09/23/2026
Chapter 2:
ASCEND (verb): to rise, to climb, to move upward toward something higher.
That is not just a word. That is my testimony.
I said yes to ASCEND because I knew complacency wasn't the ceiling God had for me. I said, Yes to coaching. Yes to sisterhood. Yes to being seen in places I sometimes shrink. Yes to letting God reintroduce me to me.
I walked into this experience carrying quiet questions.I walked out with further clarity and discernment on my calling.
And somewhere between the deep work and the deep breaths, God gave us joy. Real joy. The kind that shows up in belly laughs, unplanned dance breaks, long dinners, longer conversations, and mountain-top moments that will live in me forever. We climbed together, literally and spiritually, and when we finally stood at the top, I understood something new: the view is always sweeter with your sisters standing beside you.
The women you see in these photos and videos... These are not just pretty faces on a feed. These are prayer warriors. Truth-tellers. Vision-holders. God-fearing, Kingdom-minded, heart-wide-open women who I now get to call mine. Every smile you see was earned. Every laugh was holy. Every hug was heaven-sent.
To N O N A A B I G A I L J O N E S and the phenomenal women who climbed with me, you are proof that when women stop judging, stop competing, and start covering each other, Heaven leans in.
Thank you for holding space while God did the reshaping. Thank you for calling me by my name and seeing me for who I am in Christ, not for what I do for a living, not for where I'm from, or what I've been through.
My ministry didn't just get a founder this year. It got a woman who has been renewed enough to lead it.
Our Graduation was not the finish line. It was the launch pad. Here's to new beginnings, mountain-top memories, and recognizing THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up." Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 (NIV)