Katherine was in the kitchen when it happened. She became entirely numb; from the soft tips of her fingers, up her arms and legs, and throughout the rest of her body. Jay, her husband, walked into their house just in time. From the agonizing minutes until the ambulance arrived, to a 16-hour surgery, to months of therapy, followed by 10 years of health challenges, Katherine’s brain-stem stroke in April, 2008, quickly and radically changed her and Jay’s lives. The survival, thriving, and ministry of Jay & Katherine provide incredible wisdom and beautiful life principles on how Hope Heals even the most rigorous life events.

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Any woman expecting a child will tell you their greatest hope is to have a healthy child. Diane Dokko Kim was no different; she prayed and prepared for the baby God was knitting together in her womb. When Diane delivered Jeremy, he appeared healthy and their home was filled with joy.

As the months unfolded, Diane began to notice differences in Jeremy’s development. Her greatest fears were confirmed in August of 2004: multiple life-long diagnoses that destroyed the life she expected.

In this episode, Colleen talks with Diane about walking through the rubble of shattered dreams, wrestling with God, grief and isolation, fear and loneliness, anger and frustration, and what spiritual recovery looks like when life isn’t what you expected. If your faith has been shaken in any way, you will find hope, help, and how to heal in this conversation.

Diane Dokko Kim has written about her journey in her book, Unbroken Faith: Spiritual Recovery for the Special-Needs Parent. Learn more at her website, dianedokkokim.com.

Any woman expecting a child will tell you their greatest hope is to have a healthy child. Diane Dokko Kim was no different; she prayed and prepared for the baby God was knitting together in her womb. When Diane delivered Jeremy, he appeared healthy and their home was filled with joy.

As the months unfolded, Diane began to notice differences in Jeremy’s development. Her greatest fears were confirmed in August of 2004: multiple life-long diagnoses that destroyed the life she expected.

In this episode, Colleen talks with Diane about walking through the rubble of shattered dreams, wrestling with God, grief and isolation, fear and loneliness, anger and frustration, and what spiritual recovery looks like when life isn’t what you expected. If your faith has been shaken in any way, you will find hope, help, and how to heal in this conversation.

Diane Dokko Kim has written about her journey in her book, Unbroken Faith: Spiritual Recovery for the Special-Needs Parent.

Does God allow us to suffer because He’s mean? Or is it because He’s carving our character, clarifying our beliefs, and preparing us to live out the life He has planned? Sandra Glahn suffered through 10 lost pregnancies and several lost adoptions. In the midst of the pain, she couldn’t see what God was doing, and He seemed, frankly, . . . mean. But, in this interview, she explains how it all has made her more tender-hearted, ultimately more fulfilled in life, and she now knows the Lord in a way she never would have otherwise.

Do you feel like you’re never good enough? Like you should be living a more Instagram-worthy life? Are you exhausted by the impossible quest for physical beauty but still yearn for the validation of being chosen, valued, and deemed beautiful? It’s time to find The Other Side of Beauty.