ValerieDykstra.com: deborah shares some of her story

dear darian, guardian angel

deborah shares some of her story

07/06/2020

My Deborah writing about her journey. I'm so thankful. She writes:

I’m coming up on two years clean and sober, and I just wanted to take a moment to glorify God and all that He has done in my life. He held out for me, and showed me the love that I had been searching for throughout those many years of my life. As many of you know, I struggled with drugs and mental illness all throughout my youth. There was scarcely a time between the ages of 11-19 that my life was not at risk. I had very little regard for my safety, and absolutely no concept of my own, God-given, value. I was trying, in all the wrong ways, to cope with trauma and to get through each and every day by the skin on my teeth. I committed grievous sins, and lived my life for the enemy with very little knowledge of the fact that I was doing so.

I held a lot of hate in my heart, and I resented God. Always funny how that works hey? I didn’t believe in God, but I hated him. Anyways, God never left my side. Through all my anger, and hurt, and disregard, He never left me. I am here now alive and well, with a beautiful son, a roof over my head, food in my cupboards, and no struggle with addiction or mental illness. You know how we often talk about being bathed in the Holy Spirit? I do believe that my life is a testament to that. My soul was made new, and I was given a new identity in Christ. Though very undeserving, the Lord showered me with His Grace and Mercy and Love. I am so very thankful, and my life belongs entirely to Him.

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What started in 2005 as a place for a young-ish mom to brag about and chronical family life is now where a middle-aged woman still chronicles family life, but records her spiritual journey too. In 2015, I converted to Catholicism. On this journey, I've fallen more in love with Jesus than I ever thought possible. I want to share the joy He has given me through the Holy Catholic Church. This blog still chronicles my ever-growing family, but it's also about my spiritual walk. I am in love with Jesus. I am Catholic to the max, a wife, mother to five, Beppie to lots, a pray-er, family historian, lover of laughter, story teller, and I'm blessed beyond belief. I hope your visit here leaves you wanting more of Jesus.