<p>Today's episode is Part 2 or a 2 part series with Cody Nelson. Cody and Dawn were married and have three children: Madi (7), Isaiah (6), and Mackenzie (3). In August 2021, Dawn was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a two year journey of battling cancer, in August 2023, at age 33, Dawn lost her battle with breast cancer. In today's episode Cody talks about grieving well, parenting, and things he is looking forward to in the future. </p>

Today's episode is Part 2 or a 2 part series with Cody Nelson. Cody and Dawn were married and have three children: Madi (7), Isaiah (6), and Mackenzie (3). In August 2021, Dawn was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a two year journey of battling cancer, in August 2023, at age 33, Dawn lost her battle with breast cancer. In today's episode Cody talks about grieving well, parenting, and things he is looking forward to in the future.

The Unexpected Peace - Part 2

Growing up, my Mom’s favorite verse was Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord….”. She’d quote this verse saying life was like a puzzle and God would reveal the different puzzle pieces in time to create a beautiful picture/story. We know we can’t see the full picture with one or two pieces, but we also don’t always get to chose the picture on our puzzle. 
As I began to think about the “pieces” of my story, most of them aren’t anything like I expected. Some pieces are harder, some pieces are sweeter, and some are completely different than I would have chosen. 

The longer I’ve lived and the more opportunities I’ve had to peer into other’s stories, I think it’s fair to say life consistently deals “pieces” for all of us that we didn’t expect nor would have chosen for our story. Maybe it’s a diagnosis, a dream, a calling, a loss, maybe the dream job didn’t satisfy like you imagined, or maybe the mundane day to day isn’t what you expected either. 

But I’ve come to know that God can take the unexpected story and piece together a beautiful picture if we surrender the pieces to Him. 
My heart for this podcast is to provide space for others to share how they found Jesus in the midst of their unexpected story.

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Growing up, my Mom’s favorite verse was Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord….”. She’d quote this verse saying life was like a puzzle and God would reveal the different puzzle pieces in time to create a beautiful picture/story. We know we can’t see the full picture with one or two pieces, but we also don’t always get to chose the picture on our puzzle. As I began to think about the “pieces” of my story, most of them aren’t anything like I expected. Some pieces are harder, some pieces are sweeter, and some are completely different than I would have chosen. The longer I’ve lived and the more opportunities I’ve had to peer into other’s stories, I think it’s fair to say life consistently deals “pieces” for all of us that we didn’t expect nor would have chosen for our story. Maybe it’s a diagnosis, a dream, a calling, a loss, maybe the dream job didn’t satisfy like you imagined, or maybe the mundane day to day isn’t what you expected either. But I’ve come to know that God can take the unexpected story and piece together a beautiful picture if we surrender the pieces to Him. My heart for this podcast is to provide space for others to share how they found Jesus in the midst of their unexpected story.

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