During March of 2020 when the pandemic started & covid hit, Chicago and other city & states shut down Because my husband Eric and I do live events, that time period affected us. I was doing modeling and trade shows & he was producing events through his company AV3 Productions.
Our kids had to stay home from school and just do their work on their chrome books independently. It was a really stressful time! I had a dental disaster & ended up going to 8 dentist appointments over 2 months. I think I was one of the first patients to come in the office once they reopened.
During that season, I turned to prayer. I started to wake early, pray for our family, for Eric’s business, for work & for our nation. God gave me the idea to do a podcast & to promote charities, ministries & non profits. It’s called Support Someone Saturday. My husband got creative and for about 3 months hired his production guys to do home construction projects for people in our area. Eric learned how to bring his events online, create websites & run virtual events, fundraisers & corporate meetings. I started to write my 40 Day Prayer Journal, Unstuck: Step into the New. I wrote God stories of how me and my family got unstuck over the years and encouraged others to apply the same principals to get unstuck too.
Our kids were out of school for almost a year in Chicagoland. I went to my husband’s warehouse and prayed, worshipped and worked on my book. It gave me a break from home and space to be with God and write. I self published my book in September of 2021. My husband began to do hybrid events (virtual & live) & eventually live events again. During the hardest times, God led us to give more. He led us to donate money to ministries and charities, to bring groceries to the food pantry, to serve together at church and in the community, and to go into Chicago & interview ministries and promote the work they were doing. Instead of focusing on our closed down industries, He led us to focus on others. We gave in faith, and the more we gave, the more joy we gained and the more He gave back to us. It was a time of great change & it birthed my speaking and writing ministry. Looking back we are thankful for how God showed His faithfulness to us in that season & how He is opening new doors since that time.
Thank you so much Gary for featuring me on Check Your Game! I’m thankful for all that God has done, He has been so faithful to me & my family through the years. Hope my story will inspire many!
The role of a mother and a wife also a bread winner, sometimes becomes overwhelming. Amy focus her energy to God, and lean on him too achieve her role. Having a a good Christian mate to help her, can become the goal of all the riches in the world. Reading her story, and knowing how great our God is, one can never give too much.
Good job Amy… Thanks for sharing your story. God spoke to you with His wisdom and for inspiration. Blessings to you.
In reply to Jodi- Thank you so much for your reply and encouragement Jodi! God has been so good to me and my husband Eric. They ways He has shown up to take care of us and our family are just amazing! I am so grateful and blessed. . .yes as you grow older you realize what true riches are! Blessings to you and your family too!
In reply to Jean Rogers.
Thank you so much Jean! God has been so good to me and my family. I am thankful Gary and I were able to connect and he gave me this opportunity! It’s so inspiring to hear other people’s stories and to see God at work! Blessings to you this Christmas season & throughout 2023
Amy is such an encouragement to me as she faithfully, authentically walks forward in faith to where the Lord leads her. Thank
You, Gary, for sharing these impactful testimonies of God’s servants here.
—leigh xoxo