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Jack Nicolson put it brilliantly in the road-trip scene from the 1999 movie As Good As It Gets: Not everyone has a terrible story to get over. Some people have great stories; beautiful stories that take place in parks with friends and noodle salad. Good times, noodle salad. Just no one in this car.
If you're overwhelmed by your circumstances or need help facing a painful past, you're in the right place. I'm here to say, "You matter to God. It (whatever it is), matters to God." But no one can make that discovery for you. No matter what, don't give up. You are worth fighting for, and so is your family.
I realize now that the lessons I've learned through my toughest years of healing were never just for me. God had you in mind as well. You are why The Medicine Place exist.
Healing is a journey. And if I could go back in time and choose instant healing over what I went through, I would choose the long way. Because it was on that road that I discovered how beautifully my hand fits in my Savior's.
Welcome to The Medicine Place...proof that there is beauty to be gained from a breakdown.
--Wendy J. Saxton, Ordinary Woman
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A Single Mother's Un-sung Hero
The year Michael and I separated was one of the most challenging years of my life. Our son, Zach, was just six months old. Almost ten years have passed, the dust has had plenty of time to settle, and God used a recent conversation with my twenty-two-year-old son, Christopher, to reveal that he is the un-sung hero during that part of my story.
Dictionary.com has several listings to define the word hero, but these are the two I most relate to in regards to a twelve-year-old boy who changed a thousand diapers, rocked his baby brother when his mother broke down, and spent countless hours watching a baby and his younger brother when opportunities came for me to work when childcare was not available.
1. a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for brave deeds and noble qualities.
2. the principle male character in a story, play, film, etc.
Published on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 @ 9:54 AM CDT
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A Christmas Story for Single Mothers
An excerpt from The Jonah Chronicles. At this point, Michael and I are separated due to his drug addiction. I attend church, pray to God, but still refuse to say the name Jesus.
"Michael got a job, and every Friday he left money on the porch after his shift ended. I wasn't ready to see him, and I didn't want to raise the children's hopes only to disappoint them later.
Christmas was approaching, and the thought of getting the tree out of storage and decorating it alone weighed heavily on my heart..."
Published on Saturday, December 12, 2009 @ 10:18 AM CDT
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