{"id":4400,"date":"2021-10-12T15:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T15:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?page_id=4400"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:23:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:23:46","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/testv95.demowebsitelinks.com\/Maranda-Sherrod\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Maranda Sherrod<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Maranda Sherrod <\/strong>grew up in Bigbee, a small community in Valley, Mississippi, as the middle child in a lively family of seven siblings. Her parents, Walter Lee and the late Mamie Lou Lowery, raised their children in a home where faith was not decorative; it was structural, woven quietly into daily life.<\/p>

Those early years shaped Sherrod\u2019s view of perseverance and purpose. Family gatherings, church on Sundays, and long conversations around the table created a foundation she would lean on many times in the years ahead.<\/p>

Her professional path first led to accounting and education. She worked with numbers and balanced ledgers and later stepped into teaching, building a practical, steady career.<\/p>

Then illness arrived, unexpectedly and repeatedly.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sherrod survived severe pre-eclampsia during her first pregnancy, delivering a premature child. Years later came Stage 3 sarcoidosis, followed by relapsing pericarditis that required two open- heart surgeries. Much of the life she had carefully built began to shift as health challenges forced her to step away from work.<\/p>

Still, she continued forward.<\/p>

During long seasons of recovery, Sherrod returned again and again to scripture, reflection, and the quiet discipline of taking life one day at a time. Notes began filling journals, thoughts written between doctor visits, restless nights, and moments of prayer.<\/p>

Over time, those pages grew into Will Yourself to Lift.<\/em><\/p>

Sherrod later returned to school, earning an Associate Degree in Banking and Finance from East Mississippi Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Religion from Liberty University in 2014.<\/p>

Beyond writing, she remains deeply involved in community work. She founded J&M Creations and The Youth Lives Matter Organization, both focused on helping young people build strong foundations for their minds, faith, and futures before life\u2019s storms arrive.<\/p>

She and her husband, Edward, have been married for more than 30 years, a partnership shaped by resilience, faith, and shared perseverance. Together, they raised two daughters, Edleishia and Edmariah, who grew up watching their mother refuse to stay down.<\/p>

These days, Sherrod\u2019s writing carries the quiet texture of lived faith. Less like a sermon.<\/p>

More like someone sitting beside you on a long road, reminding you that the climb, slow as it may be, is still possible.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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