Secret Survivors by Jen Howver & Megan Hutchinson

Author:Jen Howver & Megan Hutchinson [HOWVER, JEN]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780310833147
Publisher: Zondervan/youth Specialties
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

When Leah was in her early 20s, she met David, a solid and gentle man who absolutely adored her. They married, and she soon became pregnant.

The night after their first daughter was born, she heard a knock on the door. “To my utter surprise, it was my dad. My heart pounded within me. I wondered how he’d found me, why he was there, and where in the heck he had been for so many years.” She told him he couldn’t come in until David got home. When David arrived, she briefly talked with her dad as he handed her a pile of papers. He wanted the rights to be the baby’s grandfather. She told him this was out of the question, and politely asked him to leave—and he did.

That visit from her dad marked for Leah the beginning of the very long and arduous process of forgiving all the people who had hurt and abused her—her dad, her mom, her stepmom, and Ray, the man who sexually abused her. “It was through extending forgiveness that my hate, bitterness, and resentment eventually lifted. I was finally free from the hold it’d had on me for more than 20 years.”

Today Leah and David have a loving family with three children. David’s deep capacity for compassion and concern has helped Leah learn to love and be loved. She’s also learned the importance of setting boundaries with her family members, which makes it possible for her to have a relationship with them today.

Leah proudly serves at her church, working in a recovery group for hurting and addicted teenagers. Weekly, she hears stories like hers and, weekly, she sees people finding freedom by sharing the secrets they’ve long kept hidden. She is thankful God has enabled her to use the pain she’s experienced to help others.

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