On our darkest days, we have to keep chasing after the light.

Author and speaker Dorina Gilmore joins Heather for this conversation about finding light when we’re living in the shadows of grief. This is also a timely conversation as we reflect upon the hard year of 2020 and head into a new year. A few highlights from this episode:

[2:14] Dorina’s story of walking through the fire of unexpected loss and grief, and what it means to be a “glory chaser”

[12:27] What does it look like to acknowledge the darkness but still chase after the light?

[16:50] On Dorina’s practice of gratitude: “I had to look for the tiny miniscule pinholes of light that were coming through. But when we actually name those and count those, it’s amazing how they lift our spirits.”

[20:19] Moving in and out of the shadows/light (the complicated nature of grief and the tangled yarn analogy

[24:00] What Dorina wants to tell you if you’re still in the thick of darkness

[27:18] On reflections of 2020, preparations for 2021, and giving ourselves patience when grief lingers

[33:43] Psalm 139 and how God is the light in our darkness

 

Connect with Dorina Gilmore:

-www.dorinagilmore.com

-Podcast: Walk, Run, Soar 

-Book: Walk, Run, Soar: A 52-Week Running Devotional 

-Instagram: @dorinagilmore