About Healing Loving Hope

This is my story. It is my journey to find the strength to go on after tragedy strikes.

The End… Or is it the beginning?

It seemed like my life ended in January 2019. I didn’t think I would ever get though what had happening to my family. The world seemed dark and there was no way out. At the time, there seemed that there was no way things would get better. I started writing soon after that day. I couldn’t keep a thought in my head. My mind would jump from one thing to another. It was hard to process what I was going through, not to mention process what my children were going through. How was I to help them when I was not even able to help myself?

I started writing down anything that came to my mind. At first it was just what was happening to me and my family. Soon I started writing down my hurts, my anger, my worries. It seemed that by putting these thoughts onto paper, they held less power over me. I was able to look beyond these thoughts. I was able start focusing on what I needed to do to help my family get through this dark time in our lives.

Throughout my journey, I found strength in prayer. I found comfort in music. It seemed like every time a new challenge hit, there was a new song that would help me know it was going to me okay. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but I knew one day, I would me able to look back on what had happened and me able to say “I am Okay,”

Strength in Numbers

When tragedy struck, it seemed that we were alone in our struggles. It felt like our world was tumbling down around us and we had no where to turn. The more my family and I opened up about our situation, the more we realized we are not alone. Many people we knew have gone through similar tragedies. We were just not aware of these tragedies because people do not like to talk about these times in their lives. But by knowing we were not alone, that there are others out there going through the same thing, gave us the hope that one day we too will me okay.

There is strength in numbers. When you know that you are not alone in your struggles, the challenges you face are easier to overcome. By knowing others have gone through these struggles and have come out on the other end stronger, gives you hope that one day you will me able to come out stronger.

I Hope that My Journey will become the Strength for Others.

One day, I thought maybe I would me able to share my story in hopes to help others get through their struggles. I never shared this idea with anyone. If I ended up never sharing my story, then no one would know what a foolish idea I had. But was it really a foolish idea? Not long after, I was meeting with a group that helps struggling families. My sponsor asked if she could pray for my family. While she was praying, she mentioned that one day my story will become the hope and inspirations to help others. It was then that I realized my idea was not as foolish as I thought.

I hope one day, that my journey will become your strength.

All the best,

Maria White
healinglovinghope.com