About Deborah

Deborah is Executive Director of Women of the Well Ministry. She is also a wife, mother of two, author, speaker and a native Daytonian.  Deborah loves to entertain, decorate, read, take walks in the woods, and write. Her speaking has been noted as "genuine, open, contagious, and warm." Her inviting spirit draws women in, allowing them to experience God's love in a non-judgemental way.

Credentials

Deborah's main credential is that God has called her beyond a shadow of a doubt to equip women,person by person, church by church, city by city. She desires to educate women on how to ADVANCE to overflowing with a genuine, authentic joy that is contagious; thus attracting others to Jesus!  Her training began in Banking as a Vice President for sales and management. She then became the Women's Ministry Director at her local church, as well as a Sunday School teacher for women. She served on the Adult Discipleship Board for Centerville Community Church.  Deb chaired the Christian Women's Club of South Dayton, Ohio. She is a graduate of CLASS (Christian Leaders Authors and Speakers Services), a member of AWSA-Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, and privileged to be a part of SPEAK UP SERVICES with Carol Kent. Deborah says she has been speaking and writing for as long as she can remember! Deborah is also a member of the Christian Writers Guild.She has written several articles for the Alliance Life Magazine, and is the author of Gushing Springs, a devotional book for women.  For seven years Deborah wrote an on line international motivational. She currently writes for Erin Campbell Ministries, Angel Newsletter, Finding God Daily.com the blog, Alive in Christ Radio and for Women of Grace Ministries, The Encourager.  She has aired on local and internet radio and shared the Gospel in the following states: Ohio, Michigan, Florida, Missouri, Maryland, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Alabama, Georgia and California.

Spiritual

Born on a sunny, Easter Sunday to her parents, Patricia and James,  she was given the name of "Deborah." (Deborah was also known as a Prophetess and the Judge of Israel in the book of Judges in the Bible.) She has endured trials, hardships and sufferings that have allowed her to see the glory of the Lord, and have imparted a faith to her that is contagious to others. Jesus Christ took her by the hand and walked her through the suicide of her youngest sister, Bridgett, helping Deborah to understand the width, the depth, and the height of God's Grace for us. "It is for grace that we have been saved," became real to her as God  revealed insights of His unconditional love through that extremely tragic time in her family's life. She believes that the aftershocks of grief come as a reminder of Jesus' great sacrifice for us.  Deborah believes "to live is Christ and to die is gain" in a very real way.

She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal Savior in 1988 when she approached her Pastor Kenneth Mahanes to ask him if he would perform the marriage vows for herself and now husband, Tim Lovett. Little did she know, she would leave her Pastor's office as part of the Bride of Christ!  Kiddingly she jokes, "It was a double wedding!"  Deborah is a Christian.