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Hello, let me introduce myself, my nickname is Jennie and I want to share my stories with you that are faith based.

I am a new blogger and I’m learning how to blog as I go, and it seems that’s how I operate in life so please bear with me. I’m here, fulfilling a purpose, I believe, to bring light when there is darkness.

You see, as I was going down the highway in life, my life was transitioning to new beginnings, a new chapter I eagerly anticipated. I was easing into retirement, all the hard work done, and now was the time to enjoy the fruits of my labor.

Then there was a bend in the road. Cancer. Why me? I had a relatively clean lifestyle, except for a D. Coke fetish. I thought I was healthy but there was something wrong. Looking back, I can see now my body sent out signals, which I ignored. In 2019, there was a light spot of blood on my underwear and then it disappeared for 6 months to come back again in a cycle. I thought it was stress. Or how my stomach would feel bloated and full after eating. I had hot flashes, and felt like my period was starting. I was a woman who at age 58 could not be bothered with minor irritations. Hormonal right, it was just part of being a woman, right?

Until that day, on August 11, 2021, my symptoms were subtly getting worse. I inserted a tampon and when I took it out a huge clot of blood was staring back at me. I stared at the tampon in shock and disbelief. My knees gave way as I sat on my bed wrapping my brain around what I was seeing, not registering what the implications of what this meant.

So begun my bend in the road. I was going 65 mph and didn’t see the steep curve up ahead until I saw a yellow caution sign saying, “Slow, 35 mph.” I stomped on the brakes as I careened around the curve, car on two wheels, barely hanging on.

This is my journey and my hope is to encourage people who have experienced a bend in the road to have a closer relationship with God.

Lord, thank you for this bend in the road. Let it be my divine appointment to grow in maturity, serve others, and show the love of Christ.

So begins our journey together, and I pray my revelations enriches your life to draw on the strength of the Lord.

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven.”
Matthew 5:14-16 NIV