All Things New
Tracy Cooper
Earl Grey and Yellow
Thank you and Happy Birthday to my beautiful mom, who loved me through my rebellion and my renewal.
I love you!
1991, Teen Mom 2017, Teen Mentor
God is faithful!
Married 9/1995
Two more beautiful children and a future son-in-law
Couch Potato to Half Marathoner
2011 - My first 5K 2012 - My second 5K
Slow and steady wins the race.
2014 - Run the Bridge 10K
2015 - Hot Chocolate 15K
Life is not a sprint; it is a marathon (or ½).
2015 - Broad Street Run (10 miler) 2015 - Philadelphia Half Marathon
January 2016
The Winter of My Discontent
A season of icing, crying, self-pitying, bingeing on Cheez-Its. Not my finest hour.
When you put a seed into the ground it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it “dies” first. And when the green shoot comes up out of the seed, it is very different from the seed you first planted.
1 Corinthians 15:36-37
DECREASE ME,
INCREASE YOUR INFLUENCE THROUGH ME...
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you
not perceive it? I am making
a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
-Isaiah 43:19
What I’ve Learned
Our difficulties are comprised of two types:
“Fires are lit in our lives through our suffering and they can burn to shine light or cause destruction; we get to decide which purpose they will serve.” - Jennie Allen
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. - Isaiah 43:2
How Does Renewal Begin?
Be Encouraged!
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
-Romans 8:28
THANK YOU!