| Submitted By: Kate |
| One of the most memorable moments was in a way, a sort of miracle for me. I was thirteen... young, in 9th grade, and losing faith. It was at this time, that my life had begun to fall apart. I was growing up and for the first time in my life, I had realized that my parent's marriage was in shambles, my dad wasn't much of a dad, and I was growing up way to fast. |
| I was having a particularily bad day. It was raining and my parents were fighting... again. I can still remember all of those lies and hurtful comments that my dad would shout at my mom during their arguments and it was often times that I would find myself somewhere in the middle of all of it whenever I tried to stick up for her. |
| And then, suddenly it wasn't just about my mom any more. My dad would see me stand up for her and so quickly, he'd turn on me. He'd tell me I was brain washed, that I didn't have the mind to think for myself, and that I was a hypocrite for singing in the praiseband at my church. It would always end with my running to my room, sobbing. And this day, this argument was no different. |
| I slammed the door and threw myself against it to keep anyone and everyone out and I slid against it, onto the floor, curled up and just cried... And that's when I saw it. It wasn't anything special, it wasn't out of the ordinary. In fact, it wasn't something I would have normally noticed. It was a penny and it seemed to shine, even in the dim lighting of my room. |
| Still lying on the floor, I slowly reached out to pick it up and the words on it seemed to leap out at me, capturing my attention--- "In God We Trust"--- |
| It was then that I knew that I wasn't alone and I had someone to trust, to lay down my burden and leave it all to him. I picked myself up, wiped away the tears, and left my room a changed person, a hopeful person. |
| It doesn't take much to give faith to a child and it can be found in the smallest of things, even a penny. |
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