Cheri Fletcher
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God had a plan for you before you had your own. I believe that your roles in life will change, but your purpose is eternal. I want to help you develop a game plan so you can live your purpose for His glory. "๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑโ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ, ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ." ๐๐ฝ๐ต ๐ฎ:๐ญ๐ฌ
Today Annie would be 32.
I would give anything to sing to her today in true Fletcher family fashion โ completely off-key and far too loud. To pull out all the ridiculous birthday party paraphernalia, she made me put away on her last birthday here on earth because it embarrassed her so much.
I am so thankful to have this video of Annie singing Glory Bound with her friends and me.
And today these words feel especially sacred:
โ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐
๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง
๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐.โ
And while I would give anything to hold her here again, I cannot help but think about the gift she has already received.
She is Whole & Healed.
I think one of the hardest parts of grief is that we want healing to mean the people we love get to stay here with us.
And I still wish that too.
But today I am thankful that because of Jesus, Annieโs story did not end with death.
Godโs promises were always bigger than just this life on earth.
Godโs promises are eternal!
I thank God that He loved her so much that He gave His child so I can see mine again!
She reads Revelation 1:7 and sings the words about her future, and to know that as soon as she fell asleep, the next thing she will hear that the trumpet sound.
"๐๐จ๐จ๐ค, ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ,
๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ,
๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ.
๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ก
๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ.
๐๐จ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐. ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง."
As I listen to Annie sing โGlory Boundโ today, I cannot help but think about the day we will all sing together again.
And I would love to invite you to join us there โ in true Fletcher family fashion, completely off-key and far too loud.
Remembering Annie on her 32nd birthday today.
https://youtu.be/pCc5DG3wHZ8?si=DQEnOEocOYxnAhf9
05/18/2026
Today Iโm honored to be a guest on the โ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐โ podcast with Martha Wilson and Kim Stanley.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐:
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐; ๐
๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐
This conversation truly felt like sitting on the porch with friends over a cup of coffee.
We talked about grief, motherhood, spiritual warfare, serving while hurting, and what it looks like to continue walking forward when life no longer looks the way it once did.
We also discussed the importance of looking back and remembering the ways God has been present in our stories long before we recognized it.
Before Annie passed, one of the questions I often asked my podcast guests was:
"๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐, ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง?โ
After Annieโs death, that reflection deepened into a different question I now ask myself often, rooted in Deuteronomy 31:8:
โ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐?โ
There was a lot of honesty in this conversation.
People will sometimes tell me they are amazed by my strength.
But one of the things we talked about is that grief does not always look strong from the inside.
Sometimes I find some strength by continuing to serve and show up.
And sometimes I find the strength I need by staying in pajamas, sitting in a corner, and simply asking God for the breath to make it through the day.
Iโm so grateful to Martha and Kim for creating space for real conversations like this.
Listen through the link below.
https://aburstofhope.buzzsprout.com/1729925/episodes/19193051
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