About Dr. Valarie W. Harris

Dr. Valarie W. Harris

Founder, Stepping Through Care with Dr. Val

Founder and owner of Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC.

Dr. Val is a minister, teacher, coach, singer, and songwriter who has spent years walking beside people in seasons of caregiving, loss, and rebuilding. She writes the devotionals, records the music, and personally answers the messages that come through this app.

Ministry, education, coaching, and leadership

Ministry. Years of pastoral encouragement, teaching, and prayer support for families walking through illness, aging, and grief.
Education. Doctoral-level study, with a continuing focus on faith, wellbeing, and the care of the whole person.
Coaching. One-to-one and group coaching that helps people step forward with purpose after a season of loss or exhaustion.
Leadership. Founder of Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC, leading the Stepping Out with Purpose community, workshops, music, and this caregiver app.

Why I created this app

I created Stepping Through Care because I have witnessed so many people faithfully care for the ones they love while quietly dismissing how they truly feel.

Caregivers often carry more than physical responsibility. They carry exhaustion, worry, sadness, and a form of grief as they watch someone they love struggle with changes in their body, mind, or spirit. They are trying to meet that person’s needs, show them love, and avoid making them feel like a burden—all while managing emotions they may never share with anyone else.

If that describes you, I want you to hear me today: it is all right to admit that you are tired.

You need time to renew your mind, refresh your heart, and restore your spirit. Taking time for yourself does not mean you have stopped loving the person in your care. It helps prepare you to continue caring with patience, compassion, humility, and grace.

Ask God to give you the grace and strength you need for this journey. Ask Him to help you see your loved one through the eyes of compassion rather than frustration or judgment. Remember that any one of us could find ourselves needing someone else to care for us. We would want to be treated with love, dignity, patience, and understanding.

My prayer is that after spending even two minutes inside this app, you will feel the peace of God surrounding you. I want you to remember that God loves you, God sees your heart, and God understands what you are carrying. He will give you the supernatural strength you need to walk through this season with your loved one.

Today, take one moment to care for yourself. Pause, breathe, pray, and receive the grace God is offering you.

You are seen. Your heart matters. God’s grace is surrounding you, and you do not have to make this journey in your own strength.

—Dr. Valarie W. Harris
Founder, Stepping Through Care

Contact

Dr. Val reads and answers messages personally. Please allow a few days for a reply, and never use email for an emergency.

Email hello@steppingwithpurpose.com

If you need help right now, open immediate support and emergency resources.

Ownership, copyright, and licensing

Stepping Through Care with Dr. Val — Faith-Centered Strength and Support for Caregivers — is owned and published by Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC.

Music

Every song and instrumental in this app is an original recording owned by Dr. Valarie W. Harris and licensed to Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC for use in this app. They may not be copied, re-recorded, or resold.

Morning Worship — Written and produced by Dr. Val. Owned by Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC.
Monday Melody — Written and produced by Dr. Val. Owned by Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC.
Get Wisdom — Written and produced by Dr. Val. Owned by Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC.
The Transformed Life — Written and produced by Dr. Val. Owned by Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC.
Uplifting Gospel Strings — Produced by Dr. Val. Owned by Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC.

Images

Welcome image (morning light on a quiet path) — created for this app and owned by Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC.
Founder portrait — Dr. Val’s own photograph, owned by Stepping Out with Purpose, LLC.

Scripture

Scripture quoted in the app is the King James Version, American Standard Version, or World English Bible, all in the public domain, and is always labeled. NKJV, ESV, and NIV are copyrighted, so the app links to the licensed reader at Bible Gateway instead of reprinting their words (your preferred link version is NKJV).