Notes left behind

Kd and Rod gave me two books for Christmas.

The first I finished reading in 24 hours.

You may have heard of this book called

NOTES LEFT BEHIND

BY BROOKE AND KEITH DESSERICH

If you have not heard of it, it is a must-read.

It is a blog journal written by these two parents as

their child fought a loosing battle with a brain tumor.

After she passed they found notes written in her

6 year old writings and drawings left all over their home.

Again, I say God sometimes speaks to me in words read in books.

In this wonderful book on page 177 I read this

as it relates to my life:

"...it is called a survivorship mentality...

I have come to understand what being a survivor means.

It is bestowed on those who see a glimmer of light

in a hall of darkness. It is a person who has no

doubts, no fear and only confidence,

who at times seems irrational.

It is a person who believes that he or she

alone can find the solution, and that at the right moment,

it will become evident.

It is confidence that exudes optimism hand in hand with faith...

Being a survivor must be more than an ability

to find solutions; it must also be an ability to cope.

Suddenly I understand what it means and I wonder if

I am up for the challenge..."

Yes, I am a survivor. I will find my way and every day

I have a new understanding a new idea.

Great things will come from this new understanding

of my life, whether it be to speak out to others

or to be someone others look to.

Whatever it is, I am up for the challenge.

I AM A SURVIVOR.