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Overcoming Obstacles Recovery

THE FIRE IN THE FORGE

When I look back at my twenties and thirties, I don’t see a guy I’m proud of; I see a fuse that was always lit. ​People who only know me now—a quiet guy in his early sixties who fixes…

Recovery

HE MET ME IN MY RUIN

For most of my life, I carried invisible wounds. Childhood trauma left deep marks–emotional, physical, and spiritual–that I didn’t know how to face. I learned to survive by pretending everything was fine, but inside, I was unraveling. To dull…

Overcoming Obstacles

THE BEST OF TIMES

Charles Dickens’ enduring line, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times,” perfectly describes my life in 1976. Parties were plentiful, responsibilities were shallow, and worries felt far away. Yet, this way that seemed “right”…

Recovery

FOLLOWING A DIFFERENT PATH

My life looked perfect. I was 19 years old, but deep down, I felt an emptiness. I suffered from depression. I felt I had no future, no meaning in life. There was a voice telling me horrible things about…

Loss Of Loved One Recovery

EMBRACING GOD’S COMFORT

At the end of a busy day in my 34th week of pregnancy, I realized I hadn’t felt my baby move. A hospital ultrasound confirmed the terrible truth: my baby girl had died. I wasn’t in the habit of…

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