Source: Haggai International, February 20, 2025
Throughout my life, my mother’s harsh criticism and lack of affection, coupled with my severe stutter, led to four suicide attempts. I thought my mother hated me. Only after I was born again at the age of 18 did I understand God’s purpose in my stutter: to inspire others who stutter, raise awareness, and show God’s goodness through my testimony.
Yet, as I neared my fiftieth birthday while caring for my mother, who had been fighting cancer for seven years and was now bedridden, I found the bravery to inquire why she had never shown pride in me.
“I have always been proud of you,” she replied, “You have accomplished so much.”
Her words healed my heart, answering a longstanding question, even though I had forgiven her long ago. God revealed his love and goodness to me in a profound way that I had never felt before.
Read more about the author and the International Stuttering Association. She is doing SO much!