Author: Carol McLeod
Located in: Orchard Park, NY
Submitted: August 31, 2012
Tell us a little about yourself. I am just a girl who is head over heels in love with Jesus, hopelessly addicted to His Word and find all of the joy that I need in time spent in His presence. I have been married for 35 years, have 5 children on earth and 5 children in heaven. Oh my! How I love being a Marmee to 4 of the most perfect little people on planet earth!!My passion in this season in life is teaching the Word of God to women.
What was your motivation behind this project? I want women to live well. I don't want women in this generation to be in bondage to fear, worry, anger, the blahs or stress. If sex is every man's battle, than emotions and issues of the heart are every women's battle.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? We choose the emotional legacy that we leave. Your emotional choices will live long after you do so choose well! It is possible to be an emotionally healthy woman regardless of your past or your current circumstances!
How were you personally impacted by working on this project? As I was working on this project, I was preparing to send my 5th child to college and was facing the dreaded empty nest. I knew that I could choose to either be an emotional mess or an emotional miracle. I am choosing to lean into the Lord's strength every day and to trust Him for great things in this season in life!
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? Joyce Meyers, Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, Marilyn Hickey, Corrie ten Boom, Ruth Bell Graham. How I love these women!!
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: I am a Christmas-aholic, love college basketball and the beach. I love small children, a good read and Yankee Candles. I hope that I am the type of woman who could be your new best friend!
