In Obedience Over Perfection, Temeka Thompson the Midwife of Purpose guides you through a transformational journey of healing, identity, forgiveness and faith-filled courage.
Temeka invites you into her own story, deeply personal and marked by trauma, survival, resilience and the on-going process of becoming. To show you that obedience, not perfection is what unlocks purpose.
With striking vulnerability and Holy Spirit-led wisdom, she shows you how saying "yes" to God - flawed, fearful and still healing, unlocked her next season of impact.
Whether you've felt unseen, unqualified, or unworthy this book will guide you into clarity, courage, and confidence to pursue what God placed inside of you.
This is your invitation to:
- Release perfectionism and reclaim your voice
- Heal from the inside out
- Discover your identity beyond roles, titles, and expectations
- Step boldly into your God-given calling
Your next begins with your "yes".
Temeka Thompson is affectionately known as The Midwife of Purpose. A powerhouse in both personal transformation and real estate, she helps women of faith come out of hiding, find their identity, and boldly step into their God-given calling. Through her work with couples, she equips families to break generational cycles and unlock their next in life, purpose, and legacy-building.Temeka is the Founder of Daughter Arise and Co-Founder of Marriage Takeover(R). A certified Life Coach, dynamic speaker, best-selling author and award-winning realtor, she is celebrated for her transparency, wisdom, and ability to make spiritual truth feel safe, practical, and empowering. A 9/11 Pentagon survivor and proud disabled Air Force veteran, Temeka brings a voice of resilience, compassion, and prophetic clarity to every space she enters.Her mission is simple: Heal Her, Honor Her, Serve Her
Jasminum McMullen is a poet, essayist, and voice-centered editor whose work preserves authorial voice. Her writing has appeared in A Gathering Together, midnight & indigo, Past Ten, Mama's Martyrs, and Jezebels, Black Joy Unbound, and Baby Teeth Journal. She is an Associate Board Director at the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame and Professor of English at Dominican University.
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