I was raised in a stable, conservative, Christian home. Studying Cross Cultural Communications I planned on going into full time Missions. The short version of my story is that I met a man who I thought shared the same vision and we were married about a year later. We were married for sixteen years. He turned out to be abusive and unfaithful. Fast forward twenty years later, I am divorced with three children. I know what it is to live in fear for myself and my children. I know what it is to have your world turned upside down and all of your hopes and dreams crushed. I know what it is to face financial struggles, work two jobs and go to school at night to finish my college degree and still struggle. I know what it is to wait, hope and pray that all the suffering and hard work will pay off someday. I know what it is to live day by day through the ups and downs, to have my faith shaken and my beliefs tested. To question everything I thought I knew, who I thought I was and who I thought I should be.
More importantly I know what it is to experience a tremendous healing in my heart and my life. To begin a journey that has, and continues to, Redefine my life. To discover a new passion, new hopes and new dreams that God has placed in my heart. To develop gifts I never knew I had and to reach out to others as we make this journey together. I have been so blessed to know some wonderful, strong women that have encouraged me and walked with me through many difficult years. My hope is that through my story, through this website and by sharing the stories of others we can make a difference in the lives of others. To help others rise above their circumstances to find hope, healing and a better future than they could possibly imagine. There is life after divorce or whatever circumstance you may be going through.
I came through the struggles, doubts and questioning because I know who I believe in and He did not let me go. I know God is able to handle all of my doubts, all of my frustration, all of my anger and bitterness. He has led me step by painful step on this journey and He has never left my side, even when it seemed like all hope was gone. Even when my faith waivered, He was still faithful. When there were no answers to satisfy my questions, when I wallowed in sadness, self-pity, despair, depression and a million other emotions, He still loved me. Life is not perfect, all of my problems have not disappeared, I do not know all of the answers, and everything is not ‘fixed’. I do know that God is close to the broken hearted, that He is able to do exceedingly more than I can ask or even imagine. He is faithful, He still has a plan and He will be faithful to see it through to the end if we let Him.
More importantly I know what it is to experience a tremendous healing in my heart and my life. To begin a journey that has, and continues to, Redefine my life. To discover a new passion, new hopes and new dreams that God has placed in my heart. To develop gifts I never knew I had and to reach out to others as we make this journey together. I have been so blessed to know some wonderful, strong women that have encouraged me and walked with me through many difficult years. My hope is that through my story, through this website and by sharing the stories of others we can make a difference in the lives of others. To help others rise above their circumstances to find hope, healing and a better future than they could possibly imagine. There is life after divorce or whatever circumstance you may be going through.
I came through the struggles, doubts and questioning because I know who I believe in and He did not let me go. I know God is able to handle all of my doubts, all of my frustration, all of my anger and bitterness. He has led me step by painful step on this journey and He has never left my side, even when it seemed like all hope was gone. Even when my faith waivered, He was still faithful. When there were no answers to satisfy my questions, when I wallowed in sadness, self-pity, despair, depression and a million other emotions, He still loved me. Life is not perfect, all of my problems have not disappeared, I do not know all of the answers, and everything is not ‘fixed’. I do know that God is close to the broken hearted, that He is able to do exceedingly more than I can ask or even imagine. He is faithful, He still has a plan and He will be faithful to see it through to the end if we let Him.