Lisa Appelo’s Freedom Story!

Welcome to the first episode to come out this week of the Anchored by the Sword podcast!  I met Lisa Appelo online in 2018 and in real life in 2019.  She is such an amazing woman and has a story we all need to hear.  We discuss how to walk through a major loss, grief and fear of the unknown.  Her new book, Life Can Be Good Again, comes out on April 19th.  Head over to https://lisaappelo.com/lifecanbegoodagain to order the book and get the preorder goodies before it comes out! 
Lisa Appelo is a speaker, writer, and Bible teacher who inspires women to cultivate faith in life’s storms. She’s a Florida girl born and raised and followed her passion for writing into law, where she worked as a litigator for many years. As her family grew to include seven children, Lisa retired from law to raise and home educate her children.
Ten years ago, Lisa went to bed happily married to her high school sweetheart and woke up a widow and single mom. As she navigated grief and shepherded her children through their own grief, God reshaped all that seemed shattered. Lisa is passionate about rich Bible study and has taught a weekly ladies Bible class at her home church for many years. She launched a local ministry for widows in Jacksonville, Florida and serves the Facebook group Widow Mama Collective. Lisa writes at LisaAppelo.com and manages a team of writers of HopeinGrief.com. She’s been published at Proverbs 31 Ministries, (in)courage, Risen Motherhood, Jennifer Rothschild and has been a contributing writer for iMOM.com, The Life of a Single Mom, and the Inspire Journal.
Her days are filled top to bottom with stewarding her precious children, writing, ministry, speaking and running enough to justify lots of dark chocolate. Connect with Lisa at LisaAppelo.com and on Instagram @lisaappelo.

Anchor Verses:
Psalm 139
Deuteronomy 33:26-27

Resource Mentioned:
Esther Fleece Allen-No More Faking Fine

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