The Good Day

Candace Cofer
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The good life, well, it starts with a good day. Then another. Then another. Let's choose to live The Good Day one day at a time.

  1. 6d ago

    The Source of Our Power and Peace with Becky Beresford

    We’ve all heard the phrase, “She believed she could, so she did!” It’s intended to be motivating and encouraging, yet in practice, we see it leaves us wanting. My friend and a long time friend of The Good Day’s is joining us — you might remember her from Summer in the Psalms a couple summers ago — Becky Beresford. In a world obsessed with self-empowerment, she’s helping us remember where our true power comes from.   Becky Beresford lives in North Carolina and is happily outnumbered by her husband and three wonderful boys. She is a writer, speaker, and coach with a Master’s Certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship from Moody Theological Seminary. Becky loves encouraging God’s Daughters to embrace Christ-centered empowerment through gospel truth. Her work has been featured in large online communities like DaySpring, (in)courage, Her View from Home, Crosswalk, and Huff Post, and she regularly teaches for Proverbs 31 Ministries in their First 5 app. Becky’s first book, She Believed HE Could, So She Did, released with Moody Publishers in March 2024.   She would love to connect with you online at ⁠BeckyBeresford.com⁠, where you can sign up to become a part of her ⁠Empowered Email Tribe⁠ and receive resources and truth to help you live empowered in Jesus. Follow Becky on ⁠Instagram⁠and ⁠Facebook⁠ as well.   Today, we’re talking about: How self-empowerment threatens our peaceExperiencing the peace of ChristModeling feminine strength with unity, not at the cost of unity C A N D A C E  C O F E R author + speaker ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠facebook⁠

    The Source of Our Power and Peace with Becky Beresford

  2. Sep 22

    Abundant Joy with Tara Dew

    How would you measure your joy today? As my friend, Tara Dew, reminds us: “Jesus wants us to have a joy that is so full, so real, so genuine, so overflowing that we can’t keep it to ourselves!” But, sometimes, our joy is tied to our circumstances because we don’t really understand joy.   Tara Dew is a national speaker, author, and Bible teacher. She and her husband have been married for 25 years and have been blessed with two sets of twins: Natalie & Nathan and Samuel & Samantha. Her primary ministry is to her family, as many hours of each day are spent homeschooling their four children. But she is also a President’s wife, serving the students, staff, and faculty of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and teaches as an adjunct professor in the Ministry to Women program.    She directs and teaches in THRIVE: A Ministry Wives Certificate Program at NOBTS. Her first book, Overflowing Joy, was released in February 2024 and her second book, Overflowing Peace, in 2026. Through all of the ministry opportunities, two of Tara's passions have remained the same: women and God’s Word!    Today, we’re talking about: Joy vs. happinessWhat presence and obedience have to do with joyLiving the abundant life with overflowing joy in all circumstances C A N D A C E  C O F E R author + speaker ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠facebook⁠

    Abundant Joy with Tara Dew

  3. Sep 15

    Strength to Love Others Always with Rachael Adams

    “How would love respond?” We don’t have to ask this when loving another is easy, but it’s one way we can pause and invite the Holy Spirit to lead us when loving others requires effort and doesn’t come so naturally.   My friend, Rachael Adams is back with us reminding us to pause and ask this question and to think of how we can reflect God rather than mirror the negative energy we receive from others. I love this question and this conversation and I hope you are encouraged for your relationships today. I pray others smell the fragrance of heaven’s love through each of us today.   Rachael Adams is the host of The Love Offering Podcast, and the author of A Little Goes a Long Way: 52 Days to a Significant Life. Rachael hopes to help women realize God’s love and their significance. She and her husband live in Kentucky with their two children.   Today, we’re talking about: what scent does your life offer to others?loving others alwayslearning to rely upon the Holy Spirit to live out this command  C A N D A C E  C O F E R author + speaker ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠facebook⁠

    Strength to Love Others Always with Rachael Adams

  4. Sep 8

    What scent does your life offer?

    Have you ever thought about what scent your life offers to others? Is it the sweetness of a honeysuckle or the rancid rank of a heart that has been "through a lot" and seeming a bit more like a water treatment plant, where all the muck comes together?   Because I want us to be a people who carry this scent of sweet fruitfulness everywhere we go, we are going to spend some time diving into each one of these and learning how fragrance of the Lord lingers on us as we live by the Spirit and keep in step with the Spirit. C A N D A C E  C O F E R author + speaker ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠facebook⁠

    What scent does your life offer?

  5. Sep 1

    Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 149 When I Need Rest with Rachel Britton

    We all have quirks; one of mine is waking up singing. I don't play music (long gone are the days of piano and viola lessons), I don't sing in the church choir, but I do nine times out of ten, wake up singing. Not audibly, at least at first. Before I open my eyes, a song is playing in my heart and its lyrics and melody capturing my thoughts. Sometimes it's a song I heard the day before and sometimes it's not.   I've only recently realized this is a quirk and not how everyone wakes up.   Today, a good friend of mine, Rachel Britton, is sharing her reflection of Psalm 149 with us and reminding us of the power of praise, but even more beautifully and profoundly, to recognize this is an invitation for God is already singing over us. When we choose to praise and sing worship, we are joining the Choir Master's song. And not just that, but the song of "the Mighty Warrior who saves."   Rachel Britton is a British-born award-winning author and speaker. Her passion is to help others become comfortable and confident in their conversation with God. Her latest book Pray Naturally: Finding Your Spiritual Confidence as a Woman Loved by God released with Our Daily Bread Publishing. She is the creator of the Amazon Alexa skill: “Alexa, say a prayer,” which receives 1,500 requests per day. Rachel is married with three adult children spread over too many time zones. Connect with Rachel on her blog rachelbritton.com and on Facebook and Instagram.

    Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 149 When I Need Rest with Rachel Britton

  6. Aug 25

    Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 142 When I Feel Alone with Abby McDonald

    When was the last time you were "scooped up"? Whether in the safe and reassuring arms of someone we love or in a bed full of pillows, being "scooped up" is deeply comforting.   As my friend, Abby McDonald, points out in her reflection of Psalm 142, God's love is ready and waiting to "scoop" us up. Our part is simply to come - to be honest and transparent, to bring our cares and burdens to the one who not only carries them but carries us.   Abby McDonald is a writing coach, speaker, and the author of Surrendering Certainty: Hearing God Today by Letting Go of Tomorrow as well as Shift: Changing Our Focus to See the Presence of God. Her mission is to empower women to hear God’s voice in their lives and act on it in faith. Abby writes regularly for Proverb 31 Ministries’ daily devotions team, and her work has been featured in numerous publications. Abby lives with her husband, three children, and black lab in the mountains of western Maryland. Connect with her at abbymcdonald.org. C A N D A C E  C O F E R author + speaker ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠facebook⁠

    Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 142 When I Feel Alone with Abby McDonald

  7. Aug 18

    Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 135 When I Need to Tell My Story with Samantha Decker

    Families tell stories. We gather around the table laugh about the times when so-and-so said that funny and unexpected thing, when another did that brave thing, and when so-and-so scared us senseless but it all worked out in the end.   Indeed, there's a glue which bonds families together and it has no respect for blood relation, for sometimes these families start out as acquaintances then build into friendship, then by God's grace, are forged into brotherhood and sisterhood. No matter how these "families" are formed, the glue which holds us together is story-telling. It's stickiness is determined by the laughter and tears the story holds.   The stories with enduring stickiness keep even those who have passed away close and connected. Their memory and their courage, their faith lives on and shape those who hear their story. One generation learns from another.   Today, a good friend of mine, Samantha Decker, is sharing her reflection of Psalm 135 with us and reminding us of the most important stories we need to tell and retell and then tell again to our children and then teach them to tell to their children and their children's children. May God's ever-lasting faithfulness become the bonding agent of our lives.   Samantha Decker is a wife, mom, Bible teacher, author of "Unhurried", speaker, and above all, a follower of Jesus. She is passionate about encouraging believers to deepen their walk with Jesus through discipleship relationships and an unrelenting love for the Word of God. She and her husband, Dustin, live in Oklahoma and enjoy serving in their local church, trying new restaurants (especially if it’s Tex-Mex), and adventuring with their three rambunctious boys and baby girl. You can connect with her on Instagram or by signing up for her newsletter at samanthadeckerwrites.com. C A N D A C E  C O F E R author + speaker ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠facebook⁠

    Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 135 When I Need to Tell My Story with Samantha Decker

  8. Aug 11

    Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 128 When I Need to Cultivate Fear of the Lord with Alexandra Jensen

    What does it mean to fear the Lord? Once we understand this, how do we cultivate fear of the Lord in our hearts so we live in fear of the Lord? Why is this so important?   My friend, Alexandra Jensen, helps us comb through these questions as she shares her reflection of Psalm 128 with us. She points out many of the beautiful promises of God which are given to us as we live surrendered and in fear of the Lord.   Alexandra and her family attend Battlecreek Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is a leader of her local MomCo. community. Alexandra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with a Minor in Creative Writing and a Master’s degree in Math and Science Education. She is a former Elementary school teacher. Alexandra is a wife, stay-at-home mother of three, blogger, speaker, and antiques dealer. Alexandra enjoys going on dates with her husband, late-night book club meetings, and quilting. You can connect with her at www.alexandrajensen.org or on Instagram or Facebook. C A N D A C E  C O F E R author + speaker ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠facebook⁠

    Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 128 When I Need to Cultivate Fear of the Lord with Alexandra Jensen
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The good life, well, it starts with a good day. Then another. Then another. Let's choose to live The Good Day one day at a time.

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  • Creator
    Candace Cofer
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    254
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Candace Cofer
  • Show Website
    The Good Day

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