I love natural milestones that help me have heart bursting moments of love and gratitude. These last few weeks have absolutely been that.

Over 6 years ago my life was shattered and I could hardly focus or function on the things most important to me. In what felt like only a few months after my big D-day, I became a divorced mom of four boys. I already had lived like a single mom in many ways but somehow showing up alone felt exposing and paralyzing.

My yard became the youth service project and as mortifying as it was, I was humbled and thankful because I really did need it. Several family, friends and neighbors rallied around us loving, supporting, serving and praying. I was still in shock and so numb yet goodness, light and angels surrounded us constantly. I couldn’t understand how it was possible to move forward, yet every day I chose to put one foot in front of another. I wondered, “How can this really be my life? Can we make it? Will we be okay?”

Now I get to come another full circle being surrounded and supported with so many we love. I love that this is my life!

Slowly and surely we would overcome hard things. Many times we celebrated what we would do. Now it is no small miracle that this gets to be my life.

Mark and I have walked the dark and unfair feeling disposable and hopeless because of other people’s choices. Now we are so thankful we are here. We love that in the lack of the ideal we are more than okay. And this was how it was always meant to be.

What heart bursting moments of gratitude or love have you felt in time with your heartbreaks?

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