by Amy Chavez

Created on: August 14, 2008   Last Updated: September 26, 2008

From where does my inspiration come? And how can my personal struggles inspire my readers to stand up, dust off their shortcomings and keep pressing for the goal. My two beautiful little girls inspire me as a mother, and a woman after Gods own heart, to raise the bar of mediocrity and complacency in a world were moral convictions are becoming minority. I did not arrive at this juncture by chance, but rather by personal tragedy. I was raised by my 72 year old Great Great Grandmother (a women who in my opinion is an inspiration in and of herself). After the passing of my amazing grandmother I was forced to take on the role as Miss Independent. I appeared to everyone around me to be a young girl with great strength, and if the truth be told, I believed this of myself as well. But I wanted to love and be loved in return. When I married my ex-husband I felt that my vulnerability and desperate need for security would be resolved in saying "I Do". However, I soon realized that the man I married cared nothing for me or our beautiful little girls. I will save myself and my readers the painful recollections that we endured at his hand, however the premise of my inspiration could not be accurately told without revealing the deep dark depression that nearly stole my life before God opened a door for us to break free. I lost the women I once was and became so withdrawn that I forgot how to live life, little lone teach my girls how to value theirs. I was in such a pit of hopelessness, that I could not see a way out, but God in his amazing grace opened my eyes to the reality of the beautiful lives that he had entrusted to me, my girls, my inspirations, and my reason to keep living. I look at them and know that I have been blessed beyond measure, I am their mother, and they are my beloved children. I am truly inspired to meet their needs for love and security, teaching them that it's ok to be vulnerable. God has used my weaknesses in life to build me up in his strength, and has given me a second chance to change the lives of my children.

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