Comments on: My Real Life Story Part 6: My Joy https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/ Fearless DIY Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: soulglo https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/#comment-118626 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:41:57 +0000 https://204.197.248.17/~vintager/?p=12140#comment-118626 Thanks for being brave enough to share your story. Your post brought me to tears. Today has been a hard day for me. We found out just recently our little two-year-old sweet boy is autistic. We may never get the opportunity, in this life, to know the joys of speaking with our son, he will probably get teased, his whole life is stressful to him. It breaks my heart nearly every day to think of these things. I feel so incredibly inadequate for this task and there are days when I feel like I have failed at this, that the Lord has sent me something too large to bear, but your post reminded me that the Atonement of Jesus Christ has already made up for whatever shortcomings I have as a mother. This trial will be lifelong for our family, but I know that days will be happier and that the Lord has already gone through the pain so that he can “succor” us through our pain. Thank you again!

]]> By: Anonymous https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/#comment-118013 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:53:41 +0000 https://204.197.248.17/~vintager/?p=12140#comment-118013 Wow girl. I am so glad that you never lost sight even though I am sure there were many times you just want to give up and throw your hands in the air. You have a truly amazing story. I am so glad that you didn’t let satan keep you from being an eternal family. Thanks for sharing your story.

]]> By: mickisha caye https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/#comment-117539 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:01:25 +0000 https://204.197.248.17/~vintager/?p=12140#comment-117539 Thanks for your courage in sharing your experiences and beliefs! Too often we are afraid to share our beliefs as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Your post was beautifully written and so inspiring! Thanks!

]]> By: Nikki https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/#comment-115803 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:34:38 +0000 https://204.197.248.17/~vintager/?p=12140#comment-115803 Mandi!! So exciting you were able to be sealed to your cute family. So happy for you!

]]> By: Liz https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/#comment-115683 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:03:21 +0000 https://204.197.248.17/~vintager/?p=12140#comment-115683 Mandi – longtime lurker coming out to say thank you for posting your story. It is so inspiring! You have a beautiful family and such a great design eye.

]]> By: Jenna at Homeslice https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/#comment-115576 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:10:47 +0000 https://204.197.248.17/~vintager/?p=12140#comment-115576 Mandi,

Thank you for sharing your “real life” with us. It makes a world of difference, you have been so brave to do it, thank you. I am SO SO SO glad that you and your husband and little girls have found hope. The quote you wrote from Neal A. Maxwell spent YEARS on my mirror, it’s always helped me too. Love you girl!

]]> By: Kelly https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/#comment-115570 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:26:23 +0000 https://204.197.248.17/~vintager/?p=12140#comment-115570 Crying buckets over here. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Jennie https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/#comment-115523 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:43:31 +0000 https://204.197.248.17/~vintager/?p=12140#comment-115523 YAY Mandi!!! My body was covered in chills when I saw the temple pictures 🙂 What a beutiful day. I am SO happy for you guys. SUPER proud of you guys too! Love ya!

Jen

]]> By: ~alicia https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/#comment-115498 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:33:35 +0000 https://204.197.248.17/~vintager/?p=12140#comment-115498 Mandi,

So happy to read your story…I commented on your original story earlier this year after discovering that my son (age 20) is a heroin addict, which started with an addiction to Oxycontin.

I, too, suffer from the co-dependency that comes from having an addict in the family – and what a difficult road it is has been…but so many wonderful lessons learned and I am in such a better place. A lot of hard work has taken place – I feel like I’ve been through the “fiery furnance.”

I am so thrilled that you could go to the temple. I was raised LDS but no longer practice. I believe in God, and Christ, don’t get me wrong, I just don’t practice the LDS religion any more.

Anyway, so happy your story has a happy ending…we are working on ours, one day at a time. I now lead the very Family Recovery group that I could barely sit through without melting into a pile of tears. I hope to share what I have laerned with so many others who struggle. I am also a part of the Heroin Awareness Committee in Albuquerque…we speak, we reach out, we educate and we hold each other up when we want to fall down. I speak a lot at the high schools – heroin addiction typically starts with addiction to Oxycontin or other prescription drugs. Education and transparency is what I am about.

Love your blog, but more importantly, love the spirit behind it.

Hoping this next year holds many blessings for you.

~alicia
proof-of-love.blogspot.com

]]> By: aimz https://vintagerevivals.com/my-real-life-story-part-6-my-joy/#comment-115497 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:59:28 +0000 https://204.197.248.17/~vintager/?p=12140#comment-115497 Your post caused me to have a huge moment of clarity about myself. I needed this reminder and I can’t thank you enough!

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