We know the holiday season can get incredibly busy—but what a blessing it would be to pause together, even just for one hour a week, to focus on what truly matters.

Let’s commit to setting aside that time to refocus our hearts on the reason for the season—Jesus. Together, we’ll go through an Advent study —“Awakening Wonder”.

Meet online for one hour each week, and use this time to fuel our spiritual tanks during one of the busiest times of the year.

• Lucy Caballero – Mon. Nov 24, Leader 
• Kori Crisp – Mon. Dec 1, Leader
• Ana Anselma – Mon, Dec 8, Leader 
• Amy Ellis – Mon. Dec 15, Leader

Time: 7:30-8:30 PM EST  

“Showered With Faith – A Life Changed: 4 Lessons in Gratitude and Faith”

In 1998, my life changed in an instant. I was 23 years old when I was struck by a car as I crossed the street. The memory is vivid—me lying curled up on the asphalt, gripping my leg and feeling a pain unlike anything I had ever known.

A doctor appeared seemingly out of nowhere and rushed to help. My right leg bore the worst of the accident, and I later learned how close I came to losing it. Just a few years earlier, before medical advances, I may have faced amputation. That knowledge gave me perspective, but fear still took hold. In the hospital, I braced myself for the possibility of more surgeries—maybe a third, maybe a fourth.

One day, I shared my fears with a nurse. She took my hand, looked me in the eye, and prayed with me. At the time, it felt like a simple act of comfort. I didn’t realize then that this moment would become one of the most pivotal of my life.

Julia Gibbs is a freelance writer, who holds degrees in Philosophy and Psychology with a M.S. in Counseling Psychology. She travels to speak for conferences and events teaching and sharing her stories. She has been teaching the Bible for more than twenty years. First, as a daughter and then as a spouse of a soldier, Julia has moved 24 times nationally and internationally. She is the author of the Oaks Remain Series; an allegorical, Biblical, fantasy-fiction series which seeks to examine and comprehend Scripture through the life of Veralee Harper. Recently Julia released her latest book: “The Prophecy of Ruth”. It’s the inspiration for this episode: Ruth – More Than A Love Story.

Please pick up Julia’s book, ‘The Prophecy Of Ruth’, on Amazon. It has 5 stars! And visit her YouTube Channel: Julia J. Gibbs.