Healing is a slow, stubborn kind of magic. It doesn’t arrive all at once — it blooms in tiny, holy moments when the truth finally speaks louder than the lies.

Today, as a grown woman, a mother, and someone walking hand-in-hand with Jesus, I’m learning new truths. Truths I didn’t even know I was allowed to claim.

✨ Truth: I was never “different” — I was wounded. And wounded children don’t need judgment; they need safety. They need love. They need someone who sees past the pain. And I didn’t get that.

✨ Truth: I was always worth choosing. My parents’ addiction was their battle, not my identity. Their choices didn’t define my worth — they revealed their brokenness.

✨ Truth: My mom’s death was not my fault. I was a child. A child cannot stop fate, addiction, or car accidents. Her loss was tragedy — not punishment.

✨ Truth: The names my father called me were not prophecies. They were mirrors reflecting his wounds, not mine. His violence was never my fault, never deserved, and definitely never “discipline.”

✨ Truth: My teenage choices were symptoms of pain, not proof of failure. I was coping the only way I knew how. And surviving that season is something I should honor — not hate myself for.

✨ Truth: I am not too broken to be loved. I never was. The enemy just convinced me otherwise.

✨ Truth: Sobriety is not something I “earn.” It’s something I’m building. One day at a time. One decision at a time. One healing moment at a time.

✨ Truth: I deserve my children. I deserve the chance to be present. I deserve to be sober. I deserve to heal.

✨ Truth: Jesus never agreed with the lies spoken over me. He was there in every moment I felt unseen. He was the voice I couldn’t hear yet, whispering: “You are mine. You are loved. You are worth healing.”

These are the truths I’m learning to grow into. These are the truths I’m choosing to water. These are the truths rewriting my story — page by page, breath by breath, day by day.

Because I may have been raised by lies… but I’m being rebuilt by truth. & You can too.

XOXO, The Healing Wildflower