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By Monica Raye Daly
05/02/07
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When I look back over the years of my life there is no doubt I was not alone.
I use to tell my brother as we walked to school “Don’t do that or God won’t like you” But nobody told me who God was. Nobody ever went to church or talked about it.

As a child, I grew up in a home that looked normal but it wasn’t. I lied to cover my bruises. I ran from home a lot. One foster home I went to took me to church for the first time. I felt very out of place. I was in that home for three months. On returning to my abusive home my real mother said to me. ” I don’t know why you are coming home …Nothing has changed.” I wanted to scream take me back. Six months later and with a Brocken arm I ran away again. At the age of eight I became ward of the court. At the age of eight I would never go back home again.

As an adult I married and we were in the bar scene. When I got married I lost half my friends. When I had my first son I was all alone. My Husband went to work in the woods and was gone weeks at a time.

I started going to church. I accepted Jesus into my life. Everything started to change. As I sat at the table with a lady who was helping me, one on one with bible study, I came across a verse that spoke to me. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” Psalm 34:18 NIV

There came a point in my marriage were a change was needed. I made a very scary choice that night. I had my husband arrested for assault. Scared that my marriage was over, I looked and pondered out the bedroom window and prayed. I handed over my marriage to God that night because I was screwing everything up. I promised not to take it back and if it was to end, my life was in Gods hands. I woke up to snow the next day. I knew things were going to be fine.

He should have died that day. My youngest son was born not breathing. No crying, No moving. There were so many people around him. I could only see his leg. It was blue. My husband was crying. There was a half dressed Doctor working on my son. There was a faint cry and everyone cleared out the room with my baby. I told my husband to follow. As I laid there I prayed. A sense of peace covered me like I never felt before. I knew them my son was going to be O.K.

Where was God? Was God in all this? There is no doubt in my mine he was. He watched over me and kept me alive in my child hood. He guided my husband and me through our marriage. Opening doors of wisdom to learn from. He was in the hands of the Doctor. God saved my son. There is a wonderful peace in our home. My oldest son is involved in youth group and sings as he plays guitar. My husband and I have been married for almost 20 years. Yes God is here. Over there too. He is with you too.

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