Actually the page says “About Cindy,” but it’s really not about me. It’s about those who make me who I am. I’d like to introduce you to those who mean the world to me. My family. Still, my webmaster says, “IT IS ABOUT YOU.” Can you tell I struggle with this?

Sometime back, I learned the order of priority. God first, family second, and career third (Thank you, Mary Kay Ash, for such wisdom). Keeping that in mind, I strive to keep my Father in heaven as the center of my heart. Even when I fail (and I do), He loves me and works to shape me into the person and servant He wants me to be. I’ve often wondered if it’s worth the effort to strive for perfection. Guess not here on earth. We can’t possibly please everyone, but in heaven…that’s a different matter. So I can tell you without a doubt, I’m imperfect…filled with flaws for those who choose to seek and POINT them out. I’m a work in progress and grateful that God offers me renewal and a second chance, over and over again, to be His.

God has blessed me with a wonderful family. Without them, I’m not sure where I’d be.  They support me through everything — from receiving my college degree at age 49 to traveling for Christian Devotions Ministry and my numerous years of writing.

Who could ask for more than to know your family stands behind your dream? Meet my husband, Tim (Mr. Smiles, always pleasant, witty, and I’ve been told he was such a good baby that he changed his own diapers. You decide for yourself on that one – the jury is still out for me!) For a life partner, none compares. He is a cancer survivor. That’s a long story, but the short version is, his cancer was non-responsive to chemo or radiation. His only option was surgery. If that failed, God would take him home. Guess God wasn’t ready for Tim’s humor, and He graced me with the love of my life. We are blessed. Our sons, Chase, Cameron, Trevor, and Justin ( Daughters-in-law, sweet Jamie, Trish, and Jaelle, and our grandsons, Declan and Sawyer)- Four fine young men who had the gall to grow up on me. (Bad boys…bad!) Yet, they are FINE young men and I’m so proud of them. We do our best as parents to raise our children to walk with Christ. We’ve done that, and now, daily, we pray for them and their personal journeys.

I am an encourager, and some tell me…this is to a fault. My eyes choose to see the best in others, and my heart wants them all to be successful. When God placed me into ministry with a most unlikely friend, He knew we shared this same “heart” for others. We, my ministry partner, Eddie Jones, and I had a dream. God saw our hearts, and though we laugh and wonder what kind of joke He was playing, we do not question the task of Christian Devotions Ministries that God has singled us out to do. In the past few years, we’ve worked together, beneath the headship of a Father who knows and sees all, to develop a ministry that touches lives. God has knit our families together, decorated us with beautiful embellishments of friends and writers who can stand strong where we are weak. We never imagined God would do so much with two misfits. But He has.

As a speaker, I love to share my heart and help others delve into the listener's hearts in search of the Master who knew them before they were formed. I promise I can and will teach you.

As a teacher, I am blessed to travel and teach writing. Between writing myself, the heart for others, and this ministry…God has formed the perfect storm (storm in a good way).

This is who and what I am about.