Who are Sheba's Daughters?

Since February I have been meeting with a group of ladies who have chosen to rebuild their lives by leaving abusive relationships and starting over.  They are from all walks of life with maybe two thing in common, there growing up years were not under the best of circumstances and they are all women who up until now have made  bad choices.  However, as I have met with them week after week I have been blown away by their courage and their desire to change their life.

But why Sheba's Daughters as the moniker of this blog site?   On trying to come up with a name to showcase the writing that these women undertake each week as they work on finding their true voice, I wanted it to be something that showed their courage and strength.  Something that did not sum up where they had been, but where they were going.  Trying to come up with an idea for a name, I took a book off my shelf, entitled "Something More" by Sarah Ban Breathnach and thumbed through its pages. The chapter near the end of the book caught my attention.  It was called The Queen of Sheba and started with a quote:

"Solomon had three hundred wives and seven hundred concubines.  But there was only one woman at whose feet he lay, the Queen of Sheba.  And she was neither one nor the other, for she was the King's match.  And so, fittingly, he gave her everything she asked of him and much, much more.  She in turn, gave herself to him.  And their rapture knew no bounds and their love for each other never betrayed them."

The chapter ended with this statement and it resonated with me and made me realize that this is the lesson these women need to learn and are indeed learning and that is as Ms. Breathnach so perfectly put it, "You're not second best.  You're descended from an ancient, sacred lineage: the daughters of Sheba.  Stand tall, Girlfriend, the man hasn't been born whose love is worth throwing away your throne."

This blog will showcase these women's writing and the hard work they are doing to get their lives on track.  Some of it will be hard to take, and some of it will be brilliant

 but all of it shows what courage and strength these women possess. My prayer is that they will all grow stronger each and every day and realize what truly great women they are, the Daughter's of Sheba.