Author Archives: cheriswalwell

Take my not enough and turn it into more than enough. I can’t remember when God gave me this phrase but I’ve been praying it from the heart fairly consistently for about a year now. I know I’m a child of God. I know I’m a loved daughter of the King. I know He hasContinue reading “Not Enough + God = More Than Enough”

Sometimes we’re blessed more for pushing away than for pushing forward. The key is knowing the difference. While I consider myself quite laid back in some areas in life, I grew up on the East Coast and have a tendency to work hard. Push myself. I grew up with the mindset of work first, playContinue reading “Push Away or Push Forward?”

The Street Singer Author Interview by Kathleen Neely About the Book Book:  The Street Singer Author: Kathleen Neely Genre: Christian Urban Fiction Release date: 2019 Trisha Mills, a student in her final semester of law school, has fond memories of listening to the music of Adaline, a once-famous recording artist. Trisha learns that Adda is now a street singer inContinue reading “Celebrate Lit Author Interview for The Street Singer by Kathleen Neely”

If you can’t be corrected without being offended, you will never grow in life. What a true statement that doesn’t seem to be very popular right now. One doesn’t have to look very far to find someone offended by something. What’s the opposite of being offended? In my opinion, having a teachable spirit. I workContinue reading “Are You Growing?”

Being completely honest was scary … but it changed my life – Part III Even after six weeks of God faithfully meeting me with my honesty, when things got hard, I got scared. I shared in the last two posts how I had started giving a biblical response on my “horrible, no good, very bad,Continue reading “Being Completely Honest was Scary … But it Changed My Life (Part III)”

Thankful for those who gave their lives to save another. Thanking those who tirelessly worked for weeks and months afterwards. May we never forget how our country came together …

Have you ever done something you regret almost immediately? Have you ever overreacted? Have you ever felt ashamed about an action, a conversation, a moment in time? It had been about six weeks into my “being completely honest with God” way of life and well, I had a horrible, no good, very bad, terrible day.Continue reading “Being Completely Honest was Scary … But it Changed My Life (Part II)”

About the Book Book:  Borrowed Lives Author: Carol McClain Genre: Contemporary Fiction Release date: March 2021 God Only Lends Us Those We Love for a Season Distraught from recent tragedy, Meredith Jaynes takes pity on a young girl who steals from her. Meredith discovers “Bean” lives in a hovel mothering her two younger sisters. TheContinue reading “Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: Borrowed Lives by Carol McClain”

I’ve been dealing with an issue for the past couple of years. It’s frustrated me. It’s confused me. And while I was scared to take the step necessary to break the cycle, I had finally had enough and took that first step. I’ve been afraid to be honest with God. Completely honest with my feelings.Continue reading “Being Completely Honest was Scary … But it Changed My Life (Part I)”

“This is a powerful decision, not a punishment.” Michelle Smith, Recovery is the New Black I’ve been sharing about my experience with healing from emotional eating. When interviewing Michelle, she made this powerful statement and the truth behind the words resonated with me. I am choosing to make a permanent change in my life forContinue reading “Powerful Decision … Punishment?”