Listen to stories of pain to purpose with host, Sydney Ford. You will hear from those who turned their worst moments into their biggest motivator, and how they advocate for resources and awareness for their respective causes, now.
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Unlocking Joy After Grief | Christian Grief Support, Life After Child Loss, Bereavement, Hope and Healing for Grieving Moms
Courtney Williams | Christian Grief Support
Does the thought of having to live in a world without your child cripple you? Do you lay awake at night with the ”what if’s” and the ”why’s” constantly playing in your mind, wondering if you’ll ever feel peace again? Does everything seem hard, even the little things? Do you just want someone to understand how you feel? I see you friend. In this podcast you will find the hope you’re looking for, the healing you’re longing for, and the key to living again after losing your child, all through t ...
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Grief 2 Great Day - Christian Grief Support for Women, Questioning God in Grief, Life after Loss, Hope in Grief
Stefanie Cabaniss - Christian Grief Coach, Purpose After Loss Coach, Health Professional
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 neve ...
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If you are looking for ways to find HOPE, HEALING, and JOY in the midst of your grief journey, this is THE podcast for you. Best selling author, media influencer and grieving mom, Sherrie Dunlevy has created this podcast for women who want to "graduate" from their pain and step back into LIVING their lives on purpose with passion and JOY. Join Sherrie as she interviews authors, thought leaders, and ordinary people who are not just surviving grief, but LIVING lives that are THRIVING even with ...
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218.0 Feeling Hopeless at Christmas? 5 Bible Verses to Grieve with Hope. Replay
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SHOW NOTES This is a replay from Episode 62 for those hurting at Christmas! WORD of the Week Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 Song of the Week Somewhere in Your Silent Night by Casting Crowns Grief 2 Gre…
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57 | Just Starting Your Grief Journey? Here Are Some Tools & Resources That Will Help
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Grief can feel overwhelming when you’re just starting your journey, and you may be wondering where to begin. Are you feeling lost or unsure of how to take your first steps toward healing? In this episode, I’m sharing 6 essential tools and resources that can help guide you through this difficult time and provide support along the way. Stay tuned to …
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SHOW LINKS 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…
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216.0 Grief 2 Great Day is Getting Off Facebook in 2025.
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SHOW NOTES Y’all – big changes are coming! Today, I’ll be sharing a glimpse of what that will look like for Grief 2 Great Day in the new year. WORD of the Week "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Song of the Week Better Together by FBC Ladies Grief 2 Great Day Website - Conn…
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SHOW LINKS 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 …
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214.0 Grief to Great Day. Can you be happy before the pain stops? Replay
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SHOW NOTES I want to share the full WORD and some lyrics of the Song of the week as the show notes. This fits our grief journey so well and is more important than any words I could share on the subject. WORD of the Week 2 Corinthians 3:6-10 3 We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. 4 Rather, as serv…
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56 | 4 Ways to Experience Joy After Loss During the Holiday Season
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The holiday season is so hard when you’re walking through the grief that comes with losing your child. Just getting through this season seems hard enough. Thinking about feeling joy too? I know it seems impossible. But that’s why I wanted to bring you this episode. To not only tell you it is possible to feel joy during this season, but also to give…
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213.0 Coffee & Kathy-A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘Land Bridges and a Victorious Life’.mp3
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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 - Gr…
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212.0 Grief Milestones. How to Cope with the Happiness of the Holidays. Replay
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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 Christia…
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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 –…
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210.0 Holidays and Grief. 20 Bible Verses that Bring Peace & Comfort at Thanksgiving. Replay
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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 …
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55 | How to Make Time for What Really Matters to You
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This time of year brings about all sorts of emotions, especially as grieving parents. This year, it’s causing me to really think about what’s important in my life. What are my priorities? Am I spending enough time in my life doing what matters most to me? How can you answer that? Is your life so busy that at the end of the day, you look back and th…
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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 st…
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208.0 Grief and Holidays. 10 Ways to Honor Your Loved one on Thanksgiving. (replay)
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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’l…
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54 | Feel Like You're Drowning in Your Grief? 3 Ways to Get Your Head Above Water
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Have you ever felt like you’re just barely keeping your head above water in your grief? Like no matter what you do, you’re sinking deeper and deeper? Maybe you’re wondering if you’ll ever catch a break or breathe a little easier again. I so understand you friend. In this episode, I want to share three ways to help you rise above the waves, take a b…
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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.…
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206.0 Holiday Grief Relief Summit: How to Find Hope & Inspiration to Not Quit! (R)
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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…
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205.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘Thermostat or Thermometer’
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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.…
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204.0 It's No Better! 3 Ways to Know You're Making Progress in Grief.
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SHOW NOTES Last week we touched on the balancing act of grief – how to push and when to rest. I also shared an important truth that, once you grab a hold of, will help every day in grief and give you glimpses of a good future. Along your journey – how do you measure progress? What do you use to compare your today to? Emotions change so much and in …
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53 | Too Busy to Pray? 3 Creative Ways to Stay Connected with God
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Prayer is something we know we need to do daily. Connecting our hearts with God, praying protection over ourselves and our family. We know that it's crucial to our relationship with Jesus, to talk with him daily. But sometimes it can seem hard to "fit it in" with the busyness of life. In this episode I wanted to bring you 3 creative ways that you c…
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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.…
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202.0 Choice or Chance? How to Know if Real Change is Under Your Control.
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SHOW NOTES Grief is such a balancing act between resting and pushing. And while you are in the beginning year or so of your journey – nothing feels like it’s under your control. After all you had no control over losing your loved one – you had no control over how it happened and when it happened. Today I want to share a game-changing sign I was giv…
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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.…
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200.0 The Sacred Surrender: How to Let Go of the Uncontrollable to God.
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SHOW NOTES When the sacred is torn from your life and you survive. Wow! Do those words resonate with you today? Today we’ll look at Natalie Grant’s song, Held as we look at the promises of God for you right now as you struggle to make sense of losing your ‘sacred person.’ There is a truth in love alert for this episode but as you walk further along…
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52 | How to Handle New Seasons in Your Life Without Your Child
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Are you facing something new in your life? A new job? Moving to a new house? Or simply just making new memories? Experiencing new things in your life without your child can be so hard. It can be difficult to wade through all the emotions that come with it. Here are 3 things you can do to help you face whatever “new” you’re getting ready to experien…
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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.…
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198.0 Funnel & The Vessel: How to Overcome the Need to Say Yes.
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SHOW NOTES Let me start by saying that if you have healthy boundaries around your life, this episode won’t be as useful. BUT, if you are like most people and dare, I say Christian women mostly and you are one ‘yes’ away from complete exhaustion, then this episode is for you. The title of Funnel and Vessel is from a counselor that Jeff and I were se…
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197.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘After Watching the Morning News’
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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.…
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196.0 Grief Myopia! How to See God's Healing Hand in Heartbreak.
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SHOW NOTES …This made me think about life in grief. My existence was myopic on my grief. It was nearsighted on my loss, pain, confusion, anger with the Lord. It was all I could see. It was all I focused on. In the beginning of grief, this is very normal because everything (if you knew the loss was coming or not) is traumatic and the body has to sur…
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51 | 3 Simple Ways to Lessen the Overwhelm of Grief
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Grief can be so heavy and overwhelming. It can be hard to see our way through it, especially in the early days. And grief also takes a toll on us mentally to where we just can’t do or think about doing anything complicated. So how do we make it through an emotion that’s so heavy with a mental capacity to not doing anything complicated? No worries f…
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Memorable Quote: People like to say, “God helps them who help themselves!” And what they mean by that is, “We like it when people work hard and pull themselves up by their bootstraps.” But the biblical reality is that God helps those who realize they are helpless. Lost. And in constant need of Him. And His help is not just in the form of Saving Gra…
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194.0 An Update on the Holiday Grief Relief Summit by Grief 2 Great Day.
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SHOW NOTES If you are new to the podcast, let me share a quick overview of the summit I am talking about. The Holiday Grief Relief Summit is a way to ‘escape’ the normal holiday season. See when the holidays come, and they are coming – there’s a whole ‘nother level of feeling your loss. You can’t escape the happy holiday marketing that is everywher…
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193.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. 'When God Doesn't Do What He Can Do'
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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.…
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192.0 Grief & Health: How to Make Great Changes with Small Steps. Zach Lloyd, Lifestyle Coach. (part 2)
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SHOW NOTES (part 2) On Sunday, Zach Lloyd was here and shared his inspiring journey with God and how he became a lifestyle – anti-diet – coach. He told us about struggling with addiction and depression and how his aunt played a role in leading him to God. If you did not hear that episode, please go back and listen to it. Today, Zach will share his …
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192.0 Grief & Health: How to Make Great Changes with Small Steps. Zach Lloyd, Lifestyle Coach. (part 1)
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SHOW NOTES So today, you get to hear from our first ‘guy’ on the podcast. :-) We’re gonna talk with Zach Lloyd. He is a Lifestyle – anti-diet – coach. He emailed me after listening to an episode of Grief 2 Great Day, so he had my attention with that fact. But as we emailed and then met via Zoom, I was excited to share not only WHAT he does with you…
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50 | Are You Worried About the Future? You Don't Need To Be - And Here's Why
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Have you been struggling with the state of the world right now? Have you been wrestling with the uncertainty of the future? How is it all going to work out when it seems impossible right now? Well friends, this episode is for you! God has shown me something that I’m so excited to share with you. Something that I believe will give you peace even in …
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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.…
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190.0 The Before I Die Wall! 3 Ways This Wall Has Changed Hearts & Communities.
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SHOW NOTES Candy Chang on creating Before I Die in New Orleans: I lived a block away from an abandoned house that had been collecting dust and graffiti for years. I wondered if I could make it a nicer space for my neighborhood and make a tribute to Joan by creating a space to restore perspective. I made a homemade stencil that said, “Before I die, …
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189.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. '8 Things That Will Be True on Election Day'
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188.0 Get Out! 3 Ways Walking Helps Depression and Sleepless Nights.
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SHOW NOTES Today is a short but practical way to feel better and who doesn’t want to feel better in grief? I’m gonna talk a little more about the “RISE” part of pray, read and rise. I’ve shared with you that the greatest actions you can take in grief are praying (no matter what that sounds like); reading the Bible (no matter how little you are able…
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49 | The Moment Peter's Guilt Met Jesus' Goodness
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A few years back I had a fresh revelation of a very familiar story in the Bible. This story reminds us how Jesus meets us in the hardest moments and offers us something incredible in return. He doesn’t leave us alone in this messy life, but is so close to us. If you're looking for hope and a reminder of Jesus' constant presence in your life, this e…
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187.0 Coffee & Kathy - A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. 'Microwaves & Crockpot'
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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.…
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186.0 The Grief Cuss Words: 3 Reasons These Will Help You Rebuild Life.
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SHOW NOTES Cuss words – the definition is to say words that aren’t polite because you’re angry. That’s the definition. In grief, there are words we do not want to say or hear because when we do hear them, it creates all kinds of emotions – anger, offense and did I mention anger? On a good day in grief, the biggest of these cuss words can cause you …
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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.…
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184.0 You Need to Hear This Today! How to Handle Hurtful Words and Join the Right Support Community.
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SHOW NOTES Well, this isn’t the episode that was scheduled for today because I wanted to share something I thought was incredibly important and something I touched on last week. Lately several of you have shared being ‘unencouraged’ by others in daily life - some of those people being Christians. I know if I’m hearing from more than 4 or 5 people, …
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48 | How Close is God in Your Grief? 4 Ways He Shows Us He's Near
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There’s a verse that has been such a big part of my grief journey. I have felt the promise that this verse gives us over and over again. However, recently I heard a different take on this verse that blew me away. I couldn’t wait to share it with you. In this episode, we dive into the closeness of the Father in our grief, and I bring you 4 ways you …
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183.0 Coffee & Kathy: A Weekly Quiet Time with God to Build Trust. ‘Confessions of a Pronator’
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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.…
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182.0 That Time God Failed Me! 3 Things Grief Taught Me About Faith.
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SHOW NOTES … The second month was different…no longer exhausted from caretaking but exhausted emotionally. I was surrounded by my peeps but less so (because after all, people had to return to their lives). I thought (quite literally I was going to die). I really did – but I kept breathing and even that was hard. I didn’t understand how I kept wakin…
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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.…
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180.0 Dying to Be Healed! How to 'Go After God' with a Broken Heart.
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SHOW NOTES If this is your first time listening, Monica is the reason you are listening – she was my best friend but much more like a sister, mentor, mom and encourager for almost 20 years. She was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma and in the 6 months that she lived, walked out a faith that most (including me called crazy). I was honored to be her ca…
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