I became married at a young age and had two daughters and divorced at 26. I had to go on welfare to make ends meet. I had no way to support myself.

I became married at a young age and had two daughters and divorced at 26. I had to go on welfare to make ends meet. I had no way to support myself.

At bottom is the best soil to sow and grow something new again. In that sense, hitting bottom, while extremely painful, is also the sowing ground.

...stories that rise from deep suffering can provide the most potent remedies for past, present, and even future ills.

God forgives us. ... Who am I not to forgive?

Stories are medicine.

It is in the middle of misery that so much becomes clear. The one who says, 'Nothing good came of this' is not yet listening.