Some of the hardest questions I grappled with in relation to God were not so much "Why?" but, "What now? How in the world are you going to fix eight broken hearts?" I could not imagine smiling again. I could not imagine I would ever come to a place where joy would bubble up within me again.
– Lisa Appelo
In this video recording from the 2023 Midnight Mercies Virtual Summit, Lisa reflects on the sudden death of her husband and remembers how God mercifully met her in the midst of her grief and grappling with single parenting. 

Lisa Appelo is a widow, mom to seven amazing children, and the author of Life Can Be Good Again: Putting Your World Back Together After it Falls Apart. As a founding member of Widow Mama Collective, a Facebook community for young widows, she helps women find hope in the hard places of loss. A popular blogger, Lisa loves seeing women flourish in the strength of God's promises. Learn more about Lisa and her ministry at lisaappelo.com. 
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