Hello, dear reader, my name is Vickie Hendershot. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, and God-lover with many years, many joys and many tears under the bridge of life just trying to take the days I’m given and give the glory to God and the grace of God to others.
I believe the Bible was written under the guidance of God’s Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16) and contains the true story of His great love for us. How He made a way to bring us back from the Fall to a restored relationship with Him through His Son Jesus. (1 Peter 5:10) How He redeemed us by His blood from the law of sin and death and how He renews us and refreshes us through our obedience to His Word. (Romans 8, my favorite, the whole thing!)
It is my prayer that I have some wisdom to share with you on your journey of faith and family. Hence the name of this blog “gloryrenewed.com.” I believe the whole reason for living is to give glory to God and praise for His Son. Everything we do flows from that. I love to write and hope God uses the words I pen to encourage and inspire other women who honor me with their time in reading those words. And I hope those that read will be willing to share a bit of their journey with me and the other readers that are looking for help and hope at the sometimes-overwhelming task it is to be a woman in today’s world.
I married my high school sweetheart, (actually grade school sweetheart, had my eye on him since first grade) in 1975. God has graciously given us 4 children that are blessed to be wed to their soul mates and through them we have 8 wonderful grandchildren.
I have served in the same church close to home since the early 1980’s. I believe in the local church as the heartbeat of the community, reaching out to the larger world to help in practical and spiritual ways. I love teaching Sunday School, but V.B.S is my “jam.” I love missionaries and communicate with those our church sponsors on a regular basis. I love to memorize and recite the Scriptures.
I believe my body is the temple of God, (1 Corinthians 6:19), the glove that carries Jesus in my own, unique way to the world around me. I love to share the joy of exercise. It is a privilege to currently be teaching a lady’s workout class at my church. Also, to be pursuing a certification in Pilates, which I plan to teach at a studio opening soon in my city. I call it my retirement job, and I pray that it is yet another opportunity to give glory to God.
I believe in “God first” — always. Then the family God blesses us with, then service to the world He has placed us in. I have worked in various vocations since I was sixteen. I retired from nursing in 2022 after 25 years of bedside nursing at a local hospital.
This blog is a reflection of all of the previous paragraphs, and I hope it is a blessing to you.
Glory Renewed 