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Episode 44: Why Worry?
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Happy Testimony Tuesday, Ya'll! We are gearing up for Thanksgiving in the States, and honestly, I don't know why we even celebrate this feast anymore. Americans have become so ungrateful that it is unbelievable! Each day is a gift from God, so each day is the perfect day to be grateful. Either way, I will be slaving away to make a feast fit for a king only to watch the leftovers rot in my refrigerator...LOL.

Recently, I had another big life change and blessings from God. I got a new job, with new opportunities, and new financial blessings. God trusted me with so little over the past years; he must have been proud of me to now bless me with a little more. I am so thankful and grateful for his love and grace in my life, I will continue to shout his good name to all who have ears to hear!

The transition was quite frightful as I put a 3-week notice in, and they decided to let me go the very next day. I think my relationship was so personal to the daily operations of the workplace, they just wanted to rip the band-aid off and let me go. They graciously paid me my remaining vacation hours to complete my week, and I was no longer employed. I am so proud of myself, I kept my head held high and did not even shed one tear. In my fear, I decided to trust the Lord.

Remember the story about me buying my home? I wasn't sure where I was going to land, but the Lord told me to prepare my ARC (the moving POD), and he would make a way for me. This is the same situation. I was unsure if I would be out of work for 2 weeks while I waited to on-board with the new company, but the Lord came through, and I was only out of pay for 1 day during my transition. You know how God's number is 7-7-7? Get this, I worked for 7 years and 7 months at my old job, and I waited 7 days to start the new position. God's stamp was all over my life and this new transition.

While I was off, I got some much-needed deep cleaning completed, and worked through the grief of ending a portion of my life without the oppertunity to say goodbye to people I truly cared about. I have learned so much about myself and about God this past year; I truly am a new creation. I can attest that God cares so deeply for us, and He DOES have a plan for our lives. Even when it looks scary, keep praising God and keep your eyes fixed on Jesus in the storms!

Let us live every day with gratitude that Jesus Christ died for us, to reconcile us back with the Father who LOVES us! (2 Corinthians 5:18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.) If he feeds and clothes the birds, think on how much more he loves and cares for you! (Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

I am so thankful and greatful for each and everyone of you. Your comments have made me stronger, wiser, and more hopeful than you could imagine. Happy "Thanksgiving", my friends!

 

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Episode 43: Scrim from Suicide Boys

Hello, my friends! Today, I wanted to highlight Scrim from the Suicide Boys. Most of my audience is older people, so I'm not sure if you guys are even familiar with this music. For me, I listen to a wide range of music, and you know the depressed version of Ally identifies with this music...and also I was raised in the 90's-00's where hip hop was KING. 

Recently, at the SuicideBoys Concert, Scrim has professed that Jesus Christ saved his life! I say Amen as a whole generation of lost souls has been told the good news! https://rapzilla.com/2025-09-have-uicideboy-committed-themselves-christ/

I have highlighted other people's testimonies on here before and was met with replies, "Well, this person did such and such and isn't a Christian," or " This person is a Christian in sheep's clothes." Honestly, it's not my place to judge an encounter with Christ or a person's walk with God. My job is to tell about the good news, share people's experiences with Christ, and encourage others to seek Jesus with all their hearts! The rest is up to you!

Anyhow, Scrim's journey touched my soul, as many of us walk around with depression and feelings of suicide and unworthiness. For Scrim to find Jesus, he has found the hope he has been looking for in life. I can relate to that as I am now a new person in Christ who isn't singing about death anymore, I am now singing about LIFE! For Scrim to profess with his mouth that Jesus Christ is his Lord and Savior, he is helping lead so many lost kids to seek Jesus for themselves. 

“I believe that journey has led me to Christ,” $crim said quietly in a livestream earlier this year. The rapper—real name Scott Arceneaux Jr.—wasn't performing this time. There were no booming basslines or smoke machines. Just a man, months sober, trying to explain the holy ache that had started gnawing at the edges of his soul." https://medium.com/@J.S.Matkowski/saints-of-the-underground-how-the-uicideboy-found-god-in-the-dark-and-brought-their-fans-with-534ccdccd45e 

At a Phoenix concert, fans recorded what has since become a viral moment: $crim changing the line “Satan, please come save me” to “Jesus Christ, please come save me” (Reddit). The change was subtle—but seismic. For an act built on defiance and darkness, the invocation of Christ wasn’t just a tweak—it was a turning point.

I love the phrase "an act built on defiance" in this quote. I once told a suicidal old man, "To stay alive is in defiance of the devil," and I meant it! I am still living today as I defied the devil's influence of suicide over my life! 

God really does use the most unconventional people to do the most extraordinary things. Don't count him out, don't count me out, and don't count yourself out! Say Yes when the Lord calls you to do something! What a world this would be if we just said YES to the Holy Spirit when he moves us! I once said at the bottom of the conspiracy rabbit hole, you WILL FIND GOD! Scrim's story of desperation and longing was finally satisfied when he met Jesus Christ.

I hope you stay in defiance of the devil today and LIVE for Jesus Christ! I love you all! 

 

 

 

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October 14, 2025
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Episode 42: Video Update

Good Morning my friends!!!! Today, I am sharing my updated Testimony Video! It appears that I have been posting yearly updates for four YEARS now!! WOW, time flies!

I am compiling all four videos into this week's episode, in case you'd like to see my growth in real time! I think it is fascinating. Either way, I hope this little video message will help bring you encouragement today and helps you connect with Jesus in an intimate way! I love you guys! Ally. 

2025- Testimony: From death to Life!

2024- Testimony: this creature adapts under pressure

2023- Testimony: Started to grow

2022- Testimony: The Beginning

 

 

 

 

 

 

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October 07, 2025
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Episode 41: God, the Silversmith

Hello, my dear friends! I can't believe it has been 2 months since my last post. August was a whirlwind of a Month. I have 2 kids with the same birthday, back to school, and the dead heat of summer in Florida! I thought September would bring some relief, but it was just as busy for me! 

While I've been gone, I finished my additional coaching, and I quit smoking! I am now 158 days sober, smoke-free, and have lost 36 pounds! My co-worker just noticed and said, "You're getting skinny," and I said, "It's God's Miracle!" I truly believe this! God has been so hard at work cleaning every aspect of my life! He has lightened my burdens one after the other. It was just this past February that I was lamenting over my mother and our issues! It feels like years ago now that I am mentally well. I was once afraid of the fortification, but now I have so much peace, and he has restored my strength back to who I was meant to be!

Now that I have gone through this cleansing process, this verse really resonates with me: Malachi 3:3; And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness. 

After reading this verse, I went to look for more context. What does it mean to refine and purify silver? A Silversmith puts the silver or gold into a fire and burns off the impurities. How does the silversmith know this process is complete? When the silversmith can see his reflection in the silver. Isn't that so beautiful and a physical representation of what exactly is happening in my life? God has put me into the fire to burn off all these spoken word curses, all of the fears and self-depreciating acts I was committing against my body, and once the process has been completed, he can then see his reflection of himself when looking at me. 

Praise God! How good and gracious he is that he saved a wretch like me?! I have learned so much about myself and so much about God this year. I told my other co-worker, "I've done nothing, this is all God," and she said, "No, you started seeking him and reading your Bible," and you know what, she is right! This is the first time in my life I have opened the Bible up and sat down to read it start to finish. This is the first time I have leaned in and learned who God is, learned how he loves us, and learns how he disciplines us. Of course, the Holy Spirit has been with me, so I knew about God and understood his teachings, but I didn't know how much more God would envelop me. He has poured out blessings and coverings and unexpected delights all year. 

I can say I have JOY and a PEACE beyond my understanding. I am so thankful he cleaned up my life so that I can go out and serve others the way he expects me to. I wish that you all could have this transformation and companionship with God! I hope that my little words will bless you in ways you never expected! I write these Testimonies for you because I can not stop proclaiming and testifying how Good God is! 

I love you, and we are all in this together. When we leave this Earth, I expect you all to stop by my mansion and see me :) 

 

With love, Ally.

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