Join us for Episode 5, the first episode in a two-episode series entitled Difficult diagnosis: Beautiful discovery. In today’s episode Shanna Lewis shares her ministry, her story and her purpose in a narrative that she has positively framed: “I Choose to Bloom.” Listen as she shares her heart-warming, soul-stirring and God-inspired journey from difficult diagnosis to a beautiful and purposeful discovery: a new and bolder Shannan who blooms, flourishes, thrives and ministers to others at her fullest potential.
Shannan Lewis is a beautiful daughter of God who wears a big smile, an Author, communicator extraordinaire, people connector, Campus Coordinator, and previously held the roles of Adjunct Professor and Admissions Counsellor prior to her diagnosis, a lover of well-written TV films, a worshipper, and mom to two teenagers, a beloved daughter, and a celebrated sister and friend.
Shannan is not about the fluff or the performance! This mature Shannan is more concerned about how we each live our lives intentionally to positively impact the lives of others. Her heroes are her Mom, her sister, her brother, her children, and people who have gone through real struggles, near misses and have done so beautifully and gracefully. The moments that inspire her are those God-moments that see hers leaving a mark on someone’s self: to be God’s hands and hearts for someone else.
In today’s episode, Shannan shares:
The life-changing experiences of losing her father at a young age and the indelible mark that he left on the family
The freeing power of accepting that you do not need to people-please in order to feel loved and worthy
Why cancer wasn’t the worst thing that happened to her
Excavating her true authentic self through dealing with a cancer diagnosis
How this experiences has ushered her into a new walk of faith and ministry and how she has chosen to bloom in all circumstances and to live each day with intentionality
The importance of becoming a donor via bethemacth.org and potentially being the match for someone who needs you
The lessons we learn in today’s episode are many and I want you to listen to receive that golden nugget that is just for YOU, but here a few of my favourite lessons that Shannan shared:
Lesson 1: God has got her and (YOU)!
Lesson 2: He is her (our) everything!
Lesson 3: She is more than enough and so are YOU!
Lesson 4: You are not encumbrance!
Lesson 5: Choose to Bloom wherever you are!
Call to Action: Be the Match by going to https://bethematch.org/
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