Kathie Lee Gifford took to Instagram on August 9, 2025, marking a poignant milestone in her life: the tenth anniversary of her beloved husband Frank Gifford’s death. In a message that blended sorrow with hope and deep faith, the veteran television personality chose to rejoice rather than mourn.

Posing for a now‑powerful photograph—one that captured her warmly embracing longtime friend Hoda Kotb at Rockefeller Center’s Kathie Lee Gifford Plaza—she opened her heart, letting followers see how her Christian faith continues to sustain and comfort her.

In the post’s opening, Kathie Lee wrote, “Today is a day for rejoicing!” before immediately turning the spotlight to Hoda, whose 61st birthday coincided with the anniversary of Frank’s passing.

Calling her “one of the most spectacular people” she’s ever known and affirming her deep admiration and affection—“I adore her and I want all her dreams to come true”—Kathie Lee’s tribute emphasized the depth of their friendship and the joy it brings.

But at the heart of the post was Kathie Lee’s reflection on her faith and how it shapes her experience of grief. She affirmed that her late husband “went home to Jesus 10 years ago today, and he has been at peace and filled with joy and glory since that very day.”

In that conviction, she found solace—not in sorrow, but in the hope that her beloved is resting in divine peace. That assurance allowed her to rejoice in the Lord and to trust that those she loves are “cared for” in ways beyond what the world can see.

Accompanying the post was a deeply meaningful image: Kathie Lee and Hoda sharing an embrace in the plaza that now bears Gifford’s name—a place brimming with memories of their time co‑hosting NBC’s fourth hour of Today from 2008 to 2019. Their bond, forged over years of laughter and heartfelt conversations, continues to shine through the lens of this quiet, powerful moment.

Kathie Lee also reflected on her children—Cody and Cassidy—both of whom married in 2020. She shared that Frank had known and approved of their spouses, enhancing the emotional resonance of their wedding celebrations.

These events, held at meaningful locations including the Connecticut home where Frank’s ashes were scattered, were moments when she truly felt his presence, as though he were smiling down from above.

It’s been a decade since Frank passed away on August 9, 2015, just a week shy of his 85th birthday. Kathie Lee’s journey through grief, however, has seldom been defined by lingering sorrow.

Instead, she has spoken often of tears of rejoicing—a concept anchored in her bold, unwavering faith that shaped how she discovered him that morning, peaceful and still, as though he’d seen something glorious in his final moments.

Her faith didn’t just shape that moment—it has carried her forward through life. In her memoir The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi, she recounts how the Bible’s assurance—what she calls the “peace that passes all human understanding”—filled her in the hours and days after Frank’s death.

And while grief is still present in quiet moments—a beautiful sunset or a shared memory—it doesn’t overpower her. Instead, faith reframes the experience, allowing gratitude to coexist with loss.

Her quick return to work, just one week after her husband’s passing, wasn’t a denial of grief but a testament to reliance on a strength beyond herself. She believed grief has a season, but it need not destroy us. God, she said, carries us through—that conviction served as both anchor and compass.

Through the years, the memories of Hoda—her wise, joyful, fearless co‑host—have been a source of comfort too. When Kathie Lee lost her mother, it was Hoda who called her “remarkably strong”. And when Hoda’s departure from Today was announced in late 2024, Kathie Lee took to social media to praise her warmly, calling the news “bittersweet” and celebrating Hoda’s warmth, laughter, and spirit.

Their friendship, evident off‑camera as well as on, endures beyond television. When January 2025 brought Hoda’s final Today with Hoda & Jenna broadcast, Kathie Lee surprised her with a heartfelt video that turned into a live on‑stage reunion.

They laughed, sang, shared prayers and scripture—like Jeremiah’s promise of a bright future and Numbers’ blessing of peace—and toasted with giant wine glasses to Hoda’s next chapter.

All of this—faith, family, friendship, and that bold message of rejoicing—flows into Kathie Lee’s Instagram post marking the decade since Frank’s passing. Her embrace with Hoda, framed by the iconic Today plaza, feels like a living seal on all she stands for.

On that emotional day, looking back on her words and actions reveals the strength of a life lived with trust in something larger than us—faith, selflessness, and the belief that even in endings, there is cause for rejoicing. To many of her fans and friends, Kathie Lee’s example is a reminder that true resilience is rooted not in denial, but in hope.