06/15/2025
There was a time when I didn’t think I’d make it out alive
“My name is Rachael and I was broken. Homeless. Hopeless. I had abandoned my kids and sitting in a jail cell again, thinking this was just how life was always going to be for me. I had burned every bridge, lost everything that mattered, and I didn’t even recognize the woman in the mirror anymore. I was angry at God or maybe I just didn’t believe He cared. But He showed up anyway.
It was in that cell, alone with my mess, that I felt som**hing I hadn’t felt in years… peace. Not because of my circumstances they were still a disaster but because I knew God was reaching into that dark place to remind me I wasn’t too far gone. That moment changed everything.
In just a few weeks, I’ll celebrate 8 years in my recovery journey. That still gives me chills to say. Not because it’s been easy it hasn’t. I’ve had to fight for this life. I’ve had to grieve the person I was and relearn who I am. And even today, life still life’s. My car just broke down and got towed to the junkyard. I’ll be laid off in couple weeks. I don’t know exactly what’s next. But here’s the miracle: I don’t have to drink or use drugs over it…That is freedom.
Today, I am a strong, independent, loving mother and wife. I show up. I live with purpose. I lean on God, not substances. And I get to walk in grace instead of guilt. That’s not luck that’s God.
If you’re in the middle of the dark, I need you to know this: There is a way out. You are not too far gone.
God doesn’t waste pain and He’s not done writing your story”
CREDIT: Addict with Purpose. Rachael- Follow her❤️)
