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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
Episodes
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Sunday Apr 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
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 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
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Sunday Apr 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
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 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 have to take every problem, every situation, every decision, every thought and align them with God’s Word.
I have to take a giant step back and ask God to give me His perspective on each thing, person, circumstance, decision.
I have to put on the glasses of what I say I believe and actually apply the words to the reality, choosing to trust that His perspective, ways, thoughts and plans are better than my own.
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
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 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
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 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:
Truth: God not only promises to meet my needs, He promises to never, ever leave me or forsake me. I cannot make Him go away – even when I want to do so! I cannot make Him stop loving me, even when I stop loving myself. (Hebrews 13; John 10)
And that would be enough. But He does still more.
Not only does He not destroy me, His rebel creation, He long ago provided a way to redeem me.
And He not only redeems me – but then He bids me to come to Him with all I need.
And He not only says to come boldly, but He promises me His presence. Daily. Forever.
And then He does even more. He takes all this wonder even farther….
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
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
SHOW NOTES
Today we’ll begin a conversation about using dependence on God to achieve what seems impossible. When we do that, we become an overcomer.
So, as 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 tell you 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! It’s 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 Because Christ lives, we can live a life here on earth, not void of pain and temptation, but surrounded with the promise that God is “near to the broken-hearted and saves crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18).
Song of the Week Mount Druitt Conquerors - Because He Lives (Samoan)
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
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 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:
The “Truth” side of the equation is not how I feel about Truth or my version of it.
The “Truth” side is based in Scripture, in God’s Word, in what HE says is true. I don’t usually put references for verses when I am doing this in my journal. But I wanted you to see that none of those are my ideas.
In fact, if I replace my emotions with truth of my own making that is not based in the Word of God, then I have simply jumped from one barrier to another. This is why it is so very, very important to spend time in Word of God often – so that you can know Truth and apply it to your everyday world.
Because when I spend time getting to know God as He is, as He has revealed Himself in His Word, then I can replace my feelings with Truth – and I can soar above the barriers.
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