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Hi Everybody! Welcome to my blog! It’s been a great year of watching God at work in remarkable ways at women’s conferences, retreats, and outreach events. It’s been a joy to meet many of you in...
View ArticleWho Mentored You?
Last month one of my mentors left his earth-shackles and went to heaven. Ray Clendenan was the first adult outside of my family who told me I had potential to do something great for God. He was the...
View ArticleBecoming a Woman of Influence
What would happen if you decided to influence lives on purpose? One of the reasons I wrote the book, Becoming a Woman of Influence, was to challenge women to become more intentional about how we...
View ArticleEat! Pray! Love!
Okay, I was curious. I’m an author and when a book sells over seven million copies, and a film company produces a movie on the subject of the book and it stars Julia Roberts, I simply couldn’t resist...
View ArticleUpdate on Jason Kent
Many of you have asked for an update on our son. On October 25, 2010, Jason will mark his 11th year of incarceration. We have exhausted all of our appeals at both the state and federal levels. Last...
View ArticleBetween a Rock and a Grace Place
The new book is finally here and I pray it will be an encouragement to you. I was asked to respond to several questions about the new release for a blog tour and I thought you might enjoy reading...
View Article“Isaac” Study Guide Just Released
Yesterday I opened my e-mail and read cries for help from twelve different people who never expected to have a family crisis that involved the incarceration of a loved one, a child addicted to drugs, a...
View ArticleJason Kent Featured in New “Grace Place” DVD Series
Some of the questions I hear most often are: “Has Jason Kent written a book?” When is your son going to share his heart in written form? Are there videos where he speaks up about what happened? How...
View ArticleNew Book Release: Miracle on Hope Hill
Do you believe that God still works miracles? Miracle on Hope Hill is a book of true stories I wrote in partnership with my sister, Jennie Afman Dimkoff about amazing ways that God has worked in the...
View ArticleThe Turn-Around Trip
It had been an intense season of ministry and I knew I was behind with getting back in touch with meeting planners, e-mail, social media responses, with three endorsements for author friends, and with...
View ArticleIn Everything Give Thanks
December 3, 2013This would be a different Thanksgiving Day. I carefully selected the clothes I would wear that would meet all regulations for a prison visit—nothing with Spandex in it, no sleeveless...
View ArticleGrow a Wildfire Faith
February 16, 2014 Guest Blog, by Diana PintarDear Friends, Diana Pintar and I have been friends for over two decades and we have both experienced unthinkable personal firestorms. The new book,...
View ArticleWhat I Wish I’d Known Earlier in My Speaking and Writing Ministry
by Carol KentAt the age of twenty-three I attended my first women’s conference—Winning Women in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I had graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in speech education the year...
View ArticleFight Back With Joy
A new friend to me is Margaret Feinberg, speaker and author of the just-released Fight Back With Joy: Celebrate More. Regret Less. Stare Down Your Greatest Fears.As a young thirty-something woman she...
View ArticleLazarus Awakening
What an honor it is to tell you about the newest book, study guide, and DVD series by my friend, Joanna Weaver! In Lazarus Awakening she reveals the profound love Jesus had for Lazarus and the...
View ArticleHello, Beauty Full
It’s always a privilege to recommend outstanding books to my readers. My friend, Elisa Morgan, is currently the host of the syndicated radio program, “Discover the Word” and she is the much-loved...
View ArticleVisiting My Son in Prison
I was sitting in the visitation room, picking at the broken tabletop as I talked to my son. At that time, we were approaching sixteen years of visiting Jason, both in jail and in multiple prisons. I...
View ArticleLearning to Follow His Voice
Most of you know my favorite event of the year is the Speak Up Conference. Earlier this month our 2016 equipping event was held in Grand Rapids, MI. Attendees gathered from twenty-seven states and...
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