How do you handle trials and tribulations, depression, and recession? Do you realize that your/our valleys validate who we really are? Hello, my name is Daria Dillard Stone, The Servant. Welcome to the Conversations Of Courage Blog!
I initially wrote this thought down on 7.7.10 after attending my uncle’s (Paul Roebuck) memorial services (he was 83, I think). I thought about my family’s dynamics on my mom’s side mostly and why we were so disconnected and challenged to love each other – yet we never stop trying.
It showed me part of that situation, which was my fault. My fault because I allowed that situation to continue after becoming an adult. I didn’t ask my mom (or grandmother) “why” we were not close, and they were not able to “open up” and discuss what happened to make us that way. I was able to solidify a healthy and loving relationship with all my cousins on my mom’s side because we all worked together learning (how not to be) from our parents. Yes, it was a valley experience, but I never gave up hope. I always felt if I were to die today, I would want the last thing my mom’s (especially my mom) side of the family to remember is that I love them dearly and accepted them as they are and not how I wanted them to be.
It made me realize that the valley experiences I have had with any situation – had also validated the fact that if I work the WORD, the WORD will work. Today I can see where God was using all of the pieces to fulfill a purpose only He could see was determined to be. Forgiveness, Acceptance, Humility, Silence, Honor, Peace – just to name a few have come out of these valley experiences. So don’t knock your valleys – kneel while you are there and wait for the validation because victory is on the way! You are more than a conqueror – God said it in HIS WORD! I just dropped by to remind you.
Read: Psalm 23, 27, Romans 8, James 1:23-27
Our Valleys Validate Our Victories!
Because I care, I share
Daria Dillard Stone, The Servant
Min. Daria Dillard Stone, “The Servant,” is the Founding C.E.O. of Sharing Ministries L.L.C. Sharing Ministries, L.L.C. mission is: Built on a foundation of faith and integrity, Sharing Ministries helps women from all walks of life to develop character, clarity, and courage by offering spiritual guidance, educational resources, business connections, and moral support.
Daria states, “This website was birthed out of the grief I was experiencing in 2007 when my darling husband Todd died. But now it has grown out of the grief and exemplifies the G.R.I.T. (Grace, Resilience, Integrity, Tenacity).” She is an inspiring preacher/teacher, award-winning author, and an international motivational speaker.
