What do you do when life suddenly takes an unwanted turn?

In Season 12, Episode 2 of the Candace Cameron Bure Podcast, Candace and co-host Ruth Chou Simons talk about crisis, grief, and depending on God when life feels out of control. Ruth shares the story of her son Judah’s mountain biking accident and how God met her in the ICU. Candace opens up about her 10-year break from acting, the fear she’d never work again, and how God used that season to deepen her understanding of the gospel. They also discuss motherhood, grief, identity, and freedom from anxiety through Christ.

Listener questions include how to keep faith during a cancer diagnosis and how to find motivation to live when life is falling apart.

00:00 – Tour announcement

03:10 – Season 12 intro

05:00 – How Candace and Ruth met

10:30 – Motherhood is sanctifying

14:30 – Judah’s accident

21:30 – Preparing your heart for crisis

24:30 – Candace’s 10-year hiatus

28:30 – When the gospel “clicked”

33:00 – Grief & eternal hope

37:00 – Listener Q: cancer diagnosis

41:00 – Listener Q: no motivation to live

45:00 – Advent guide + Together Community

• Download the free Advent guide at Candace.com 

• Submit questions at Candace.com 

• Join The Together Community at Candace.com/together 

• Subscribe, like, and comment on YouTube 

Connect with Candace and Ruth

Candace on Instagram @candacecbure 

Follow the Podcast on Instagram @candacecameronburepodcast 

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Follow Ruth Chou Simons on

Instagram: @ruthchousimons

Website: https://ruthchousimons.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RuthChouSimons

Sponsors For This Episode 

-Grand Canyon University: https://www.gcu.edu/

-WeShare weshare.org/candace

-Harper Collins nivapplicationbible.com

-IFCJ ifcj.org
-A’Del Natural Cosmetics https://adelnaturalcosmetics.com/

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