Welcome! I’m so glad you came to visit. I trust that as you tour the website you will find messages that will encourage and uplift your spirit, as well as informative news that will help enhance your life. I want your experience to be stimulating and fun! Several years ago, after some very difficult life challenges, I began a personal journey of growth in God that led me to not only a closer relationship with Him but a closer relationship with myself. That may sound strange but I hear God saying “love your neighbor as yourself.” That let me know that before I could even have the capacity to love others I had to love myself. I mean true unconditional love and self acceptance.

It’s not that I didn’t love myself, because I had been brought up in a very safe, loving and nurturing environment where my self esteem was built up all the time. However, what had happened after years of life experiences, disappointments and ups and downs, I had begun to judge myself. I had begun to beat up on myself for poor choices and decisions gone wrong. I needed to remember that God had made me in His image and that He said what He had created was good!I began to apply God’s word that I had learned all my life and mix it with what I call some “self help psychology” and I found myself on the road to recovery. Now I recognize right away when I’m saying what God says about me and when I’m on my old issues. This is what I want to share with you through the weekly messages, the “Thought for the Day” and the “99 Ways to Love and Value Yourself.” In the “Lifestyle” section we’ll just do fun girl things that build us up as women, wives, mothers and friends. I believe this will be a great experience for you and as a result you’ll be challenged to be all that God desires you to be. Remember He loves you and so should you! Enjoy!

Cheryl