| It seems this year has left nothing but (literal) destruction, chaos and pain in its wake, but that’s not entirely true. Was my miscarriage painful? No doubt. Sadly, many of you know all too well how it feels. It shook me. It shook my faith. I wondered why in the world God was putting me through this now?!?! The thing is, I am on the phone all the time with people struggling, and have never been able to fully empathize with what so many of you have gone through. I always considered myself “lucky” because I wasn’t that 1 in 4 statistic. Don’t misunderstand me, in NO way do I now think of myself as “lucky” for having gone through my own miscarriage, but it HAS given me the understanding and true empathy I didn’t even know I was missing. As for the tornado, Covid, the bombing…..well, if nothing else, it’s opened my eyes to what’s around me. My family, my truest friends, the importance of little things, but also the suffering of SO many people. I have become hyper focused on shopping small businesses, tipping more than I ever have (I’ve always been good at tipping because I was a server/bartender for quite a few years) and being able to extend GRACE. I don’t mean just to other people, but also myself.As we all look forward to 2021, I pray each of you surround yourselves with the GRACE and PEACE that we all so desperately need right now! Thank you all SOOO very much for being part of this community. Sharing your lives, your stories, your struggles….it’s just so humbling to me. Happiest of New Years to you!! I truly hope your dreams are realized in 2021!! |
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