KAREN: And I was able to just run with that! So what we’ve done is, my husband and I, we actually do teachings and training people on how to write a book. And they can go and check out those teachings and everything because we believe that everyone has a story!
LAURA: Oh yeah!
KAREN: Everyone has something in their life that God has walked them through. Everyone’s got – we all have stories but the problem is that so many times our stories become our crutch in life to keep us and bind us. But eventually, somewhere along the line, your story has got to become your testimony! And the way it becomes your testimony is by walking forward! Writing it out so that other people sharing your story can help other people avoid the same pitfalls, avoid the same things that you’ve walked through! And so we believe that everyone should have an opportunity to get their story out. And so we love sharing with people how to do that!
LAURA: That is so beautiful!
KAREN: Yes.
LAURA: I’m a writer too.
KAREN: Yes.
LAURA: I’m an author.
KAREN: Yes.
LAURA: One of my greatest joys is teaching other people that they can do that same thing!
KAREN: Yes! Yes!
LAURA: And you’re right! Everyone has a story!
KAREN: Uh-huh!
LAURA: And earlier when you were talking to, you know, people who, maybe their story, this show goes into parts of the world where there are women who feel hidden! Who feel unappreciated. They are undervalued! They are told – they’re taught to be fearful, to be lacking in confidence. And so I really hope that even though what you’ve shared, the combination of those, that they have a story.
KAREN: Yes.
LAURA: And that they have a purpose!
KAREN: Uh-huh.
LAURA: That those two things put together will bring them up and out to a place where they realize God loves them!
KAREN: Yes!
LAURA: He loves THEM! Not just the people around them but He has a story and a purpose just for them! Okay! So I know you’re also a mom!
KAREN: Yes!
LAURA: And we may talk about that in just a moment. But I am very curious. You’ve overcome something recently. You had neck surgery.
KAREN: I did, yeah.
LAURA: And so you’ve had, you had surgery!
KAREN: Yes.
LAURA: It’s like 3 weeks ago!
KAREN: Yes. [laughs]
LAURA: And your doctor told you he didn’t even want you to come here!
KAREN: That’s true. Yes.
LAURA: But you came here because you know you wanted to share this message. So you look great!
KAREN: Thank you.
LAURA: But you know just even describe to me when you were walking through that process. You believe that God is a healer but I love something you said to me during the break. Because we know that God can work in different ways. Tell me about that process and how the Lord was with you in that even during the surgery.
KAREN: Yes. Because we do believe in healing! I am a firm believer that God can heal instantaneously.
LAURA: Sure!
KAREN: That He can say “You are healed” and you are healed! And I’ve experienced that healing before. I’ve experienced it with I had cancer on my neck and God healed me instantly in a moment! But I believe also that God heals in different ways. Because we believed for the healing for my neck, for the disc that was messed up in my neck. And God didn’t choose to heal me that way this time. But during the process of having surgery, during the process of having to walk in faith.
LAURA: Yeah.
