A mighty wind
Blew night and day
It stole the oak tree's leaves away,
Then snapped its boughs
And pulled its bark
Until the oak was tired and stark.

But still the oak tree held its ground
While other trees fell all around.
The weary wind gave up and spoke,
"How can you still be standing oak?"
The oak tree said, "I know that you
can break each branch of mine in two,
Carry every leaf away,
Shake my limbs and make me sway.

But I have roots stretched in the earth,
Growing stronger since my birth.
You'll never touch them, for you see,
They are the deepest part of me.

Until today, I wasn't sure
Of just how much I could endure.
But now I've found, with thanks to you
I'm stronger than I ever knew.

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It has long since been a dream of mine to provide a place of encouragement for women who don't feel comfortable addressing their problems in a public setting. Few of us would attend a church class titled: Forgiving Infidelity, Freedom from the Memories of Sexual Abuse, or Boundary Setting with a Drug-addicted Loved One. But many are the prayers for direction on those topics.

If you can relate, I am humbled by the opportunity to serve you. In the privacy of your own home, you will see in the simplest of terms how the Word of God applies to all aspects of life. I pledge to share personal experiences that leave you with hope for the future and a practical step for today.

I am not a licensed counselor, and I do not minimize the importance of professional help. I have participated in both professional therapy and twelve-step programs. And I know from personal experience that if God is not at the center of those processes the holes in our hearts remain.

I have not "arrived." I do not have a perfect marriage or a perfect life. What I have is an intimate relationship with God, coupled with human accountability, and the willingness to write with a level of transparency that borderlines on stupidity. In other words, I will share my testimony even if it cost me my reputation. I trust that your focus will not be on where I've been, but on how far God will bring those who are willing to place their trust in Him.

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"Validate, comfort, equip, and restore honor to women who have been deeply wounded."

"God never minimizes the events that break our hearts. We do, when we deny Him access to the pain."