Bereavement &Joy

Send a text Ecclesiastes 7:14 In today's episode we are going to unpack the truth that God is in the bad days just as much as the good days.   He has a purpose for them both they are a team that keeps us from taking things for granted.   In this journey you will have good and bad days, arranged by God, so that you will not take anything for granted.  Grieve definitely sobers us up to the fact...

Send a text Psalm 100:4  "Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise! Give thanks to Him; bless His name" I know what you are thinking, how can gratitude and grief even come out of the same mouth.  Gratitude is the last thing I am feeling in my grief.  In this episode I will share with you how I was able to shift my perspective from loss to gratitude. In doing so I was...

Send a text Proverbs 19:21 "Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand." In today's episode you are going to get to hear a testimony that reflects the essence of this podcast title Bereavement and Joy.  The story of a prayer going out for a miraculous healing needing an organ that will require the death of another. How two family'...

Send a text "So we speak not to please man but to please God who tests our hearts" 1 Thessalonians 2:4 "For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? or am I trying to please man?"  Galatians 1:10 This life journey is a performance.  We all have a role and a purpose to play. What determines our success in our God given role is the audience we choose to perform for.  Trac...

Send a text Do you live with an eternal perspective or a temporal need for satisfaction?  You know time is short and tomorrow is not promised.  Nothing reminds us of that truth more than this grief journey!   In today's episode we will explore what it means to have treasures stored up in heaven and also reflect on the treasures we can leave behind.  Without the hope of eternity there is no jo...

Send a text Psalms 55:22 tells us to CAST our burdens on Him and he will sustain us!  Casting is not a passive action. It is an aggressive throwing of the thing or things that are weighing us down.  We have a God who is constant.  God is the one consistent thing in the inconsistency of the emotions of grief.  In Isaiah 46:4 He also ensures us that he will carry us until we are old and gray.  God i...

Send a text For me there is nothing better than a large dining room table filled with family, friends and laughter!  There is something energizing and joyful about those moments.  Well, just imagine what the dining room table in heaven will be like.  In this episode we will do just that.  Let's talk about what our homecoming in heaven will be like and how this visual can give our bereaving he...

Send a text What is your stance when it comes to keeping it real with God?  Do you have the kind of relationship with Jesus that allows you to be real, vulnerable and honest with your true feelings?  or are you wearing a mask, performing in this play called life and pretending that you always have it all together?  You know God wants us to be real with Him don't you?  There are so many exampl...

Send a text Do you have a faith that is unwavering?   Could you, like Shadrack, Meshach & Abednego, make the bold statement of "even if he doesn't" we will not serve any other God?  In this episode we will talk about God's Overwhelming love and delight in us.  How he is still the fourth man in the fire today.   We are not alone in our grief.  We can have unwavering faith th...

Send a text 1 John 4:16   So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. Do you believe that God loves you?  I know that can be so hard to come in agreement with in the midst of your pain. God not only loves you but is excited that he gets to love you. In this episode I will share a message that God personally and intimately delivered to me on Valentines of this year.  It is...

Send a text Whether we are comfortable talking about it or not, spiritual warfare is real! Just like the tension between Bereavement & Joy, it is the push and pull we experience in the spiritual realm.   In this episode, I will share the spiritual warfare experienced during the loss of my son and the armor used to overcome it.  The battle is real! Are you prepared for it? Tracy@bereavementjoy....

Send a text Romans 12:19 " Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." Is the loss of your love one due to a senseless act? Do you Wrestle with feelings of anger and frustration of there being no justice?  Is it hard to accept Romas 12:19 because you feel Jesus has no idea the pain and frustration...

Send a text John 1:5 " The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it" In today's episode we are going to try and articulate what this scripture means and how it applies in a season of bereavement.  I will share how God used this scripture in BJ's celebration of life.  I will also share the significance of my logo and how it ties back into this scriptural...

Send a text John 4:24  "God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth"   True worship originates from the heart and is aligned with God's truth.  Worship honors God and allows us to connect with him on a deeper level.  Have you ever thought about the fact that worshipping from a posture of pain is uniquely afford to us this side of heaven only?  In this e...

Send a text "And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together"  Colossians 1:17 There was something so comforting and desperately needed within this short verse that God poured into my spirit shortly after my son BJ passing.  Maybe it was the fact that I needed someone to hold me together!  In today's episode I will share the unexpected and at the time unwanted ways...

Send a text Do you believe that God can restore something you have lost?  There are several scriptures that reference restoration in the Bible but what does that look like for us today?  In this episode I will share a story of restoration of a very traumatic event in the loss of our son BJ.  It was the first time I had experienced firsthand the restorative power of God.  God is still in the busine...

Send a text We do not get a say in how God orchestrates miracles. But what an honor and a privilege to be a part of God's sovereign plan.  In this week's episode I share how BJ was able to be a part of 4 miracles as he transitioned from this temporary world to his eternal home in heaven.  Tracy@bereavementjoy.org

Send a text The bond of a mother and child is unbreakable.  Even through death mothers have a connection that cannot be broken.  This episode reveals the truth of what it means when scripture says that God knitted us together in our mother's womb.  Tracy@bereavementjoy.org

Send a text Do you believe that God will never leave you or forsake you even in your darkest days? or could you dare to imagine that he goes before you and prepares the way? In this episode I will share the fingerprints of God that I experienced in the midst of the tragedy of losing my son.  A seemingly small detail that let me know that God had my grandchildren and the whole family in his hands....

Send a text What do you think of or feel when you hear the words, Eternal Joy?  Do you believe such a thing could even exist?  In today's podcast we are going to dive into grasping the depth of this eternal joy that God has promised.  Tracy@bereavementjoy.org

Send a text Where do we find joy in the midst of great pain and loss? What is Joy? How can I find it?  How can it sustain me? These are the questions we will dive into. Tracy@bereavementjoy.org

Send a text How comfortable are you with questioning God?  Have you bought into the lie that God is not to be questioned? What if it is through the questions that God is able to help our believe and grow our faith? Tracy@bereavementjoy.org

Send a text How comfortable are you with questioning God?  Have you bought into the lie that God is not to be questioned? What if it is through the questions that God is able to help our believe and grow our faith? Tracy@bereavementjoy.org

Send a text How comfortable are you with questioning God?  Have you bought into the lie that God is not to be questioned? What if it is through the questions that God is able to help our believe and grow our faith? Tracy@bereavementjoy.org

Send a text How comfortable are you with questioning God?  Have you bought into the lie that God is not to be questioned? What if it is through the questions that God is able to help our believe and grow our faith? Tracy@bereavementjoy.org