We recently had the chance to connect with Amy Kinser and have shared our conversation below.
Good morning Amy, it’s such a great way to kick off the day – I think our readers will love hearing your stories, experiences and about how you think about life and work. Let’s jump right in? What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
Mornings for me need to be in slow motion. That is how I start my day off the best. Five plus year ago, the Lord spoke to me about giving my first fruits to Him every single day. For me that meant waking up and spending the first part of my day with Him. Before I look at social media or check the news or do anything else, I spend time with the Lord. I have been listening through the Bible for the last year and am actually almost done. FINISHER!! As soon as I complete it, I will begin again. I also spend time every morning putting my spiritual armor on. I do not start my day without praying the Armor of God over me and my family. My first fruits deserve to go to the Lord and then my day can proceed.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I am 57 years young and 57 years strong. My age does not define me but just pushes me to be better in all areas of my life. What does define me is my relationship with Jesus Christ. I am who I am because of Him and because of my relationship with Him. He is why I do what I do. The Lord has given me a passion for family first. They are my everything. He has also given me eyes to see beauty in people and in things that have been tossed aside. I don’t waste those gifts in being able to see beauty. I am the Women’s Ministry Director at my church and I am an avid collector and seller of once loved items. I like to say that I am a rescuer. I rescue things that were once loved, tossed aside, and left behind. I see beauty in things that others may not. I see potential and hope. Once those items are rescued, I then begin the process of breathing life back into them and making them beautiful again and helping others to see the beauty for themselves. Eyes to see.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?
If the walls in my childhood homes could have talked, they would have cried. I grew up in a home full of sadness, anger, and fear. I spent many years with a heart of anxiousness and fear of the worst. When I met Jesus, that changed. He gave me hope. He calmed my fears. He breathed new life into that little girl and made her strong and filled her with His peace.
When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
For many years, I hid my scars. I hid my wounds. I hid my past. I was fearful that if people knew “mama before she was mama”, they would look down on me. I was afraid that if people knew the things that I did in my past that they would stumble and make the same mistakes I made. I spent many years hiding the “real me”. The real me who helped define who I was. The real me who made many bad choices growing up but also the real me who conquered and overcame. Let me be clear that our mistakes do not define us! Sadly, for many years I believed they did. Then came freedom in Christ!! I began to speak and to share my scars once I realized they were in fact beautiful to God if they were used for His glory and pointed back to the Cross.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Is the public version of you the real you?
I learned years ago to be me. God spoke to me very clearly to be the me that He created me to be. That stays the same. Public or private. I am who God made me to be. I am Amy!
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
Simply said…I hope people say without hesitation that “she loved the Lord and she loved her family and she loved being a mama to many”.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @amybkinser
