A letter from August 11th, 2019

Dear FutureMe, I'm so proud of you for making it through the year you did an awesome job and im glad youre still here now it's time for college and the next phase of your life and if you aren't going to college yet, that's okay too remember it's all part of God's great plan for you and he knows what he is doing i hope you continue to progress forward on your getting better mental health journey and have learned how to finally love yourself and be happy i also hope that you have learned a lot about God this past year and have grown closer to him because he is your strength and will always fight for you you've made so much progress this year no matter what you tell yourself always remember how far you've come and remember who you are, you are more than what you have become and will continue to grow remember to move on from the past because you can't change it, but you can learn from it i love you so much and am so proud of how far you've come over the last year you continue to amaze and inspire me everyday Victoria continue fighting each and everyday because life does get better and there will always be something for you to keep living and fighting for i hope that you continue to grow in your faith in the Lord for he is your strength and will fight for you always, remember to always soak up his promises no matter what and if you are still in a bad place, you will get through this i promise i love you so so much and am so proud of you and i hope that you will continue to fight your demons everyday and win with the help of Gpds great and mighty power you've got this and God is right there with you i'm so proud of you Love Swoop “Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth, but you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you, no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my son and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, you ain't gonna have a life. Don't forget to visit your mother.” “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” Exodus 14:14 “fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6 “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28