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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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Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
SHOW NOTES
Moving from confusion of why you lost your loved one or how they died or anything that leads you to get stuck in, “this is NOT how it was supposed to be” makes acceptance that God’s plan for our life is ultimately the plan harder (even though we can’t see it or understand it).
The process to get from why? To what now? is just that – a process. For some, it’s quicker than for others, but for ALL, it’s not easy and it’s never as fast as we’d like it.
However, in these valleys is where you build a reliance and a relationship on God like never before.
Today, we’ll talk about how to make the process LONGER – something no one wants to do!!
WORDs of the Week
But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. Psalm 33:11
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. Proverbs 19:21
Song of the Week The Struggle by Zach Williams
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
Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
SHOW NOTES
Well, hey Framily and 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:
You may feel insignificant or alone, down or discouraged today.
And you are, indeed, a “flower quickly fading”, “a vapor”, “a mist”, according to Scripture. But you are useful to the Creator, a cloud of His creation, set apart for His purposes.
Just keep trusting Him and then sit back and see what He can do with YOU, His cloud.
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
Hear healing testimonies from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
SHOW NOTES
When you lose someone, you love, your brain does some strange things.
God made our amazing bodies and what happens to your brain after the death of a loved one is a protective measure. But it leaves you confused and unsure of everything. Also, in grief you have to make some basic and sometimes huge decisions, so how do you do that when you hardly know what day it is?
God will guide you – but how do you trust Him when making these important decisions? Listen today for 3 practical ways to trust God in your uncertainty.
WORD of the Week
Mortals make elaborate plans, but God has the last word. Humans are satisfied with whatever looks good; GOD probes for what is good. Put God in charge of your work, then what you’ve planned will take place. Proverbs 16:1-3
Song of the Week Trust in God by Aware Worship
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
Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
SHOW NOTES
Well Hey Framily and welcome to Coffee & Kathy!
This is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
These weekly devotionals are a way for you to get quiet, grab some coffee, tea, or green smoothie and listen as I read from Kathy’s Blog entitled, “Learned Along the Way.” She was an incredibly wise, funny and fully committed Christ follower.
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 Passage:
But since when do people expect the pot to cook for them?
Where does it make sense that the pipe creates the water that flows through it?
Who in their right mind is more excited about the container holding the treasure than the treasure in it?
Because You, God, are the Master Chef, creating the gourmet meal.
I am the pot You use to make the masterpiece.
You are the Living Water that chases away drought, washes away dirt, quenches thirst. I am the pipe that the Water flows through.
You are the Infinite Treasure, the Invaluable Gift.
I am the box that simply holds the gift open for others to see.
The pressure is off.
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
Hear testimonies from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
SHOW NOTES
How do I get relief from this endless pain? How do I stop being angry or asking why or trying to do the million things that seem impossible?
Grief is like that movie ‘Groundhog Day’ – the same thing day after day after day. It seems like there’s only changes for the worse and that kind of routine starts to wear on you after a while. It also erodes your hope for a future that is different.
There are three things that will help when you feel like all ya got is grief, that life can’t get better, and that God has forgotten you. These things will relieve some of the expectation pressure, help you in your interactions with God and serve as a reminder that tomorrow can and will be different!
WORD of the Week And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. John 16:22
Song of the Week Never Ever Give Up by Matthew West
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
Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
SHOW NOTES
In 2023 I began the year with the ‘best of’ from the year before and it was well received. So, I’m doing the same thing this year. I’m re-airing the best 5 episodes of 2023.
One of the scariest things for me when I was going through grief was getting stuck. Initially I didn’t know what to do to get through in a healthy way, so I did a lot of the wrong things. I knew that life would never be the same, but I feared that I would never have a life again.
I can tell you there are helpful and healing things you can do – a lot of which I’ve talked about in previous episodes. But there are also things that can help keep you stuck.
Today, I’m going to share 3 things you may be doing that will keep you from healing. Listen to see if you are doing any of them and if you are, how to change that!
WORD of the Week But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint." Is 40:31.
Song of the Week Gonna Be Alright by Ryan Ellis
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
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
SHOW NOTES
In 2023 I began the year with the ‘best of’ from the year before and it was well received. So, I’m doing the same thing this year. I’m re-airing the best 5 episodes of 2023.
Nights are the worst when your mind won’t stop racing. Your thoughts which were once your own seem to take you over. It’s not just thoughts at that point, it’s anxiety and fear and the darkness of night amplifies those feelings.
You’ve tried a million times to turn it off – to shut the loop down but nothing seems to work. You might have even tried meditating on the scripture (for a couple of days) and still nothing.
Today, I’ll share why what you’re wanting (the racing thoughts to stop and for sleep to come or getting through the day better or building a relationship with God) seems to elude you in grief. And, more importantly, I’ll talk about how to turn that ship around and point it toward progress.
WORD of the week Be Still and Know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Song of the Week Be Still by Hillsong Worship
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Click Here to take Action Now - “What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
SHOW NOTES
In 2023 I began the year with the ‘best of’ from the year before and it was well received. So, I’m doing the same thing this year. I’m re-airing the best 5 episodes of 2023.
If you think gutting it through grief or falling in a hole during grief will make the pain stop or result in better days, you need to listen to this episode.
Our expectations of the grief process are based on emotional expectations or the pressure of what our faith should do in our journey. Grief is really not a topic people want to talk about, so there are so many things we don’t know as we travel this difficult road.
What about your brain? Remember that commercial about – this is your brain and then they showed a frying pan and said, this is your brain on drugs? Well, grief also physically affects your brain. Today we’ll talk about how it affects your brain which will give you a little relief and hopefully increase the grace you give yourself in grief.
WORD of the week Be Still and Know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Song of the Week Be Still by Hillsong Worship
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Click Here to take Action Now - “What to Do After the Loss of a Loved One” Workshop
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monica’s entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home