What If You're Not Strong Enough for This?

What If You're Not Strong Enough for This?

What makes a recovery story truly inspiring? This conversation on **The Call with Nancy Sabato** follows Katie Kelley as she talks honestly about living a life she never planned: single parenting six children, supporting a son with severe autism, and facing the abrupt end of a 12-year marriage due to addiction.

You’ll hear Katie explain how her husband’s addiction transformed her biggest fear—raising six children alone—into daily reality, and how she learned that "you don't receive all the grace for tomorrow today." Instead of superhuman strength, she describes grace as simply "everything you need for life and godliness" showing up right when it’s needed. The episode speaks directly to women who feel utterly worn down by crisis, addiction in the family, disability, or broken relationships.

Katie shares very practical moments of help: parents stepping in as a safety net, friends organising a "cleaning crew train" instead of a meal rota, and two friends who refused to leave even when she told them to go because she was "too embarrassed" by the chaos at home. Her stories highlight how God’s mercy can mean being taken *out* of an unsafe situation, rather than fixing it in the way you hoped.

She talks openly about her ex-husband’s addiction, her own exhaustion, and letting go of the need to look like the "impressive mum" while carrying a kicking, screaming autistic child out of public places. Along the way, Katie describes learning to spot small flashes of light in dark seasons—like taking photos of her children in beautiful light, or her 11-year-old secretly setting out cookies for Santa so younger siblings could still have Christmas magic.

If you’ve ever whispered, "God, I can't do this," and wondered whether grace will really show up for you, this episode might be the gentle reminder you need that you just have to keep moving, and let grace do the rest.