Where do I begin? I am 62 years old and yet I feel as though my life just started. I have survived a defective heart valve, a pancreatic tumor, a dysfunctional childhood, several terrible relationships as an adult, and a brutal knife assault by my ex-husband (who died in his prison cell - thank the Lord) and the subsequent betrayal of the daughters of this same man who, while I was in the hospital in a coma, stole away all my marital assets as well as many of my personal effects. It took over four years in litigation to regain what was left of my assets. after the deceitful betrayal of these three "human beings". How could people by so ugly? I would later learn sociopath tendencies are passed on through the genes from parent to child.

You may well ask how I survived and thrived to become the happy person I am today. I give full credit to my Creator, God Almighty. I am sure that it was He that sent forth a team of "angels" to be there for me; my physical therapist, my counselor, several members of the clergy who administered to me along the way, my sisters, my aunts, my cousins, and those who became new friends as well as the old friends who re-entered my life. They all helped me to see the many blessings God had in store for me in my new life. My old life became like an old coat that was worn out and no longer necessary and was therefore discarded. Good bye old life ~ hello new life!

I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. Luke 12:4-7

But my life is not to be summarized by what has been done to me or what I have lived through. I am who I am today because of all that, indeed, but it does not define who I am. I am so much more than that!

"We define ourselves by the best that is in us, not by the worst that has been done to us." ~ Edward Lewis

Please feel free to share your own testimony with me. Doing so gives great strength to one's character and it's a great way to make new friends.