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Kathy Brasby
Author
Choosing Joy Over Sorrow
Kathy Brasby is an author, speaker, and teacher living on a hobby farm northeast Colorado.
Asked in 2021 to speak at a Christian women’s conference on the topic of hope, Kathy began compiling stories of people who have remained faithful to God in the midst of very difficult circumstances. As she was finishing up the book, her husband died within six weeks of being diagnosed with cancer.
She found the lessons she had learned from the people in her book helped her move forward in spite of her own devastating loss. She was able to complete the book and dedicated it to her husband.
She writes stories of hope, trusting God as her comfort and presence. She’s faced other losses in her life–two miscarriages, loss of both parents and her father-in-law–and trusts that God has never left her alone.
She writes stories of hope and is also a Bible study teacher and speaker. She earned a BA in English from the University of Northern Colorado and an MA in theological studies at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.
Jessica Spearman
GriefShare Leader
Good Grief! and God’s Amazing Grace
Jessica was born and raised in rural eastern NC. She graduated with a B.S. in Criminal Justice in 2005 and has dedicated her life to serving others with a career in Human Services. She is employed with the NC Department of Public Safety with over 17 years in state government.
After losing her beloved fiancé in 2018, her grandmother in 2020, and her precious 19-year old son, her “baby” boy, in early 2022, Jessica felt the Lord speak into her heart the need for local support for those grieving the loss of loved ones. Inspired by the boldness of her son Alex, who rests eternally in the arms of Jesus, she initiated a grief support program at her “home” church and serves on the bereavement ministry team at her local church.
Jessica believes that sharing the hope in grief, and the grace and mercy of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is an integral part of finding healing through tremendous loss.
Rita A Schulte
LPC
Shattered: Finding Hope and Healing Through the Losses of Life
Rita Schulte is a licensed professional board-certified counselor. She received her B.S. in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Rita has a private practice in Fairfax where she specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, anxiety/ depressive disorders as well as grief, loss, and trauma.
She is currently the host of Mind Matters on KLTT 670am radio, Crawford Broadcasting airing out of Denver, CO and Charisma Media Podcast. She also airs a 1-minute devotional spot, Consider This. She is the author of several books: Shattered: Finding Hope and Healing through the losses of Life (Leafwood Publishers), Imposter (Siloam), Think This not That: (Leafwood), and Surviving Suicide Loss: Making Your Way Beyond the Ruins (2021, Moody Publishers).
Rita is a speaker for PESI, ACA, AACC and many other organizations.
Courtney Williams
Christian Grief Support
How to Survive the Holidays After Losing Your Child
Courtney lost her 4-year-old son, Sam, in 2017 and she now helps fellow grieving mamas walk through the pain and heartache of losing a child.
Stephanie Flohr
the Unlikely Missionary
After ‘Why’…What Now?
This is what I want you to know about me. Just as you I am woman who has suffered loss.
My marriage started with knowledge of my husband’s past addiction to drugs. The past would become present, the present would be our future for many years. Finally, only by the grace of God were those addictions placed back in the past.
What a sweet time!
Then cancer.
Then Dan’s appointed time…he completed his race!
No longer a wife, helpmate, caregiver or couple.
Who am I now?
A child of God, a daughter of the King, a joint heir with Jesus, an Ambassador for the Kingdom of Heaven.
Earnestine Hodges
Spoken Word Artist
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