Folks tagged me in their memories of this. 3yrs ago, @xonecole shared this snippet of my sermon, “My Lemonade Has Vodka In It” (it’s on YouTube). Though I’d gone “viral” for many things before then, the way this snippet traveled did more than I could have ever imagined.
I will not rehash where I was three years ago. I will, however, honor this a proof that the fire does not consume us. That “trusting God” is a gift we not only give to ourselves but an offering we are able to give back to God.
Three years later, I am healed and I am whole. I am thriving and I am blessed. I am also complicated and can be stubborn. I am human, living a life full of ups and downs, ebbs and flows. And it is beautiful.
Whenever we find ourselves in the seconds/minutes/days/weeks/months/years to come, may we never underestimate our ability to survive. Yes, we may be wounded. But wounds heal.
We may be broken. But brokenness is not the burden we’ve been told that it is. For we are being opened up to receive *and give* renewed mercy, love and grace in ways we could not have imagined.
Thank y’all for rocking with me, especially those of you who have been here before 2015—when everything changed. Thank you for giving me the room to rage at, grieve and adjust to it all.
Thank you for the space to heal and grow. My forward movement was made possible, in large part, because of your love and support.
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