The Lord, Lashes and Landmarks

My name is Debora, and my life’s journey has been filled with storms—but also with God’s healing light. I grew up in a home marked by abuse, which planted the seeds of depression and anxiety early in my life. At 18, I married and became a mother, but that relationship was also abusive—physically and emotionally. Searching for strength and a way forward, I joined the military. For 22 years, I served with pride and discipline, including deployment to Desert Storm. The military taught me courage, endurance, and resilience. But it also taught me to bury my pain and hide my wounds. Those years left me with scars on the inside—especially PTSD—that I carried silently for far too long. My story did not end in brokenness. Through remarriage, love, and most importantly, an encounter with the Holy Spirit, I found a new way of living. God showed me that true strength is not in silence, but in surrender. He began to heal the places I had locked away, and I discovered freedom, hope, and joy I never ...

 To all my future followers, family and friends. I'm so glad you've decided to pray, be beautiful from the inside and out and follow all the amazing adventures with me. I've known about "Blogs" for a long time. I've never followed or looked at a Blog, so this a new adventure in my life. I don't know where to start, what to place in it, what to follow or even share. I can tell you that I've just turned 61 years old and I have a lot of knowledge, life and experiences to share. I've always had the knack to write and be expressive, so AI will not be involved in what I have to say, at this point, though it is fun to use! But how will that be transparent to who I really am.  I like to consider myself a God-fearing woman who loves being engaged with reading His word. I love surrounding myself with like-minded women who share the same interest. There are a number of ways to find connections, but for me, believe it not, I find it easy and stressful all at t...