About

My name is Valerie. I am passionate about helping discouraged Christian women rise up from hopelessness, deepen their trust in God, and live in His unshakeable peace regardless of what life throws at them. I want you to live the life God created you for! I don’t want anyone to feel STUCK in hopelessness like I was for much of my life. For years I kept asking “why me…AGAIN?“. I’ll spare you ALL the ugly details, but here’s a glimpse of my story. My parents divorced when I was 10. My mom was consumed by my sister’s destructive behaviors which left me to figure things out for myself. At 14, my answer to loneliness was a relationship that became verbally and emotionally damaging for the next 25 years. In 2012, I divorced after years of utilizing every resource I could find to save the marriage. (**I’m not advocating divorce, it creates as many problems as it solves, but sometimes it is the only way to escape.) Those were difficult years to navigate; I could not believe God could have a plan in my chaos. Spending 30 years in some level of depression and confusion means I know what utter hopelessness feels like.
Eventually…..
I surrendered EVERYTHING & God redeemed my story….slowly.
God has shown me that there is purpose in every trial I endured & I’ve been strengthened by it all. When I see hopelessness in others it breaks my heart. I want to encourage you to see that God has a plan in ANY situation. We can’t often control what happens, but we CAN choose to trust God THROUGH chaos – which changes everything!
Today, I am a 52 year old Christian, wife, mom, business owner and aspiring writer. I remarried in 2014 to an incredible man. I have 2 biological children & 4 stepsons (all young adults) & 1 grandbaby! We have so many challenges with a blended family & previous divorces, but God shines through.
The last few years God has taken the hopelessness I once felt and literally broken the chains off of what I believed was possible in my life. In 2022, we moved aboard a sailboat for 2 years. In 2025, we relocated from Washington state to Texas to build off-grid. None of this has been easy and yet God has strengthened me through every moment of it. From a life of fear and desperation to sailing oceans & establishing a new life! Our Lord doesn’t see the limitations we put on ourselves, He sees WHY He created us and ALL that He has for us. Let US not stand in the way! When we surrender it all and trust God is greater than it ALL then ANYTHING is possible. It is time for your limitations to disappear and the possibilities to become endless. God has such great things for you, enough of letting the enemy and the world keep you in desperation and chaos. Let’s start breaking those chains for you TODAY. I want you to shine! I thank God for bringing you here and pray that you will be encouraged. Let’s go!