Inspirational Stories

The greatest gifts are often those we never ask for, and through them, our hearts find hope once again.  I have met so many amazing women over the last ten years in this community, and I feel so honored and blessed to be a part of this beautiful thing God created.

One afternoon, earlier this year, I received a text from my youngest daughter. She shared that she had decided to pursue a relationship with the Lord. A relationship that was hers, based on her decision alone and not because of anything I have said or because of my relationship with the Lord.

Our first daughter came into the world through pain and difficulty — a foreshadowing of the journey ahead. As the years unfolded, it became clear we were navigating a path we never anticipated: Kait's silent, often unreachable world of profound autism.

It's the week of Passover and Jesus is reclining at the table with friends for a meal.  We can only imagine the weight He must have been carrying. In a few days He was to face an excruciatingly painful death through crucifixion.  He must have felt quite alone since his most intimate friends couldn’t grasp or accept what He was about to do. Then in walks this woman who pours out this extravagant oil to anoint Him.

Every year, around this time, I clean my oil lamps, fill them with fresh oil (pure, clean oil), and trim the wicks. I usually don’t think much about the significance of the timing until I get surprised and I’m in the middle of my process. Jesus just surprises me. It happens every year.

Thanksgiving night 2017 was a night that changed the course of my life. I was at my father’s house, and everyone had gone to bed after a wonderful day celebrating Thanksgiving together. The house was quiet, and everyone was asleep. I lay in my bed talking to the Lord about my future husband.  At this point, I had been divorced for three years and was desperately seeking a husband. In the still of the night, the Lord gave me the first and last name of my husband to be.  I didn