Season 7, Episode 7: Grief and Hope with Kristin Young
Our guest this week, Kristin Young, knows a thing or two about grief—five years ago, she lost her son Colby to cancer. Miraculously, she knows even more about hope. In this episode, Kristin graciously shares what it’s like to hold sorrow and joy simultaneously, how she’s learned to make grief her friend, and how we often learn things through suffering we could never grasp by only having joy. We hope this conversation offers you a glimmer of hope, and encourages you as much as it did us.
Show Notes
Thanks for listening to the Coffee + Crumbs podcast Season 7, Episode 7: Grief and Hope with Kristin Young. We’re so happy you’re here.
In this episode, Jill, Katie and Ashlee talk with Kristin about...
Holding sorrow and joy, simultaneously
How God works in the suffering
Finding beauty and goodness in suffering
Freedom that comes with letting go of control
The gift of grace
How our stories are just a piece of the big picture
How creativity can help us through grief
Mentioned in this episode:
We All Have Cancer photography by Kristin Young
Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff
Believing God Bible Study Book by Beth Moore
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