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Yesterday i went to mackinac city. It was fun, but as I was buying a sweatshirt that said Mackinac on it, i don't know why, but i saw a, um, tool and so i just went ahead and bought it. it was an implusive decision and i'm not sure why i did it, but for the rest of the trip i was...really triggered for some reason. like just having it was triggering.

My friend Alyssa didn't really get what the problem was, so i told her it was just that time of the month.

anyway as soon as i got home i called my sister, Jacq, and it took like, 3 hours, and we prayed a lot, and she kept asking her friends to pray too...'cause i was like, shaking, and, yeah.

anyway, i wrapped the tool in duct tape. (like, a roll and a half of it. dad's gonna killme when he finds out) and then JAcq had me write myself a letter telling myself to get rid of it in the morning. So like, i wrote myself a letter telling myself i was giong to go throw it in Lake Superior ('cause ya know God's gonna take our sins to the bottom of the ocean.)

so today i took the dog with me and i read the bible and prayed a lot and i threw it in and the duct tape made it float. i started crying when i thought it might float back to shore but then it sank. still, i had to make sure it was gone, so i ran up and downt he shroelooking for it.

and then i sang, and i went home. so, yeah. Its gone. and i gave everything to Him. last night, i gave him everything. my life, my cutting, everything.
 

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Bless you daughter, you were very strong and brave. That was the power of God in you.

Just think, we all have been given that power but for some reason we are afraid to use it.

That is the power and strength and courage that will set you free.

You have taken control of a situation that had contol of you.

May you use that power of God to bring other in from the cold.

God bless you my child.
 
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Oh my gosh. That is such an awesome story. And I am so proud of you. HOw cool that you have people helping you like that too...who can walk you through stuff. Praise God! I am so happy for you.
 
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