I am sitting at Thanks a Latte this afternoon writing a book that will be published someday.
Eight years ago, I was sitting here at this Thanks a Latte writing. During that time, I was only beginning to walk through depression. I self-harmed, I was in and out of school, and I traveled to Duke a few times a week for therapy, but I always came back to TAL. It was a safe haven for me. It was a place where I knew I could come read and write. Itās a place I knew the baristas would pray for me. Today, as I sat here, I was thinking about how faithful my God was and is to bring me through all of those years. 20-year-old Annie had no hope for her future. God uses all things for good, though. Those years are written in this book. Written with hope attached for other Annieās out there that might find themselves in similar struggles someday. Iām praying that someday theyāll find themselves reading at their favorite coffee shop with my book in their hands grabbing hold of hope for tomorrow and believing that somehow God really does use all things for good.<3
annie snyder 