How I Found Him
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Last published Sat, Aug 9, 2025
Ella always wondered who she was beneath the pain. From a young age, she was forced to grow up too fast-bullied for being different, used by people she trusted, and silenced by the very ones meant to love her most. Her story is one marked by deep wounds, loneliness, and the constant ache of not knowing her worth.
But Ella had a secret world of beauty. She poured her soul into writing and found solace in music, creating when words failed. In college, she discovered a new passion: photography. Through the camera lens, she began capturing moments she could never quite put into words-moments that helped her see beauty where she once saw only brokenness.
It was also in college that Ella fell in love with a man. He seemed to bring light into her life, and for a while, it felt like maybe this was the love she had been waiting for. But even then, something was missing. Her heart still felt hollow.
How I Found Him isn't just about a relationship with a man-it's about Ella's journey to the true love she never expected: Jesus. It's the story of how she discovered that real love doesn't manipulate, abandon, or take-it heals, restores, and gives. Through heartbreak, creativity, and a slow unraveling of lies she believed about herself, Ella found the One who had been with her all along.
In finding Him, she finally found herself.
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