Accomplishing Complete Healing
As one reviews my childhood, one can plainly see I enjoyed the comfort of the sun: like springtime's first leaves stretching forth from their stems to feel its warmth. Feeling happy as I played, I had not a care in the world. As I grew with each passing day, the same life I enjoyed became filled with darkness and pain like thorns were pushing through me, much like thorns pushing through a stem-the painful thorns of abuse. However, my loving God brings me out of my darkness and into His beautiful light, as my story concludes.
As you somewhat have traveld down my life's road, you see life's journey has carried me down many winding roads and through deep valleys and brought me to where I am today. If given a choice, I would have taken a happier more peaceful road to allow me to experience the joys of childhood instead of the horror of abuse. Not given that choice, I wanted nothing more then to replace my bitterness with joy, my weakness with strength, and my fears with confidence. I wanted to be able to look past my pain to find the beauty that lies amongst the thorns; to blossom through my thorns of abuse.
I struggled through many changes and allowed God's healing to take place in my heart bringing much needed rest to my weary soul. In doing so, something amazing happened. My eyes opened to finally see the beauty in myself, a beauty I had not seen before! I had blossomed through the thorns of my abuse, like a beautiful rose shining in its delicate strength for all to see!
Like a slow blossoming rose, these lovely fragrant changes took place over time, having to overcome obstacles along the way-thorns of depression, pain of weight gain, lack of self confidence, and absolute loneliness. Pushing through the thorns, the tiney misshapened rose representing my battered life, took on a new form: a large beautiful, fragrant red rose!
Life's challenges may take us down different roads, but I found through experience one thing to be certain: healing is within reach for all who seek it! With this healing will come rest and a new inner beauty that will shine forth with a delicate strength, much like a rose shining its delicate beauty and strength amongst the thorns that surround it. Seeing my inner beauty for the first time came with a delicate strength. Pushing forward obstacles were moved and my life regained-at 35 joy in serving as an EMT replaced my bitterness, at 42 exercise strengthened my weakened body, and at 45 confidence in knowing, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" replaced the fear of my abusers. Overcoming these obstacles was nothing short of amazing, leaving still one dream, a dream I had left behind so many years ago: the dream to graduate. Being almost 50 years of age did not stop me and my dreams of graduating came true: I graduated Valedictorian of my chiropractic assistant class! No one is ever too old to take back the life that is lost through abuse!
As you somewhat have traveld down my life's road, you see life's journey has carried me down many winding roads and through deep valleys and brought me to where I am today. If given a choice, I would have taken a happier more peaceful road to allow me to experience the joys of childhood instead of the horror of abuse. Not given that choice, I wanted nothing more then to replace my bitterness with joy, my weakness with strength, and my fears with confidence. I wanted to be able to look past my pain to find the beauty that lies amongst the thorns; to blossom through my thorns of abuse.
I struggled through many changes and allowed God's healing to take place in my heart bringing much needed rest to my weary soul. In doing so, something amazing happened. My eyes opened to finally see the beauty in myself, a beauty I had not seen before! I had blossomed through the thorns of my abuse, like a beautiful rose shining in its delicate strength for all to see!
Like a slow blossoming rose, these lovely fragrant changes took place over time, having to overcome obstacles along the way-thorns of depression, pain of weight gain, lack of self confidence, and absolute loneliness. Pushing through the thorns, the tiney misshapened rose representing my battered life, took on a new form: a large beautiful, fragrant red rose!
Life's challenges may take us down different roads, but I found through experience one thing to be certain: healing is within reach for all who seek it! With this healing will come rest and a new inner beauty that will shine forth with a delicate strength, much like a rose shining its delicate beauty and strength amongst the thorns that surround it. Seeing my inner beauty for the first time came with a delicate strength. Pushing forward obstacles were moved and my life regained-at 35 joy in serving as an EMT replaced my bitterness, at 42 exercise strengthened my weakened body, and at 45 confidence in knowing, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" replaced the fear of my abusers. Overcoming these obstacles was nothing short of amazing, leaving still one dream, a dream I had left behind so many years ago: the dream to graduate. Being almost 50 years of age did not stop me and my dreams of graduating came true: I graduated Valedictorian of my chiropractic assistant class! No one is ever too old to take back the life that is lost through abuse!
Soar like the birds with your head above the clouds, never stopping to look down till your goal is reached! Your future lies in your hands.