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

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What’s it like to hear from an old friend? You may not have talked for a while – months, years even decades but when you do reconnect…isn’t it amazing how you can pick right back up like no time had passed?
There may not have been a lot of contact, but there is a great connection.  That’s how your relationship with God may be in grief.  You may not want or be able to have a lot of contact right now, but I promise, you are still so very connected!
Remember how happy you are to talk with that old friend? Now imagine how happy God is to hear from you especially when you are going through the hardest time of life. He’s ecstatic and it doesn’t matter if it’s been a while.
Today I’ll share my reconnection with an old friend and 3 promises for you to hold onto while going through grief to help ease the pressure of how much contact you should have with God right now.
 
WORD of the Week  And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.   Matthew 28:20  
Song of the Week   Why God by Austin French
 
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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:
As an adult, I still have that same over-active brain.And it still loves to do its most creative, grueling and unreasonable workouts between 1 and 2 AM.
I don’t imagine disasters like house fires now.Instead, the brain kicks in with a to-do list. And a problems list. And a “how-are-we-going-to-deal-with-THAT?” list.
During the day I do a much better job catching the lists when they start to march through my mind. I wrestle them to the ground by using these steps:
Write down what needs to be done.Pray over it, releasing it to 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)
 
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home  
 

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Today, I’m excited to share Juli Boit with you! 
Juli Boit is an author, community builder, and nonprofit leader working at the intersection of faith, global health, and human dignity. For eighteen years, Juli has lived and worked in Africa, founding and serving as International Director of Living Room International, a community-led nonprofit providing hospice and palliative care services to adults and children in Western Kenya.
A Family Nurse Practitioner, Juli has combined her dual passions of healthcare and social justice into a unique expression of love that provides desperately needed services in an underserved community. That said, Juli would be the first to add she’s the one who has been loved the most by her patients and neighbors in her home village of Kipkaren—most notably by Titus, her Kenyan husband, and their children Sharon, Alice, Ella, Geoffrey, and Ryan.
What she is doing in Kenya is needed and exceptional!  To learn more about Juli and the important work she is doing please visit her website: https://juliboit.com/ 
 
WORD of the Week   Love is Patient, Love is Kind… I Corinthians 13
Song of the Week  The Greatest of These is Love by Larnelle Harris   
 
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  
 

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:
I want to want just You, God.Not what You can do.Not what You can give me.Just You.
I want to love You simply because You are God.My Creator.My King.THE King of Kings and Lord of Lords.The Great I AM.The Rock.My Fortress, Strong Tower, Deliverer.And, more than any of that, my Savior.
I want to love You simply because You chose to love me first.I want to love You because You saw my life before time began and made a plan to redeem me, to take the justly deserved punishment for my sins, to give me eternal life, to call me Your precious child.I want to love You for Your goodness, Your kindness, Your mercy and grace.
 
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)
 
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home  
 

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When I heard that Mandisa had died, I was so shocked…then very sad that someone I never met – but who had a profound impact on my grief journey – was no longer with us. 
It took me right back to her song, “He is With You” and one of the darkest moments of my fight with God – a God I didn’t understand – a God I was starting to question even existed. 
This song was what, I believe, God used to help soften my heart toward him and turn the greatest fight of my life (with Him) to a crossroad moment where I decided he was real, he was good, and He was with me! 
Thank you Mandisa and thank you Lord for using such a beautiful soul to help bring light to my darkness!
 
WORD of the Week  There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.  Ecclesiastes 3:1  
Song of the Week  He is With You by Mandisa
 
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  
 
 
 
 
 

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:
Your Father in heaven is a good, good Dad.He adores you!He is crazy about you.AND HE KNOWS WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU.Because He made you.And He sees every moment of time, past, present and future.He sees it all.And He knows the very best ways to guide you through it all.He has been kind enough to lay it out in His Word.How to live.How to handle your money.How to raise your kids.How to do marriage well.How to treat people who mistreat you.How to treat your boss, no matter your job.How to deal with your sexuality.How to navigate through temptation.How to dress – even how to handle alcohol and food!And what to do when you blow it in any area.It is ALL in there!
 
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)
 
Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home