Author: Karen Wingate
Located in: Tucson, AZ
Submitted: November 02, 2021
Tell us a little about yourself. Hi, I'm Karen Wingate. I'm just an ordinary woman who has seen amazing things and I love to tell the story. For 55 years of my life, I was labeled as legally blind. Despite that and through that, God has guided me through a writing career, motherhood, and working beside my pastor husband in small, located church ministry. Then, in 2016, I underwent surgery for a torn retina and the surgeon discovered he could do several procedures that would improve my eyesight. For the first time in my life, I saw details I had never seen before.
What was your motivation behind this project? I could see so many new things. And I was learning so much about creation, how God works, and who God loves through my new eyesight. I decided to use my gift or writing to share with others what God was teaching me through the process of discovering my new eyesight. God reallycan to what we would consider impossible and He loves each of us lavishly and cares about even the smallest detail of our lives.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? As you read With Fresh Eyes, I hope you will see the world, the God you love, and faith in God's ability to do the ipossible in fresh ways. I pray you'll pause and praise God for what He has done and that you'll see how eyesight is a precious but fragile gift, not to be taken for granted.
How were you personally impacted by working on this project? Each chapter became an act of worship as I asked the Lord, "What do You want me to see about You in this particular chapter. I wrote the manuscript during the COVID shutdown and it was a beautiful time of learning to appreciate who God is and all that He has done in fresh ways.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? I love the works of Anne Voskamp, Lysa TerKeurst, and Max Lucado. The music of Steve Green and Mandy Harvey have also inspired me.
