In the beginning
We looked like a happy family, but we weren’t. There was so much darkness surrounding us . Our secrets were our destruction.
When I started writing the book, God gave me the gift of compassion towards my parents, and also towards myself. Those two people that God chose to bring me into the world had the combination in their DNA to form the person that I am.
What prevented my mother and father from being good parents? What were the emotions of Maritza, my mother? What moved the heart of Juan, my father?
For years my main goal was to understand my parents in order to understand me. With the help of Jesus my goal changed from understanding to forgiveness.
I would dream of being close to my parents and having a happy family. My father’s gaze was special and feeling my hand in his made me feel very safe.