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Some of life’s sweetest gifts come from our most painful seasons. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson continues his harrowing conversation with Don and Brenda Jacobson about their book, When God Makes Lemonade. They share Don’s remarkable survival after a devastating accident, powerful true stories of hope in the darkest moments, and how loving others is the way to escape bitterness. Some of life’s sweetest gifts come from our most painful seasons. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson continues his harrowing conversation with Don and Brenda Jacobson about their book, When God Makes Lemonade. They share Don’s remarkable survival after a devastating accident, powerful true stories of hope in the darkest moments, and how loving others is the way to escape bitterness.

About Our Guest(s)

Don Jacobson is a publishing executive at HarperCollins Christian Publishing. He previously served as the president and owner of Multnomah Publishers, and founder of D.C. Jacobson & Associates. Don is the author of When God Makes Lemonade, and It’s a God Thing. He and his wife, Brenda, have four adult children. 

 

Brenda Jacobson has been mentoring moms in churches along with women recovering from addiction or reentering society after stints in prison for decades. Her passion for helping women has taken her around the world, from a prostitution recovery center in Nicaragua to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Brenda is the co-author of Something to Stand On: Building a Foundation for Parenting That’s Purposeful, Effective, and Not So Exhausting.