Healing, grief, rebuilding, emotional growth, faith, and learning to mend what was broken.
I have fond memories of my father despite his flaws and the destruction caused. He tried to be a good man, served on the local fire department for years, and was honored at his funeral for service. He toiled in the fields, plowing and planting in spring, and harvesting in the fall to feed nine…
I remember when the fractured pieces of my life shattered on the ground—pieces of the past I didn’t understand, moments I tried desperately to forget, parts of me that felt ignored and too unloved to be of value. When the emotional wall finally broke, the grief was overwhelming. The loss felt unbearable. I sat on…
Change begins with the choices you make. Many of those choices are shaped early by the guidance you receive, the environment you grow up in, and the examples set before you. And when that guidance is missing or broken, the choices you make can lead you down difficult paths. I know this from experience. Some…