I never imagined that I would be the one to land in the hospital with covid and yet this past September, that is exactly where I found myself. The doctors didn’t paint a pretty picture and seemed to be fairly concerned. I know my family was horribly worried about me and I understood why. Even as I was in the hospital, several people we knew were in hospitals across the US, fighting for their lives with this nasty virus. And a few of them lost the battle. Men and women of great faith, gone too soon. I’m not sure if it was naivety or faith or some combination of the…
You Ever Feel Stuck?
This morning I was nestled in my favorite spot- my prayer chair that sits in the corner by my living room window. I love communing with the Lord in this spot every morning and watching out the window as the world awakens. My window frames a beautiful picture every morning of the sun rising and casting its rays of light through the bank of trees in my front yard. However, today the picture looks different. It is largely overcast today and the dark gray clouds seem to be trying their best to choke out the sun. And the thing that really caught my attention was the clouds were rolling. Instead of…
A Woman Who Rises is One Who is Available
Free Download: Available Outline Everyone has a story and the experiences in our backstory have a significant influence and impact on who we are and what our circumstances are today. The most exciting news about our stories is they are not finished! Jesus came to earth to redeem them. He wants to heal, restore and set us free, and in return, he asks us to be a tool in his hand to bring freedom to others. For the next four weeks, Cherry and I will be continuing our She Rises series as we discuss the importance of making ourselves available. If we want to be women who rise above our…
Why Being Remade?
For the past several years, I have been on a quest to discover my purpose in life. I have known for even longer that God’s will for our lives is that we would know Him and make Him known by being remade into the image of Christ; that we would be a reflection of who He is. But before that, I spent a great deal of time sitting in church, feeling like I was banging my head against a brick wall because I was not experiencing the peace and joy I heard preached from the pulpit week after week. I am not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that…