Hello and welcome. This is my preliminary autobiographical blog where I have gathered the courage to begin writing again. Throughout my writings, I will be unpacking and sharing personal experiences, reflections, opinions, lessons, and resources I gleaned from different seasons in my life. My need to be open and vulnerable in sharing these snapshots of my life from my past with you dear reader is two-fold.
First, with the understanding that when we Hear Other People’s Experiences, we learn more about ourselves and the other people in our lives. Personally, I’ve always been drawn to heroic against all odds, rags to riches, tragedies to triumph, sinner to saint, hopeless to hopeful, true life stories. But that was never how I perceived my own life. I honestly didn’t think I had any life stories worth sharing. That was until the Holy Spirit persistently insisted otherwise. It was only by the grace of God that I came to realize that by ignoring His repetitive requests I was being disobedient and prideful! So here I am sharing my first half-life stories with you, dear reader. My prayer is that through unpacking and sharing glimpses into my own life experiences, God will bring abundant hope, understanding and mercy into your own life.
Secondly, for most of my life, I was afraid to reveal to others the real me. The person I had become through all my life experiences. Mostly what I deeply treasured in my heart. I didn't want to be criticized, made to take on unreasonable guilt, or worse be shamed for my choices. As I grew in my faith and began understanding that my purpose and destiny while here on earth is to have an intimate relationship with the Holy Trinity, God started revealing to me little by little who He created me to be in my own uniqueness and how He and I will develop our own personal relationship. He has enlightened me to the fact that all the intricate parts of me were in His loving thoughts LONG before I was even formed in my mother’s womb (Psalms 139:13)… I (like you) was in our Creator's thoughts from the beginning of creation!!! Then He bestowed on me so many grace-filled gifts. Gifts that healed me of many strongholds in my life. Gifts that were not mine to keep but to share with readers like you.
“A gift is not given unless it’s received. A gift is not received unless it changes us!!” — Dr. Greg Borotalo
As I have grown more and more confident in this knowledge, I've become more and more convicted. Now I have this growing, burning desire to share God’s incredible unfathomable mercy and unconditional love, with the world.
As a certified Personality & Relationship coach for disengaged domestic churches, I use all my God-given charisms, the skills I’ve mastered, and the different modalities I’ve learned, that simply are not taught in schools or in most families today, to help married couples, parents and families through life’s transitions, so they can continue to grow closer to God and align their goals with His Will.
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My
Deepest Gratitude
For a
Trinitarian God that loves me more than I could ever love myself.
I am
extremely grateful for the two assistances that have voluntarily stepped
forward to help me with this writing commission. Pam and Jeanette, I’m so humbled and
thankful for your help and encouragement.
Now dear reader if you are a member of the professed ‘grammar police’ out there, please try not to go nuts over the plethora of errors you might find here. I am a work in progress as I get comfortable writing again. And, I am always open to anyone wanting to volunteer as my editor.
And last but definitely not least, I am immensely grateful for all my family and friends who are supporting me on this journey.
“You all are awesome. Thank you!”
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