Candid Gal Since December 2025
Meet Shirley
Prompted by gratitude, Shirley Desmond Jackson loves to share the truths found in God’s Word. Her driving passion is to help others connect with an extraordinary God who meets us in the middle of our ordinary lives. After serving on the foreign mission field of Paris, France, she married her best friend Mark. Together they raised three children and now shepherd the Campus and Married Ministries of their church. In her free time, she loves to spend time with family—especially her two precious grandchildren.
Live Inspired
Too often our outward appearance of success and achievement mask the inner turmoil of our hearts and souls. We believe working harder will solve the problem, but it just makes us more tired. Pick up Shirley’s book to learn how to identify the lies that fuel your self-driven nature and Live Inspired.
Fun Facts About Shirley
Favorite Movie
Singing in the Rain
Fur Baby
Bijou – Her Bichon Frise
Favorite Place
Paris, France
Lives in
Max Meadows, VA
Grateful For
Her husband, friends, & church community
Hobbies
Writing & Traveling
Favorite Bible Passage
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14, NIV
Recent Posts
- How to Stop Doomscrolling with Jesus
Do you ever get caught up on your phone doomscrolling? Many of us have been there and often it’s addicting. In this post, Shirley shares how to stop doomscrolling with Jesus and three practical steps to restore peace moving forward. - The Holy Spirit: My Timely Traveling Companion Through FearThis article about the Holy Spirit was written by Shirley Desmond Jackson Forcing myself to slow my breathing, I glanced down at my map app. “Fifteen minutes. Only fifteen minutes to the airport. I can handle anything for fifteen minutes,” I promised myself. All the while I tried to push away the reality that in…
