Some battles are fought with fists, others with fire. But the most haunting are the ones waged in the mind. In Chapter 7 of Book I of S.O.L.A.D.™, titled "Memories of the Living Dead," Melanie faces one of the most unsettling forms of spiritual warfare: a direct assault on both her body and mind. The demonic villain Plague attacks with sickness and distortion, overwhelming Melanie physically with fever and emotionally with the shocking reappearance of her family.

Vision is more than just an idea—it’s a preview of divine intention. It’s God saying, “This is where I’m taking you,” even if the how, when, and where aren’t clear yet. It’s a heavenly nudge in the fog of uncertainty. And the reason vision is favor is because it means God still trusts you with a glimpse of destiny. Proverbs 29:18 (MSG) says: “If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blesse

Life doesn’t always follow our script. We dream, we plan, we plot the course, and then—detour. Delay. Disruption. Denial. But what if the long way around wasn’t a setback, but a setup? What if the closed doors and wrong turns were actually divine protection, and the path you never would’ve chosen became the one that changed everything for the better?

Belief is more than encouragement. It’s a form of favor that breathes life into dormant dreams, ignites courage, and validates worth. And when someone—be it a teacher, a friend, a sister, a mother, or a mentor—believes in you, they are reflecting the very nature of God. Because God believed in us first.

Words can uplift, but they can also wound. They can liberate, or they can imprison. They can heal, or they can destroy.

we’re turning our attention not just to the women whose names are etched in stone, but to the quiet fighters—the survivors, the healers...