December 18, 2008
"I will never be able to thank you enough for everything that you have done. I really appreciate you and your kindness. When I got here I was broken and you helped me heal. I still have a few cracks but I know that with the help of God I will be okay. Thank you for giving me hope and a second chance at life."So goes a thank you card from our November grad, Tera H."I am a very grateful recovering drug addict and alcoholic of four months ago," she continues. "I was warmly welcomed into Lydia Home. When I got here I was a broken shell of a human being but today I am happy."
"My journey started in White Rock where I lost everything. I had one last choice and that was to come to Lydia Home and sober up. If I did not I would be charged and I would lose my daughter. You can see I was hopeless and desperate. My life was miserable and about to get a lot worse if I did not clean up my act. So I decided to come to Lydia Home."
"I was such a lost soul that I had only two emotions – I was angry and I was depressed. I thought God was out to get me and I wanted nothing to do with him. I thought that if God loved me he would not have let my dad die, let me become a hopeless and helpless drug addict, etc. etc. I did not love myself or respect myself, and actually hated the person I had become. In fact, I thought everyone would be better off if I was dead."
"Today I know that none of these things are true. The staff and counselors have taught me many things. Best of all, they loved me until I loved myself and now I also know how to love, trust and respect other people. The most important thing of all here is that they brought me back to a loving God. Each day that I have been in this house has been a blessing."
"A miracle happened here and it is because God lives in this home. I now have hope. I have worked hard, it has not been easy but it has been worth it. Here I have had the help of many amazing people to help me walk in my journey. I am so thankful for Lydia Home and everyone in my life today. Today I am happy and outgoing and have a heart full of love for all the people in my changed life."
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