Voices of Grace, Hearts Full of Thanks

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In this heartfelt episode, we explore what it means to come home to ourselves. When life feels uncertain, when you're between seasons, or when the healing gets quiet—this is where the deeper shift begins. The journey isn't always loud or dramatic. Sometimes, it's soft. Sometimes, it looks like rest. Sometimes, it's just a whisper from within saying, "You're safe now."

✨ Whether you're navigating change, seeking clarity, or simply feeling a little untethered, this conversation is an invitation to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with the divine rhythm already at work in your life.

🧘🏽‍♀️ Topics we touch on:

* Healing in hidden seasons
* Reclaiming gratitude when things feel “in between”
* Trusting God's timing when nothing feels certain
* What "coming home" to yourself really looks like

🕊️ Perfect for your quiet walks, morning routines, or evening wind-downs.

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About the host:

Jennifer Beckford is the founder of the Nicholas Stewart Project, a loving mother, and a believer in the power of community development and its resilience.

For as long as she can remember, Jennifer has been passionate about helping others. Throughout her adult life, she continues to give her time in the service of helping others, even when, on occasions, it seems impossible!

Jennifer says: “I feel compelled to do at least one voluntary task each week”.


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Transcript

🎙️ The Journey Home Begins Within

Podcast Episode Transcript

Host:
Beautiful day indeed. We have a lot to give God thanks for. So much has happened, and so much is happening—within and without, all around us, all the time. All the time, something is happening, whether good or bad. Something is always happening. But thank God we are able to navigate life's challenges.

First of all, I'm going to pray. You hear my voice?

Co-host:
Yes, I like your voice.

Host:
Oh my God. I think today has been the best, you know? It's the best, and so I'm really grateful. I've been having some herbal remedies and soothers and all the rest of it, so I'm getting there.

Co-host:
Rest that body of yours.

Host:
Yes, but you know, you can rest your body, but there's a part where you can't rest your mind.

Co-host:
I can rest, and we should rest the mind.

Host:
Yeah, because sometimes, rest of the body has no rest. Sometimes I lay there after a long day, and my body—I know my body is just tired—but my mind is like thinking, busy, clockwork, clockwork. Like, "Okay, what do I have to do for my life? What do I have to do for other people's lives? How am I going to navigate through this? How am I going to navigate through that?" And then by the time my thinking is over, that's when I get exhausted. I'm like, "Okay, it's time to sleep."

Co-host:
All right, yes, yes.

Host:
Okay, let me just say a word of prayer.

Co-host:
Sorry.

Host:
Almighty God, we just give you thanks one more time. We thank you for life. We thank you for the breath of fresh air. We thank you for just keeping us and taking us through life's challenges. We thank you for our families. We thank you for our loved ones, friends, those you have put in our lives, my God, and those that are here for, oh God, hallelujah, for a long journey. We thank you. Whatever, Lord God, life throws at us, we thank you for your loving arms. We thank you for your loving arms around us. And mighty God, as we are going to go into this podcast, I just want to say, Lord God, just bless all the people in our lives. Bless them, Lord. Hallelujah. I've seen all those who have helped, those who have been on our journey. Hallelujah. Bless us now, we pray, in Jesus' mighty name. Amen.

Co-host:
Amen, amen.

Host:
So, to continue...

Co-host:
To you, to me.

Host:
Right. So today's chapter, we're just going to reflect on the journey, and just to give thanks to the people who have been in our lives. Some of them have been short stays; some of them are long-term. Some of them have been in our lives from the very beginning of some experiences. Some have been in our lives from the very time we came into this world, and they are still here. So we give God thanks, because in this life, so many things happen. It can be ill health; people have moved on to various places and what have you. And so, as we look back on our life, our journey could not have been worthwhile without people in our lives, and that's the reality.

And so, sometimes, like for me, there are times when I just have a pause and just reflect, and I say, "My God, thank you for so-and-so. Thank you for these people." And I keep praying for them. I say, "God, you have been so good. You have sent these people into my life. What would I have done if these people were not in my life?" You know, some of the experiences have been really tremendously good. Some have been like a miracle. And whichever way, whether negative or positive, I give God thanks, because all of these experiences are for our own good, and it helps to shape our lives.

Co-host:
I was just thinking, as you said, because a few of my close friends, you know, a few people that are close to me, have been going through a lot—whether it's grief, whether it's ill health—and they're very important to me. They're a big part of my life, and I love them so much. You know? And I feel a bit emotional, but I love them with all my heart. And I think watching people that you love go through pain, and then not knowing how to make it better, that is hard.

Host:
It is hard. And I empathize with you, Veronica, and I can, from my own experiences, I understand that kind of emotions and so forth. Because for me, I don't like to see people in pain, especially my loved ones. And even if I don't say to them, when I'm in my little corner and I hear that this one is sick or that one is sick, I say, "Oh my God." And it has that effect on me. And so, how I deal with it is through prayers. And it's really hard. It's really hard. And especially, as you said, some people don't know how to go through it. They see it as like, "This thing is happening to me. This has happened to me," and it's like a done deal. You know? They don't have the energy. And so, I believe God allows people like you, myself, and others to be in some people's lives to just help them to navigate and to say, "You're not alone." Because in these times when people are going through ill health or bereavement or whatever crisis they are facing in their life, they just need that person to just give a helping hand, to be a word of encouragement, to say, "You can make it. It is not over."

Co-host:
I was just going to say, because the energy of light lifts the soul up, right, in that moment. So even if you're going through pain, like the pain we have to experience—and we've spoken about this before—that life is not all about happiness. There's a lot of challenges, and you have to feel those feelings. And I think the more you dismiss them, the more it can cause you harm. But I think when you do have moments with your loved ones and you see they're going through stuff, and then you see a little smile on their face or a little twinkle in their eye, that's what matters.

Host:
Absolutely. Absolutely. Because it's just like in our last podcast, we were talking about disappointments and what have you. And as we're talking about this, it just reflects now on my journey to Ghana. And now I'm in the finale where I'm actually going to go to Ghana to live. And things have happened so fast, so quick. Never in a million years I thought that I would be in this position. Because this thing happened, and when I actually got the opportunity, things just started to happen like that. And even when the process was starting, in my mind, I'm saying, "This thing here, no, it may not happen. It may not happen." You understand what I'm saying? Even though you're going for it, they say you need to do this, you need to do that, and what have you. And then things happening so fast, you have to be doing this, and you're all over the place. And this is new. And yes, I've had some disappointments along the way, but as you said in the last podcast about disappointments are not always bad, and I have come to that acknowledgment that I realized that God was saying, "No, you need to wait. You need to wait." And the waiting, I could not even ask for better. The waiting process has not been easy, but when I actually wait and see, I said, "Oh, all I need is to wait." And that has taught me a valuable lesson: don't get anxious. No matter what it is, don't get anxious. When I don't know what to do, just wait, because it all works out. It all works out.

Co-host:
Yeah, it really does. Because look at me, everything else is moved out, and I'm just into this little space, and I'm grateful. I still can't find a chair to sit on.

Host:
You can't?

Co-host:
Yeah, yeah, I can still find a chair to sit on. So, in my moments of despair—because, yeah, I have a certain time to move out—and when I look at it, and people, please, please do not procrastinate. I had been procrastinating for a long time.

Host:
Really, Jennifer? I've never noticed because you're always busy.

Co-host:
Yeah, because I have the things around me, and I thought to myself, "I need to get rid of them." It's like the things are more suffocating me. And I said, "No, I need to get rid of them." And if I had just gotten rid of them, I wouldn't be in a situation where I'm rushing. But I'm grateful to the people who come to my rescue and said, "Jennifer, you needed some help," you know?

Host:
And did you actually take the help, Jennifer? Because you're not very good at taking help.

Co-host:
Yes, yes, yes. Sometimes I'm like, "I need the help." You know what I'm saying? "What do I need help with? You need help with that? You need help with that?" So, what do I need help with? Come on.

Host:
But you know, even though you say procrastinating, the power of your life force, Jennifer, is even if you procrastinate doing things for other people—which you usually do—or even if you rush, you still get it done.

Co-host:
Always.

Host:
Yes, you know, whichever speed you take, you get it done.

Co-host:
I'm like that, yes. Because two of my neighbors came, and two of my church sisters. "Sister Jennifer, you've done well, man. You've done well." My neighbor came and said, "Wow, Mrs. B, you've done well. You've done well." So, yes, just to confirm what you're saying, yes.

Host:
So, because of my throat and so forth, I won't be doing a long series today, but just to say that I'll be leaving here and just to give me time to settle. And I know, Veronica, you