I grew up in South Portland, Maine as one of 14 children and went from a “City” girl to a “County” girl when my husband Brent moved our family 5 hours north to rural Fort Fairfield, Maine in 1992. I graduated from a 2 year Executive Business Assistant program and am a Licensed Producer for Life, Accident and Health insurance. I am also a graduate of Apostolic Training Ministries at Celebration Center in Fort Fairfield and have been a guest speaker for Women’s Ministries including Aglow. My husband Brent and I own and operate a small business and reside in Fort Fairfield. We are blessed with 3 children and 1 grandson.
HOPE (Helping Other People Endure) is my passion by sharing my own life experiences to empower others to overcome the difficult issues that many of us face. When I speak, I often incorporate humor, props and visuals in my presentations which allows the Word of God to come to life. This demonstrates and helps others see how God has brought me through many trying times and how God can do the same for them. Eight years ago, my life changed dramatically as I was diagnosed with Tongue Cancer. The surgery involved removal of two-thirds of my tongue, the tip of my tongue, and a neck resection to remove lymph nodes. Needless to say, this was extremely painful, disfiguring and devastating to me. I could not look at myself in the mirror while I was healing because my mouth was crooked. Speech therapy and different exercises were needed to work the nerves and muscles in my face and neck. A feeding tube was also placed for 3 months because I was unable to eat. It has been a long journey of faith, hope and love. God’s love and grace was everything to me because He placed the most wonderful people in my life to help me when I couldn’t help myself. That’s how much our heavenly Father loves us. Now as a survivor of cancer, sexual abuse and many other personal trials, I desire to bring encouragement, love and comfort to the sick, the wounded and the broken. If you have come through a trial in your life, you can help someone else endure that is going through the same thing. You truly understand their pain and suffering.
Thank you,
Blessings Connie
Please now listen to this podcast, God Bless you and yours