Sharon Hawkins wants others to know that she is totally in love with Jesus. Through hardships, trials and blessings, she has learned that there is no end to His mercy, His grace and His faithfulness. There’s simply no better friend than Jesus. In 2008, she answered God’s calling to begin a Ministry called Grace in The Wilderness. She loves to encourage other people, and, through the Ministry’s Newsletters and Conferences, she and others are challenging women and teens to discover Christ in a new and deeper way, who they are in Him and His plan for their lives. She has been a business owner for the last twenty years. Five years ago, she learned about forgiveness at a new level with the betrayal of a close friend who embezzled from her business and was sent to prison. Sharon has experienced God’s incredible grace through adversity during breast cancer and melanoma diagnoses and multiple surgeries that have perpetuated a continuing painful nerve illness. Both cancers were stage 1 and she has now been cancer free for four years. Her cancer journey is chronicled at www.caringbridge.org/visit/sharonhawkins. Recently, she sold a large part of her business as God has prepared her to turn a page in her life and focus more on ministry. With God’s amazing provision and the support of her wonderful friends and family—husband, Scott, and sons, Taylor and Bradley, Sharon is, not only surviving her wilderness one day at a time, but finding that His grace is more than sufficient no matter what.
I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. Psalm 130:6 I have a confession. I hate waiting! I always have. When I was a little girl, I would drive … Continue reading →
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Ephesians 6:9 Earlier this year, two of my dear friends, Sandra and Amanda, led our ladies group at Blue Ridge View Baptist Church through Priscilla Shirer’s Bible Study: The Armor … Continue reading →
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. John 14:27 I had put it off as … Continue reading →
Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge Him. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. (Hosea 6:3) … Continue reading →
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows … Isaiah 53:4 As most of you know, I lost my dad on January 27 of this year. Since that day, I have cried about a million tears, both of … Continue reading →
Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. Psalm 85:11 When we bought our house 22 years ago, there was a huge locust tree in the front yard. While it was a beautiful tree, it was … Continue reading →
… So Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.” John 13:27 Six years ago this April, I experienced a indescribable heartbreak—I discovered that my best friend had been embezzling from me for over twelve years. I … Continue reading →
But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. Exodus 20:6 This past Thursday was the 8th anniversary of my mom’s death. With my dad’s recent passing the end of January, … Continue reading →
Have you ever had one of those times in your life when you know that God is trying to get something through your thick skull? Out of the blue, a random topic keeps springing up? Well, I have. Last week I … Continue reading →
He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord. Psalm 113:9 When I was a little girl, I loved playing with dolls. Of course, they were all girls because it would have … Continue reading →
