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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
Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Get the Holiday Grief Relief Summit Recordings
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 Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
SHOW NOTES
The holidays are a real grief milestone – much like your loved one’s birthday, day of death and anniversaries. You know they are coming and yet there is no good way to prepare for how you will feel and how to make it through.
I felt a lot of anxiety, sadness and guilt as the holidays neared. The guilt came from knowing that as a Christian, I should be so focused and thankful for the reason we celebrate Christmas. But all I wanted was to crawl in a hole until December 26th.
In today’s episode, we’ll talk about letting go of guilt and how to cope with everyone else’s annoying happiness. Sorry, not sorry – it’s truth.
WORD of the Week Deuteronomy 31:8
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Song of the Week
Spirit Lead Me by Influence Music https://youtu.be/hz34EOBKZ_A
Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Get the Holiday Grief Relief Summit Recordings
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
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
IMPORTANT LINKS
Get the Holiday Grief Relief Summit Recordings
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 Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
SHOW NOTES
This week is Thanksgiving, and it may be a day you just want over with, so giving thanks isn’t so easy. And, when you are getting lost in your feelings, it’s hard to do the thing that will change all things. I’m talking about being in God’s word.
Today, I want you to know that you aren’t alone, you are loved. Just sit back and listen as I read God’s word and a few quotes to help you through this day and week. God is still good, and you still have a purpose for your life.
WORD of the Week Deuteronomy 31:8
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Song of the Week
Spirit Lead Me by Influence Music https://youtu.be/hz34EOBKZ_A
Get the Holiday Grief Relief Summit Recordings
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
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Get the Holiday Grief Relief Summit Recordings
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
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
SHOW NOTES
When I heard people talking about Thanksgiving or Christmas, the anxiety would rise, and the dread would increase. I wish I could have escaped all the happy holiday things.
But, short of escaping (which is fine if you need to), I want to share how to include your loved one into your Thanksgiving. I’m going to share 10 ways, but then we’ll discuss the importance of how these ideas are used to build your loved one’s legacy.
Bring pen and paper, because I’m talking a little faster than usual and I don’t want you to miss anything that might spark an idea or even a little hope.
WORD of the Week
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
Song of the Week
Even When it Hurts – Hillsong United https://youtu.be/hrSJwO5dJXg
The holidays will be here soon. Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)
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
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Thursday Nov 14, 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:
Annie’s Story…
Her mother died when she was 3-years old, giving birth to her baby sister.
Her father died when she was 6.
Before he died, he made arrangements for a childless couple to raise Annie and her little sister.
As a teenager, the rheumatoid arthritis set in.
And by the time she was in her twenties, she was permanently crippled by it, sent to live in a long-term care facility for the rest of her life, in part because her foster parents had also died.
Gnarled hands, twisted fingers.
Permanently in a wheelchair.
Unable to meet her own most basic needs.
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 coming! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey, felt the pain of grief and thought they wouldn't make it. Be encouraged by their stories and progress! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
SHOW NOTES
We read the Bible verse that God will make all things come together for our good. Well, how in the world is what you are going through good? How can it ever be good? This is where I struggled in the beginning. I read about a Christian singer who lost her husband in a diving accident. I could so relate with the pain and confusion and then she shared how she had to trust in God and was given hope.
She, like Monica while she was sick, had a hope I couldn’t rely on. I had moments of hope but not an underlying confidence in God. I thought that all the success stories – all the giants in the faith were blessed and loved by God in a way that I would never understand. But I held on to those stories and replayed what they did when they were hurting.
After over a year of fighting it out with God – and those were some tough days – my heart softened, and I began to trust God. I went back to those stories and started to believe that God is no respecter of persons – that if he did it for them – He would do it for me.
Do you believe that yet? Boy, when you get a hold of that kind of confidence aka trust in God and HIS plan, then you’ll see progress. Grief is the hardest thing you’ll ever walk through but on the other side you’ll be able to say – God will make all things come together for my good. Today I’m talking about one way to build that very needed hope!
WORD of the Week “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12)
Song of the Week My Prayer for You - Alisa Turner
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 coming! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey, felt the pain of grief and thought they wouldn't make it. Be encouraged by their stories and progress! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home