Gretchen Rodriguez

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  • Turning Trauma Into Victory

    Turning Trauma Into Victory

    If we take all of these flashes of pain and submit each one to God, then they must bow. They must yield. Traumas submit themselves to the omnipotence of God, who blows away the dry, crusted remains of tears and miraculously turns them into strength and joy.

  • Using Pain as a Launching Pad

    Using Pain as a Launching Pad

    We've all seen them—people who look like they've had a hard life. Pain and disappointment weigh so heavily upon them that they've become hated friends that never leave. Weary ones dragging their feet.