When the problems of our life are pressing in from all sides, we can be blinded to the beautiful moments that are also happening. Through our grief and pain, our sorrow and our confusion, it’s really tough to turn our eyes away from the wreck that’s happening in front of us to focus on those little moments of joy that are inevitably sprinkled into the tough times.  Romans 5:3 tells us to “rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” Our guests this week were able to find rays of hope through times of adversity and change—we’re speaking to talk show host Amanda Kloots, who lost her young husband Nick Cordero to Covid-19 in 2020, and managing editor of Catholic Women’s ministry Blessed Is SheNell O’ Leary. 



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Jesus Calling Podcast

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 Jesus Listens

 Romans 5:3 NIV

Past interview:  Mattie Jackson Selecman

Upcoming interview: Louie Giglio



Amanda Kloots

Nick Cordero

The Talk

Live Your Life

Amanda Kloots Fitness

Rockettes

 Bullets over Broadway

COVID

www.amandakloots.com



 Nell O’ Leary

Blessed Is She

Perry Mason

www.blessedisshe.net



Interview Quotes:

“For me, any kind of movement, whether it's dancing in ballet class, running on a treadmill, jumping rope, going for a walk—it's just an instant mind shifter, a body shifter. It never doesn't help. That’s how I can best describe it.” - Amanda Kloots

“Finding comfort came from my family, from Nick’s family—definitely from God and from prayer and believing and having faith.” - Amanda Kloots, after losing her husband Nick to COVID-19 

“Grief is a journey that you really can only go on on your own. I think that you have to look beyond that anger. You can't say what if or it should have been a certain way or because that'll just tear you down. You can't change what's happened.” - Amanda Kloots

“We're just so humbled by what the Lord is doing with our meager offering.” - Nell O’Leary on her ministry Blessed Is She

“To think if I had known that seven years ago, Oh, someday you'll do something that you'll really love, I wouldn’t have learned the important lesson of just being trusting and satisfied with what God had in front of me.” - Nell O’Leary

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When the problems of our life are pressing in from all sides, we can be blinded to the beautiful moments that are also happening. Through our grief and pain, our sorrow and our confusion, it’s really tough to turn our eyes away from the wreck that’s happening in front of us to focus on those little moments of joy that are inevitably sprinkled into the tough times. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+5%3A3-5&version=NIV"> Romans 5:3</a> tells us to “rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” Our guests this week were able to find rays of hope through times of adversity and change—we’re speaking to talk show host <a href="https://www.cbs.com/shows/the_talk/cast/216467/">Amanda Kloots</a>, who lost her young husband <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1949008/">Nick Cordero</a> to Covid-19 in 2020, and managing editor of <a href="https://blessedisshe.net/">Catholic Women’s ministry Blessed Is She</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_nell_oleary/">Nell O’ Leary</a>.    Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned: <a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/podcast/">Jesus Calling Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/">Jesus Calling</a> <a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/books/jesus-listens/"> Jesus Listens</a> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+5%3A3-5&version=NIV"> Romans 5:3 NIV</a> Past interview: <a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/podcast/finding-tidbits-of-joy-in-seasons-of-pain-mattie-jackson-selecman-deborah-evans-price/"> Mattie Jackson Selecman</a>  Upcoming interview: <a href="https://passioncitychurch.com/atlanta/ourleadership/">Louie Giglio</a>   <a href="https://www.cbs.com/shows/the_talk/cast/216467/">Amanda Kloots</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1949008/">Nick Cordero</a> <a href="https://www.cbs.com/shows/the_talk/">The Talk</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Live-Your-Life-Loving-Cordero/dp/0063078252"> Live Your Life</a> <a href="https://amandakloots.com/about">Amanda Kloots Fitness</a> <a href="https://www.rockettes.com/">Rockettes</a>  <a href="https://www.broadway.com/shows/bullets-over-broadway/"> Bullets over Broadway</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic">COVID</a> <a href="http://www.amandakloots.com">www.amandakloots.com</a>   <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_nell_oleary/"> Nell O’ Leary</a> <a href="https://blessedisshe.net/">Blessed Is She</a>  <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050051/">Perry Mason</a> <a href="http://www.blessedisshe.net">www.blessedisshe.net</a> Interview Quotes: “For me, any kind of movement, whether it's dancing in ballet class, running on a treadmill, jumping rope, going for a walk—it's just an instant mind shifter, a body shifter. It never doesn't help. That’s how I can best describe it.” - Amanda Kloots “Finding comfort came from my family, from Nick’s family—definitely from God and from prayer and believing and having faith.” - Amanda Kloots, after losing her husband Nick to COVID-19  “Grief is a journey that you really can only go on on your own. I think that you have to look beyond that anger. You can't say what if or it should have been a certain way or because that'll just tear you down. You can't change what's happened.” - Amanda Kloots “We're just so humbled by what the Lord is doing with our meager offering.” - Nell O’Leary on her ministry Blessed Is She “To think if I had known that seven years ago, Oh, someday you'll do something that you'll really love, I wouldn’t have learned the important lesson of just being trusting and satisfied with what God had in front of me.” - Nell O’Leary ________________________ Enjoy watching these additional videos from Jesus Calling YouTube channel: Audio Playlist: <a href="https://bit.ly/2PrbuwH">https://bit.ly/2PrbuwH</a> Video Playlist: <a href="https://bit.ly/2PsmEkJ">https://bit.ly/2PsmEkJ</a> What’s Good? Playlist: <a href="https://bit.ly/3i7VUlZ">https://bit.ly/3i7VUlZ</a> ________________________  Connect with Jesus Calling <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jesuscalling/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JesusCalling/">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Jesus_Calling">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/Jesus_Calling/?eq=jesus%20calling&etslf=5858"> Pinterest</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Jesuscallingbook?sub_confirmation=1"> YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.jesuscalling.com/">Jesus Calling Website</a>

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When the problems of our life are pressing in from all sides, we can be blinded to the beautiful moments that are also happening. Through our grief and pain, our sorrow and our confusion, it’s really tough to turn our eyes away from the wreck...

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