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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.

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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

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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.

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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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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

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Click Here to take Action Now - “The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.”

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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)

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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:

Paul said it this way: “Whatever you do, do everything to the glory of God.” (I Corinthians 10)

According to God’s Word, that should be the overarching theme of my to-do list – and the list of every Christ-follower.

Whatever I do today – from the marvelous to the mundane – should be done for the glory of God.

In other words, everything I do today should serve to point either myself or others to HIS greatness, HIS goodness, HIS character, HIS heart.

It is easy to see how preparing the lesson for Sunday or writing this blog can be done for the glory of God. (It is also easy for both of those things to be about MY glory, not His.)

But how can I clean the cat’s box for the glory of God??

And what about all those other ordinary things that fill my days – like dishes and taking out the trash, answering e-mails and sitting in meetings, driving to and from work, running errands – how can I do those things for the glory of God?

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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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 your grief journey, you’ll need to hear this for your healing.

WORD of the Week Don't panic. I'm with you. There's no need to fear for I'm your God. I'll give you strength. I'll help you. I'll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you. Isaiah 41:10 (Message)

Song of the Week Held by Natalie Grant

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)

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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:

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14 NLT

Hmm…unpacking that a bit…what does it mean?

And, more importantly, what does it look like?

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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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 seeing, and it hit home so much that even years later, it continued to resonate. When he first shared this idea, I was like, ‘Yeah – that’s what I’m talking about’ and that acknowledgment was helpful.

I didn’t act though, I just let it sit in my head and frustrated myself when I continued to say yes to all the things I really didn’t want to say. And that is at the heart of this issue with boundaries – saying yes when you really don’t want to….

Today I’ll ask you some hard questions – questions I had to ask myself so that your life is not dictated by others; but instead – you live and breathe for an audience of one!

WORD of the Week “Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or 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 This Journey is My Own 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

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