Testimonies of Healing

There were moments in my college years when I felt like God had abandoned me. And I thought that because of my failure to measure up to how good I thought I should be, I deserved to be abandoned.

I first began to drink in college, using alcohol to modify my mood in social situations and to "join in the fun. " Over time, I began to look forward to meals, to outings, and to business travel because of the opportunities they gave me to drink.

After My Husband lost his job, we felt a relocation from Oakland to Los Angeles held some promising employment options. Everything about our move to a new city seemed right.

My Wife was going out of town on business for a week, and we wanted to spend some time with each other before she left, so we planned on meeting for lunch. Knowing how hectic her business life is, I packed her a lunch just in case something happened.

I was baking cookies for my soon-to-arrive guests, but my mind was elsewhere—on a relationship that was troubling me. Distracted, I removed a tray of cookies from the oven without using an oven mitt.

A few years ago , I spent two weeks with my sister and her husband in China. It was an active, adventurous trip that included visits to several famous cities and sites.

When the author was faced with hair loss at a young age, she learned that trusting God is key to healing.

In October 2002, while working as an interim manager for an apartment complex, I stacked some unused items in our garage in preparation for a pickup by a local charity. When the pickup day arrived, I helped the driver by moving things out into the driveway so he could get to them easily.

When Bouts of irregular heartbeat began, I didn't pay much attention to them at first. Each time they started, I'd pray, and my heartbeat would return to normal.

RECENTLY, I had a singing gig in another city. Not long before the performance, my accompanist called to tell me that he'd prefer it if I chose a different piece of music.