My personal testimony and thank you!

Thanksgiving 2011 dramatically changed my family’s life. Yes, we suffered an unexpected crisis that was devastating and could have been much more catastrophic. Instead, it has proven to be a great blessing for my family.

When I mention the fire that severely damaged our family home, people immediately begin to offer their sympathy and consolation. Once I describe to them the way God moved in my life, wrapped us in his loving arms, and moved through his beloved children here on earth to help us recover, they are truly amazed.

So many wonderful people helped us pull the pieces back together and start over again. Initially I hid away and cried, wondering what we would do now. However, that did not last long. Within days of the fire, people from all walks of live, different organizations, and total strangers were reaching out to help us. When we moved into our new home we had no furniture just a bunch of clothes, but I knew, it was crucial to my children that we get somewhere stable so they could feel a little normal again. Then a truckload of angels came by and in one day, we had almost every piece of furnishing we needed to get started on this journey again.

What could have been catastrophic turned into a catalyst for change and renewal within my heart. The remodeling of our home has not begun, but I have total faith that God’s plan for my entire family includes restoring our family home. We are actively working to write a book that we will sell and all the proceeds will go to restoring our family home.

I want this post to serve as a thank you to all the angels that reached out to help us. This is also my own personal testimony that God is good all the time. He knows what is in the heart of man and he cares for all his children. We may stray from him, but he never leaves us or forsakes us. These are lessons I had droned into my head, but only now have I begun to know what they really mean.