Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. It should be a day of celebration, joy and remembrance. But it is not. You see, on June 2nd my husband told me he wanted a divorce. My world crashed. Unfortunately, I am sure many of you know exactly what I am talking about. You have been there and done that. And if you don’t know what I am talking about, I pray you never do. These last couple of months have been the worst months of my life. It is especially hard because of my kids. Don’t hurt my kids. But there is nothing I can do to shelter them from this except to move forward through it.

I made up my mind that I would not let this process ruin me. It would not ruin my integrity. It would not change the core of who I am. I am a Christian and I have a very strong faith in the Lord. I have had to make choices each day, sometimes each second, to live the way the Bible says I should live. Not because of “rules”. But because God knows what is best for my soul and mind. I have had to turn to friends. I have had to ask for help. I have to trust day by day that God is taking care of my girls and me. It is the only thing that has gotten me through these last couple of months.

I know not everyone believes like I do.  But you believe in something right? What gets you through the negative things that happen in your life? How have you walked through the fire and come out on the other side? Are you walking through it now? In the past? Do you see something coming that you know will rock your world? How are you going to wake up every morning? This is my challenge. Scrap the negative. But don’t scrap it in a negative way. Talk about how you are going to move forward. How are you going to or how did you get from the horrible situation to a better day? Maybe like me, you are walking through it as you read this. Prophesize about the positive. About what you want to happen. What will happen. Speak “life” in your layout even though you are or were surrounded by “death”. Move forward in your layout. Don’t get stuck in the now. Don’t get stuck in the past. Move forward.

Here is the layout I created with the kit Limitless by Karla Dudley and Amanda Yi:

I can’t wait to see your success stories of moving forward in our challenge forum!

About the Author: Heidi has been scrapping for 17 years. Her passions include dark chocolate, photography of her family and reading Christian fiction. When not doing one of these activities, she can be found working at an elementary school library or enjoying being a mom.