Our Stories Matter

March is Women’s History Month and the 2023 theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories”. This theme recognizes "women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling including print, radio, TV, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, news, and social media."

As a woman who is active in media- television and print, I want to salute these women and encourage them by reminding them that they matter to us, and they matter to God. As they tell our stories, we should recognize that these women have stories of their own. Women are some of the hardest working people in our society. I will not even try to list everything that women do (the list would go on and on). With all that women do in their daily lives, sometimes life gets in the way and will cause you to lose sight of what really matters, and we need to stop a minute and remind ourselves that we matter in the scheme of things, even when circumstances and difficulties make it hard to hold on to that fact. That is when we need to feed our faith, hold on to our hope, and be empowered to carry out God’s purpose for our life.

These two words “You Matter” hold so much weight, especially to women who hold the weight of the world on their shoulders. I believe that these two words can mean a few things….one we all have a purpose, two we all fit into God’s plan, and three God is always working His plan.

When I look back over my life in media, I realize that it is not man who qualifies you it is God, He will equip and put in you just what you need to do what He has called you to do, and you will be blown away at what God can do, He can do exceeding abundantly, above all that you can ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). Of course it has not been easy, I have had my share of challenges and disappointments and at times I have even wanted to quit…but I am in awe of what God has done to show me that I matter to Him and His plan and purpose for His people. This plan was never about us; we are just vessels that God uses to accomplish His will.

No matter where you are at this point in your life, no matter how young or how old, there has always been a purpose and plan for your life that goes hand in hand with God’s will for His people. I think it is very important that we as women know we matter to God (need I even list all of the