From Grief to Glory: A Mother’s Love and a Daughter’s Legacy

Joystarters with Rachel Baribeau: Nurturing Faith, Finding Purpose, and Pursuing Joyful Living

Rachel welcomes her friend Karen McCord, mother of beloved sportscaster Carly McCord, who tragically died in a 2019 plane crash. Together, they explore themes of grief, faith, signs from the afterlife, and a mother’s journey to healing.

Karen shares the powerful inspiration behind her book Only Rainbows: A Mother’s Memoir of Courage, Loss, and Grace, which began as a journal of pain and became a testament of love. She opens up about angel encounters, and how writing helped her uncover the depth of Carly’s character through the eyes of over 100 people.

Rachel and Karen talk about living with grief while also choosing joy, what it means to finish well, and how to hold on to hope when life breaks your heart. This episode is a tearjerker—and a soul-lifter.

Resources from this episode:

Only Rainbows, already a best seller on Amazon in the categories of Football, Biographies, and Death and Grief, is available for purchase online at Amazon.com, Ingram Spark and BarnesandNoble.com. For more information about the author, please visit any of her social media platforms Facebook: Karen McCord and Instagram: writingforhim59.

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