Why I Created Able by Grace Ministries

Who It’s For & Why It Matters

🌿 A Personal Beginning

For this month’s blog post, I didn’t want to just write something inspirational or surface-level. I wanted to write something that felt real—something that carries the weight of lived moments, quiet prayers, and the kind of faith that doesn’t always look polished on the outside.

Because the truth is, what you see now—the ministry, the books, the platforms—didn’t start as something clear or neatly put together.

It started in the middle of questions.

It started in places where I didn’t always understand what God was doing.

It started in moments where I kept showing up… even when I didn’t feel seen.

I want to talk about why I started Able by Grace Ministries, but to really understand that, you have to understand what came before it.

Because this ministry wasn’t built overnight.

It was built through process.

Through growth.

Through surrender.

And through learning, step by step, that nothing I walked through was ever wasted.

If you want to follow what God is continuing to do through this ministry, you can visit:
🌿 https://ablebygraceministry.blogspot.com/

🌿 Before the Ministry… There Was a Story

Before there was a ministry, there was a version of me trying to understand my life in real time.

There were moments where I looked around and felt like I didn’t quite fit the mold of what things were “supposed” to look like.

Moments where I loved God deeply…
but still had questions I didn’t always know how to say out loud.

Moments where I smiled, showed up, and kept going…
while quietly carrying things no one else could see.

And I think that’s something many people can relate to.

Because sometimes faith doesn’t look like standing on a stage.

Sometimes it looks like sitting in your room, praying quietly, wondering if God hears you.

Sometimes it looks like holding onto hope…
even when you don’t have clarity.

There were seasons in my life where I felt:

Seen… but not fully understood.
Strong… but emotionally tired.
Faithful… but still searching.

And in those seasons, I found myself asking questions that didn’t have immediate answers:

Why does my life feel different?
Why do I feel like I don’t fully belong in certain spaces?
Can God really use this part of my story?

What I didn’t realize then was that those questions weren’t pulling me away from God.

They were drawing me closer to Him.

Because God doesn’t reject questions.

He meets us in them.

✝️ The Shift That Changed Everything

Before Able by Grace Ministries, I spent years in advocacy.

And that season was meaningful in ways I’ll always be grateful for.

It gave me a voice when I needed one.

It helped me understand how to speak up—not just for myself, but for others.

It built a foundation that I didn’t even realize would prepare me for what was coming next.

But there came a point where I started to feel something change.

Not in a dramatic way.

Not in a moment where everything suddenly made sense.

But in a quiet, steady way that I couldn’t ignore.

There was a pull.

A sense that what I had been doing mattered… but it wasn’t everything.

And the more I sat with that feeling, the clearer it became.

God was calling me deeper.

Not just to advocate…
but to minister.

Not just to speak about experiences…
but to speak into people’s lives in a way that brings healing.

It wasn’t about doing more.

It was about going deeper.

And that realization didn’t come with a full plan.

It came with a step.

Then another step.

Then another.

Until eventually, what once felt like a quiet nudge became something I couldn’t ignore.

💛 Understanding Grace in a New Way

The name Able by Grace didn’t come from a brainstorming session.

It came from something I had to learn personally.

Because for a long time, I believed being “able” meant:

Being strong.
Being independent.
Having everything together.

But life has a way of revealing the truth.

And the truth is, none of us are as self-sufficient as we sometimes try to be.

There were moments where I felt tired.

Moments where I didn’t have answers.

Moments where I realized I couldn’t rely on my own strength.

And that’s where God met me.

Not when I had everything together.

But when I didn’t.

That’s where I began to understand what grace really means.

Grace isn’t just something we talk about.

It’s something we live through.

It’s what carries you when you feel like you can’t move forward.

It’s what holds you together when things feel uncertain.

It’s what reminds you that you are never walking alone.

So when I say Able by Grace, I’m not speaking from perfection.

I’m speaking from experience.

I’m speaking from knowing what it feels like to be carried.

♿ A Place for Those Who Feel Overlooked

One of the deepest reasons I created Able by Grace Ministries is because I know what it feels like to love God and still feel like you don’t fully belong somewhere.

To feel like you’re present… but not always understood.

To feel like you’re trying… but still overlooked.

And I began to realize that there are so many people who feel that way.

People living with disabilities.

People who feel different.

People who don’t fit the image of what others expect.

People who are still healing… while trying to hold onto faith.

And I knew that if I had felt that way at times, there had to be others who felt it too.

So this ministry became more than something I created.

It became a space.

A place where someone can show up as they are.

A place where you don’t have to pretend.

A place where your story isn’t judged—it’s understood.

📚 When My Writing Became Something More

As this ministry was forming, my writing was evolving too.

At first, I thought I was just telling stories.

But over time, I began to understand something deeper.

Stories have the ability to reach people in ways conversations sometimes can’t.

They create connection.

They create understanding.

They create space for someone to see themselves in a way they may not have before.

And that’s when everything shifted.

I realized I wasn’t just writing stories.

I was writing Stories That Heal.

🌸 May Releases

These stories reflect that heart:

👉 Every Word, Every Line
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F89R146Y

👉 Letters of Light: A Testimony, Not a Tragedy
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRCS2M93

👉 The Night He Changed the Movie
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GH8KZX6B

👉 The Figurine He Shot to Save Her
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCKLMWHM

👉 The Cinco de Mayo We Didn’t Plan
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR1P8K5Z

👉 The Boy Behind the Smile
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR6DHWZB

👉 My Birthday, My Goodbye, and Him
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F38451TH

👉 The Youth Group Van That Drove Me Home to Her
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8NSD55L

👉 The Last Day of School Surprise
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX32HTFY

💌 Author’s Note

If you’ve read this far, I want to pause for a moment and speak directly to you.

Not as someone with a platform.

Not as someone who has everything figured out.

But as someone who understands what it feels like to keep going… even when things don’t fully make sense.

I don’t know what you’re carrying right now.

I don’t know what questions you’ve been asking in quiet moments.

But I do know this:

God is not finished with your story.

Not even close.

The parts that feel confusing.

The parts that feel unfinished.

The parts that feel heavy.

Those are not the end.

They are chapters.

And sometimes, the chapters that feel the hardest to understand…
become the ones that reveal the most.

So wherever you are right now, I want you to hold onto this:

You are not overlooked.
You are not forgotten.
You are not too broken to be used.

You are still able.

By grace.

—
Stories That Heal