In the Beginning…
World of Gervase was birthed in February 2015. It was meant to be an outlet to share how we live life with Jesus at the center of it all. We created content for vlogs and blogs. While it was incredibly time consuming, it was also very enjoyable for all of us
Shortly after the journey began we were targeted by certain groups that were anti-christian. While not an issue of fear, there was a lot that went into the decisions to do what we did next. Sadly, we ended the vlogs, but I kept the blogging portion operational at a very sporadic schedule. It was an outlet for what Jesus was showing or teaching me and I shared it to encourage others. I never put 100% into it; however, I could never completely relinquish World of Gervase.
Reset
In the beginning of 2020, we were confronted with the sadness and grief of losing my mom. She had spent 5 months in and out of the hospital and January 3, 2020, she entered Heaven. As if the year could not get any worse, our world was introduced to a pandemic. We lost other family members and our day to day changed drastically.
At the end of February, I kept hearing the word “reset” spoken in my spirit. I knew there was drastic change going on in our life, but God was speaking this word to me for a different reason. Week after week, “reset” was getting louder and louder. As the months passed, I slowly began to have a greater understanding of what this exactly meant.
New Beginnings
God began a work in resetting many things in my life. I spent time going through multiple teachings on healing, works, and identity. I spent a lot of time repenting. Repenting for beliefs or things I had done that I believe were the opposite of God’s Word.
I had fallen in a mindset of performing to please others. Performing not just for God, but for man as well. I began to see why certain things in my life had begun to feel “heavy.” I was working to please others to show them I really was hungry for God. Things I truly loved before and craved had now become a job and took a lot of effort.
Even though I truly was hungry for God, the works and performance of it all had begun to suffocate my hunger for the things I used to love and look forward to doing. I had listened and obeyed the voice of those I looked up to, to a greater extent than to the voice of God over my life. I knew the things I was supposed to do, but I chose the things others thought I should be doing. The error was on my part. It was my disobedience, my vulnerability. I have repented of those acts.
Things began to become so muffled. I was tired. I was grieving. I was done. I had now entered into the phase of doing the motions. That’s all it was, was just the motions. There was no heart, desire, or fire for any of it. I blame no one but myself. I had accepted and allowed condemnation to enter my life that was never meant to be mine.
Reset: Identity
A friend of mine introduced me to a minister online. I began to listen to his teachings and it ministered to the very hurts, issues, and sin in my life at that time. God is good in that way. He will always answer you and sometimes it’s in ways that we would not expect.
I began a journey of repenting of works, offense, resentment, and many other things. Then God began to reveal to me so many things. One of those things was my identity.
For so long, my identity has been wrapped up in being a Christian Counselor or a specific way our ministry was supposed to look like and how I am supposed to perform the roles in that ministry.
I began to re-examine who I was in Christ and who Christ is in me. The Holy Spirit began to give me multiple revelations concerning these things. He also began to show me how I have worked so hard for things that He has already accomplished for me. In the reset of understanding my identity, I entered into rest.
Let’s Dream Again
One morning, I was having my “God-time.” I was overwhelmed by his goodness to be patient with me and teach me. I felt at complete rest and peace. As I quieted myself, I heard in my spirit, “I want to dream with you, again.”
At first, I thought how odd that was. Then I asked the Lord what that meant. I saw two people dancing perfectly in sync. It was so beautiful. Their motions were flawlessly fluid, smooth, confident, and calm. Each one always knew what the other one was doing. I heard in my spirit again, “I want to dream with you, again.”
Instantly, I knew what this meant. I realized I had shut down any dreams of blogging or any other endeavor besides the things others may label as a ministry. I had put all my gifts, talents, dreams, purpose, and God’s plans for me in a box. I had been working so hard at everything else, I had stopped dreaming and dancing with God.
Hindsight is 2020
As I look back over my life, I see all these things that God has placed in me. I love encouraging others in the Lord and what they are called to do. I love planning and creating. I love writing. I love sharing. In the last five years, I have realized that I love digital design. I love being a mom while homeschooling and homemaking. Those are all blessings!
Titus 2:4-5 says, “These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.”
“You must teach these things and encourage the believers to do them. You have the authority to correct them when necessary, so don’t let anyone disregard what you say.” -Titus 2:15 NLT
I have realized that I can combine all the things I love with all the talents and gifts that God has instilled in me and use that for His Glory. I have started to dream again. I have started to dance again with Him.
Reset & Renewed
The dictionary defines reset as “to set again or differently.” Additionally, it defines renewed as, “resume after an interruption” or re-establish a relationship. World of Gervase has been reset and renewed.
World of Gervase will be resuming after an interruption; however, things will look different. Likewise, the content will be very different as well. Moreover, I would love to re-establish a relationship with each one of you through this blog.
Although, there is another website in the works that will focus primarily on God’s Word. I am also equally excited to share that with you when it is ready to launch.
The New World of Gervase
Here is the exciting part!!! I’m so eager to share with you all that World of Gervase has birthed into. While I am well aware there are plans to grow World of Gervase with other features, I will be sharing what we will be launching with.
Blog
The content will consist of a wide spectrum of homeschooling topics such as curriculum reviews and look-throughs as well as the practical, emotional, and spiritual components of homeschooling…and everything in-between.
Additionally, homemaking plays a large part in my life and probably does for you as well. We are called to be homemakers. Therefore, the homemaking content will cover all the tasks that a homemaker would encounter. I look forward to growing this section of the blog. I’d also love to hear from you what type of homemaking content you’d like to read or learn more about.
Of course, there will also be content about family life. We may even throw in a vlog in here and there.
Shop
A new feature to World of Gervase is the shop. Currently, the shop offers Instant Digital PDF Printable Downloads. These PDF’s are designed to help you keep all your family’s important information in one safe location. Once purchased, each printable is available for unlimited downloads and printing for your personal use.
For months, I have created The Ultimate Homemaker’s Binder. Some portions can be bought separately; however, there is a great portion that you can only get by purchasing the complete Ultimate Binder.
Guess what else?!? I also will be adding a few free printables.
Encouragement
I am so excited for this new journey. Can I share my heart with you though? Yes, I have put a lot into the design of this website. A lot of work, thoughts, and prayers have gone into the content. I have worked hard to make it pretty and appealing to the eye.
However, I pray that it is more appealing to your soul. My prayer is that it truly is an encouragement to the mom that isn’t sure if she can homeschool. Encouragement to the mom who already homeschools, but may just need a little refreshing to keep going.
I pray that this blog is an encouragement to the homemakers out there: new and seasoned. If life ever seems overwhelming with the laundry, cooking, family, or whatever else is on your plate then you may just find something on here to encourage you, that you can indeed do it.
Let’s Do This
So, what do you say? Let’s do this thing together. Let’s do what 1 Thessalonians 5:11 says, “So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.”
Let’s sharpen each other and help out one another to do the best we can do with a mindset of confidence and love. Let’s ensure that when each one of us is done at the end of the day, we can hear the words, “Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all (Proverbs 31:29).”
You ready? I am! Here we go, let’s do this…let’s encourage excellence!!!
