Current and Upcoming Speaking Gigs-

• May 1, 2021- 6-9pm  Private Children's Sexual Abuse Prevention Class- Trainer
• May 3, 20121 6-9pm Idaho Foster Care Training- Co-Trainer
• May 7, 2021- 12:30-1:30pm Idaho Federation of Families IFF Families & Youth Idaho- I CANS Conference Speaker, final session
• May 25, 2021- 8:30am -12pm Idaho Foster Care Training- Co-Trainer

NOTE- THE FYI, I HOPE I CANS, I KNOWW I CANS, YES I CANS SHINE ON presentation from May 7th,                                                                         
for the IFF/FYI, I CANS Conference will be available soon for those looking to see it.                                                                                                 
​Once it is available I will post a link here for you to view.                                                                                                                                           
Thank you for checking out my website!                                                                     

Speak Up and Shine on!

In 2015 we received an instant boost to our already large family when we took in these 5, now permanently. What a 50th B-day present!

They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade; so it stands to reason that when life sends you storms, you should find the silver lining and live to SHINE ON through the darkness!

I have seen more than a few storms in my life, and when I was younger I allowed the storms to beat me down for awhile, eventually, I came through the darkness and found there was hope! A reason to move forward and go on! The storms have not stopped rolling through, but my resilience and light have gained strength, my anchor holds!

Once I began to understand that the storms that we experience, endure, and sometimes barely live through, were temporal outside forces, and that life, hope, love, forgiveness and redemption were possible; it was then that I was able to see that I could live to  SHINE ON- Share, Help, Inspire, Nurture & Encourage Others Now. I could take the storm and the darkness and shed some light and change everything for the better!

As time went on it became evident that others who were stuck in storms or dark places wanted to learn to SHINE as well. And now, I speak, write and coach to help those seeking a way out of the darkness to learn to live to SHINE ON too! I also like to speak to inspire and encourage those who are helping others through their dark storms.

While my passion is speaking, my time -now that we have 5 more kids and I'm working and homeschooling- is very limited so I am only speaking to retreats and groups a few times per year.

Are you, your team or your group, ready to learn to live to Shine On?  GREAT! Then let's get started!
If you need Educational, Inspirational, or Motivational talks, book Raini now!

Speaking/Teaching/Training Affiliations:

• A Founding member of Idaho Christian Speakers- a consortium of vetted speakers. www.idahochristianspeakers.com 
• Trained Precepts Int'l Leader
• Alumni of the Christian Coach Institute
• Member of the Idaho Speakers Bureau
• Member of Christian Women Speakers 
• Trained Facilitator for Darkness to Light Sexual Abuse Prevention Trainings
• Associate Trainer for Eastern Washington University's Family Resource Training Center 

TOPICS I TRAIN ON, SPEAK ON, OR FACILITATE

• FOSTER CARE/KINSHIP CARE/PARENTING AGAIN
• CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION (MULTIPLE FORMATS)
• HELPING KIDS OVERCOME TRAUMA- TBRI FROM THE MAMAS VIEW
• MAMA'S TAKE ON DEALING WITH KIDS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, BEHAVIORS AND SPECIAL NEEDS
• LIFE AS A TRAUMA MAMA
• FAITH BASED BIBLICAL TOPICS (SEE BELOW)
  

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER-I speak to BOTH secular and faith based groups. THIS portion here is specific to my work with faith based groups.

​Because I could not be who I am without my faith, I desire to be available to places of faith for speaking opportunities, and most faith based groups expect to see a public statement of faith on a speakers website so they can see if they are doctrinally aligned. While I unabashedly hold these personal beliefs , this information is for those groups and people needing this info for this purpose. I do not push my beliefs on others. I embrace our freedoms to believe as we each choose, to speak to peoples needs and strengths as individuals, and to lift them up in their own pursuits and beliefs, unconditionally. (Always within the parameters of the law.) 
So please, understand that while this is listed here, I support you where you are as your RPM, RPAT and/or Life Coach, without bringing religion or faith into it unless YOU specifically request it.

My Statement of Faith
Below is my personal statement of faith and belief- please see the above disclaimer.
I accepted Christ as my personal savior when I was 8 years old, but I did not fully understand or receive His Lordship. I held onto control of my life, and chose not to allow Him to change certain things in my life. I had some pretty big boundaries and only gave Him access to a few select boxes to work with.  While I loved Him and read His word, the Bible, and wanted to trust Him, I simply had a huge wall up. After many years God broke down the walls of my heart and at the age of 20 I totally gave God free and complete reign over my life and my heart! What a fabulous, freeing and refreshing change, if only I had understood previously I would have done it so much earlier!

I have been abiding (walking closely) with Jesus since that time back in 1985, and He has been faithful to continue to make me more into the person He wants me to be each day.  I have been baptized, and I did attend Church regularly, prior to the five new kids coming  who simply cannot currently attend. We do create our own church services here, and I still have a number of believers I am in contact with, some very closely.  I take my ministry very seriously and I realize that it is a gift God has given me. It is a privilege to share the things God lays upon my heart with His children, my sisters in the faith, and those still seeking Him.

 As for a more formal position ... I believe this is a good summary of my beliefs and my doctrinal stance.
 
What I believe about the Bible
-I believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as wholly inspired by God, and inerrant in the original writings, and that they are the supreme and final authority in faith and life. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21; Acts 17:11; and Isaiah 8:20)

 What I believe about God
- I believe there is one God; that He is eternally existing in three persons:  FATHER, SON and HOLY SPIRIT (See below for more info on the Trinity). I believe that He alone is the one creator that brought into being all we know and see! That He reigns supreme and is omniscient, omnipotent and personal all at the same time.

 GOD THE FATHER
- I believe in God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth, perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom and measureless in power. I rejoice that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. (Matthew 5:48; Genesis 1:1; Hebrews 11:3; Nehemiah 9:6; Hebrews 1:2-3; Psalm 103:19; Ephesians 1:11; 1 Kings 8:27; and Psalm 90:2)

THE SON
- I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, sinless in His life, and making atonement for the sin of the world by His shed blood and death on the cross. I believe in His bodily resurrection, His ascension into heaven, and His high priestly intercession for His people. I believe in His personal, visible and triumphant future return to the world according to His promise. (Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:18-25; John 1:14; Hebrews 10:9; John 1:29; 1 John 2:1-2; John 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; and Acts 1:11)

THE HOLY SPIRIT
- I believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from God to convict the world of sin, convince the world of righteousness, and judgment, and to sanctify and comfort those who believe in Jesus Christ. (John 15:26; John 16:8-11; Romans 6:3-6; 1 Corinthians 12:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; and 1 Peter 1:1-3)

What I believe about People

MAN
- I believe God created man, the first being Adam, and that man was created in the image of God, that Adam sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God; and that all human beings are sinners by the seed of Adam, by nature, and by choice. (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:15-17; and Romans 3:10-12, 23)

 SALVATION
- I believe that, God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16 NIV)  I believe that all who receive, by faith, Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord are born again of the Holy Spirit and, therefore, become children of God. I believe that justification means that a person is declared righteous in the sight of God by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. It is a gift that no man should boast. I believe that true salvation is marked by fruit and life change and cannot be lost. (John 1:12; Romans 3:21-26; Ephesians 1:13;  2:8-10)

 STATUS IN ETERNITY
- I believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting, conscious punishment of the lost. I believe in Heaven and Hell as it is explained in the Bible, an eternal life with God in His presence or an eternal separation from God in agony and torment. (Matthew 25:46)

 HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY
- I believe that every human being has responsibility to God alone in all matters of faith. I also believe that each human gets to choose for themselves which path they will take and even then which decision they will make. I believe there are consequences both good and bad for these choices and that we alone bear the responsibility for the choices we make. (Romans 14:11-12)

 What I believe about the Church

 THE CHURCH
- I believe in the Church -- a living, spiritual body in which Christ is the Head and of which all people abiding in Christ through salvation are members. I believe that a visible church is a company of believers in Jesus Christ, associated for the purpose of leading believers toward maturity through worship, instruction, fellowship and evangelism, as well as in correction and reproofing. I believe that Christ has committed to the local church, the ordinances of Baptism and Communion to be observed until He comes, and that Christ has committed to the church the responsibility to proclaim to a lost world their need to accept Jesus Christ as Savior and to recognize Him has Lord. I believe that human betterment and social improvement are essential products of the Gospel. (Ephesians 1:22-23; Romans 6:3-5; Matthew 28:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; and John 8:31-32)

 ATTITUDE TOWARD CIVIL GOVERNMENT
- I believe that it is the responsibility of the church (individually and corporately) to live in submission to the government, as long as that does not violate Scripture or conscience and to pray for those who are in authority over us. (1 Timothy 2:1-3; Titus 3:1; 1 Peter 2:13-14; Acts 5:29; .Matthew 23:10; Romans 13:1-7)

ONE MORE THING! I think it is very important that we LOVE others as Christ intended and modeled, it is not my place to judge. I also believe that there are many times when people get into arguments over the gray stuff.... so trivial.... and I must confess, I fall for this too, more often than I wish!  But really I'm more worried about the black and white.... Heaven & Hell, Life & Death, Salvation & Separation! God will work out the gray stuff as long as we are seeking Him and staying in His word, keeping it in context and keeping short accounts with Him so that we may be living examples of the gospel in the flesh!!! Jesus lives IN ME!!! Let me show it! It's not for me to judge or criticize, I have plenty of faults of my own... and this is exactly why I needGod's Grace and Mercy!

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