Thursday, July 16, 2009

Competitiveness and Dedication

"Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win." - Bernadette Devlin

It's like one of my tennis tournaments. You don't go just to play. You go to win! Like me, I'm fighting, not to lose, but to win! I've always been very competitive and this is just another tournament as my Coach Ashley said. He also said "Pain engages the brain." And honestly I thought he was crazy to think that until now. He was right and I'm sorry I didn't listen to that sooner.


I am so thankful to have my mom as my "nurse." She has been there for me through everything and it makes us closer.=) A day never goes by that I don't thank God for having her in my life. She's a beautiful, strong, independent woman and I'm proud to have her as my mom.=) I've learned everything from her and she continues to amaze me.

Love, Daniela

4 comments:

  1. You are beautiful and strong and I am so proud to know you.

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  2. Hey sweetie!

    I love, love, love to read what you are writing! What an exciting blog! Thank you so much, dear Daniela, for your words of hope and courage! We all face choices each day that either will encourage and build OR spread fear and destruction. You have chosen so well! You have chosen LIFE and VICTORY! I agree with you that that God has designed your life beautifully to give you purpose, dreams fulfilled and joy in the truly important things. You are now speaking through your blog, words of encouragment and challenge to life! I think you are a wonderful young woman to share this!

    You seem to be parading victoriously now at the start of a tournament of champions! You have battled a huge foe and won. An enemy has prevailed for a while but I feel in your words here the winning spirit of a fighter & competitor, as well as, as a performer who will stand strong! I hear in your selected quotations a victorious winner!

    Life is the ultimate high gift of God and you are now laughing with joy for your life ! Thank you Daniela for your hope and trust in God! Thank you that you have allowed Him to begin a good work in you! Thank you for grabbing hold of this gift of life with determination and courage! You ARE an incredibly amazing woman! YOU ARE the victor now! Your hope in God will mean healing for your spirit and soul, and I believe your body too!

    I am praying that God will totally and completely heal you. (I say this every week when I come to see you!) I rejoice that He has done such an amazing work - you see the start of healing now! Thank you for your blog! Thank you for being an amazing and exciting star that shines in the darkness so that others may enjoy your beauty!

    God is alwyas GOOD! His goodness is so unlike anything we know or can even imagine. It is unfathomable for our measly human minds to grasp!

    He holds eternity in His hands. Those same hands want us to live well while we are here on this earth! I commit you into those loving hands!!

    Love, Miss Debra

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  3. Yep. Your mom is amazing,and you ARE so lucky to have her in your life, and she is just so lucky to have YOU in her life, and I'm just dumbstruck to have you both in mine!
    Big fat beautiful hugs,
    Cynde

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  4. I totally agree with you.She is an amazing woman with loads of courage and detemination.She told me with full faith @ICU" I will take my baby home with me" and here we are.I am blessed to be friends with your family.God bless you all

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