Never Give Up

She has known so much pain in her life. Words cannot describe the feelings during some of those times, but knew the meaning of hitting "Rock Bottom". Let's see, physically and mentally abused as a child by her mother, her loving grandmother passed away at her young age of 12, a loving father, but not a lot of time... Pregnant at 15, 2 failed marriages, again, physically and mentally abused, drugs, alcohol, affairs, toxic lifestyles, abandoned in a motel room with 5 children, $20 in her pocket with a quarter tank of gas. Eventually responsible for 8... And the death of her father, the only "rock" in her life...After she decided "NO MORE PAIN"... She stood tall, shoulders back, head held high and said "Next time I'm on my knees, it will be because I am giving thanks to the Lord above for not giving me anything I couldn't handle and for the motivation and determination I have now" She followed her dream, never gave up no matter how many times she fell and today can say "I did it! I became the successful, independent, smart and loyal woman I knew was still in there, just had to dig deep to bring her out again" Yes, life throws us curve balls, but we must learn to either dodge it or catch it , and when we learn to love ourselves, we can love so much more someone else, yes, all wounds may not totally heal, but they do stop bleeding......