Righteously Redeemed

How big is your God? Throughout the entire journey of preparing and planning our first annual ladies conference, I was continually struck with the question, "How big is your God?" It seemed my faith was constantly being stretched and my never ending insecurities were being tested. You see, neither Marianne nor myself had any experience in hosing a conference. We had organized events, planned parities, and hosted church functions, but never anything on this large of a scale.  In fact, before we ever decided to move forward with the idea we spent several months just dreaming about the possibility and praying for wisdom, and then praying and dreaming some more. Finally the day came when we knew it was time to move forward. It was simply amazing how God orchestrated every detail for the Conference. From the venue, the speakers, our worship leader, and even the committee He put together, it was evident that God had His hand in every aspect. God's blessings were a con

I’m Gonna Forgive and You Can’t Stop Me!      As a young girl, I endured years of sexual abuse at the hands of a man whom I should have expected to protect me. It was swept under the rug. No charges were ever filed, nor was I ever taken to counseling. No one defended me. Because of this,  I saw myself as unlovable, unwanted, unworthy and of no value. This led to some not-so-good decisions in a season of my life filled with confusion, hurt and no self-worth. The spirit of rejection reigned supreme in my life. It affected intimacy with my husband in the early years of our marriage. After attempting counseling, I left my one and only session with the resolve to never return. Because my perpetrator was a family member, I would have to see him at many gatherings. The rage that stirred inside me, along with the physical sickness I felt in the pit of my stomach made it very difficult to enjoy, adding insult to injury. I spent years unwilling to forgive. No one had held him account so in my m

Hello all my righteously southern ladies!!!! I was going to share with y’all what I spoke about at the conference, but a friend messaged me with some concerns the other night and I thought maybe others maybe dealing with the same thing!! She had a faint heart! Why did God put me here? How do I serve Him under these circumstances? How do I maintain my joy when things are so hard? Ladies! These are some tough questions! And some we face almost daily!!! Those questions are just Satan rearing his evil little head! It’s spiritual warfare inside you! Ladies, oh sweet ladies, if we will just pour ourselves into scripture and prayer, these are the times that our God will show out in ways we have only imagined possible!!! Peace, comfort, and joy can be restored!!!! We just have to get out the way, get out of our own heads, and engorge ourselves in Christ. Keep your heads up ladies! Put on the  garment of praise!! Because “God is bigger than boogie man, he’s bigger than Godzilla or the monsters

Today's post  is from Tammie Polk. Righteously Southern is so blessed to have Tammie on our crew. She is on the RS committee  and was  one of the keynote speakers for the RSLC in April. She is our graphic designer, conference organizer, and  "brain" behind most of the planning. Tammie is a married homeschooling mama of three girls from Memphis, TN and the proud author of 23 books on various topics. When she is not hosting workshops or taking the internet by storm in her business, she is active in her church as a choir member and nursery worker. Tammie’s goal and joy is to help women who are struggling to rise above their frustrations, reclaim their lives and talents, and evolve into the women who are free to transform their talents into a treasure. You can follow Tammie at Tammie Polk here on FB or  @tammieterrellmc on IG. She will be hosting a Boot Camp in July, so go check that out, and feel feet leave a message for more information.  Now...let's hear from Tammie 😊