Today was a MAJOR breakthrough in the Dishner household! 🙌🏽 @Jesse Dishner was super stoic and peaceful today. I was watching him like 👀, "Dang, why is he acting like Moses after his encounter at the burning bush?" 😂🔥 Turns out, he had a conversation with God. Okay, Shaamya, big deal, right? We all have conversations with God! Except here's the BIG deal: Jesse has never really just talked to God conversationally. His prayers have traditionally been more formal, almost as though he needed to make sure everything was scripturally correct. But this was different. This was intimacy!! 😅This was relationship. This was talking to God like a best friend, a brother, but most importantly, like a Father. And I could feel something shift in our atmosphere today. God isn't just someone we approach when we have a prayer request, need an answer, or want to quote the right scripture. He is our Father who desires to walk with us through life. Think about it: God walked with Adam in the garden. He desires fellowship, intimacy, and communion with us. He is our comfort and our compass. Our joy and our refuge. Our strength and our provider. Our guide and our peace. We were never meant to simply know ABOUT God. We were created to KNOW Him. There is something beautiful about getting to a place where you can talk to Him throughout your day. Share your thoughts, your frustrations, your excitement, your questions, and even the little things that nobody else would understand. Intimacy with God changes how we experience the everyday. It brings peace where there was once overwhelm, clarity where there was confusion, and comfort in places where we once felt alone. Today, I celebrate this breakthrough in our household because sometimes the greatest breakthroughs aren't loud, dramatic, or accompanied by a whole lot of activity. Sometimes, they're quiet moments when someone's relationship with the Father becomes personal in a whole new way. Reflective Questions

“Having done all, to stand. Stand therefore…” — Ephesians 6:13–14 Today is a special day of reflection. My big sister is 54 years young, and I find myself deep in my feelings as I reflect on just how much she means to me. ❤️ She is the one person still in my life who was there when our mother first discovered she was pregnant with me. She has been planted in my life like a mountain—a constant presence through the seasons, the changes, and the journey of life. We have shared an incredible journey, from growing up in the '80s watching Good Times, Soul Train, and The Cosby Show to attending church multiple days a week. We have memories that time cannot erase and a bond that distance cannot diminish. There has been profound loss, trauma, and heartbreak. Yet, here we are still walking out our adventures of faith with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Today, I find myself reflecting on the beauty of endurance. There is something powerful about looking back over your life and realizing that what you endured did not have the final say. Life has tested us in ways our younger selves could never have imagined, but we are still standing! Clothed in the armor of God, we have emerged with something more valuable than simply making it through: wisdom, endurance, peace, forgiveness, and love. Our grey strands are reminders that we have lived, learned, and grown. The lines on our faces tell stories that only time and experience could write. We carry a wisdom that our younger selves could never have fully understood. And yet, there is still so much life ahead of us! I EXPECT our latter years to be filled with purpose. I EXPECT us to walk boldly into the destinies God has prepared for us. We have come too far to allow our past to limit what we believe God can do in our future. We are not merely survivors of what we have been through. We are women who are still becoming everything God has called us to be. Galatians 6:9 reminds us not to grow weary in doing good, because in due season we will reap if we do not give up. Our journey has taught us to keep believing, keep growing, and keep walking by faith.

Back in 2009, about a month before I met Randy, I went out one morning to capture a picture of a sunrise so I could put this scripture on it. It just so happened that I ended up getting this photo about a mile from Randy’s home, and where I now live. Coincidence? I think not! 📸🌅🧡

Blessings Sozo Family!!!! Our Bible Notes are compile into a ebook that I have uploaded to the classroom! I was truly edified by last weeks call and deep dive in the word! We even had a surprise pop in guest that delivered such a beautiful word. If there is a subject that you all would like for me to deep dive into the word for this week, please add suggestions down below. I love you all to life and hope that you are having a week full of gratitude and rest. In Jesus' Name! BIBLE STUDY NOTES HERE. https://www.skool.com/called-to-excellence-1700/classroom/4452e472?md=b6e68aa226454d23b55f729d5ff19ce6

OVERCOMING & VICTORY — We are more than conquerors through Him who loves us. No weapon formed against us prospers, and we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. (Romans 8:37; Isaiah 54:17; Revelation 12:11)