Dearest Ladies:

I am excited to be able to do life with you.  Life is hard and we need each other for encouragement, love and fellowship.  Can we do life together?

I was thinking about you and wanted to share my heart with you.  Over the years there were many things that I did so, so wrong.  It seemed like there was no way back.  I thought I was too far gone and could not be helped.  I felt I would never be able to make anything out of my life.  There was way too much mess.  My life had been mountain after mountain of climbing and climbing, yet I wasn’t getting anywhere.  I had grown weak from striving, working, and accomplishing.  In spite of my many efforts, I still felt as though I did not have any value.  All of my decisions were made through the lens of being less than.  Failed marriages, abuse, betrayal, and incredible pain awaited me.  My choices were affecting those around me, especially my children.  I was trapped.  I became a prisoner in my own body.

As a natural striver and fighter, I was determined to find a way out.  What I discovered was that I needed to find THE way out.  There is one way.  I wanted so badly to be free from pain, so I set out to find freedom and was determined not to quit until I found it.  In this journey I made a life changing discovery.  I learned that I am a created being and that the Creator gets to name His Creation.  I was created as royalty, by Royalty.  My true value does not lie in my abilities, but rather in my identity as a child of God.  He says I am lovely, beloved, victorious, chosen, anointed, reconciled and free.  See, I am a princess.  Once my faith in Him and who I am in Him became deeper than the pain that I was feeling, I was able to let it go and give it to the One who redeems everything.  Not only did He forgive me, but He helped me to forgive myself.

Today as I reflect on my past and where I should have ended up, I am so thankful to the One who brought me through it all.  My life is a radiant reflection of what can be done in the life of one who is willing to give it to the Creator to fix the messes.  While I would never want to walk through that season again, I now have great compassion and understanding of what that experience is like for those who are walking through the same season.  My hope is to come alongside you, journey together with you, be real with you, and encourage you.  My hope is to bring you hope.  We need each other.  Can we do life together?

Love you beautiful.
Jeanette