I will never forget the day doctors told me and my husband we would not be able to have children. That devastating message left me questioning God’s goodness and His endless love. Looking back, I am deeply moved by what I was able to learn about God’s unfailing love during
Divorce changed me. I was a young woman who was on fire for God and ready to slay giants for the kingdom. Then my life changed and I wore the resultant shame like a garment. See, I’m an African child. We are taught to be strong and resilient. You bear
Once known as “the Land of Saints and Scholars,” the attitude toward church and religion in Ireland has changed in the last thirty years. When I was growing up, Ireland was a highly religious country. however, many Irish people, both in the past and today, have been confused about how
Do you remember singing the old hymns at church as a child? For me, that brings back memories full of both giggles and frowns. What do all these words of old mean? One song that puzzled me was ‘On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand.’ What does it mean to
As a child, I was rushed to the hospital after I swallowed a coin and it got stuck in my throat. I was scheduled to have an operation the next day because, by the time I arrived at the hospital, the coin was stuck between my ribs. That same night,
If I had tried to forgive him any sooner it would not have been genuine. It would have been a religious type of forgiveness where I knew it was the right thing to do, but deep down I would have been still holding on to the offense. I told
Working as a cruise and tour director, I have a different lifestyle and timetable than many of my friends. I am in a different place every day, with no weekends or holidays. This makes it very difficult to have a regular routine. There is one routine I never give up,
I was on my own for a long time. I began translating Love God Greatly Bible studies into Italian in 2015. At first there were two of us on the team, working together to translate the studies. In 2017 I attended my first Women’s Leadership Intensive in Dallas,Texas where I
Last year was perhaps one of the most difficult, yet the most beautiful year of my life so far. I cried a lot and I laughed just as much. I was healthy but also sick at times. I was happy, but more than that I was also sad. I had
I had my first major surgery at 15. After decades of dealing with double rotational scoliosis, I’d had three major surgeries and many years of dealing with pain and discomfort. However, things were at a manageable level and I was able to live my life. My husband and I had