I know there have been times in my life, in my walk, where I felt so alone and so isolated because people WEREN’T sharing. Once I realized that I wasn’t alone in my struggles, God was able to transform my heart so much faster. It was like the enemy lost his hold on me. I had been paralyzed by fear, but with the transparency, grace and love from others I was embraced by the Lord.

Now I find myself in a time in my life where much of what I have learned has been through my suffering: Dad’s suicide when I was 15, my 13 year old daughter going home to Heaven after losing her fight to bone cancer, and now – daily migraines for the last 5 yrs.

Really, these experiences have shaped and defined who I am, a woman who still loves and trusts the Lord with all my heart. Because I speak of these things, does that mean I haven’t dealt with them? Not at all. God has carried me through these things, and continues to do so. He has allowed these things, that He may be glorified in my life as I continue to praise Him. He allows me to be an example to others – that we have so much to be thankful for, and yet so easily people complain about things that really aren’t that bad.

Obviously, you have reached and helped many. And where God leads, the enemy quickly follows. Even if the woman meant well, it still let in those doubts and wonders of what others “think”. When really, it doesn’t matter what others think of us… only what God does.

It’s my prayer that He smiles when He thinks of us.