Where I found Me...

I left for the Navy on Sept. 29th 1999.  This is the place where God began the healing process in me.  I can remember while I was in LPN school feeling like I wanted to die, not suicidal, but I was ok, if I laid down and never woke up because I was so upset with that decision I made that took years of my life.
When I began speaking about this time in my life, I almost cried but I stopped myself.  I just couldn't go there-because I don't think I could stop.

This is the place where God began to do surgery in me, he began to break up the foul ground and plant new soil.  This is when I wanted to live again.  This is the place where my soul opened up.  The Navy represented so much to me. It was arduous duty, we cried together, laughed together, I got cussed out, and I cussed others out.
This is the place where I saw God in so many people from so many different walks of life. I met two of the best people in the world who without question accepted me as I was with open arms and befriended me.  Without knowing it, they both took me under their wings and allowed me to heal free of judgment and I appreciate them for that.  To this day, I am still very close to these ladies.  Saleem and I talk all of the time and it is great.  I am actually her son's Godmother.  I feel closer to them more than people whom I have grown up with.  It's the military bond that we formed in the few years that we served together.
Saleem is in the white tank top and Teresa is in the red dress!