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God in the grief
by Katherine Grasser
This is my experience with Grief after the loss of both of my sons. One 17 and one 11. Then a year later my son in law. Grief is connected to all those that love someone. It's part of life. If we have God to help us it can make all the difference in our perspective , in our courage, in our recovery. This is my journey. Taken from snippets of my grief journal, and lessons I've learned.
Episodes
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epi 95 Let Go
The full title is Let Go of Suffering and See Your Miracle. I talk about Joseph Nguyen's 5-step PAUSE framework from the book, "Don't Believe Everything You Think." I talk about using Faith in grief to see your miracle. And that miracles are not always getting what you want. scriptures used…
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epi 94 trauma writing and journaling
a study done by Dr. Pennebaker on why some people recover from traumas and others do not. Interesting info on journaling and my experience in journaling.
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epi 93 the two arrows
A concept of pain and suffering that uses the analogy of two arrows. Book referred to: Don't Believe Everything You Think, by Joseph Nguyen Scriptures used: 1 Timothy 4:16 2 Corinthians 13:5-7 There are some things we have a choice in the outcome, and some things in life that we do not. These are...
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epi 92 flowers
If you have ever given or received flowers out of grief this might interest you. an entry from my journal shared , also 2 books mentioned on flowers. music intro by Rocky Grasser kathy can be reached at [email protected]
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epi 91 books on Grief
I cover 7 books that helped in my grief. intro music by Rocky Grasser kathy can be reached at [email protected]
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epi 90 helping children in grief
We feel compassion for children experiencing loss. How can we help them? I have some pointers along with a recording of a teacher telling her students about grief. I end with a note in my journal. intro music by Rocky Grasser kathy can be reached at [email protected]
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epi 89 Serving as a way to peace
I discuss how serving others in our time of grief can bring us through with greater peace. I talk about a book called "The Good Death" by Suzanne B. O'Brien scriptures used: Prov. 11:25 Actus 20: 34-35 Don't forget that Jesus said it's more blessed to give than to receive.
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epi 88 Inviting Jesus in our boat
Based on John 6:20-21 where Jesus came walking on the water to the disciples in the storm. I talk about 7 ways that inviting Jesus into our boat of grief can help us. intro music by Rocky Grasser Kathy can be reached at [email protected]
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epi 87 comfort of food and herbs
a review of how food and herbs give us comfort. I list some helpful herbs for grief. books mentioned: The Box in the Closet Under the Stairs. A Family Cookbook by Ruth Ellinger Scripture used 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 intro music by Rocky Grasser kathy can be reached at [email protected]
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epi 86 deeper meaning
Do you search for a deeper meaning in your grief? It is common to want to know the purpose of all the hurt. Proverb 4:23 held the key for me in understanding this passion of the heart, Listen to Rabbi Simon Jacobson explain what it is that is deeper than pain. John Burkes book, "Imagine the God…
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epi 85 Words
Words can make or break us. How words can be used in grief. Words for the grieving and words used as therapy.. scriptures used: John 1:1 proverbs 30:5 Isaiah 55:11 1 Peter 1:25 Ann Voskamps book mentioned, One Thousand Gifts Joy Dare can be found at https://annvoskamp.com/joy-dares/ grief...
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epi 84 awful to awe
When we experience the awfulness of trauma and grief, we can diminish the pain that accompanies it by filling it with the awe of God. scriptures used: Psalms 4 Psalms 119;18 referenced Ann Voskamp's book, " One Thousand Gifts"
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epi 83 grace for grief
In grief, grace is necessary. It provides space for healing while being vulnerable. But grace says, you are still loved with all your brokenness. 4 places in grief you might need grace. scriptures used: Eph. 2:8-9 Titus 2:11 James 4:6 1 Peter 5:10
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epi 82 A New Heart
A Valentine's episode on the heart. Out of the heart come all the issues of life, including sorrows and grief. I can't change what life brought to your heart that broke it, but I can tell you that a change in your heart can heal you.
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epi 81 What to do with Regrets
Make today's purpose bigger than yesterday's regret. 5 pointers by Dr. Henry Cloud on hard truths about growth. Tune into the holy spirit to guide you from regrets in the future.
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epi 80 room for Jesus, room for grief
Christmas and New Years info. How to have a better year in 2025. Bullet points given and thoughts on having room for grief in the holidays. contact kathy @ [email protected] intro music by Rocky Grasser
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epi 79 a ray of light
We all long to see a light in our darkness, a ray of hope in the dark times of life. This episode is the testimony of how God shown his light to me in my dark grief. The difference it made to have God in my life, in my grief, in my darkness. music by Lauren Daigle called Light of the world. intro...
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epi 78 if grief is normal why is it so hard?
a list of 7 reasons that make grief hard and ways to ease the difficulty, It all goes back to being courageous and relying on God and His Word. contact kathy at [email protected] intro music by Rocky Grasser
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epi 77 losing your identity
What do you do when everything you have identified with is suddenly gone? scriptures used: Eph 4:1 Col 1:10 being deeply loved by someone molds us into a special identity. music by Rocky Grasser Kathy can be reached at [email protected]
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epi 76 letter to the grieving
This is a letter in response to the question, "how are you happy" when you are grateful, you are happy. Psalms 31:19 if God has good things for us how could we not be happy? opening music by Rocky Grasser Kathy can be reached at [email protected]
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epi 75 repurpose your grief
God can repurpose your grief into something good. song by the Powells "He's always been faithful." scriptures used: 1 Cor. 1:4-6 1 Peter 5:10 opening music by Rocky Grasser I'd love to hear how God repurposed your pain. email me at [email protected]
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epi 74 Hospice info
What I learned from taking a class on end of life Hospice care. 4 points in how to help in the grieving process. information on how the stress of grief effects our emotional and physical being. and what to do to get through the grieving so that we are not stuck with all this emotional and…
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epi 73 BREATH
The benefits of breath. Just a simple reminder to breath deeply, to praise with our breath and be assured God's mercy comes with each breath. Scriptures: Ezekial 37:5 Psalms 150:6
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epi 72 Ways to move along in grief
A stagnant mind and a stationary body are ways that will keep you stuck in your grief. We want to be progressing through grief in a healthy way. In this episode I list 7 ways to keep moving along through grief. Scriptures used: Job 12:7 Phil 3:14 Psalms 23;3 There is a time for everything. A time...
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epi 71 If its from God
This episode is going over a quote I found on instagram by trustgodbro, and analyzing how it pertains to grief. scripture used is1 Corinthians 14:33 This was a good reminder that the grieving process takes patience. Kathy can be reached at [email protected] I'd love to hear from you. music…
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epi 70 Take Grief for a Walk
A lesson on grief being an everyday part of our lives, and not making excuses for grief. scriptures used: Luke 14:16 Ps. 15:1-2 Ps 90:17 kathy can be reached at [email protected] intro music by Rocky Grasser
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epi 69 Did what I do today really matter?
Someday, someone might write a list of things they learned from you. What might that be? Do we have a purpose? The episode brings out 4 purposes we can always have no matter what difficulties we might be facing. scriptures used: 1 Peter 2:9 2 Cor 5: 18-21 Ecc. 12: 13-14 Eph 4:3 Rom. 8;28 2 Tim…
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epi 68 be the things
Be the things you loved most about the people who are gone. Be is to be in a real state of existence. 7 things God wants us to be and 2 things he told us not to be. 9 things that the apostles encouraged us to be. review of the things I've learned from Michael from my grief journal. scriptures…
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epi 67 think about his love
When we think about the depth of God's love for us it will help us have strength in our sorrows. A beautiful comparison of how great and small God's love is. scriptures used: 1 John 4:7 Deuteronomy 6:5 intro music by rocky grasser ending song by mercy me found on amazon music if God has helped…
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epi 66 decluttering emotios
Sometimes we can become so emotionally cluttered that we are not able to benefit from what God is trying to help us with right now. learn to sit and declutter with God's Word. scriptures used: Mark 6 the whole chapter quotes used: Get rid of clutter and you may just find that it was blocking the...
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epi 65 I love you will still sound the same
song, I love you will still sound the same by Oh Honey on amazon. Album called with love. This episode is a nostalgic walk down memory lane with love coming along. scriptures used: Psalms 113:3 Philippians 2:2 also a reference to 1 Corinthians 13
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epi 64 face your fears
fear is real, and it can have unwanted consequences. So we want to recognize when fear is working on us and have some tools to combat it. I talk about 8 things fear will do to us and give us 8 ideas to combat it. Told using 8 stories in the Bible and then a scripture of how we can deal with fear....
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epi 63 the scope of what we cannot see
The scope of what we cannot see is vast. God never meant us to see everything all at once, It would overwhelm us. He meant for us to trust and use faith. story: "gather up the fragments" in the book , Mountain Trailways by Mrs. Charles Cowman. scriptures mentioned: John 6:12 Ecc. 8:17 Ps 139:1-14…
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epi 62 signs
God will often comfort us in signs. For me it was birds. God gave Rocky a special sunset. Whatever it is we can be comforted by these things. scriptures used: Isaiah 51:18 Ps. 23 Isaiah 57:18 Isaiah 38:7
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epi 61 grief in the holidays
Tthose memory bursts make holidays hard, but we can do this. How to think and deal with the holidays when you are grieving a loved one. scripture mentioned: 1 Thess. 4:13 book mentioned: Kisses for Katie by Katie Majors Daring to Hope by Kaite Majors intro music by Rocky Grasser Kathy can be...
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epi 60 God doesn't waste our pain
If you focus on hurt you will continue to suffer but if you focus on the lesson, you will continue to grow. scriptures used: job 36:2-12 Proverbs 10:3 Romans 8:17 1 Cor. 13:4 2 Cor. 1:3-7 Philipians 1:29 make a gratitude list of the ways God used your pain to help you. Poem: Looking Back by...
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epi 59 we become what we behold
Paul reminds us that beholding the glory of the Lord will transform us. 2 Cor 3:18. we are transformed into his likeness by looking intently into who he is. Ruth Simon. scriptures in Psalms that go along with beholding his glory. Ps. 24:8 Ps 24:9 Ps 57:8 Ps 62:7 Ps 63:2 Ps 138:5 The story of...
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epi 58 freedom from the prison of our minds
The experience of God in our grief allows us to bare our sorrows bravely, and the freedom that comes from serving God, especially the freedom in the mind allows room for us to believe and rejoice, not fret and doubt. scriptures used: Colossians 1:19-22 Acts 16' 19-25 Ps 119: 43-47 Is 61:1-3 and...
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epi 57 a present help
Ps 46:1 says, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. a closer look at what this verse means for us in our time of need right now. ending with a story of the culvert from my journal. kathy can be reached at [email protected]
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epi 56 The difference bt. happy and joy
Do you know that sorrow can show us many things in life we would never learn otherwise? The difference between shallow happiness and deep sustaining joy comes out of sorrow. examples in Nehimiah and Esther The realization of what was (our sorrow) to what is (God), and what will be (our hope) is…
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epi 55 ultimate reality
What reality do we look to in our grief? John 8;32 ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. When we base our foundation for life and death on the foundation of God's Word it will help our perspective of grief. book mentioned: A Grace Disguised by Gerald Sittser intro music by…
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epi 54 preserving memories
Seven bullet points of ways to preserve your loved ones memory. Ending with a poem I wrote of my boys. Several quotes used and examples of people that wrote things down in the bible to preserve the message. Kathy can be reached at [email protected] comments welcome music by my husband…
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epi 53 survivor mode
Sometimes after a loss a person may find themselves in survival mode; unable to make decisions, feeling fatigued. An array of many symptoms occur during this time. How can you help someone in this mode and how can you, as a grieving person, get out of this mode. "At the end of the day, all you…
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epi 52 Is God still great and mighty in your darkest hour?
When I saw God as great and powerful in the good times then I could still grasp who He was in the hard times. Thoughts about Abraham and what he needed to remember in order to obey. Genesis 17:1 Don't dwell on what is taken, dwell on what is given. kathy can be reached at [email protected]...
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epi 51 that I might see
Ever feel like you wish you could understand or see the "why" you had to go through so much grief? My journey for understanding when I asked the question, "Lord, can I see?" refences from King James Bible Mark 10:46-52 Psalms 69:3 and verses 30-36 Psalms 27:13-14 The story of Paul's shipwreck is…
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epi 50 I do remain
Our loved ones are gone, we remain here. What remains with us to help us through? scriptures used: Gen. 7:23 Gen. 8:22 1 Kings 18:22 Proverbs 2:21 Matt. 14:20 john 15:7-11 Heb. 4:9-11 2 Cor. 3:11 2 Cor. 9:9 1 Thess. 4:15-18 Kathy can be reached at [email protected]
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What happens.... epi 49
What happens when people don't deal with grief properly. Not that there is a proper way that everyone should follow, each experience is individualized but that we want to avoid not dealing with grief, and getting unwanted results. listed in the podcast are some things I've noticed in people that...
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epi 48 How do you like me now?
This quote from Michael, brought cheer to my heart. God is also asking this question in our grief, How do we like him now? Now that he showed himself strong, and promised us a place in heaven? Many scriptures speak of this eternal life promised to us.
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epi 47 the person at the top of the mountain
The person at the top of the mountain didn't fall there. They got there with effort. They struggled, enjoyed the view and had lots of experiences along the way. Zacchaeus as an example in Luke 19 scriptures used: Gal 5:7 Heb 11:6 2 Cor. 2:14 1 John 5:4 Rom 12:21 Psalms 61:2 used King James…
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ep 46 If you are in the fire
If you are in the fire, be thankful you get to walk with God. He will be there in the fire with you. You will come out unharmed by your circumstances. You will make God visible. This is the story Daniel told of the 3 Hebrew children. They stood determined to trust God. How about you? Do you show...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is my experience with Grief after the loss of both of my sons. One 17 and one 11. Then a year later my son in law. Grief is connected to all those that love someone. It's part of life. If we have God to help us it can make all the difference in our perspective , in our courage, in our recovery. This is my journey. Taken from snippets of my grief journal, and lessons I've learned.
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Katherine Grasser
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