In this episode of Behold Women: At the Table, Allie interviews Kris Scalice. Kris walked, with her husband, through their son's addiction struggles and faced the worst possible scenario as a parent: the loss of her son. Kris talks about coming to know Jesus in the darkest season of her life and finding purpose in Jesus. 

Kris' story is a story of redemption and the resurrected power of Jesus. 

Some important takeaways and quotes: 

• "I felt like if I go to church, if I participate in things, that God will see that I'm being a good person and he'll save my son. I almost feel bad saying that now in hindsight, I wasn't going to church for me, I was going for another reason. So if God sees I'm doing the right thing, He would save my son as long as I did what was expected."
• “I started coming here so you could save him, and you didn’t. And I didn’t want to say. I hated God for taking my say. I did everything I thought I had to do. So why? And I remember just trying to hold onto anything.”
• “In that moment I knew .. me going back to church wasn’t to save my son, it was to save me. And that’s exactly what He did.”
• “Living with purpose takes on a whole new meaning when you’re walking with the Lord. It’s about doing something that pleases Him.”
• “We’re losing a generation to addiction and the stigma around it is horrible. But I have nothing to hide. I'm here for those who are struggling with addiction or know those who are struggling with addiction.”
• “The closer I got to the Lord… Just when I thought Easter was it - I was saved, and it didn’t get any better than that, it did! It kept getting better with Him.”
• “I do believe that God absolutely was carrying me. He was able to get me through all of the first anniversaries, with the store, with my family. He was carrying me the whole time.”
• “I get my comfort and peace in what God has opened my eyes to."
• "He set the right people in front of me at the right time. And it was community that helped in some of my most trying moments."

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