Alice N

God gifted me that home for a season of my life. Leaving it hurt deeply. The house now shelters another growing family as they make their own memories.

My experience of the narcissistic abuse cycle felt like periods of darkness illuminated by light. Yet, rather than coming out of darkness and remaining in the light, the pattern would repeat itself. Darkness always followed seasons of light. Eventually, my attempts to prevent an episode of darkness by withholding my opinion or my need only served to dim the very light of my presence.

Viewing Naomi’s life from her limited perspective helps me accept God’s sovereignty over circumstances in my own life. It also reminds me that God is accomplishing much more than I can see today, or even in my lifetime. I pray that “doing the next thing” with faith in God’s overarching plan will have an eternal impact on His Kingdom and on the remaining chapters of my life’s story.