Holding on to Hope

For episode 100 I’ve invited my favorite person on earth to join me! My wife Emily has a life that’s worthy of a book. She married a widower, adopted his daughter, walked through the journey of childhood leukemia with her oldest son, fostered and adopted, and is in the midst of a daily battle for the healing of a mentally ill child. Any one of these challenges could be the most difficult thing someone has ever faced, and yet Emily has walked through them all at the same time. You’ll be encouraged and strengthen by our very honest conversation about expectations, anxiety, feelings of failure, and seeking the presence of Jesus when it feels like your world is falling apart.

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Show Highlights

Understanding the hand of Jesus during singleness and loneliness
Marrying a widower
Adopting a child who has lost their mother
Getting involved with the messy foster system
The pain and hurt of losing children you thought would be in your family forever
What it’s like to hear the diagnosis of Leukemia for one of your children
Seeing the grace of God while your world falls apart
The importance of community during crisis
Walking through a childhood cancer battle and adoption journey at the same time
Understanding and treating childhood mental illness
Enjoying God’s grace in the ordinary things
The futility of putting your hope in circumstances
Battling to understand what God’s doing when He doesn’t make sense
How to hold on to hope in the midst of crisis and chaos