By Clarissa Williams

The past few weeks have been filled with a mixture of emotions, gratitude, concern, celebration, reflection, and prayer.

Like many families, ours has recently walked through some unexpected moments that reminded us just how precious time together truly is. During a season where our family has been balancing health concerns, responsibilities, and busy schedules, I have found myself leaning even more heavily on faith, prayer, and the people God has placed around us.

One weekend was spent with my mother and family surrounding Mother’s Day. Another was spent making memories with our children during a peaceful visit to Granville, Tennessee. And this past weekend, Herbert and I celebrated our anniversary while covering the K-LOVE Fan Awards, interviewing artists, filmmakers and storytellers whose work continues encouraging people through faith, music and hope.

Each moment felt different.

Yet somehow they all connected.

They reminded me that even during difficult seasons, God still gives us reminders of His goodness.

Another part of this season has been hearing from so many people throughout the community regarding the upcoming campaign season.

Everywhere we go lately, people stop to ask questions, offer encouragement, pray with us or ask how they can help. Those conversations have meant more than I can properly express.

People are hungry for community.
They want hopeful conversations again.
They want leadership driven by purpose that makes room for God.

One conversation from K-LOVE weekend especially stayed with me.

Every year at the K-LOVE Fan Awards, one of my favorite questions to ask artists on the red carpet is simple:

“How did you meet Jesus?”

This year, Tim Timmons answered with the kind of simple honesty that stays with you afterward. Smiling, he essentially said:

“I woke up… I see Him every day, all the time.”

The simplicity of that answer struck me deeply.

Not polished.
Not complicated.
Just genuine daily faith lived out in real life.

But what impacted me even more was not just his answer.

It was how he treated people.

After the show ended and long after many people had begun leaving, Tim stayed in the media room intentionally making time for every person who hoped to meet him. Not rushed. Not distracted. Fully present.

People can often feel overlooked or unseen, and taking time for others truly matters.

I especially enjoyed watching several members of the media who were attending for the very first time get the opportunity to speak with artists they admired. A few were hesitant at first during the Q&A sessions, so I encouraged them to raise their hands and ask questions.

Watching their excitement afterward was honestly one of my favorite parts of the weekend.

There is something special about helping people feel included, welcomed and confident enough to step into the moment.

And perhaps that is part of what stood out so much watching Tim Timmons interact with people after the show. He intentionally stayed, made time for people and gave them his full attention.

That mattered.

Watching that interaction reminded me that sometimes the strongest faith is not always found in grand speeches or spotlight moments.

Sometimes it is found in quiet kindness, steady encouragement and simply choosing to show up for people anyway.

As I have reflected on the past few weeks, family time, community conversations, celebrating 32 years of marriage with Herbert and covering K-LOVE weekend, I keep returning to something Tim Timmons said.

“I woke up… I see Him every day, all the time.”

Maybe that is the reminder I needed most.

To see Him not only in the big moments, but also in the ordinary ones.

In prayers whispered quietly.
In community encouragement.
In songs of worship.
In family gathered together.
In a husband who still feels like my best friend after 32 years and who loves me so well through every season of life.

Sometimes faith is not found in dramatic moments alone.

Sometimes it is found in simply realizing God has been beside us all along.