Chonda, please be encouraged that fractured relationships can be healed same as a fractured bone in the body. My daughter who has been estranged for more than a decade was forced to return home. Yes forced. Whatever it took - that's OK. We've been able to pray in the middle of the night, and forgive each other. Laugh and cry together. I have my baby back! She may be pushing middle age, but I have my baby back! May God do for you and your daughter what He did for us! You're wonderful! I love you! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Chonda will probably never know how much her testimony has encouraged others, ... My husband committed suicide after walking back into my life, and I thought we would have a happy ever after... 32 months later I am finally coming out of what ever fog I was in. My mom had moved to heaven just 14 days before, so I took my mother's funeral in a state of empty shock, and had to watch it on video to know what I said... I then faced homelessness, but was rehoused but in a town I didn't want to live in, 6 months after that move i had a brain bleed and 15 months later I still hate it, but I am learning to accept what I can't change. Watching several of these full length things of Chondas life has helped me see I need to get up and get going again. Not sure how but the dream in me is stirring again. Hope is in The Lord and we learn to laugh again and appreciate the sunrise 🌄 again.
My dad had a stroke so I went home. He was in hospital and I was staying at my childhood home. My mother came to me and told to go home. That one of my sisters was coming. There was many bedrooms! That is the day I lost my mom. It became apparent my mom didn’t like me. She had just put up with me. Now the truth came out. My world changed that day. She continued over the next 12 yrs to make sure I knew it. Both my parents are gone. I no longer have a relationship with my siblings. But I have my husband of 40 yrs. My 2 girls and my 3 grandchildren. And I have Jesus. I don’t know that my hurt will heal on earth. But I know it will in Heaven. Continue your good shows!
@HappyVacationer Just can't say sorry enough. I can't understand it. I know this type of estrangement is becoming more common, and figure it has to be the state of hu,manity prophesied about for the last days. So much of her story resonates with me, and I believe I have the same strangeness she feels and insecurity. I now am affirmed that I know Chonda Pierce did her best for those she loved, and I did too. If she has family estrangement, then it is OK that I do as well. I am so happy that God has given you your own family to love and cherish you as I am certain you deserve! I love you, sister.
@@mikeputnam2994 Thanks! Praying for me to forgive has helped. Satan tries to bring it up but I find I’m happier now that I got over all the drama of being around family. I do keep in touch with brothers some. And one sister I’ve been closest with all my life. She & I get together.
You can heal my friend, there's an amazing teaching called Freedom in Christ... ... There's real hope my friend, l know cos it has set free to be my real me... You are accepted, secure and significant, you are precious and loved, wanted and celebrated.. dare to face that hurt and crush its ability to hold you. Forgiveness is a huge key to healing from crushing hurts, x
I just love Chonda! She is a down to earth real Christian with a wonderful sense of humor and grace. She is an example to all that the Lord can lift you up out of heartache.
Dear Chonda, I don't know if you'll ever see this. But when I lost my mother 4 weeks ago today, I immediately thought I need to listen to one of your shows. I'm not sure why. Maybe cause my mother was the kind of lady who'd always make others laugh. That's definitely one thing people will say about her. I guess grief through death is indeed the hardest kind to deal with, and you've had many. Thank you for being the authentic person that you are. I think for me to reach out to one of your shows to help me ease my broken heart is among blessings you have given so many of us worldwide. I'm just an Indonesian living in Greece and this beautiful American widow I've never met (probably never will) has blessed me through my grieving days. You're loved, Chonda. And yes, we're enough.
What a precious lady. Still married 42 years and I’m so blessed. Our middle daughter has renounced her faith - and us, and her brother and sister. So we know her very soul is suffering. We continue to pray for her to turn back to Jesus, because we know the Lord loves the family unit as illustrated all through Scripture. God bless everyone reading this, and we pray a special blessing on the broken hearts of broken families.❤️
@@franceshulgan829 • Warm hugs right back to you. The more I interact online, the more I see other families - many other families - suffer the same thing. May God bless and comfort us as we continue to pray for the estranged flock.
Just keep praying for what is best for her. Allow her to be however she is and know sometimes people hurt in ways they don't say. I hope she finds someone to listen to whatever led her to not believe. Or maybe she does believe, but in a different way. God still loves us all no matter and is infinitely patient.
Chonda, child of the King, what an inspiration you are. Thank you for following Him, showing your true self & loving people even when it's difficult to do. God's richest blessings on you. I pray that someday soon you'll be reunited with your daughter.
Chonda has blessed so many people, and brought them to the LORD, Christ Jesus. She has blessed me in so many ways. I have gone through some of the same things, and hearing her speak has helped me so much. May she be totally blessed by Our Dear Lord and realize how much work she has done for the Lord. Dear Lord, please bring her peace and knowing of Your presence, and knowing she did the very best she could at the time, with her circumstances. Thank You Lord for hearing my prayer. In Your most holy and precious Name, AMEN.
Chonda, I am there: My husband passed away in 2017 after 54 years of precious marriage and I am alone! You are awesome and I love you. Once when you were at Victory Church in Lakeland FL years ago he went with me and during the break, he went out to the bathroom and while out he saw you and you gave him a big hug! He came back in and told me. He said I will never forget that.
Yes u help so many people my mom was a person who had great sense of humor. This has giving me great joy. I lost my husband in 2018 and I told my grief group we are going to make it in Jesus name. We went to see u in the movie theater..Best laugh ever. You have a by beautiful voice I name you the Pastor of laughter ❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘🤪🤪🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️
Thank so much I needed to hear. My husband Jack died. Last Nov. 30th. Two days before our 67 Anniversary. Listening to most of it. It registered with me that that was what I was feeling, am I enough. Tears are falling. Thank you, Blessings
I am always blessed, and inspired by Chonda Pierce! I am happy to say, "My husband, and I have been together/married going on 47 years! We're High School sweethearts.❤
Wow! My youngest daughter walked away from our entire family including her oldest son 3 1/2 years ago. I’ve struggled so much with trying to fix it all but she has continued to avoid all contact with us. My dear husband is heartbroken as is my 94 year old mother. I’m good one day then broken to pieces the next. Thank you Chandra for the raw truth you share of your journey. This film has been a blessing to me!
Chonda. I’m so thankful for you. I’ve been struggling with the loss of my beloved. I’m a retired nurse. We took care of his mom until her 99th birthday and she went to be with the Lord. He had began showing signs of dementia. I had retired from nursing but recently took an interim position at my church in finances ( part time). His dementia was getting worse and after 2 1/2 years I resigned and was training my replacement, at the end of the training he became ill. Found out he had stomach, and lung cancer. I brought him home prepared to nurse him until? I was a nurse. Hospice was coming in to assist. He went to be with the Lord 3 days later. It’s been a difficult year. I was scrolling thru U TUBE and stopped on your site. Had to be a blessing from God or a “Its Time” get it together. You have blessed me so tenderly with your story. I’m ready to go through it instead of around it. God bless you I thank you so much for being strong enough to share your story. We were married 40 years. He gave his life to God about a year before he passed. Glory to God.
I am so broken. I lost my oldest son last year. He was so full of life and so boisterous. We were each other's cheerleaders. He was that for so many. There is such a huge void. To add to the tragedy that is my life, my only other child has nothing to do with me and I ache for that so desperately. I cry so often and so much. I often feel so consumed by grief. I wonder, when will I ever heal ? Thank you for sharing your story and your life, it helps so many who are in pain. God bless you and keep you.
I HAVE to let u know .. my heart breaks for you. I cannot imagine the loss of a son. I lost my husband this year. That was hard . I want to tell you that please.. PLEASE.. ask God to be with you every second of the day.. He already is but this one s something that I find to be the closest ( to Him) I’ve ever felt. I remember sharing at my husband’s Celebration of Life, I told the people that I had nothing to share but wanted the to know the only thing I could and that was “ when I have thought back on the years leading to my husband s death.. “I asked Jesus to please stay by my side.. I can’t do this alone.” Friend.. He is ALWAYS saying to me these 3 words… “ I’MRIGHT HERE”. Im praying for you and please ask God to be with you and remind you that .. He is right there.
I saw this and need to say I’m sorry this happened. Life is tough. Having children is such a mixed bag of blessings and sometimes discomfort. Mine is 40. I pray for him and for lots of people. I’m happiest when the focus is somewhere besides what I don’t have.
My husband and I just saw you at the mountain arts center Prestonburg KY. we absolutely love her. been fans for years. thank you Chonda for the laughs & testimony. we love you praying for your happiness & joy in your retirement. 💗
My husband passed Sept. 01,2022! I’m still trying to find where I fit. I keep busy but I can sort of understand your situation. I’m 78 & no family close but thank GOD I’m in good health. I’ll keep you in my prayers!
My husband died 15 years, 11months ago. I still miss him EVERYDAY! Some days I cry, some days I laugh! Some days I do both. I’m thankful for the yesterdays so I can take out the memories out and enjoy them again today. I thank the Lord for our time together!
Yeen an inspiration to me and I admire you and appreciate your vulnerability. I lost my husband very unexpectedly two years ago. The last two days I have been depressed and lost my joy. I am struggling. I was going through You Tube and found your documentary . I so relate to your story. Thank you for being obedient to God's calling on your life. You are enough and by the grace of God, I am enough! ❤
@@anthony_cavey for me as a teenager it's feeling like you are within your own world when in a room full of people and self criticism despite if what the public views and says about you is good
Thankfully you for providing this video and topic. I really needed to hear that what I’m stuck with dealing with the loss of 6 family members, in the past few years, I needed to be reminded that god sees my struggles and has mercy on me.. I feel very isolated. I’m glad I found this program. Though I am 62, never married,and no children, I know of a recent loss of a husband ,for a lady in her 70s and I’m going to pass on this video site to her , I think it would be a blessing to her. Thank you for making this video available.
I was raised alcoholic parents. The pain cuts deep. I was able to turn it all around. I started to drink and found out that I could drink a lot and it had a little affect on me. Until I got up one day and saw my mom's face, drunk ,in the mirror. I put the booze down, never picked it up again. My mom ended up with lung cancer, which traveled to her brain! She was only in her 60s when she left me. Same with my Dad, died from bone cancer. They both died only a couple of years apart 😢 and I have never gotten over it yet, I am in my 60s now. And I suffer from different things c.o.p.d. from smoking a long time ago. The whole situation is..I couldn't do this on my own..Jesus did it all! He was there for me! He showed me the path via The Bible..that's my road map! I want everyone to dance when I leave this world, cause I WILL be dancing!
Thank you, a Honda! I purposely chose to watch this, as I have been very down. Laughing and listening to stories of others, and you beautiful song. God bless you!🌸🙏🦋💜🕊🦋🙏💎💖💙🌸 🙏
So loved this video ! I lost my husband suddenly in 2006. I'm still single and do have pictures of my husband everywhere. I also have the clothes that were cut off him the day he died. Gone but not forgotten. Thank you for sharing your story and Faith ! God Bless
Thanks so much CHONDA ❣ In the name of JESUS all enemies are defeated. Laughter is the best weapon 💪😄🙏 May Good Loving and caring GOD take always care of you and your beloved ones. Thanks so much for sharing your pain and sorrow in such a blessful way. Thanks for your LOUD and CONTAGIOUS LAUGHTER 🙌 CHONDA...YOU ROCK 💝
AMEN ThankYou Dear Chonda, for the end comment, I'm enough through the blood of Christ+ because I'm a daughter of the King! The Love of my life for 25yrs has gone on to Heaven for 5years now, Thankyou for being so "real" in how it feels to be a widow.
God bless you, Chonda. In His time, in His time! Love your sweet soul. You are my favorite person to laugh and cry with, You are enough!!!!!! The stronger our faith the more the devil dilly dallies with our minds, but Jesus' mercy will be our shining strength!!!
This is the best... I got married in 2004 at the Ashland City Nursing Home. My Mother was in there and they wanted me to have it there. It was the best wedding I've ever attended with all of the older folks at my wedding.
A lot of what she is saying here applies to widowers, too. I lost my precious gift from God 22+ years ago and life has been very rough since then. People are so quick to judge you when you are alone, especially at my age, looking 80 square in the face. They look at widows as "cougars" and men as "being on the prowl". I went to one of Chonda's events in my hometown many years ago and there were only seven, count us, SEVEN, men there in an auditorium FULL of women. She wasted no time in teasing us like crazy.....and we loved it! There was a younger married couple sitting next to me and the lady, her husband and I had so much fun laughing and commenting on what Chondra was doing. When the event was over I leaned over and said to her husband, "Thank you for allowing me to "borrow" your wife tonight." His reply was, if we have made your night a little better, you are more than welcome. It was then that I shared with them that I was a widower and that they had blessed me far more than they could ever know. What those two gave me that night will never be forgotten. We, the widows and fellow widowers, don't live in a proverbial pity party, we just live life in the best way we can. People are so uncomfortable around us because they really don't know how to act or what to say. My advice is, treat us as you would any other person. Laugh with us, share a cup of coffee with us, join us for lunch after church on Sunday....we're still alive and we still enjoy these things. It's when we go home to an empty house full of memories, especially after having spent the time away being treated as if we have some sort of illness, that living alone really rips at our hearts. I'm not on some pity trip, believe me, just being factual. I had the greatest gift God could have ever given me in this life next to Jesus Christ and I live every day knowing that I was so blessed by him.
Chondra, my husband stopped drinking months before he died. He fell off a roof and went into surgery. When he was on the operating table I was like this is our miracle. 4 hours later he died. My daughter 35 years later has told me she’s done with me. Long story. I also have 2 sons who have stuck in there with me. I’ve had years of therapy over my daughter’s rejection. It seems at times she doesn’t want to lose me so it’s easier just to be mad at me. I pray our daughters will “come to their senses” quickly before this life is soon over. Also, I’ve read that parent , grandparent alienation is an epidemic right now. Oh but God!!! May he reach the ones who seem so far away!! God bless you!!❤
God bless you, Chonda. You have touched so many lives and shared so many truths and I thank you for telling us about some of the things you have lived through (the good, the bad and the ugly) as well as what you have learned and how you’ve grown because of those experiences. I know that I am not alone in my struggles but it seems different when I hear someone else speak truth about the dark parts of their lives. Like I can see another person who has been in the same boat rather than just have the knowledge that others have been there. Being blind verses seeing clearly. Does that ⬆️ make any sense to anyone?
I noticed how her friend shared how Chonda will “go into herself” even when her friends are enjoying fellowship with her. I think that is the time to just sit with her or simply ask her how she is doing. I would think her being quiet in a crowd shows safety. And that is the ability to turn off performing. Then friendship surrounds the friend like an eagle wrapping their strong wings around their young and simply holding them.
Ms Chonda, My name is Lynn Anderson. As a man of 65 years, I believe you might benefit from a lesson I learned. First, the most beautiful model may possess a black heart while someone who has experienced tragedy and regret may still have the one thing we as christians cherish, a sweet spirit and a willingness to share. I have not only experienced the separation from my children but from my grandkids too. But God spoke to me and assured me that I would one day be reunited and made whole. He kept his word. So now, as a Great Grandfather of four let me say the same to you. Our God is good and someday you will be restored. Amen. By the way I too am alone and experience those same feelings and questions you speak about. Personally am am appalled that some good christian man hasn’t spoken up an pranced you before the preacher. As a Texan who finally understands the value of a christian woman, your beauty come from within. As my father from Georgia once told me, “Anything else is just gravy on the biscuit”. Incidentally, in my opinion you are certainly not unattractive to me. May God grant you comfort and continued grace forever. .
I too have children far from God, I pray constantly that they will turn back to Him. I heard Chonda for the first time live in 1999 in Florence, SC. What an amazing lady!
Chonda you are such a blessing. There are so many points to this video for myself and our friends or family. Thank you I wanted to give you a heads up my daughter hadn't talked to me for many years and I finally found out it's because she has anxiety and I'm make it worse when I'm hyper and excited about so many things. Her request when she finally reached out is when I'm around her I need to be calm no hugging she doesn't want God pushed on her. I finally met with her the other day. She told me a lot of her struggles. Thank you Lord she does not have autism or anything like that. That was something that I recognized his like a person with autism my excitement my wanting hugs and touch cause her anxiety at this time. Thank you Lord for this beginning. As well as for His strength with in her. As for God talk i see there are many areas of my life Christ in me is very verble and obvious. I will not hide Him though i pray His wisdom for each word. Im open to discuss more if youd like you could message me. Continued blessings to you your dgtr and whole family.
My 36 year old daughter cut me out of her life when I voted for the Donald. I have 4 grand children through her. Two I have actually met. God gave me a promise in Mark 10:29 & 30. He is fulfilling this promise for years, thank you for your insight, your faith and your sense of humor. My wife Janiece and I are also the two loudest people in every room. Can you whisper, I can't!
Trump derangement syndrome is REAL! Your daughter will come around one day. She has a lot to learn, see, and process, but one day the light WILL come on!
My great grandmother became a widow at 70. They did the same thing and had a joint headstone and they put her date of birth - 19 and then they would just have to fill in the last 2 numbers for the year. She died in 2006 at 102 years old. Thus began the great tombstone bondo debate. 😂
Shonda you are a beautiful lady and you are a blessing to me thank you so much for sharing your life's journey I appreciate it so very much God Bless You this is sent with much love and prayers
Let me tell you what they did. They forced me into my parents house (you know that story). They broke me by dragging me in and out of court. Took my parental rights by saying I was crazy when I was simply trying to figure out their game. Now to find out my whole family was in on this. It's the worst kind of betrayal a person can experience. They wouldn't let me have a career and stole my money because they were afraid of me being famous and rich.
I'm feeling the same way my oldest died on his 50th birthday his brother doesn't really even communicate with me play no he's going through his grief but God is bringing me people who are not even blood to help in Comfort
That's what happened to me when my sister died and the rest of my life fell apart all at the same time. I gave up! Didn't have any hope. It's a horrible place to be. You're in so much darkness. I had never really read the Bible didnt understand the little bit i read. Jesus pulled me outta the pit i felt like I was in. God does love his children. Not the scary God uncaring father i was afraid of.
I’m great full to have found this .. 6 months ago .. after 35 years of marriage.. my husband . I agree.. I wish I had someone reach out to me. I reached out to a local church and nothing happened. I’m so grieved. BUT.. Jesus.. He is closer than a brother .. sometimes ,, humanly speaking.. I wish he could just hold me.
To live 24/7 with another person, would drive me crazy! Im loving that Jesus lays next to me in bed, doesnt snore, doesnt pull the comforter over, and doesnt require shopping for food. Im happily single, if I even think I need a partner, thank God there are enough animals in the world that wont drive me crazy like another person. It wasnt always this way, you adapt.
Chonda, please be encouraged that fractured relationships can be healed same as a fractured bone in the body. My daughter who has been estranged for more than a decade was forced to return home. Yes forced. Whatever it took - that's OK. We've been able to pray in the middle of the night, and forgive each other. Laugh and cry together. I have my baby back! She may be pushing middle age, but I have my baby back! May God do for you and your daughter what He did for us! You're wonderful! I love you!
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Chonda will probably never know how much her testimony has encouraged others, ... My husband committed suicide after walking back into my life, and I thought we would have a happy ever after... 32 months later I am finally coming out of what ever fog I was in. My mom had moved to heaven just 14 days before, so I took my mother's funeral in a state of empty shock, and had to watch it on video to know what I said... I then faced homelessness, but was rehoused but in a town I didn't want to live in, 6 months after that move i had a brain bleed and 15 months later I still hate it, but I am learning to accept what I can't change. Watching several of these full length things of Chondas life has helped me see I need to get up and get going again. Not sure how but the dream in me is stirring again. Hope is in The Lord and we learn to laugh again and appreciate the sunrise 🌄 again.
@@vanessaboman9840 you are loved... wonderfully and fearfully made ❤️
@@CrazyMama1957 thank you, yes I am so are you.
My dad had a stroke so I went home. He was in hospital and I was staying at my childhood home. My mother came to me and told to go home. That one of my sisters was coming. There was many bedrooms! That is the day I lost my mom. It became apparent my mom didn’t like me. She had just put up with me. Now the truth came out. My world changed that day. She continued over the next 12 yrs to make sure I knew it. Both my parents are gone. I no longer have a relationship with my siblings. But I have my husband of 40 yrs. My 2 girls and my 3 grandchildren. And I have Jesus. I don’t know that my hurt will heal on earth. But I know it will in Heaven. Continue your good shows!
@HappyVacationer Just can't say sorry enough. I can't understand it. I know this type of estrangement is becoming more common, and figure it has to be the state of hu,manity prophesied about for the last days. So much of her story resonates with me, and I believe I have the same strangeness she feels and insecurity. I now am affirmed that I know Chonda Pierce did her best for those she loved, and I did too. If she has family estrangement, then it is OK that I do as well. I am so happy that God has given you your own family to love and cherish you as I am certain you deserve! I love you, sister.
@@mikeputnam2994 Thanks! Praying for me to forgive has helped. Satan tries to bring it up but I find I’m happier now that I got over all the drama of being around family. I do keep in touch with brothers some. And one sister I’ve been closest with all my life. She & I get together.
You can heal my friend, there's an amazing teaching called Freedom in Christ... ... There's real hope my friend, l know cos it has set free to be my real me... You are accepted, secure and significant, you are precious and loved, wanted and celebrated.. dare to face that hurt and crush its ability to hold you. Forgiveness is a huge key to healing from crushing hurts, x
@@mikeputnam2994 Thank you!
I just love Chonda! She is a down to earth real Christian with a wonderful sense of humor and grace. She is an example to all that the Lord can lift you up out of heartache.
Dear Chonda, I don't know if you'll ever see this.
But when I lost my mother 4 weeks ago today, I immediately thought I need to listen to one of your shows. I'm not sure why. Maybe cause my mother was the kind of lady who'd always make others laugh. That's definitely one thing people will say about her.
I guess grief through death is indeed the hardest kind to deal with, and you've had many.
Thank you for being the authentic person that you are. I think for me to reach out to one of your shows to help me ease my broken heart is among blessings you have given so many of us worldwide.
I'm just an Indonesian living in Greece and this beautiful American widow I've never met (probably never will) has blessed me through my grieving days.
You're loved, Chonda. And yes, we're enough.
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What a precious lady. Still married 42 years and I’m so blessed. Our middle daughter has renounced her faith - and us, and her brother and sister. So we know her very soul is suffering. We continue to pray for her to turn back to Jesus, because we know the Lord loves the family unit as illustrated all through Scripture. God bless everyone reading this, and we pray a special blessing on the broken hearts of broken families.❤️
Hugs. My son stopped talking to his brother and me when his dad passed away 3 yrs ago.
@@franceshulgan829 • Warm hugs right back to you. The more I interact online, the more I see other families - many other families - suffer the same thing. May God bless and comfort us as we continue to pray for the estranged flock.
Just keep praying for what is best for her. Allow her to be however she is and know sometimes people hurt in ways they don't say. I hope she finds someone to listen to whatever led her to not believe. Or maybe she does believe, but in a different way. God still loves us all no matter and is infinitely patient.
Stop preaching to her. Touch base with her, phone,mail. Send love in thoughts and words. No drama. Be patient. She'll come around.
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Chonda, child of the King, what an inspiration you are. Thank you for following Him, showing your true self & loving people even when it's difficult to do. God's richest blessings on you. I pray that someday soon you'll be reunited with your daughter.
Chonda has blessed so many people, and brought them to the LORD, Christ Jesus. She has blessed me in so many ways. I have gone through some of the same things, and hearing her speak has helped me so much. May she be totally blessed by Our Dear Lord and realize how much work she has done for the Lord. Dear Lord, please bring her peace and knowing of Your presence, and knowing she did the very best she could at the time, with her circumstances. Thank You Lord for hearing my prayer. In Your most holy and precious Name, AMEN.
Chonda, I am there: My husband passed away in 2017 after 54 years of precious marriage and I am alone! You are awesome and I love you. Once when you were at Victory Church in Lakeland FL years ago he went with me and during the break, he went out to the bathroom and while out he saw you and you gave him a big hug! He came back in and told me. He said I will never forget that.
I have Lupus & depression is part of the disease & I so enjoy her humorous testimony & her truth & faith inspires me.I thank God for her.
Yes u help so many people my mom was a person who had great sense of humor. This has giving me great joy. I lost my husband in 2018 and I told my grief group we are going to make it in Jesus name. We went to see u in the movie theater..Best laugh ever. You have a by beautiful voice I name you the Pastor of laughter ❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘🤪🤪🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️
Thank so much I needed to hear. My husband Jack died. Last Nov. 30th. Two days before our 67 Anniversary. Listening to most of it. It registered with me that that was what I was feeling, am I enough. Tears are falling. Thank you, Blessings
So thankful for your testimony, Sheila. God bless you, since God obviously still has things for you to do on this side of Jordan.
I am always blessed, and inspired by Chonda Pierce! I am happy to say, "My husband, and I have been together/married going on 47 years! We're High School sweethearts.❤
I didn't know that She could sing, too !! I Love Her !!! ❤ 🙏🦋💒
Wow! My youngest daughter walked away from our entire family including her oldest son 3 1/2 years ago. I’ve struggled so much with trying to fix it all but she has continued to avoid all contact with us. My dear husband is heartbroken as is my 94 year old mother. I’m good one day then broken to pieces the next. Thank you Chandra for the raw truth you share of your journey. This film has been a blessing to me!
Chonda. I’m so thankful for you. I’ve been struggling with the loss of my beloved. I’m a retired nurse. We took care of his mom until her 99th birthday and she went to be with the Lord. He had began showing signs of dementia. I had retired from nursing but recently took an interim position at my church in finances ( part time). His dementia was getting worse and after 2 1/2 years I resigned and was training my replacement, at the end of the training he became ill. Found out he had stomach, and lung cancer. I brought him home prepared to nurse him until? I was a nurse. Hospice was coming in to assist. He went to be with the Lord 3 days later. It’s been a difficult year. I was scrolling thru U TUBE and stopped on your site. Had to be a blessing from God or a “Its Time” get it together. You have blessed me so tenderly with your story. I’m ready to go through it instead of around it. God bless you I thank you so much for being strong enough to share your story. We were married 40 years. He gave his life to God about a year before he passed. Glory to God.
So moving! God continue to bless this woman and all of her friends ! God bless us All!!!
I am so broken. I lost my oldest son last year. He was so full of life and so boisterous. We were each other's cheerleaders. He was that for so many. There is such a huge void. To add to the tragedy that is my life, my only other child has nothing to do with me and I ache for that so desperately. I cry so often and so much. I often feel so consumed by grief. I wonder, when will I ever heal ? Thank you for sharing your story and your life, it helps so many who are in pain. God bless you and keep you.
I HAVE to let u know .. my heart breaks for you. I cannot imagine the loss of a son.
I lost my husband this year. That was hard .
I want to tell you that please.. PLEASE.. ask God to be with you every second of the day.. He already is but this one s something that I find to be the closest ( to Him) I’ve ever felt.
I remember sharing at my husband’s Celebration of Life,
I told the people that I had nothing to share but wanted the to know the only thing I could and that was “ when I have thought back on the years leading to my husband s death.. “I asked Jesus to please stay by my side.. I can’t do this alone.”
Friend.. He is ALWAYS saying to me these 3 words… “ I’MRIGHT HERE”.
Im praying for you and please ask God to be with you and remind you that .. He is right there.
@@Lauren-z9g thank you 💜
I saw this and need to say I’m sorry this happened. Life is tough. Having children is such a mixed bag of blessings and sometimes discomfort. Mine is 40. I pray for him and for lots of people. I’m happiest when the focus is somewhere besides what I don’t have.
I think you are a brave, strong woman. So very proud of you as you have moved on regardless of the pain. I needed this. Be Blessed in Jesus name.
Praise God that you are willing to share your pain and stages of grief. I believe you are fulfilling God’s call to help people/women heal.
My husband and I just saw you at the mountain arts center Prestonburg KY. we absolutely love her. been fans for years. thank you Chonda for the laughs & testimony. we love you praying for your happiness & joy in your retirement. 💗
My husband passed Sept. 01,2022! I’m still trying to find where I fit. I keep busy but I can sort of understand your situation. I’m 78 & no family close but thank GOD I’m in good health. I’ll keep you in my prayers!
My husband died 15 years, 11months ago. I still miss him EVERYDAY! Some days I cry, some days I laugh! Some days I do both. I’m thankful for the yesterdays so I can take out the memories out and enjoy them again today. I thank the Lord for our time together!
Thanks for the encouraging words Wilma.
Yeen an inspiration to me and I admire you and appreciate your vulnerability. I lost my husband very unexpectedly two years ago. The last two days I have been depressed and lost my joy. I am struggling. I was going through You Tube and found your documentary . I so relate to your story. Thank you for being obedient to God's calling on your life. You are enough and by the grace of God, I am enough! ❤
Your humor is off the charts.....BUT, your testimony....speaks volumes....Thank you....I needed to hear this one, one more time.💖
Thank you for this Chonda! I'm only a teenager, but I can relate in so many ways. Thanks again!
As a teenager please explain anything she said that you can relate to
@@anthony_cavey for me as a teenager it's feeling like you are within your own world when in a room full of people and self criticism despite if what the public views and says about you is good
Ok so that made no sense at all. Nevermind be happy. I see who I’m dealing with now.
Waw, I didn’t know that she sings. She sings so beautifully!!!Blessing!
I just started watching Chandra. Love her. I lost my younger sister too 😭. She was 18. Just two years younger than me. 🙏🏼💜
You are awesome girl. What a beautiful soul 💖. Married 52 yrs with plenty of ups and downs but prayer has always helped me. 🙏
There is more to you than the 'good, bad & ugly'. You are beautiful!
Praise God He's teaching you to rest in HIS enoughness!
Oh my goodness what a beautiful lady and testimony! Moving. 🙌❤️🙏❤️
Thankfully you for providing this video and topic. I really needed to hear that what I’m stuck with dealing with the loss of 6 family members, in the past few years, I needed to be reminded that god sees my struggles and has mercy on me.. I feel very isolated. I’m glad I found this program. Though I am 62, never married,and no children, I know of a recent loss of a husband ,for a lady in her 70s and I’m going to pass on this video site to her , I think it would be a blessing to her. Thank you for making this video available.
You have a beautiful singing voice, what a gift. Music is so healing...
I was raised alcoholic parents. The pain cuts deep. I was able to turn it all around. I started to drink and found out that I could drink a lot and it had a little affect on me. Until I got up one day and saw my mom's face, drunk ,in the mirror. I put the booze down, never picked it up again. My mom ended up with lung cancer, which traveled to her brain! She was only in her 60s when she left me. Same with my Dad, died from bone cancer. They both died only a couple of years apart 😢 and I have never gotten over it yet, I am in my 60s now. And I suffer from different things c.o.p.d. from smoking a long time ago. The whole situation is..I couldn't do this on my own..Jesus did it all! He was there for me! He showed me the path via The Bible..that's my road map! I want everyone to dance when I leave this world, cause I WILL be dancing!
This was so beautiful! I laughed and cried. Chonda, you are a very special woman! ❤️ God God bless you and shine His face upon you.
You are appreciated so much. May God continue to use you for the Kingdom all your life. Thanks be to God.
Praying your daughter will come back home and your relationship will be restored
Thanks for being you, Chondra....love your comedy and sense of fun.
I'm sorry for your loss and pain you are beautiful and more than enough
Oh lady you are such a blessing to so many!! ♥️🙏♥️🙏
Wow, I needed this today. God bless you, Chonda- and you are rocking those black leather pants. You are beautiful in so many ways. ❤️✝️🔥
What an absolute blessing you posted this!! Thank you so much. Much love 💜🙏❤️🙏
Thank you, a Honda! I purposely chose to watch this, as I have been very down. Laughing and listening to stories of others, and you beautiful song. God bless you!🌸🙏🦋💜🕊🦋🙏💎💖💙🌸 🙏
I am in that season and praying God bring peace and comfort to everyone Amen
Chonda,
You are the best! Thank you for being YOU! God Bless You!!! Love You❤️
So loved this video ! I lost my husband suddenly in 2006. I'm still single and do have pictures of my husband everywhere. I also have the clothes that were cut off him the day he died. Gone but not forgotten. Thank you for sharing your story and Faith ! God Bless
What a beautiful song. You really should sing more often.
Wow, I'd never heard her sing before. What a beautiful voice and spirit.
Thanks so much CHONDA ❣
In the name of JESUS all enemies are defeated.
Laughter is the best weapon 💪😄🙏
May Good Loving and caring GOD take always care of you and your beloved ones.
Thanks so much for sharing your pain and sorrow in such a blessful way.
Thanks for your LOUD and CONTAGIOUS LAUGHTER 🙌
CHONDA...YOU ROCK 💝
AMEN ThankYou Dear Chonda, for the end comment, I'm enough through the blood of Christ+ because I'm a daughter of the King! The Love of my life for 25yrs has gone on to Heaven for 5years now, Thankyou for being so "real" in how it feels to be a widow.
God bless you, Chonda. In His time, in His time! Love your sweet soul. You are my favorite person to laugh and cry with, You are enough!!!!!! The stronger our faith the more the devil dilly dallies with our minds, but Jesus' mercy will be our shining strength!!!
This is the best... I got married in 2004 at the Ashland City Nursing Home. My Mother was in there and they wanted me to have it there. It was the best wedding I've ever attended with all of the older folks at my wedding.
Chonda, You are a Woman of Freedom! Thank you Jesus!
What a beautiful singing voice you have Chonda!
Thank You and May the Lord continue to use you.
She is blessed by good caring friends. Amen
A lot of what she is saying here applies to widowers, too. I lost my precious gift from God 22+ years ago and life has been very rough since then. People are so quick to judge you when you are alone, especially at my age, looking 80 square in the face. They look at widows as "cougars" and men as "being on the prowl". I went to one of Chonda's events in my hometown many years ago and there were only seven, count us, SEVEN, men there in an auditorium FULL of women. She wasted no time in teasing us like crazy.....and we loved it! There was a younger married couple sitting next to me and the lady, her husband and I had so much fun laughing and commenting on what Chondra was doing. When the event was over I leaned over and said to her husband, "Thank you for allowing me to "borrow" your wife tonight." His reply was, if we have made your night a little better, you are more than welcome. It was then that I shared with them that I was a widower and that they had blessed me far more than they could ever know. What those two gave me that night will never be forgotten. We, the widows and fellow widowers, don't live in a proverbial pity party, we just live life in the best way we can. People are so uncomfortable around us because they really don't know how to act or what to say. My advice is, treat us as you would any other person. Laugh with us, share a cup of coffee with us, join us for lunch after church on Sunday....we're still alive and we still enjoy these things. It's when we go home to an empty house full of memories, especially after having spent the time away being treated as if we have some sort of illness, that living alone really rips at our hearts. I'm not on some pity trip, believe me, just being factual. I had the greatest gift God could have ever given me in this life next to Jesus Christ and I live every day knowing that I was so blessed by him.
Chondra, my husband stopped drinking months before he died. He fell off a roof and went into surgery. When he was on the operating table I was like this is our miracle. 4 hours later he died. My daughter 35 years later has told me she’s done with me. Long story. I also have 2 sons who have stuck in there with me. I’ve had years of therapy over my daughter’s rejection. It seems at times she doesn’t want to lose me so it’s easier just to be mad at me. I pray our daughters will “come to their senses” quickly before this life is soon over. Also, I’ve read that parent , grandparent alienation is an epidemic right now. Oh but God!!! May he reach the ones who seem so far away!! God bless you!!❤
God bless you, Chonda. You have touched so many lives and shared so many truths and I thank you for telling us about some of the things you have lived through (the good, the bad and the ugly) as well as what you have learned and how you’ve grown because of those experiences.
I know that I am not alone in my struggles but it seems different when I hear someone else speak truth about the dark parts of their lives. Like I can see another person who has been in the same boat rather than just have the knowledge that others have been there. Being blind verses seeing clearly.
Does that ⬆️ make any sense to anyone?
I noticed how her friend shared how Chonda will “go into herself” even when her friends are enjoying fellowship with her. I think that is the time to just sit with her or simply ask her how she is doing. I would think her being quiet in a crowd shows safety. And that is the ability to turn off performing. Then friendship surrounds the friend like an eagle wrapping their strong wings around their young and simply holding them.
Chonda is a gem ❤
Wow and she can sing too!! God bless her!
Real testimony of God’s grace and love with some good laughs
May God continue to bless you and people through you.
Ms Chonda, My name is Lynn Anderson. As a man of 65 years, I believe you might benefit from a lesson I learned. First, the most beautiful model may possess a black heart while someone who has experienced tragedy and regret may still have the one thing we as christians cherish,
a sweet spirit and a willingness to share.
I have not only experienced the separation from my children but from my grandkids too. But God spoke to me and assured me that I would one day be reunited and made whole.
He kept his word.
So now, as a Great Grandfather of four let me say the same to you. Our God is good and someday you will be restored. Amen.
By the way I too am alone and experience those same feelings and questions you speak about.
Personally am am appalled that some good christian man hasn’t spoken up an pranced you before the preacher.
As a Texan who finally understands the value of a christian woman, your beauty come from within. As my father from Georgia once told me, “Anything else is just gravy on the biscuit”.
Incidentally, in my opinion you are certainly not unattractive to me.
May God grant you comfort and continued grace forever.
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I too have children far from God, I pray constantly that they will turn back to Him. I heard Chonda for the first time live in 1999 in Florence, SC. What an amazing lady!
What a BEAUTIFUL Voice!!! I hope you include some singing with your comedy entertainment. You are a marvelous and very real person.
Thank you Chonda, I needed to hear this.❤
Chonda you are such a blessing.
There are so many points to this video for myself and our friends or family. Thank you
I wanted to give you a heads up my daughter hadn't talked to me for many years and I finally found out it's because she has anxiety and I'm make it worse when I'm hyper and excited about so many things.
Her request when she finally reached out is when I'm around her I need to be calm no hugging she doesn't want God pushed on her.
I finally met with her the other day. She told me a lot of her struggles. Thank you Lord she does not have autism or anything like that. That was something that I recognized his like a person with autism my excitement my wanting hugs and touch cause her anxiety at this time. Thank you Lord for this beginning. As well as for His strength with in her. As for God talk i see there are many areas of my life Christ in me is very verble and obvious. I will not hide Him though i pray His wisdom for each word.
Im open to discuss more if youd like you could message me. Continued blessings to you your dgtr and whole family.
My 36 year old daughter cut me out of her life when I voted for the Donald. I have 4 grand children through her. Two I have actually met. God gave me a promise in Mark 10:29 & 30. He is fulfilling this promise for years, thank you for your insight, your faith and your sense of humor. My wife Janiece and I are also the two loudest people in every room. Can you whisper, I can't!
Trump derangement syndrome is REAL! Your daughter will come around one day. She has a lot to learn, see, and process, but one day the light WILL come on!
We'll heal the hearts of abused people everywhere.
Thank you for all you do. I love your videos. I hope some day to feel like I am enough,
Chonda is Just Gorgeous!
Thank you Sis many blessings coming your way✝️
Thank you Chondra
You are a great person in Christ and I love you! Thank you!
My great grandmother became a widow at 70. They did the same thing and had a joint headstone and they put her date of birth - 19 and then they would just have to fill in the last 2 numbers for the year. She died in 2006 at 102 years old. Thus began the great tombstone bondo debate. 😂
Truly a Gift from God! Amen! Amen!
Thank you, Chonda. God Bless you.
I always wanted a sister, like I longed for one, cried for one, but my mom said No....I’ll be YOUR sister! Love you!
Thanks, babe for telling me. Had they not tossed me away, I would've physically been there for you.
Shonda you are a beautiful lady and you are a blessing to me thank you so much for sharing your life's journey I appreciate it so very much God Bless You this is sent with much love and prayers
Let me tell you what they did. They forced me into my parents house (you know that story). They broke me by dragging me in and out of court. Took my parental rights by saying I was crazy when I was simply trying to figure out their game. Now to find out my whole family was in on this. It's the worst kind of betrayal a person can experience. They wouldn't let me have a career and stole my money because they were afraid of me being famous and rich.
Sister, I've been widowed for 12 years. It's been very hard. God Bless U Honey.
WHO CANNOT LOVE CHANDA PIERCE. LOVE HER JOKES, HER LAUGH AND HER SINGING.
Loud and proud. Some of us just can’t help it 😂
What a beautiful woman inside and out ! Jesus found her and her husband at the right time ❤❤
You are on the right track my friend!
thankyou shonda....i am enough...but it is good to be reminded!!
I'm feeling the same way my oldest died on his 50th birthday his brother doesn't really even communicate with me play no he's going through his grief but God is bringing me people who are not even blood to help in Comfort
So good! ❤
Oh my, I loved her humour; but to hear her sing - even more powerful to know this voice - THANK YOU JESUS for this sister and her special heart.
That's what happened to me when my sister died and the rest of my life fell apart all at the same time. I gave up! Didn't have any hope. It's a horrible place to be. You're in so much darkness. I had never really read the Bible didnt understand the little bit i read. Jesus pulled me outta the pit i felt like I was in. God does love his children. Not the scary God uncaring father i was afraid of.
I’m great full to have found this .. 6 months ago .. after 35 years of marriage.. my husband .
I agree.. I wish I had someone reach out to me. I reached out to a local church and nothing happened. I’m so grieved. BUT.. Jesus.. He is closer than a brother .. sometimes ,, humanly speaking.. I wish he could just hold me.
Amen and God Bless you 🙌😇♥️you are so spot on! In Jesus name!
Wow that song at the end!!!!
Sorry for your loss God bring peace and comfort
To live 24/7 with another person, would drive me crazy! Im loving that Jesus lays next to me in bed, doesnt snore, doesnt pull the comforter over, and doesnt require shopping for food. Im happily single, if I even think I need a partner, thank God there are enough animals in the world that wont drive me crazy like another person. It wasnt always this way, you adapt.
Never apologize for who God made you to be!
So true!!!!
What an amazing and beautiful woman! And kinda funny too!!! 😆