Grief 2 Great Day - Christian Grief Support for Women, Questioning God in Grief, Life after Loss, Hope in Grief

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Grief Support for Christian Women to Breathe, Laugh and Live again. Loss, Grief and Healing * Coping with Grief * Beginning of Grief * Life after Loss * Stages of Grief * Purpose After Loss * Faith * Surviving Loss * Grief Resources * Holidays and Grief I help Christian women navigate grief through understanding grief, growing faith and processing daily life to find hope. • Do you feel lost, confused, or overwhelmed by grief? • Is the pain so great, you lose your breath and feel it will never get better? • Have you cried so much there can’t be any tears left? • Are you angry with God? Or question your own faith? • Do you need faith-based help through the toughest season of your life? In this podcast, you will find faith-based grief support to navigate the overwhelming and confusing journey of grief, to continue seeking God and most importantly, to breathe, laugh, and live again. My mission is to walk with you through the healing, experience the milestones and the minefields to arrive on the other side with a gratitude and peace you never thought possible. If you’re ready to take a brave step toward healing, understand your grief and find hope, this is the place to be. Hey, I’m Stef. Southern by choice, turtle triathlete, wife and Jesus follower. I’ve experienced life-changing grief and struggled for years with the physical changes, the emotional roller-coaster and the spiritual questioning. I asked ‘why’ more times than I can count, went ‘boldly’ (and disrespectfully) to the throne, and was confused by a pain I had never felt before. I believed I would never be happy again and had all but given up on fulfilling my purpose. But God! Through my trials, I discovered a path to true healing, deeper relationship with God and gratitude that continues to fill my heart. This is a story of faith, FRamily support and redemption that only God can author. And, I want to share this with you. If you are heart sick, tired of being stuck and ready for real change with Christ at the center …. Practical steps to make your hard days less hard…Understanding of what to expect physically, emotionally and spiritually…Solutions to those ‘gut-punch’ moments…And, Results that build your faith and allow you to enjoy your own ‘great day’ this is the place to be. It is possible, I promise! Join me today – take that first step of faith right now!! website: www.grief2greatday.com

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Grief Support for Christian Women to Breathe, Laugh and Live again. Loss, Grief and Healing * Coping with Grief * Beginning of Grief * Life after Loss * Stages of Grief * Purpose After Loss * Faith * Surviving Loss * Grief Resources * Holidays and Grief I help Christian women navigate grief through understanding grief, growing faith and processing daily life to find hope. • Do you feel lost, confused, or overwhelmed by grief? • Is the pain so great, you lose your breath and feel it will never get better? • Have you cried so much there can’t be any tears left? • Are you angry with God? Or question your own faith? • Do you need faith-based help through the toughest season of your life? In this podcast, you will find faith-based grief support to navigate the overwhelming and confusing journey of grief, to continue seeking God and most importantly, to breathe, laugh, and live again. My mission is to walk with you through the healing, experience the milestones and the minefields to arrive on the other side with a gratitude and peace you never thought possible. If you’re ready to take a brave step toward healing, understand your grief and find hope, this is the place to be. Hey, I’m Stef. Southern by choice, turtle triathlete, wife and Jesus follower. I’ve experienced life-changing grief and struggled for years with the physical changes, the emotional roller-coaster and the spiritual questioning. I asked ‘why’ more times than I can count, went ‘boldly’ (and disrespectfully) to the throne, and was confused by a pain I had never felt before. I believed I would never be happy again and had all but given up on fulfilling my purpose. But God! Through my trials, I discovered a path to true healing, deeper relationship with God and gratitude that continues to fill my heart. This is a story of faith, FRamily support and redemption that only God can author. And, I want to share this with you. If you are heart sick, tired of being stuck and ready for real change with Christ at the center …. Practical steps to make your hard days less hard…Understanding of what to expect physically, emotionally and spiritually…Solutions to those ‘gut-punch’ moments…And, Results that build your faith and allow you to enjoy your own ‘great day’ this is the place to be. It is possible, I promise! Join me today – take that first step of faith right now!! website: www.grief2greatday.com

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https://www.grief2greatday.com

Episodes

165.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘On Expectations’

6/13/2024

SHOW NOTES Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode. Grief is the hardest thing you’ll ever face, don’t ever let anyone diminish that – but let’s also not diminish the power of God’s Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God). You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, I’m so glad you’re here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen. Memorable Quote: When people do not meet my expectations, I have choices. I can be offended and then choose to forgive. Or I can be offended and then choose not to forgive (which, of course, would be sin). Or, I can choose to not be offended at all, remembering that we are all flawed sinners and choosing to believe the best about that person. (And yes, sometimes I have to call the other person on their behavior – but most of the time the offense committed falls under, “Love covers a multitude of sins.”.) But when GOD does not meet my expectations, I have only one correct choice. And that is to trust Him. To believe that He has the big picture in mind. To remember that this world is incredibly temporary. To “set my mind on things above” (Colossians 3), remembering that in the not-too-distant future, I will be at Home with him and all of these troubles will be what Paul calls them – “light and momentary” (2 Corinthians 4). Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The Holidays are Over, but the Struggle is Not! Hear healing testimonies from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:08:14

164.0 Contact Vs Connection! 3 Promises You're Never Too Far from God.

6/9/2024

SHOW NOTES What’s it like to hear from an old friend? You may not have talked for a while – months, years even decades but when you do reconnect…isn’t it amazing how you can pick right back up like no time had passed? There may not have been a lot of contact, but there is a great connection. That’s how your relationship with God may be in grief. You may not want or be able to have a lot of contact right now, but I promise, you are still so very connected! Remember how happy you are to talk with that old friend? Now imagine how happy God is to hear from you especially when you are going through the hardest time of life. He’s ecstatic and it doesn’t matter if it’s been a while. Today I’ll share my reconnection with an old friend and 3 promises for you to hold onto while going through grief to help ease the pressure of how much contact you should have with God right now. WORD of the Week And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 Song of the Week Why God by Austin French Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:14:01

163.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘The ABCs of Insomnia’

6/6/2024

SHOW NOTES Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode. Grief is the hardest thing you’ll ever face, don’t ever let anyone diminish that – but let’s also not diminish the power of God’s Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God). You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, I’m so glad you’re here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen. Memorable Quote: As an adult, I still have that same over-active brain. And it still loves to do its most creative, grueling and unreasonable workouts between 1 and 2 AM. I don’t imagine disasters like house fires now. Instead, the brain kicks in with a to-do list. And a problems list. And a “how-are-we-going-to-deal-with-THAT?” list. During the day I do a much better job catching the lists when they start to march through my mind. I wrestle them to the ground by using these steps: Write down what needs to be done. Pray over it, releasing it to God. Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The Holidays are Over, but the Struggle is Not! Hear healing testimonies from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:06:50

162.0 Stories of Hope: Compassionate Care in a Kenyan Hospice with Author Juli Boit.

6/2/2024

SHOW NOTES Today, I’m excited to share Juli Boit with you! Juli Boit is an author, community builder, and nonprofit leader working at the intersection of faith, global health, and human dignity. For eighteen years, Juli has lived and worked in Africa, founding and serving as International Director of Living Room International, a community-led nonprofit providing hospice and palliative care services to adults and children in Western Kenya. A Family Nurse Practitioner, Juli has combined her dual passions of healthcare and social justice into a unique expression of love that provides desperately needed services in an underserved community. That said, Juli would be the first to add she’s the one who has been loved the most by her patients and neighbors in her home village of Kipkaren—most notably by Titus, her Kenyan husband, and their children Sharon, Alice, Ella, Geoffrey, and Ryan. What she is doing in Kenya is needed and exceptional! To learn more about Juli and the important work she is doing please visit her website: https://juliboit.com/ WORD of the Week Love is Patient, Love is Kind… I Corinthians 13 Song of the Week The Greatest of These is Love by Larnelle Harris Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now -“The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:46:50

161.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘Wanting to Want You’

5/30/2024

SHOW NOTES Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode. Grief is the hardest thing you’ll ever face, don’t ever let anyone diminish that – but let’s also not diminish the power of God’s Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God). You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, I’m so glad you’re here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen. Memorable Quote: I want to want just You, God. Not what You can do. Not what You can give me. Just You. I want to love You simply because You are God. My Creator. My King. THE King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The Great I AM. The Rock. My Fortress, Strong Tower, Deliverer. And, more than any of that, my Savior. I want to love You simply because You chose to love me first. I want to love You because You saw my life before time began and made a plan to redeem me, to take the justly deserved punishment for my sins, to give me eternal life, to call me Your precious child. I want to love You for Your goodness, Your kindness, Your mercy and grace. Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The Holidays are Over but the Struggle is Not! Hear healing testimonies from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:07:31

160.0 How Mandisa Helped Me Trust God Through the Darkness of Grief.

5/26/2024

SHOW NOTES When I heard that Mandisa had died, I was so shocked…then very sad that someone I never met – but who had a profound impact on my grief journey – was no longer with us. It took me right back to her song, “He is With You” and one of the darkest moments of my fight with God – a God I didn’t understand – a God I was starting to question even existed. This song was what, I believe, God used to help soften my heart toward him and turn the greatest fight of my life (with Him) to a crossroad moment where I decided he was real, he was good, and He was with me! Thank you Mandisa and thank you Lord for using such a beautiful soul to help bring light to my darkness! WORD of the Week There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Song of the Week He is With You by Mandisa Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:17:11

159.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘The Formula for Success.’

5/23/2024

SHOW NOTES Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode. Grief is the hardest thing you’ll ever face, don’t ever let anyone diminish that – but let’s also not diminish the power of God’s Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God). You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, I’m so glad you’re here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen. Memorable Quote: Your Father in heaven is a good, good Dad. He adores you! He is crazy about you. AND HE KNOWS WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU. Because He made you. And He sees every moment of time, past, present and future. He sees it all. And He knows the very best ways to guide you through it all. He has been kind enough to lay it out in His Word. How to live. How to handle your money. How to raise your kids. How to do marriage well. How to treat people who mistreat you. How to treat your boss, no matter your job. How to deal with your sexuality. How to navigate through temptation. How to dress – even how to handle alcohol and food! And what to do when you blow it in any area. It is ALL in there! Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The Holidays are Over, but the Struggle is Not! Hear healing testimonies from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:10:16

158.0 Health & Grief: How to Be Confident You are Making Progress When You Can't See It!

5/19/2024

SHOW NOTES What does health have to do with what you are going through? After all, who cares about being healthy when you’ve lost your loved one? The short answer is that you should. One of the biggest similarities between grief and health in my experience is the “when” question! When will it change, when will it be done? Today we’ll talk about the ‘measuring stick’ of change. We’ll talk about how we tend to look at the wrong measure for healing in grief and for getting healthy in our physical bodies. And, most importantly, I’m going to remind you of the one thing you have that many don’t. I’ve had a reminder of the stark contrast of those of you listening to this podcast versus others! WORD of the Week For you have need of patient endurance [to bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising], so that when you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised. Hebrews 10:36 (amplified) Song of the Week Press On by Mandisa Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:19:10

157.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘The Why Behind the What’

5/16/2024

Duración:00:09:25

156.0 Health in Grief: Why it's Important to Be Active to Start Feeling Better!

5/12/2024

SHOW NOTES What does health have to do with what you are going through? After all, who cares about being healthy when you’ve lost your loved one? The short answer is that you should. I’m not talking about the long-term results because getting active while in the day-to-day life of grief will do three things for you: improve your emotions, decrease overwhelm and give you a healthy distraction or break from the heaviness of what you must deal with. I wish I could tell you how I did that and how much it helped, but as you know my fight with God took all my energy the first 2 years and even when I was able to push, I didn’t. If that’s you today, that’s perfectly alright, but what if you could feel better with minimal effort? Today we’ll talk about ‘challenging the impossible’ and I’ll share where I am in my health journey which started in earnest in February of this year. This is important for my long-term health, but it’s also the last thing I never took control of after Monica died. Going through grief, you are equipping yourself to improve your health because the processes are similar. And, if you improve your health, you will help your daily emotions. WORD of the Week For you have need of patient endurance [to bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising], so that when you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised. Hebrews 10:36 (amplified) Song of the Week Happy Dance by MercyMe Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:20:43

155.0 Coffee & Kathy - A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. 'I Hate Pressure'

5/9/2024

Duración:00:09:25

154.0 Unanswered Prayers: How to Know God is Still Good in Hard Times.

5/5/2024

SHOW NOTES When you lose a loved one, there is no question that you will question some things. I don’t care how close a relationship you have or don’t have with God, you will question things from his existence to your faith and everything in between because your loved one has died. This is where your plans, the life you were living and expecting to continue to live ‘bump into the sovereignty of God.’ That bump for me made me question my questions and his goodness. It made me question whether he was there and listening because Monica’s faith was not rewarded, she was not healed and she suffered the 6 months before she died. What kind of God allows that? It doesn’t matter where you are today in your relationship with God because great transformation is possible for you! Yes, you can get through the day without crying (it took me over a year), Yes, you can think about your loved one without falling apart and yes, you do still have a future because God is real, he is good, and he has plans for you! Today, I’ll share how to spiritually handle unanswered prayers and how to build a deep faith even in grief. God will not waste your pain!! WORD of the Week Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. James 1:2-4 Song of the Week Stay Strong by Danny Gokey Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:14:32

153.0 Coffee & Kathy - A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. 'What the Rain Brings'

5/2/2024

SHOW NOTES Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode. Grief is the hardest thing you’ll ever face, don’t ever let anyone diminish that – but let’s also not diminish the power of God’s Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God). You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, I’m so glad you’re here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen. Memorable Quote: But then came the rain. And the weeds popping up all over again. Because that is what rain does. It brings to light what is truly planted just beneath the surface. In all my vehement hoeing, I neglected to take out the roots of the weeds. And even though I was zealous, I was not careful and absolute. And when the rains came, they showed my labors for what they were. How like my life! When the sun is shining and my circumstances are all I think they should be, it is easy to disguise the true contents of my heart. Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The Holidays are Over, but the Struggle is Not! Hear healing testimonies from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:05:07

152.0 When Worrying Replaces Faith: An Example of Feeling Vs. Faith in God.

4/28/2024

SHOW NOTES We know we shouldn’t worry about things – that ‘giving it to God’ is the only way to truly calm our anxieties. In life before grief, you may have tried hard to ‘stop worrying,’ to stop being in control of the things you had no control over, but it wasn’t easy. Now, in grief…well – that’s a whole different deal. Your loss and how it occurred can cause you to fear new things while amplifying the fears we already had. The song of the week (Letting Go) has lyrics that speak to this: "Maybe I don’t have to see what the future holds to trust Your promises to me. In my weakness You are strong. And in the moments when I feel powerless, you are closest to me then.” Today I’m going to share a situation in my life – just a few weeks ago – that illustrates this point. I was disappointed in my reaction because it reminded me of when I walked through grief and tried to control everything on my own. Instead, I should have given it to God and had faith to let him handle the outcome. WORD of the Week Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. Phil 4:6-7 Song of the Week Letting Go by Switch Music Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:18:56

151.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘You.Are.Loved.’

4/25/2024

Duración:00:08:03

150.0 By Choice, Not by Chance! 3 Hard Decisions for a Meaningful Future.

4/21/2024

SHOW NOTES Even in grief, there are choices to make. You don’t feel like you have a choice in many of the things which brought you to this point and you’re right. Life is not easy and there are times when you have no control over what happens to you. What you do have a choice over is what to do when those things happen. Grief, in my opinion, is the hardest thing you will ever go through and for most of us, there are many losses in our lifetime. What do you do now? After the shock wears off, it is up to you to choose to continue to live. If you’re thinking, “I want to get out of the bed, but I just can’t,” please rethink that statement. If you are physically able to get out of bed, then the truth is, you feel too overwhelmed to face the day. Today we’ll talk about 3 hard decisions you must make as you walk through grief. Are they hard? Yes! Are they worth it? YES! WORD of the Week Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:31-32 Song of the Week Trust in God by Aware Worship (featuring Mark Gutierrez) Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:16:38

149.0 A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. 'On Living Cross-Culturally'

4/18/2024

SHOW NOTES Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode. Grief is the hardest thing you’ll ever face, don’t ever let anyone diminish that – but let’s also not diminish the power of God’s Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God). You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, I’m so glad you’re here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen. Memorable Quote: But I often forget. I forget that this world is not my home. I forget that I am a stranger in a strange land. I forget that I am not living for the here and now but for eternity. I forget to “seek first the Kingdom of God and HIS righteousness”. I forget that many, many of the people around me do not have a personal relationship with God. They have not been forgiven because they have not asked. They have not seen prayers answered because they do not believe. I forget that I have one purpose and one purpose only – to glorify God. This life is not about me. My comfort. My happiness. My successes. Or my failures. My struggles. My needs. This life is not about me. It is a short, temporary journey leading to an eternal home. And that is not just true about me – it is true about every person I meet. Their lives, like mine, are “flowers quickly fading”. And their lives, like mine, are short, temporary journeys that will end in an eternal destination – life with God forever or life separated from Him. My sole purpose in life is to be a gigantic, glowing, flashing sign that says, “God loves you. He wants to be your friend. I know because He says so in His Word, and because He is my friend – let me point the way to Him.” Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The Holidays are Over but the Struggle is Not! Hear healing testimonies from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:10:17

148.0 Healing from Grief: 3 Ways Visiting the Grave of a Loved One Can Help.

4/14/2024

SHOW NOTES Do you visit the grave of your loved one? Death is the ultimate divide between our past and our future (John Piper). When we walk through grief, we aren’t thinking about these profound insights. Trying to make sense of ‘what is’ and ‘what was’ is part of what takes us to visit the grave of our loved ones. It can also help us process our new reality. Today, I’ll share ways that visiting their grave are unhealthy and unhelpful and ways that going to your loved one’s grave is healthy, helpful and honoring. And, if you do not have a physical grave to visit, I’ll share how this can apply to you too. WORD of the Week To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 Song of the Week He’ll Do It Again by Karen Wheaton Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:15:49

147.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘On Needing Glasses’

4/11/2024

Duración:00:08:15

146.0 Overcomer! How to Use Dependence on God to Achieve What Seems Impossible. Part 2

4/7/2024

SHOW NOTES Today we’ll continue the conversation about using dependence on God to achieve what seems impossible. I’ve asked before, what seems impossible in your life today? Is it that life will ever be good or even normal again? Maybe your impossible is that the tears will actually stop after feeling like you cried an ocean. What if I told you that those things and more ARE possible for you! Yes you! If you are a child of God, this is available to you, even after going through a life-shattering loss! I’m also gonna give you more details about how you can join me in my health journey! If you are wondering why I would think care about health right now when you’re just trying to get through the day – well, it’s because what I learned in my grief journey can help you in yours. This is not about you running a marathon but understanding that grief (and health) are not sprints! This is about how you show up for yourself; it’s about how you push through the “who cares” and the “I cant’s” of grief to build a healthy physical, emotional and spiritual foundation for life you still have to live. Don’t settle for watching life go by – because you have a gift, you have a purpose, and you are here for more! WORD of the Week For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4 Song of the Week Stronger by Mandisa Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.” Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording) Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home

Duración:00:19:41