Bloom Where You Are

HOLDING ON TO HOPE

by Kathy Regan Lee I met Kathy through a mutual friend, Rita, who shared Kathy's testimony with me. I knew right away Kathy had a powerful testimony that would encourage other women who have been broken. And I guess that includes all of us who are breathing. No one gets out of this life without… Continue reading HOLDING ON TO HOPE

Bloom Where You Are

The Christmas Ornaments from Christmas Past

I realized, in that moment, the day my ex-husband left me was not the worst day of my life, as I had thought for the past several decades. It was the best day of my life. All those years, I had blamed myself for the failed marriage. Now I knew Tim never would have been faithful to me. He had left the woman he'd had an affair with while married to me for another woman half his age. As Dr. Smith said, "He has a hole in his heart."

From Broken to Blooming

FINISHING WELL – CONCLUSION

By Deborah Minneman Then, we were involved in a car accident. Both of us had been clean and sober for that year and a half. David...was hurt real bad...then he ended up in ICU with internal bleeding. A pain doctor was called in to see him and sent him home with a prescription of pills… Continue reading FINISHING WELL – CONCLUSION

Bloom Where You Are

Grandmother’s Yellow Rose

by June Chapko Roses have been a part of my life since childhood. I remember the delight on my mother's face when she received even a single rose; one I'd carefully plucked from a wild bush on my way home from our little neighborhood library. She would smile, give me a hug and place the… Continue reading Grandmother’s Yellow Rose

Bloom Where You Are

Lisa’s Story Part II

  by Lisa Nelson “But He said to me, ‘ My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” (II Cor. 12:9) My high school basketball coach used to tell us, “Success comes in 'cans.'” Unfortunately, it ended up taking me several years beyond high school to buy into this… Continue reading Lisa’s Story Part II