The Lord, Lashes and Landmarks

  My life has been filled with storms—from childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, and an abusive marriage, to the trauma of serving in Desert Storm. For years, I carried my pain in silence, because the military taught me to be strong and never show weakness. But that strength also broke me inside. Everything changed when I encountered Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. Through His Spirit, He began to heal the wounds I had hidden for so long and gave me freedom, peace, and purpose. Part of that healing came through the blessing of my husband. For the past thirty beautiful years, I have been remarried to a God-fearing man who has loved me, supported me, and helped shape my life. His steady faith and kindness have been living reminders of God’s grace and love. Today, I walk not as a victim, but as a survivor and a redeemed child of God—living each day with faith, love, and purpose in Christ.”

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 ...