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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 Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
The struggle is real, and it never seems to end. Dealing with the pain, confusion and overwhelm of grief is compounded with the fight for your faith. Nothing in life will test your faith like death.
God is the same yesterday, today and forever, so when we question Him, it isn’t because He has changed, or harmed us. Our questions, our anger with God come because our view of Him changes. We question because we don’t understand, and we hurt but we cannot forget His character and love toward us.
God is not just our finite experience of Him or He would be a higher human being, not God, the creator of the universe.
Dealing with emotions we’ve never felt before makes holding on to our faith hard. In this episode we’ll talk about the difference between our feelings and faith and how to not allow your feelings to override your faith.
WORD of the week
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
Song of the Week Still God by Anne Wilson
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 May 28, 2023
Sunday May 28, 2023
The struggle is real, and it never seems to end. Dealing with the pain, confusion and overwhelm of grief is compounded with the fight for your faith. Nothing in life will test your faith like death.
God is the same yesterday, today and forever, so when we question Him, it isn’t because He has changed, or harmed us. Our questions, our anger with God come because our view of Him changes. We question because we don’t understand, because we hurt but we cannot forget His character and love toward us.
God is not just our finite experience of Him or He would be a higher human being, not God, the creator of the universe.
Dealing with emotions we’ve never felt before makes holding on to our faith hard. In this episode we’ll talk about the difference between our feelings and faith and how to not allow your feelings to override your faith.
WORD of the week
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
Song of the Week The Word by Sara Groves
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 May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
I heard a song this week and I thought of you! For those of you who are struggling with how the pain of grief is trying to steal your hope, today’s episode is for you!
A song I heard reminded me - took me right back to those ‘bad’ days that seem to grow into bad weeks - of how God changed my life…from darkness into light.
You can’t be passive on your journey, so I’m sharing 2 things to help you 'hold on' during those days while taking the next best step.
WORD of the week
Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth, you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again. Psalm 71:20-21
And, the song of the Week is You’re Going to Be Okay by Brian and Jenn Johnson
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 May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
Today is another one of those milestone days – aka, hard, painful, stressful, anxiety-provoking...did I mention painful days?
If your mom or someone who was a mother to you has died, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I’m going to share ways to honor your best friend – your go-to person, your cheerleader and advocate for life. I’ll also share ways for you to get through the day with comfort and peace.
The goal is getting through the day, but these ideas will help you heal, so please breathe, listen, and act on, at least one of these.
WORD of the week
Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth, you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again. Psalm 71:20-21
Song of the Week I Will Rise by Chris Tomlin
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 May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
A break from the normal episode as I provide a little comic relief today and share our perfectly planned anniversary trip. As you well know – all the planning in the world doesn’t guarantee that things turn perfect or even like you want. I don’t say this as a downer, but in this world, perfect is unattainable.
Because God has called me to do this grief work, I tend to relate most things to going through grief. And, to the hope God gives even in the worst moments of life.
As I share our trip, I’m also going to share two important points to help you as you are walking through grief.
WORD of the week
The heart of a man plans his ways, by the Lord establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9
Song of the Week Do it Again by Anthony Evans
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 Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Today is a ‘Story of Hope’ episode with Stephanie Flohr. Her husband, Dan was diagnosed with cancer in August 2018 and died 21 months later in 2020.
I know some of you listening today are in a dark or scary place. You may feel that nothing will ever change, and you are sick of hurting.
If you are looking for something to help you hold on, listen to this episode for hope because Stephanie was where you may be. There is a way out – there is a different life – there is still a plan and a purpose for your life.
WORD of the week
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3
Song of the Week It’s Quite a Valley by Brian Free & Assurance
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 Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Have you ever felt uncomfortable in your grief? Like you have to be quiet when you want to share, or you get on your own nerves feeling pain and having strange thoughts. If so, today will help you.
Our culture doesn’t want to talk about grief because it’s too uncomfortable and almost taboo. And, to jump in and sit with someone who is grieving is more uncomfortable because instead of just being with them, we want to fix the sadness, fix the situation and if we can’t fix it then we feel like we are failing.
The cultural issue and the effects of grief make you feel like you are crazy and then you don’t feel like you’re allowed to feel what you feel. Today, we’re going to talk about giving yourself permission to grieve as you need to.
WORD of the Week
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. Galatians 1:10
Song of the Week Audience of One by Sara Groves
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
And download the FREE Introduction Seminar: “Loss, Grief and Healing”
Take Action Now! “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive 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 Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
The Word of the Week is Matthew 5:4 - Blessed are they that mourn, taught Jesus, for they shall be comforted. There is also a verse talking about how we, as believers, don’t grieve as the world does because we grieve with hope – hope for a better tomorrow, hope for a purpose and hope in seeing our loved ones again.
As you are grieving, how do you get to the point of feeling ‘blessed’ and being able to say that your hope is more like a confidence in the plans of God for your life? Today you may just be feeling pain and the idea of a future is too far.
Today, I’m going to share some resources with you to help you walk out the journey you never wanted to take. To know that you are not alone and to feel the hope you desperately need.
WORD of the Week Blessed are they that mourn,” taught Jesus, “for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4
Song of the Week Jireh – Elevation Worship & Maverick City
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
And download the FREE Introduction Seminar: “Loss, Grief and Healing”
Take Action Now! “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive 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