Finding hope for the holidays is the goal of this episode. A lot of people don't like the holidays for a lot of different reasons. Finding something to hold on to can help.

When dealing with chronic health issues there are plenty of opportunities to choose to trust God. Heather shared some of her journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Parenting, in all the phases, can be difficult. Each phase presents challenges of its own. Some are harder than others. Learning to let go is a lesson we, as parents, need to learn.

The holidays are here and so are the holiday blues. You may not experience the down feelings that come before, during or after the holidays but a lot of people do. Loneliness can be harder to overcome during the holidays than other days. Join in for the holiday blues coversation.

There are so many things vying for our attention in this society. We can get caught up in a lot of things that don't have eternal value. They can be important. Some things are but living with the end in mind is a good way to approach life.

The homes we grow up in matter. Trauma and dysfunction have a way of playing out in our adult lives if we aren't aware. We have to be intentional about making changes and stopping the chaos. Talking with Amy about breaking the patterns and the positive effects on our children is where we landed on this episode.

Embrace the suck, run to the roar, and face the giant are all sayings of what it looks like to stand up to the hard things in our lives. Hard things come whether we like them or not, whether we want them or not, whether we get a say or not. We get to choose how to respond. Embracing the suck is one of our choices.

God can take the worst situations and turn them into good. It may not be your choice or anything you wanted to go through, but when you allow God to work in your heart and life event, He can turn things around. Renae Green talks about the hard situations in her life that God used for good.

The things that are political seem to have a spiritual basis. I talk through the things going on in our world and what lies behind it.

Betrayal is hard. Being betrayed by a co-worker, trusted friend or spouse is no small thing to work through. But when all three come into play, there aren't enough words. My friend experienced this situation and dealt with it in stages of anger, grief, and a lot of grace. With the well-being of his kids in mind he continues to take it one days at a time.