My refreshed website’s tagline of my God-ordained passion says it all: Counseling Hope to the Heart.
In a sec, I’ll tell you about the book giveaway: Due to Rising Energy Costs, the Light at the End of the Tunnel Has Been Turned Off.
First a story snippet from me.
Years ago I began a blog and dove in. But I got turned around looking for. . .a book deal? recognition? more Facebook friends and Twitter followers?
Yes, the main thing — loving God first and helping you, sweet sister — bumped to who-knows-where. Eyes off Jesus, I sunk
and lost hope.
Then I found HOPE! The light at the end of the tunnel turned back off. God flipped the switch. Or maybe the light was on the whole time — and my eyes were shut tight?
Have you lost hope too? Does life seem dreary, even dark?
I felt like giving up. God wouldn’t let go.
Hope Came Back
After much prayer, chatting with online friends, and waiting waiting waiting, I heard, “Come.” A beautiful invitation, this “Come.” Hope gave me hope.
Hope gave me hope.
Jesus encouraged my heart: Forget the book deal and the sprint toward vanities. Rather, fulfill your call to counsel hope to the heart of hurting Christian women and families.
Embracing my call brightened my smile, deepened my sleep.
Help Me Help You
Would you help me help you?
1. Enter my book giveaway to celebrate my website’s face-lift (with more nips and tucks to come)!
How? Scroll to the end of this post (on my website) and click COMMENTS. When you leave a comment about my website face-lift and a suggestion to improve it, you are automatically entered in the give-away. I’ll announce the winner next week!
The book: The crazy-long-titled book by Karen Linamen, an author with wit and God and chocolate. My kind of girl.
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2. Sign up for a complimentary biblical counseling session with me. Discover how counseling hope to your heart transforms you and changes your life for the better.
God’s light shines in the deepest darkness.
Your new website looks fresh, and inviting. I appreciate the font being large and easy to read. I know when I come to your website, I will be refreshed and encouraged. Thank you for following God’s call to minister to women. It’s my call too. My life has been interrupted by sexual assaults, PTSD and illness. Life has not gone the way I planned or wanted it to but God has blessed me with a wonderful husband, 2 daughters and a way to encourage teenagers. I am scarred but blessed. I still struggle with real hurts, like anxiety around groups of men and being up in front of people. Would you talk about sexual assault and/or PTSD? It is real and it hurts. Thank you! Peggy
Thank you for the encouragement, Peggy! It’s tough — the assaults, PTSD, and illness. I love your phrase, “scarred but blessed.” Your idea to talk about sexual assault and PTSD is most welcome.
May I ask, would a post on rape in general or sexual assault by a family member be most helpful? Or both? I’d love to know which you prefer, or both.
Our great God has blessed you, sweet Peggy. Eph 1:3
I felt this breath of fresh hope when you started counseling me. I was in this dark hole. Thank you for letting Jesus work through you to dig me out of my hole!
Amanda, it has been a pleasure counseling you and watching you grow spiritually in the Lord. When we first began talking, you were considering a family-altering decision and dealing with real hurts from many angles. Now you’re becoming a life coach. I’m so proud that you’ve learned to speak the truth in love and that you seek God’s heart when making choices. 🙂
For years I have been in a relationship with God. I’ve lived on His every word. We have been down the road of healing and back again. Somewhere the light at the end of the tunnel vanished. Now I find it easy to encourage others, but not myself. I love your new photo and tagline. Aka blog facelift. I don’t believe I would change anything.
Melinda, it’s wonderful you encourage others. Let God’s Word encourage you too. An idea: after reading a verse or passage, pause and pray, “Lord, what are you speaking to my heart?” Then listen. Thanks for the compliment on the website face lift.
I love the new look. I always look forwarding to reading your blogs. they place a smile on my face.