by Shirley | Aug 19, 2026 | God Is Close To The Broken Hearted, Intentionally Focused, Women of Faith
Two Sundays ago, our pastor asked the launch team to join him and his wife at their former church. There, the church were going to commission us at the end of the service after he preached as a guest that morning. We didn’t know who all would be able to...
by Shirley | Aug 18, 2026 | Intentionally Focused, Women of Faith
This past Sunday with all the busyness of unboxing chairs, putting up drape, etc., it would have been real easy to overlook a few teammates that were missing. As I looked around, scanning the group of volunteers, I made a mental note of the ones not in attendance....
by Shirley | Aug 17, 2026 | Intentionally Focused, Women of Faith
Yesterday was the first Sunday in our new “church home” inside of a newly built elementary school. The launch team assembled at 8 a.m. to begin putting together what would be our “sanctuary” inside of the school’s cafeteria. It’s...
by Shirley | Aug 12, 2026 | Cultural Awareness, Intentionally Focused
In my effort to heal the pain inflicted on my heart by the toxic pastor and others in his church that I wrote about previously, I attended a women’s conference this past weekend at another church. It’s known that our phones “listen” to us, as...
by Shirley | Dec 9, 2025 | Intentionally Focused
We all go through different seasons in our lives. Like the days of your youth, you could equate to the season of Spring. Everything is vibrant and new. You discover the sweet fragrant flowers opening with the morning sun. You grow, learn, and soak everything up...
by Shirley | Mar 8, 2021 | Giveaway, Intentionally Focused
Oh, how I love movies like Dolphin Island! This movie takes place in paradise on a tropical island! It all begins with Annabel, a 14-year-old girl, and Mitzy, the dolphin. As you can imagine, I was immediately drawn in as this movie setting reminded me of the times...