I am an only child who struggled a lot under an abusive father. My mom was not treated well by him, either. Thanks to special family members and caring friends, as well as church friends, I was able to survive and keep going. I always say that for everything I went through way back, God turned around and blessed me when I met and married my husband and gave me 3 beautiful children. I determined my kids would never have to experience what I went through and they would know that they had parents who truly loved them. They are grown now, and one of my sons has 2 beautiful small daughters (grands for us!) I am thankful to the Lord that we are a close-knit family.
All of that has brought me to where I am today.