Hi! I'm Kelsey
I live in a small town in Iowa with my husband, 3 children (technically 2.5 because one has moved out already), and 2.5 fur babies... 1 moved out with my daughter, but we still get him while she goes to work.
I work for Discover Hope 517 as the Communications & Marketing Director. Discover Hope is an addiction and recovery organization dedicated to being a safe place for those who seek refuge for a new life.
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If I am not watching my daughter dance or my son playing sports, you can find me in my room, sipping my coffee, doing a Bible study, journaling, reading, or listening to music. And if I am not there, you can find my family and me at the campgrounds.
I am an introvert at heart, and I thrive off of solitude in the peace and presence of God. But don't let this look of 'togetherness' fool you... my life is usually a hot mess, but I am God's mess, and he uses my messes to turn into messages of His goodness, love, mercy, and glory.
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​In my 30 (+) years, I've experienced my fair share of trials and struggles. In 2020, I was at the lowest part of my life that eventually turned into my highest point. It turned into my salvational and transformational story.
It was a difficult time, and I felt broken. But God met me right there in my brokenness and began putting the pieces in my life together.
To my blind eye, God was writing my rescue story and breaking off generational curses of sexual immorality, addiction, abandonment, and more as He radically stepped in, called my name, and went chasing after Him.
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For most of my life, He had the veil over my eyes, and I was lukewarm, and I followed my way, not His. While I have always considered myself a "Christian," I have not always been a follower of Jesus Christ. Since I said yes to Jesus, I have discovered a radical difference between claiming to be a Christian and following Jesus. 2020 was the year I became on fire for the Lord, and that flame has not diminished yet.
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Since then, I have become passionate about writing my rescue stories, devotionals, and stories about everyday life as a mother, wife, and devoted follower of Christ. Saying yes has been scary, but it has made me mature and grow spiritually and has deepened my relationship with the Lord.
Where will my writing take me? Only God knows the answer to that. But I am currently training and learning from the brilliant woman at Proverbs 31 through their writing program called COMPEL. I have made incredible connections with people, am learning a lot, and can't wait to see where God leads me!
In the meantime, I know there is no testimony without the test, no message
without a mess, and I have plenty of both to share with you!
So this is me as I am saying YES to God and trusting
His plan for my life is better than mine.
My life verse:
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
2 Corinthians 5:17
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