When my joy is your weeds

We have all experienced those moments when one of our friends is celebrating a new job and we are recently jobless, or when they are pregnant with their third, and we can't get pregnant, or when you get 10 wedding invitations each spring and you can't even get a date...This episode tackles how to handle it when your joy is my weeds or when my joy is your weeds.

Beth Grissom is the Women’s Ministries  Director for the Carolina Conference.  She is a speaker, writer, Sabbath School teacher and elder in her local church.  Beth is passionate about sharing the transformative beauty of having a loving relationship with Christ.  She has been married for 30 years to the love of her life Chris and they have 3 grown children.  This year she was given a new name, Grammie B, after the birth of her first grandchild Nolan Parker.  She enjoys travel, great food, music and sitting on the couch with absolutely nothing to do! One of Beth’s favorite bible passages is Psalms 30:11-12.  “You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.  Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

Kim Cove is a nurturer of the hurting and encourager of the fallen.  She uses her God-given gifts of compassion and empathy, and training as a marriage and family therapist, to walk alongside those who choose to courageously journey from brokenness to healing.  She and her husband Tim have been married for over 31 years and serve in pastoral ministry.  They have two adult children, Cameo and Jared.  Kim, born and raised in Canada, has lived throughout the US and Canada.  She finds delight in traveling, reading, and numerous creative endeavours such as painting, writing, and knitting.  Her life verse is 1 Corinthians 15:10, “By the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me is not without effect.”