Tonya Ferguson's Blog, page 41

little inspirations

"Remember, tomorrow is your chance

to get today right."     ~tf

my stormy lessons

When The End Is Not In Sight



There are so many hurting people that are struggling with Loss,

Grief, Depression, Life, Abandonment, Caregiving, Death, Sorrow,

and SO MUCH Pain.  We pass them in the grocery store, sit beside

them at a traffic light, walk on the same sidewalks with them, and

shake their hands at church.  You see, these people are around

us everyday.  You may not be able to see the extent of their Pain,

but trust me, it's there.  It runs deep and is excruciating.  I know that

kind of Pain all too well.  I hid it deep within the crevices of my

heart, and very few people knew just how devastating it was for me.

I tried not to wear it on my sleeve.  I smiled when I wanted to run

screaming into the street.  I continued to try and do things for

others as much as possible, even though I could have used their

help at times.  The end was never in sight for me. 



I know struggles. I lived struggles. I am in the process of recovering

from those very struggles right now as I speak.  That is why I wrote

my book.  That is why I feel desperate to get it into the hands of the

very people I'm talking about.  I want them to know THEY ARE NOT

ALONE IN THEIR STRUGGLES.  So many have told me that after

they read my book, "to remember love," they received such an

incredible Healing of their Pain.  



If you or someone you know are going through any of these things,

please get my book, "to remember love." It will show you how I was

given "Beauty For The Ashes" of my charred life and how you can

have the very same thing.  I want you to know your Struggles can

turn into Strength, your Hopelessness into Hope, and your Pain into

Peace.



Until the next time we talk......Stand firm on Philippians 4:13.

Love, Hugs, & Prayers,

~tf

my life in words

As I lived through, what I can only describe as a

nightmare that I couldn't wake up from, I had no

idea that the darkest moments of my life would

ever become a beacon of light for other people's

pain.  NO IDEA.



For me to have known that then, wouldn't have

made the nightmare any less horrible, or made

those darkest moments light.  I know that.



It wasn't in the heat of my battle that I was going

to need to know that my darkest moments were

going to become a beacon of light for other people's

pain.  It was at the end of my battle.  It was when 

I was allowed to wake up from my nightmare.  It

was when I began to journey through my time of

recovery that I would need to know it.  It is for NOW.     ~tf 

little inspirations

"If you're not GIVING,

then you're not LIVING."     ~tf

little inspirations

"Don't you just love to watch the leaves on the trees

dance like marionettes in the breeze?"     ~tf

little inspirations

"Worry is a form of unbelief."     ~tf

little inspirations

"If you don't think Prayer is enough,

maybe you're not doing it right."     ~tf

my life in words

"I write and sing "What I Live."

My book and my songs are not "Fluff."

They are Real, Raw, and Relatable.

Everyone will gain something from them.

They truly "speak" a multitude of messages

to all hearts.



They weren't created for the mere purpose

of entertainment.  They were born out of

necessity.  Yes, Necessity.



They come from a place in my heart that

burns to reach out to others that are lost,

hurting, desperate, lonely, depressed,

discouraged, hopeless and weary.  I

sincerely want to offer hope, peace,

encouragement, love, rejuvenation, and

purpose through the life I've lived, the 

struggles I've come through, and the

battles I've won.  I want to be the hand

that reaches out to them when they've

fallen under the weight of the circumstances

that life has placed upon them.  Once your

down, it's hard to get back up sometimes.



We don't have to have walked the same

steps, traveled the same journey, or arrived

at the same destination to help each other.

Pain is pain.  Confusion is confusion.

Crying is crying.  Helpless is helpless.

But more important than that...Love is Love.



What I've been through could have just as

easily destroyed me, my marriage, my

family, and my faith.  BUT....it didn't.  And it

doesn't have to destroy you either.  All you

have to do is reach out and take my hand.

I'll help show you the way."     ~tf

little inspirations

"Caregiving is:

Believing in the Battle,

Loving in the Loss,

Smiling in the Sorrow,

Hugging in the Helplessness,

and Praying in the Pain."     ~tf

my life in words

"I have the passion, desire and the ability,

so why is it that finding the "avenue" to help

others is sometimes the hardest thing of all?



Limbo is a horrible place to live in.  It is

quite frustrating at best, and causes me to

wonder why.  I have all the questions, but no

answers.  I feel a franticness rising up in

me sometimes, yet I live with a constant state

of Peace flowing through me.  I sense an 

urgency, but feel like I'm moving in slow motion.



All it would it take is one person, one place,

one opportunity, or one chance."     ~tf