Hello World!
Welcome to my blog! My name is Shaynna, and the funny thing about this is that I’m actually a reserved person. I’ve always had difficulty sharing intimate feelings and thoughts with people I don’t know or can’t see. It feels strange and impersonal, but here I am, tearing down my walls of resistance while choosing to walk in obedience. Even though I have a struggle with sharing my personal life with strangers, I have a genuine love for all people, and my goal has always been to encourage those who are often overlooked, underappreciated, or in need love. So that is what I want to do for you. I want to encourage you and help you to be your best self while also challenging you to look deep within so that you can begin to walk in proper healing. True healing happens when you become willing to deal with the hard things and let the Lord himself uncover the deep, hidden pains and dysfunctions that are lodged within.
Just a little background about me
I have been married to my husband, my honey, for almost 8 years, and we have a beautiful blended family of four children. I am the oldest of five girls and have always taken on the role of the second parent, so of course, my siblings found me annoying at times, lol. I come from a single-parent home and have a close relationship with my mother; she’s one of my best friends. That woman is why I know and trust the Lord the way I do, and she is part of why I am brave enough to take this journey. Growing up, I witnessed abuse in my home, was homeless for a short while, felt abandoned and rejected, had high levels of insecurities, and fear has been the main thing that has kept me captive. When I was younger, I was ashamed of my story because no one around me could relate or understand the stress and toll it took on me. Writing became the outlet that allowed me to release unexpressed emotions and find freedom. My life taught me how to build a tough exterior and be unattached from things and people because what I learned subconsciously is that people hurt you, leave you, and never really care about you. Those ideals made me go down dark paths, searching for someone or something to fill my voids and give me the love I’ve been yearning for, for so long. I reached a place where I was desperate for a change, desperate to come out of the toxic cycles of self-sabotage, and I finally wanted to answer the call of the Most High, Jesus Christ.
See, I grew up in church, and like most, I would have a season of running away before making it back. I would always be told that the Lord would use me and do something great in my life, but that word would always terrify me. How can someone like me be great? I always wondered how he could use someone as broken as me. What do I have to offer? Then the Lord revealed to me that my writings can bring healing to his people. I rededicated my life to the Lord in 2016 and became an ordained minister in 2018. Throughout my life, I have written and ministered to hundreds of people on a personal level, but now the Lord requires more of me.
Follow me on this journey of healing, and don’t be afraid to come broken. The word says in Psalm 51:17 NLT, “The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart.” Matthew 11:28 reveals that if we are weary and burdened, we should go to Jesus, who will give us rest. All this means is that our Lord will not reject us for our humanity; instead, he welcomes it because, in our brokenness, there lies humility and recognition that we are in need of a savior. In admitting that we need help, our Lord begins to do a great work within us.
Let’s die to this flesh and heal together!