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Ep 6 - Rediscover Yourself After Loss

Ep 6 - Rediscover Yourself After Loss

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Second R: REDISCOVER 🎙️ EPISODE: REDISCOVER Rediscover: Finding What Matters to You Now This is the season where you don't rush, but you reintroduce yourself to the woman God is shaping you into. Think of it like meeting yourself again...but this time, with more wisdom, more grace, and way less tolerance for nonsense. Have you ever caught yourself thinking… “I’m still me… but life doesn’t feel the same?” Like something has shifted…Not just around you…but inside you? This is where rediscovery begins. 💛 INTRO Hi y’all, welcome back to Grief Relief for Christian Women. I’m Patty, and today we’re talking about the second R of my 3 R's: Rediscover. This one might surprise you, Because rediscovery isn’t always about finding yourself--or rediscovering yourself. Sometimes… It’s about reconnecting with what matters now. Let’s pray. 🙏 PRAYER “Lord, help her see herself clearly. Not through grief alone… but through Your eyes. Show her what still matters… and what she can gently release. Guide her as she rediscovers life in this new season. In Jesus’ name, Amen.” 🧠 MAIN TEACHING Now listen--this is important: You didn’t lose yourself. You lost someone you love. But life around you has changed. THAT'S THE MOMENT YOU REALIZE YOU’RE NOT THE SAME! And when life changes… priorities shift. I remember thinking… “What do I want this next season of my life to look like?” Not because I didn’t know who I was… But because what mattered to me started to feel different. I slowed down. I let go of things that didn’t feel important anymore. And I leaned into things that brought peace… and meaning. I discovered how important my family and my friends are to me. They have always been important, but let's be honest, life gets in the way, and I needed to reconnect with a lot of these people. These are people that I've known all my life, and when I needed them, sometimes, just to sit and let me cry, they were there and still are. The ones that can't handle that, well, they probably weren't that important to you in the first place. This grief journey is a way of cleaning out the closets and drawers of unimportant stuff--or things that no longer fit and that is the same with people in your life. Rediscover and Declutter! :) I started reading the Bible more--I was searching for answers from God, but I was also trying to discover what was next. That’s when I started asking: “What does this season look like for me?” Rediscovery isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about alignment. What matters now? What feels right now? What do I want to carry forward… and what can I let go of? Speaking of letting go of...well, you might also discover things that you don't like in this process. Like me! I discovered I didn't want our house any longer. Ralph and I bought our house on 6.2 acres out in the country. This was in 2003, before we got married, but we did get married in that backyard less than a year later. This was our dream home. It looked like a barn (a barndominium), some called it, and not perfect for just any family, but it was perfect for us. It had only one large open room upstairs, which was our bedroom, a guest bed, an office, and a bathroom with 2 very small closets. God built this house for us, and I think that's why it hadn't sold until we found it! We had chickens, goats, pigeons, and horses, not all at the same time, but at different times for the 15 years that we lived there. Of course, we had our dogs and cats, which had been laid to rest on that land, and oh so many memories in that house! I thought I couldn't bear ever to get rid of it--but I also thought I couldn't bear to live there without Ralph. That was our dream, not just mine alone. 6 acres is a lot to take care of, and the 2 of us did keep up with all the maintenance pretty well for years, even though it was a lot. But for just one person, that person being me--it wasn't easy, and it wasn't getting done. So one day, about a year after he was gone, I decided to sell it. I finally had a contractor come out and had the things repaired that needed to be repaired, and remodeled where we always planned to, but never did, and put it up for sale. It took about 6 months, but it sold, and I could not have been more excited. Yes, it was sad too, but I knew I couldn't keep it up on my own, and I have plenty of pictures to remember it when we both lived there. So, I DISCOVERED that I didn't really want a house and a lot of land in the country--not without him anyway. 💬 Change happens after you lose your husband! Whether you like it or not, or are ready for it or not, it's all part of the journey. I will say that some changes are easier than others, and some turn out better than others. Even if life feels unfamiliar… You are still you--just a different you--walking through a different season. When Ralph died, I remember thinking: “OK, what do I do now! I was a married woman ...
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