About This Blog

My blog shares my recovery journey from childhood abuse to living with mental illness. I've been involved in twelve step groups and therapy since 1982. I accepted Jesus as my Savior in 1988. To the best of my ability, I have followed where He wants me to go and what He wants me to do. Maybe you'll find the hope and strength you need through what I write. Maybe you want to stop hurting yourself. Maybe you have a friend who needs help and can benefit from my story. I was newly disabled when I asked God this question: "What do you want me to do with my life?" I closed my eyes and paused for a few moments to still my mind. This is what I sensed from Him: "Amy, I want you to write your story to bring hope and healing to those who are still suffering." And that's exactly what I am doing!

Monday, June 23, 2014

Healed by Grace

Yesterday I went to church to see my brother-in-law get baptized.  It was quite an honor to be there with my sisters and their families. The pictures everyone posed in were some of the happiest!

When the baton of alcoholism and abuse gets broken, the next generation has a much better chance of  finding a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  Our family has been very fortunate in that almost everyone has accepted Jesus' gift of payment for our sin.

If you want to know my pathway to Christianity, I've written about it in the last two-three weeks a few times.

If I would have chosen one word to describe how I feel about my baptism, it would be:

HEALED

If you'd like to read my faith story, read, "Why Jesus?"