Author: Laurel Austin Henson

Laurel spent 8 months caring for her first husband after being diagnosed with cancer in 2010. He passed away at 33, leaving behind a daughter of 7 and 5 year old twin boys. After sowing millions of tears, Laurel sought out God daily and began to plan for a life of being a single mother, but ready to raise their children in faith, hope and love. God gave her more than she could have ever imagined when she brought Matt into her life, along with his 2 children. He was recently divorced and the providence of God had been leading up to this life for more than 20 years! Now Laurel is reaping joy with Matt and their 5 beautiful children. Thanks be to God for all the beauty created from the ashes of death and divorce.

Healing from the inside out, instead of from the outside in

I have spent the majority of my life journaling.  I started in seventh or eighth grade and I have all of those journals stashed away.  I laugh at the things I used to think were major life events.  Mostly they were boy troubles!  Makes me giggle.  I wrote daily when Adam was going through everything. … Continue reading Healing from the inside out, instead of from the outside in