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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’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

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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. 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)

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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 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)

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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. 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:

Thermostat or thermometer?

A left-handed compliment. An unasked, negative critique of what I am wearing. A joke at my expense that hits too close to home. A lousy driver. Another interruption. An illness. A person who lets me down – again.

The daily stuff of life – the stuff that comes from living in a fallen, sinful world. It happens.

And I get to choose. Will I be a thermometer? Or a thermostat?

A thermometer registers the current temperature. A thermostat sets the temperature and regulates it.

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)

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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 grief, they are exceptionally high and low, so you can’t count on them.

Today, we’ll talk more about how to know with confidence that you are making progress in the grief process. This understanding may not make your journey any quicker, but then again – maybe it will!

WORD of the Week May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Song of the Week It Is Well – Anthony Evans

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

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:

God loves you.

He sent Jesus to die to take the punishment for your sin because He wants to have a relationship with you.

Yes, you. No caveats – and no exceptions. If you already knew that and have accepted it as fact in your life, then tell someone else. By word and by deed. If you are not sure how to reach those close to you or far away, let’s talk. There are some awesome ways for you to make an eternal impact in your neighborhood and around the world.

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)

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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 given that helped begin a conversation with God and a realization of what I was feeling versus what I was capable of. This, right here, is the balancing act....it is the work of grief.

Your JourneyWorks this week is powerful! If you act upon it, you will see your attitude, your perspective, and your confidence change. You will begin to believe that you can ‘make it through this!'

WORD of the Week I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me Philippians 4:13

Song of the Week Say I Won’t by Mercy Me

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