“All I’ve been through, the struggles, are for one purpose; the benefit of others.” – Diane Miller

Honeysuckle & Daisies

“My daughter saved my life!”  Diane said, while looking out over her land, which was laced with honeysuckle and daisies.

Diane’s smile seemed to be the perfect reflection of an already beautiful day.  A look past her smile, toward and across her forested property provided an almost endless array of honeysuckle, highlighted by bright daisies, displaying white petals attached to a Peanut M&M yellow center.  It was a sight to remember.

This very land was part of what changed Diane Miller’s life.

“I knew that if I wanted to create a solid future I’d need to purchase some real estate.  This was the first piece of real estate I ever owned.”  She continued and then halted.

Suddenly, her eyes began to glisten.  Tears welled in her eyes and she apologized for getting so emotional.  It was hard for her to believe that she had come this far into a future she’d begun with a dream.  A “journey” that began on the day her daughter had saved her life by making a phone call to local police.

“I never thought of myself as being abused.  But, when the police came to our home they would not allow my three daughters and me to stay, because we were all in danger.  We had to start all over again and at the time, I didn’t know how to even begin!”  She explained.

She started her new life in a shelter for women.  Next, she received training so she could become employed.  Then she got a job and worked, worked, and worked.  Her daughters supported her throughout it all.  As a result, they’re still very close and have expanded their family.

“All I’ve been through, the struggles, are for one purpose; the benefit of others.”  Diane said as she talked about the way she’s decided to live her life.

It’s all because of the way strangers helped her get on her feet and become successful.  And, she is the first one to acknowledge the goodness that others have given her along the way.

“I shouldn’t have been able to purchase the house I own.”  Diane expressed with clear gratitude.  “I purchased it from a builder directly and mine wasn’t the best offer he had received.  But, his office manager stood up for me and told him that he should choose my girls and me to build a life in the house.  If it wasn’t for her strength and championship (from someone I didn’t even know) I wouldn’t have gotten it!”

So, it was not just Diane’s daughter that saved her life!  Her life had been saved by the goodness of a countless number of noble people.  

And, while telling her story, Diane’s smile seemed to be the perfect reflection of that accumulated generosity.  A look past her smile, toward and across her forested property provided the perfect example of such tapestry; richness in design. There, on her land, resides an almost endless array of honeysuckle, laced throughout a towering forest, highlighted by bright daisies displaying white petals attached to a Peanut M&M yellow center.  

It, like the life Diane has woven, is a sight to savor, while appreciating that its true beauty has been created by bright details often overlooked, because of the magnificence of the whole.

Honeysuckle & daisies changed Diane Miller’s life.