Heaven in Her Hair

By Kimberley Noggle

Heaven in Her Hair is a true testimony of healing and redemption through Christ after an abortion. The story begins from when I first accepted Christ at 16 years old, but let the world and my living without a relationship with Christ create a slow, but destructive path that almost killed me twice (suicide & a drug overdose). The abortion, that I did not want, created guilt, anxiety and depression that I could not handle, even when my life should have seemed perfect. I struggled for almost 17 years after aborting my first child (even after committing my ALL to Him and finding His Forgiveness and recovering from a drug addiction I used to escape the pain). Circumstance and secrets kept me from complete healing and restoration in Him! However, I finally found true forgiveness, love, peace and joy through surrendering my silence about the abortion and understanding the true depths of Christ's love, forgiveness and atonement. I discovered that grieving over my child was acceptable, that my child matters and the power of claiming her and speaking out is crucial to healing and helping others. There is hope if you are suffering after an abortion and there is love, acceptance and restoration through Christ.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: May 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098080969

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Chapter 1

I Found Him

As for what was sown among the thorns, this is the one who hears the Word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches chokes the Word, and it proves unfruitful.

—Matthew 13:21

To honestly begin a story about how I found Jesus and how He healed me and gave me true life, joy, and peace, I must start at the beginning.

I knew Jesus from the time I have my first memories. Although my parents and I did not go to church in Charlotte, North Carolina, (where I grew up), we went to church many Sundays in Shelby, North Carolina, where both sets of my grandparents lived. I usually went with Mama Grayson to church (my mom’s Mom), and God blessed me with the greatest example of Christ’s love through Mama Grayson. So I knew Jesus, and I knew I loved Him, but it wasn’t until I was a teenager that I really found Him.

In high school, I was involved in Young Life (a Christ-based ministry for students) and enjoyed meetings and events and skimmed on the parts about Jesus because I was honestly there more for my friends (and to be totally honest, the crush of my life was always there). But I was blessed when I got invited and could go on a retreat up to the mountains the winter of my junior year. (I was a cheerleader in high school, and most weekends, there were football games or basketball games, so this was the first time I could go on a trip.) The trip up there was an adventure in itself! It was snowing by the time we hit Boone, North Carolina, and we still had about forty-five minutes to our destination. I love snow. honestly, i love snow! So I was out of my mind with excitement for the snow and spending time with my friends. (Note: The crush of my life was not on the trip, which is a God thing for sure!)

I don’t remember much about the day at the retreat other than hanging out with friends, making snowmen, playing in the snow, and drinking way too much hot chocolate. But after dinner that evening, Mary Chapman, one of our fearless leaders and someone who had been talking with me a lot about Jesus and a relationship with Him, got up to give the devotion that evening.

I was thinking, Cool! Devotion! Then back out in the snow for a nighttime snowball fight and lots of