Do you ever have those days where you wonder how much more God is going to give you? Do you ask yourself why? Do you ask yourself why do you need to be tested over and over again??? I would be lying if I said I never ask myself those very questions.
The past year and then some I have found myself asking that more then I want to admit. I thought things could not get worse when I blew my knee out this year. I thought my biggest hurdle was going through knee surgery at 35 and then the endless days of physical therapy. Little did I know that would be the easiest part of this year.
August 14th started off as normal as it could in my crazy, hectic, busy, non stop life. Never would I have imagined that it would end riding in the back of an ambulance lucky to be alive. I look at August 14th as a blessing in ways many will never understand. All the single moms out there will agree when I say it is not always easy be a single parent. It is a journey no one ever expects. The obstacles that are faced are often not known by anyone but the single parent. Often you feel alone... I felt alone.... I thought I had to be super mom. I had to do it all. I work 2 jobs, and never complain. It was just life and I made the best of it. What I didn't realize was what it was doing to not just my life but my health.
Over the past few weeks, as I have sat back and was forced to take life in I found myself surrounded by an out pouring of love and support from people I never would have imagined! I found out that when we allow people in our lives to be in our lives.... They are genuinely going to love you and lift you up when you feel like you cannot get up.
I have been reminded that your family will always have your back even you may feel you do not deserve it.
Last I was reminded how important it always is to step out in faith. To reach a lost soul. To look that lost soul in the eyes and tell them for the first time that JESUS LOVES THEM! In July 2006 I had an emergency hysterectomy. Again another life hurdle I thought would be the toughest journey. That moment led me to 2 amazing women that today I get to call friends. Lisa and Dorynda changed my life in away no one will ever understand. They stepped out in faith and shared Jesus with a broken hearted 26 year old woman. That moment created a beautiful change reaction of events, that in-turn 9 years later would save my life. By them stepping out in faith, it led me to the alter of what was then called James River Assembly (Now James River Church). That then lead to a lost soul meeting more people. People who then became friends and shared about a ministry called Living Free. Living Free set the pavement for more people, more friends and sisters in Christ. Next was the amazing adventures of James River Kids Camps where I met someone who will always hold a special place in my heart. I met Cindy at my first kids camp. I didn't know Cindy was in the medical field for the first year or better until a double ear infection from said Kids camp landed me in the urgent care where she was the Dr. I saw. Over the years we would connect at church. Then this past year when I began physical therapy for my knee she was crucial in my prayer life as I fought hard to bounce back from surgery. This same change reaction would ultimately land me in my current career. A place I know call not a job but family. KADI has blessed me in ways that money cannot buy. If you would have asked me 10 years ago where I would be I promise I would not have said I would be working for the areas number 1 Christian radio station.
Cindy was at work that crazy August day.... And she was there to call 911 when that was the last option. As I was rolled into the ER that evening I found myself embarrassed and apologizing. I was then greeted by our station manager who beat the ambulance to the ER and then shortly after by his wife and my boss. Mark and Debbie stayed with me not for a few minutes but for hours. Later that night the ER doctor told me not to be sorry but instead to be grateful because Cindy's quick instincts saved my life. That if the situation would have been different and I would have been home alone or driving in my car I might not have been as lucky....
You are probably asking yourself where is she going with this.... If it was not for Lisa and Dorynda stepping out in faith and leading a broken hearted 26 year old to the Alter 9 years ago, I would not have ever gone to Kids Camp. I would not have met Cindy. I would not have become part of one of the greatest group of women, The Sisterhood at James River. I would not have the strength from Jesus to get out of bed and face each day with peace, grace and mercy. Missing those God moments is missing the opportunity to change history! It is missing the opportunity that could save someones life. It might not be today, tomorrow or the next. We often have no idea why God places people in our lives. It is not for us to question but instead embrace. Don't miss your chance to change history!
The past year and then some I have found myself asking that more then I want to admit. I thought things could not get worse when I blew my knee out this year. I thought my biggest hurdle was going through knee surgery at 35 and then the endless days of physical therapy. Little did I know that would be the easiest part of this year.
August 14th started off as normal as it could in my crazy, hectic, busy, non stop life. Never would I have imagined that it would end riding in the back of an ambulance lucky to be alive. I look at August 14th as a blessing in ways many will never understand. All the single moms out there will agree when I say it is not always easy be a single parent. It is a journey no one ever expects. The obstacles that are faced are often not known by anyone but the single parent. Often you feel alone... I felt alone.... I thought I had to be super mom. I had to do it all. I work 2 jobs, and never complain. It was just life and I made the best of it. What I didn't realize was what it was doing to not just my life but my health.
Over the past few weeks, as I have sat back and was forced to take life in I found myself surrounded by an out pouring of love and support from people I never would have imagined! I found out that when we allow people in our lives to be in our lives.... They are genuinely going to love you and lift you up when you feel like you cannot get up.
I have been reminded that your family will always have your back even you may feel you do not deserve it.
Last I was reminded how important it always is to step out in faith. To reach a lost soul. To look that lost soul in the eyes and tell them for the first time that JESUS LOVES THEM! In July 2006 I had an emergency hysterectomy. Again another life hurdle I thought would be the toughest journey. That moment led me to 2 amazing women that today I get to call friends. Lisa and Dorynda changed my life in away no one will ever understand. They stepped out in faith and shared Jesus with a broken hearted 26 year old woman. That moment created a beautiful change reaction of events, that in-turn 9 years later would save my life. By them stepping out in faith, it led me to the alter of what was then called James River Assembly (Now James River Church). That then lead to a lost soul meeting more people. People who then became friends and shared about a ministry called Living Free. Living Free set the pavement for more people, more friends and sisters in Christ. Next was the amazing adventures of James River Kids Camps where I met someone who will always hold a special place in my heart. I met Cindy at my first kids camp. I didn't know Cindy was in the medical field for the first year or better until a double ear infection from said Kids camp landed me in the urgent care where she was the Dr. I saw. Over the years we would connect at church. Then this past year when I began physical therapy for my knee she was crucial in my prayer life as I fought hard to bounce back from surgery. This same change reaction would ultimately land me in my current career. A place I know call not a job but family. KADI has blessed me in ways that money cannot buy. If you would have asked me 10 years ago where I would be I promise I would not have said I would be working for the areas number 1 Christian radio station.
Cindy was at work that crazy August day.... And she was there to call 911 when that was the last option. As I was rolled into the ER that evening I found myself embarrassed and apologizing. I was then greeted by our station manager who beat the ambulance to the ER and then shortly after by his wife and my boss. Mark and Debbie stayed with me not for a few minutes but for hours. Later that night the ER doctor told me not to be sorry but instead to be grateful because Cindy's quick instincts saved my life. That if the situation would have been different and I would have been home alone or driving in my car I might not have been as lucky....
You are probably asking yourself where is she going with this.... If it was not for Lisa and Dorynda stepping out in faith and leading a broken hearted 26 year old to the Alter 9 years ago, I would not have ever gone to Kids Camp. I would not have met Cindy. I would not have become part of one of the greatest group of women, The Sisterhood at James River. I would not have the strength from Jesus to get out of bed and face each day with peace, grace and mercy. Missing those God moments is missing the opportunity to change history! It is missing the opportunity that could save someones life. It might not be today, tomorrow or the next. We often have no idea why God places people in our lives. It is not for us to question but instead embrace. Don't miss your chance to change history!
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