Ever been the victim of a crime? It can turn your life upside down. Anxiety creeps in. You begin to question your safety everywhere you go. Maybe you’re lucky and you haven’t. The statistics are staggering: 328,236 felonies or violent crimes were reported in Georgia in 2017. Every crime often impacts one or more victims….
When Susan* felt the storms rage and threaten to take her under, a small voice said, “Don’t shrink back!” Those words are found in Hebrews 10:39. It says, “But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.” She clung to those three…
Jami*, a double below the knee amputee, has been up and running for the last twenty-one years. A remarkable feat given she wasn’t a fan of exercising before losing her legs. In her book, Up and Running, Jami wrote, “I loved the feeling of running right from the beginning.” * Her real name is used with…
If you haven’t read part 1 of Helen’s story. Read it here first. Narrowly Escaped Death Helen narrowly escaped death at Auschwitz. However, she was not free. Yet. The note given to the SS officer saved Helen, her sister Pearl, and 500 other women from walking straight to the crematorium. But seeing the cattle cars…
Holocaust survivor Helen Weingarten* shares, “I fought to survive each day. I didn’t know if we would survive the next day. Then, we would survive the next day. We lived like this for 180 days.” * Her real name is used with permission. Holocaust Survivor It was a humbling and emotional experience to interview…
Ordinary days can turn tragic in a split second. An ordinary weekend motorcycle ride on a sunny day in June of 2012 turned tragic when Jessica* and her boyfriend were hit head on by a truck. She survived, but with multiple injuries. Her boyfriend, Nate, passed away later that evening after significant blood loss…
Sometimes an individual doesn’t realize the incredible story of overcoming her life is until it’s pointed out to her. Lisa* is definitely one of those individuals. * Her real name, used with permission. Lisa’s aunt, her mother’s sister, was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease when Lisa was 23. “Even though I didn’t have any symptoms, I knew…
Sometimes healing doesn’t happen. Here on earth, anyways. Sometimes overcoming life’s tough challenges happens when you reach heaven. A year ago today (April 15, 2013), Carol* finally experienced her healing and became the ultimate overcomer. *Her real name, used with permission from her husband and children. Fear Not Tomorrow It started as a simple case of…
It has been a year since I began sharing the stories of overcomers. I have been blessed by each of these women. Their willingness to share their struggles and how they’ve fought to overcome them not only blesses me, but each of you as well. An Overcomer’s Wisdom Wisdom is so much more than knowledge….
On this eighth anniversary of the deadliest and most destructive hurricane in America’s history, Hurricane Katrina survivor Jennifer* shares her story of devastating loss. She might have lost almost every material thing in the storm, but she gained a closer relationship with God. *Her real name is used with permission. Dreams Come True…