Rising Through What Should Have Broken Us

 Rising Through What Should Have Broken Us

by Michele A. Aponte

There are moments in life when it feels like the weight of everything falls on us at once - the grief, the fear, the memories, the responsibilities, the unexpected losses, the unanswered questions. Sometimes it feels like life bends us so far down we might break.

But we don’t break. And the reason is simple: God never lets go.

Every season of my life - the battles, the healing, the prayers whispered in desperation, the laughter in between, the animals who have carried pieces of my heart, the children and family God entrusted to me - all of it shows up somewhere in my books. Each one was born out of a different kind of strength, a different kind of pain, a different kind of miracle.

And today, I wanted to share a little of that journey with you.

My Family Prayer Book

This book was born from real moments - real struggles, real prayers, and real faith that carried me through days I didn’t think I could stand on my own.

It’s for the person who needs words when they can’t find any. It’s for the mother, the friend, the grandmother, the person sitting alone asking God, “Please help me hold myself together today.”

Inside are prayers for families, marriages, children, protection, worry, and fear - prayers I’ve spoken myself. Some were spoken with tears. Some with strength. All with faith.

This book reminds us that when life presses us down, prayer lifts us back up.

Silent Prayers, Buried Strength

If you’ve ever carried pain quietly - the kind nobody sees, the kind you smile through just to make it to the next moment - this book is for you.

These stories come from places in my life where I thought I would break. Loss, childhood fears, memories, motherhood, guilt, love, forgiveness, and the long walk through healing - all of it is tucked inside these pages.

This book says: You are allowed to bend under the weight, but you are not built to break. And even when you think God is silent, He is building a strength inside you that you don’t even recognize until the storm clears.

Abnormally Wonderful: At the Edge of the Bridge

This one is different - fiction with truth woven through it. A story inspired by nature, animals, innocence, and the magical, unexpected ways God shows Himself in our daily lives. 

It’s emotional, hopeful, heartbreaking, and uplifting all at once. It reminds us that we all stand at the “edge of a bridge” at some point - a place where fear and faith collide. But stepping forward, even trembling, can lead us somewhere beautiful.

And that’s what this book is about: Finding wonder in the places where life feels the most fragile.

Through Every Page, the Same Truth Remains

Life will hit us. Grief will come. People will fail us. Unexpected things will knock the breath out of us.

But with God - and sometimes without even realizing it - we rise.

Your heart might crack, but God slips His hands through every broken piece and holds them together until His strength becomes yours.

We walk through valleys, but we walk out stronger. We cry through nights, but we wake up with new mercy.

What should have broken us becomes the very thing God uses to lift us.

That is the heart behind every book I’ve written.

Closing Thought

If you’re reading this today and life feels heavy, remember: You are not breaking - you are bending toward a breakthrough. God is strengthening you in the places you feel the weakest. And when you rise, you won’t rise the same - you’ll rise stronger, softer, wiser, and closer to Him.

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