Tagged: Cheryl Ann Wills

Testimony: Journeys of Peace

By age twenty-eight, I was knocking on death’s door with my worldly lifestyle of alcohol and recreational drugs. Being a flower child wasn’t about roses. In fact, it led to a dramatic suicide attempt. grew up in a Philadelphia suburb.

My first true realization of God’s grace was at that time. Deep inside, I desired life—not death. I knew where to turn because of how my parents raised me. I ran back to church, back to Jesus. God’s grace renewed me through a charismatic ministry my parents were a part of, called Jesus Focus. I have since made—or at least desire to make—a regular conscious effort to allow God to work through me and to change me, be it ever so slowly, into the image of his Son.

Do you panic when asked about your Catholic faith?

Right on the Mark!
When we are asked how we first realized that Jesus is our Lord who loves us, few will be able to share a coherent and extemporaneous narrative. We will probably recall our stories of faith randomly without order. Her many suggestions, especially of journaling and creating a timeline, make for a better understanding of our lives and later, for sharing our stories. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and had to carve a particular time to read it. I did not want to rush myself through the book because I found it spiritually nourishing to be able to dig deep into my memory files to recall those incidents in my life when I realized Jesus was with me. As she was going through her tips and techniques, I knew I was going to implement these in my future writings. The emotions that she felt during her journey were so alive that I thought I was walking in her shoes in my journey as well. A very inspiring read and a treasure-trove of writing tips and faith stories – An Anonymous Writer

Thanks to 11 JOYAlive.net guest bloggers of 2014

Thanks to 11 JOYAlive.net guest bloggers of 2014

I’m hitting the “Thank You” key 11 times for each of our new guest bloggers during 2014. I enjoyed getting to know them through their unique stories. Every post was inspiring with golden threads of faith, joy and conversion running through them and connecting their Joy Stories. In January, Neil Combs was our first guest...

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His grace is enough part 2 His grace is enough part 1 Advice to the young in faith by Cheryl Ann Wills CatholicMom,com: Blessed Beautiful and Bodacious by Pat Gohn (Review) ACWB: Down Right Good by Karen Kelly Boyce (Review) Friars Corner: 'As high as the heavens are above the earth so high are my...