there is always hope.

in light of recent events and in talking with a friend i have discovered a new passion in my life. well, perhaps its not new. maybe i have just been forced to slow down enough to realize it. after many sleepless nights, last night i was afforded a glorious 5 hours of rock hard sleep. upon waking, i realize that a dear friend of mine had sent me a message. it went a little something like this: "i want to mentor girls. young women, really. i want it to be one that touches on the CRAP of life. and all the joys...and i want you to help. i want to mentor. we dont have to have a program. i want to disciple." for awhile i have had that same idea, but no way to make it happen. i dont know if this message is a way for it to happen but at least its a start. maybe its just the little extra push i have needed for so long. because really, the passion of my heart is girls that have gone through what i have and some who have gone through much worse. i want them to know that there is hope. sometimes, most times actually, we have no idea why we are having to go through the things that we do. but I do know that to get to life, sometimes you have to walk through the valley of the shadow of death. because I have come to learn that always life stands just on the other side of death. one of the most important things that I have learned through all of this is that God’s love is unchangeable yet it changes all things. even us who feel we are beyond hope. there is always hope. and i believe that He has saved me for this purpose. that His power might be shown and that girls from every nation may proclaim that His name is exalted. my hope is that they, along with myself, would claim that He is God, that He is good, and that He is worthy of worship...always.