Running into Me

Running into Me, A Memoir of Resilience, Relationships, and Recovery

Running into Me is a collection of true stories from my life. I fearlessly share my early diagnoses, downfalls, and their concomitant miracle cures. I provide an intimate and transparent look into my personal decisions and tragedies. I face the difficult truth that there are some wrongs I can never truly right. Sometimes time runs out, or someone dies, or my prayers appear unanswered. I am faced with diagnoses and no known cure. I suffer from addiction with only a sliver of a chance at recovery. My birthright and inheritance are stolen. The home of my solace is ripped from my hands, and I feel powerless. People I love are unjustly taken and unexpectedly torn from the pages of my life.

Yet, in all the seeming desolation, darkness, and despair, a light shines. It burns with the love of my shepherding parents, who were true disciples of God. It burst forth in the rooms of recovery that led me into a life beyond my dreams. It beckons me forward into the hearts of my children. The warmth radiates from friends like Chris and Sherri. Power rushes in as I am blessed with multiple miraculous cures. After hitting bottom, I allow God to demonstrate through me what He wills for my life. When faced with an insurmountable diagnosis, I learned the power of prayer, positivity, and complete reliance on God. When I cried out to God 'in the desert,' He met me there. When all seems lost, something beautiful is found. If I cannot right a situation, that need never stop me from trying to do so. When situations look impossible, I need only look to God for the possibilities.