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How I was Rescued, Redeemed and Restored.
An excerpt from my memoir
Writing My Story
This is part of my story. A story of God’s incredible power to rescue, redeem and restore. And His immeasurable love.
I’ve struggled with writing my memoir for many years. I’m finally taking a course on it, and I’ll share some of my first draft with you. Not complete chapters, but maybe a scene or two. And not much editing. This is the messy draft. The final draft may take a while.
Writing the story of my life seemed a little daunting, if not overwhelming, staring at the blank screen. After all, I’ve lived many years. So many stories to tell. But I set out to, above all else, tell the theme of my life. And I think the three words at the beginning convey that well.
As I sit here at my desk, fingers poised over the keyboard, I wonder how I will write this story of mine. I’m just an ordinary person, not a celebrity or politician that I have vast amounts of knowledge or scathing, deep secrets to shed on the world.
But maybe you’ve had enough of that by now, and my story will bring you back from the chaos, even for one brief moment. Back to a place of reflection on the simple fact that God is here. He always is. He always has been. He hasn’t forgotten any of us and isn’t content for…
