1 2 » Addiction Tear stained checks, puffy face, such a beautiful girl, man, what a waste. Always met with opposition, always challenged to fight, she was once so beautiful, a torch shining bright.   Please Hear What I'm Not Saying Don't be fooled by me. Don't be fooled by the face I wear for I wear a mask, a thousand masks, masks that I'm afraid to take off, and none of them is me.   Roses in my Garden When I uncovered my mental garden I saw a pair of muddy boots. They were stomping on my roses trying to kill my roots.   True Story This is a true story. We were driving in the church bus, doing a midnight run where we give out coats, bibles, coffee, food, and the good word to the homeless in our area.   You are Validated My heart aches for battered women. There was a time in my life when I was one of them. But if you met me today, you would find that hard to believe. I no longer seek to be validated by others. I want love, honesty, and mutual respect.   I Believe in You I want to tell you that I believe in you. I believe in your mind and all the dreams, intelligence, and determination within you. You can accomplish anything. You have so much open to you, so please don't give up on what you want from life or from yourself.   Faith is the Key After 13 years of "living in hell", one day in late October 1982, my eyes saw a glow I had never seen or felt before. After going to the far corners of the earth looking for the answer, I found it was one prayer away. I tried money, power, sex and drugs. But it would only hold me for a little while. Then I saw Jesus passing by and decided to give Him a try. Look out! The high gets better with each passing day. I'm living in an endless world of happiness, respect and most of all, PEACE OF MIND !!!   Wounds There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.   It Happened to Me When I was younger, something very bad happened to me.   God Can Use You The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember...   1 2 »