🧚The Fairy Tale That Never Was.

When I was little, I believed in fairy tales.

I believed love would always be kind.

I believed home would always feel safe.

I believed one day I'd have my own little house with a white picket fence and live happily ever after.

But fairy tales don't prepare you for trauma.

Mine wasn't stolen in a single moment.

It disappeared one wound at a time.

For years, I believed I had lost my chance at a beautiful life. What I didn't realize was that God wasn't writing a fairy tale—He was writing a redemption story.

Sometimes the most beautiful endings don't begin with "Once upon a time."

Sometimes they begin with...

"I survived."

If you've ever grieved the life you thought you were going to have, I invite you to listen to this week's episode of Where Healing Began.

Because your story isn't over.

And neither is mine.

Until next time, with love, Melissa 💜