Contributors

Cindee Bailey

Cindee and her husband live in Florida and have been married for almost 29 years.  They have a daughter, Madysen, and a son, Micah.  She became a first time grandparent in July 2021.  She is employed at Southeastern University in the Business Office and enjoys spending time with herfamily, encouraging others, and reading.

Brittney Basalious 

Brittney is a disciple of Jesus, wife, mother, nursing student, and blogger. She has been rescued out of the depths of addiction by her Savior which is the reason she has such a love for the Word, God and others!

In her free time, she loves studying about natural medicine and healing.

Please feel free to visit her website @relentlesssinner.org to read her full testimony on how the Lord brought her out of addiction.

Erica Botha

Erica Botha is a wife and mother teaching in a Christian school where she started a program for students with learning disabilities.  She has a passion for teaching and helping students that struggle.  She completed her Masters in Christian Education with a Special Education concentration through Veritas  Baptist College in 2021.  She enjoys reading, but rarely does that because she will not cook, clean, or do other household chores because it is always “just one more chapter.”

Jennifer Bousquet

Jenn grew up in a pastor’s home and spent 13 years in Christian education. She is mom to three boys and likes to drink coffee, play word games, and listen to Christmas music year-round.

Elisabeth Edmonds 

Elisabeth is 22-year-old living the adventure of life God has given her.  Given freedom from the bondage of sin that once defined her life, she now desires to live to love others deeply and glorify the One Who made her.  When not at her job taking care of animals, she’s likely on the trail, hanging out with friends, or making antther pot of coffee.  

Jennifer Epperson

Jennifer is a youth pastor’s wife in North Carolina. She and her husband Matthew have served in various ministries at Community Baptist Church since November 2013. She is also an adjunct English instructor at Veritas Baptist College and mother of three lovely girls. Jennifer spends much of her days homeschooling her two older daughters and trying to keep up with her energetic toddler. Some of her favorite things are singing, conversing, watching movies, and spending time with her family.

Darla Forrester 

Darla grew up as a missionary kid in Ghana and South Africa, returning to the States for college in 1992. Following graduation, she moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia, where she currently lives with her husband, Carlton, and their four children. Darla’s passion is teaching! She teaches English and business classes at Faith Baptist High School in Fredericksburg. In her downtime, she enjoys reading, decorating, and watching the Dallas Cowboys – all while staying fueled with plenty of good strong coffee!    

Kimberly Grainger

As a pastor’s wife, mother of four, mother-in-love of one, and grandma of two, Kimberly adores her family!  She recently began a new career after a cross-country move, and God’s been faithful every step of her (nearly) half-century life. From reading and writing to cooking and exercising, singing and hostessing, teaching and traveling, she’s loving new adventures God sends in every season!

Rebekah Hawk

Rebekah is a homeschooling mom of three. She served as a middle and high school English teacher for twelve years and currently serves as an adjunct professor for Veritas Baptist College, and the Nursery Director for her church. She tries to live by the verse “to whom much has been given, much shall be required,” and God has given her so much: an amazing husband of eleven years this June, her precious children, godly friends, and a gospel-devoted church, to name just a few. 

Delaney Johnston 

Delaney is a twenty-one-year-old aspiring writer who is hopelessly enthralled with the English language and the beauty of its words. After God called her family to southwestern Virginia to pastor a church, she now lives in a small town called Bland with her incredible parents and two younger brothers. She likes to explore new places, try new things, and meet new people (despite being an undeniable introvert) and is in perpetual awe of the goodness of her Savior through every twist and turn of life. Writing, photographing, traveling, and designing – she loves anything involving creativity and the occasional adventure.

Lisa Joyner

Lisa Joyner lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and their goldendoodle, Charlie. She and her husband have two grown children and a daughter-in-law who love to visit on the weekends with food and games. When she isn’t teaching online education courses for Veritas Baptist College or tutoring kids who have learning disabilities, Lisa is doing something else she loves – organizing (and reorganizing) closets and drawers! In 2012, and again in 2014, Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer and spent several months each time recovering from surgeries and treatments. She is currently cancer-free, and she uses her experience to help other women navigate this scary disease.

Kelly Lawson 

Kelly is a wife of 32 years to her husband Dale, Mama to 7 children ages 14-30, and Grammie to 4 little ones. She has stayed busy over the years as a bookkeeper for her husband, homeschooling SAHM, camp cook, church pianist, choir pianist, and piano teacher. She loves using music as a way to serve the Lord.
She also enjoys reading and crafts. She does not enjoy housework or gardening. 😉  She loves to have friends stop in for tea, coffee, snacks, and long chats.

Claire Lewis 

Claire is a youth pastor’s wife, graphic designer, and dog mom who loves people, good food, long talks, and anything that combines all three. Some of her passions include advocating for bible literacy, studying God’s attributes, and learning to live “Happy to Be Here.”  When not designing or with their teens, you can find her enjoying Michigan outdoors, exploring a new city, or reading a good book. 

Joy Lewis 

Joy Lewis served in minisry alongside her husband, Pastor Shane Lewis, for 28 years. On June 28, 2020, the Lord chose to take him home to Heaven afer a two-and-a-half year battle with leukemia. Only God Ministries is an extension of the ministry they had together.  Joy has a heart to encourage ladies in their walk with the Lord.

Julie McCrum 

Julie is a pastor’s wife and mother of three with a teacher’s heart. She loves to teach ladies and children the truths of God’s Word. The Lord has recently turned her life upside down by calling her husband (and her!) back to the United States for a new chapter of ministry. She is thankful for the new opportunities that are opening up because of the shake up: a chance to further her studies, to spend more time at home, and to serve in her local church. Julie highly recommends trusting the Lord completely with your life – you will have no regrets!

Heather Peets 

Heather Peets is a pastor’s wife, a mom of five, and a teacher. She and her family live in Vermont where her husband pastors a small but committed congregation. It took Heather six years to realize that sometimes the pastor’s wife serves best in small ways. Her favorite church ministries are copy editing church communications and slicing up coffee cake each Sunday. After several years of homeschooling, Heather recently returned to classroom teaching in a vibrant Christian school.

Pamela Polanco 

Pam enjoys serving alongside her husband in full-time ministry in a warm, welcoming Caribbean Island.  At heart, she is a city girl that has learned to delight herself in God’s marvelous creation that is often best absorbed in quiet, remote places. Reading and cooking are also among her favorite things to do. Her favorite pastime, though, is engaging in conversation with others, and she is convinced that a hot caramel latte is the best drink for a talk.

Morgan Rollins

Morgan is a Georgia girl who attends Veritas Baptist College as an elementary education student.  She is excited to see how God will use her degree as she wraps it up in two short years.  Morgan has a tender heart for people, and seeing someone trust Christ makes any day the best day. Trusting Christ as her Savior on September 8th, 2017, is a moment she’ll never forget. She loves any opportunity to invest in others’ lives and also enjoys babysitting, cooking/baking, taking pictures, making things, and going on spontaneous adventures.

Rose Song 

Rose currently lives in Korea as a church planter’s wife and a homeschooling mom to three beautiful girls: Lauren, Lyndsy, and Lilyanne. She enjoys reading (biography, mystery, or philosophy), taking long walks in the sunset, and date nights with her college sweetheart of 21 years. She holds a B.A in Music-piano, M.S in Education Leadership, and is currently working on her Ph.D in Educational Law.

Vicki Weimer

Vicki and her family have lived in Iceland since 1999. She has spent the past two decades homeschooling her children, helping her husband of twenty-five years plant a church, translating curriculum into Icelandic, and running a children’s ministry. Recently, she completed her masters degree and plans to establish a Christian day school as soon as the Lord allows. In her downtime, Vicki likes to talk to her family in the States or read a good book.

Ruth Weldon 

Born and reared in California, Ruth is a wife, mother of three, and grandmother of four beautiful grandchildren.  This season of being a grandmother and living in the empty nest gives her time to be still and know HE is God.  Spending time with her family is her most cherished time. She also loves hiking, gardening, and shopping.  She is a member of First Baptist Church in Santa Maria, California.

Amy Yohe

Amy loves to stay busy which is a good thing since she’s blessed with six children and vocational ministry as an editor for a Christian textbook company and principal for a distance-learning academy. Obviously there’s an amazing husband behind all that! With almost 25 years of marriage and ministry behind her, there have been many times she’s felt too weak for the opportunities on her plate. Knowing that God has given us the treasures of salvation, motherhood, and ministry in an earthen vessel for His glory keeps Amy encouraged and excited about the continuing journey ahead!

Heather Yost

Heather married her best friend and high school sweetheart, who is currently serving as an active-duty Marine, twenty-three years ago.  Military life leaves no room for dull moments, and their recent, unexpected orders for a three-year twilight tour in Okinawa is no exception.  Heather is a homeschool mother of four children, ages fifteen to twenty; her two oldest attend Pensacola Christian College.  She enjoys singing, serving, teaching, Bible study, and good conversation over hot black coffee.  She desires, by grace through faith, that her life be lived out daily in faithful response to the unconditional, awesome love of Christ that He first bestowed upon her,at Calvary.    1 John 4:19 We love Him, because He first loved us.