About ME
Personal SUMMARY
Welcome! I am Dr. Andrea Lovett Adenaike, author and creator of Strength for Your Mountain Diaries.
Professionally, I serve as a nursing professor and department chair at a university in Southwest Georgia, where I am passionate about educating and mentoring future healthcare professionals. Personally, I am blessed to be a wife and mother of a wonderful blended family. Together, my husband and I have six children: William, Christian, Isaiah, Eunice, Enoch, and Ezekiel. When I'm not teaching or writing, I enjoy reading, bicycling, and spending time with family.
Strength for Your Mountain Diaries was born during the COVID-19 pandemic, a season that revealed the deep emotional, spiritual, and personal struggles many people were facing. As I witnessed uncertainty, grief, and discouragement all around me, I felt called to offer hope through writing. After much prayer and reflection, I joined a women's writing group and began sharing the lessons, encouragement, and perspectives that had helped me navigate life's own mountains.
I hope that every reader who visits this space leaves feeling inspired, encouraged, and strengthened for whatever challenge lies ahead. Life's mountains come in many forms, but with faith, perseverance, and the right perspective, they can be climbed. Thank you for stopping by and allowing me to be part of your journey.
Every mountain is easier to face when you have the strength to keep climbing.
Behind the NAME
One day I found myself overwhelmed with Life and the demands I was facing. There were far too many things I needed to accomplish but I was unable to even fathom where to begin. It was 3 pm on a Saturday afternoon and I was ready to go to bed for the remainder of the day! Holding back tears I caught myself murmuring these words,” I do not have enough strength for these mountains!” At that moment, I knew I had to begin chronicling my mountains and activities of daily living and how I planned to overcome them.