Jason shares what was the most helpful way Sara came alongside him as he was struggling with depression. Sara shares an encouraging word to couples where one spouse may be struggling with depression.
Jason is the author of Aching Joy: Following God Through The Land Of Unanswered Prayer. You can order his book below.
Resources
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Closing song is Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Artist: http://incompetech.com/