From Rejected to Loved Beyond Measured
- Shannon Broadbent
- Jan 20, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 22, 2021
Some say it only takes one step to start a journey, mine started with two thousand miles, leaving me fatherless and searching. I was born in Stamford, CT to a mother and Father that adored me. After their divorce in 1979, my mother made the trek from CT to TX which, for me, became a home without a Dad.
I am not sure when I decided I wasn’t good enough, maybe it started with that two thousand miles but no matter how much I was commended, inside I always thought “If they only knew!” I was searching for acceptance and love at every turn.

A seed was planted deep in my heart at the age of nine when I found my one and only true Father. Even though I wasn’t always the best daughter, He never stopped His zealous pursuit of me! His grace is never-ending and evident throughout my life. Everyday God is showing me just how perfect I am to Him. Learning to walk in His GRACE is not always easy but it is simple!
When you are trying to fill two thousand miles of rejection you often make life altering decisions like becoming pregnant before you are married. Even when I take matters into my own hands, He uses it for my good and His glory. My husband was made for me! Don’t get me wrong life was not a bed of roses, it was filled with love, pain, suffering, hardship, peace and lots of GRACE and we are still on life’s journey together after 23 years. Many told us we wouldn’t make it six months but God had a different plan. Maybe one day you can celebrate with us at the wedding we never really had!
I was blessed with two amazing young men making me a BOY mom! What an amazing God He is, no Dad to love me, but three men to love and be loved. They stole my heart the moment I saw their little faces!
Even in all the blessings of my family, I still had an identity crisis. I spent 17 years in the
Corporate world with 13 of those years as an Executive working many long hours. My accomplishments were many to be proud of and I could bore you with all of them but the truth is all of these years were spent trying to find myself in a world that didn’t understand me or appreciate me. I became someone my family nor I could recognize anymore so when the opportunity to pursue a business of my own arose, I jumped in with both feet and never looked back not knowing this was going to be the one thing God would use to show me who I really am and just how much He loves me!
Today, I am an entrepreneur pursuing my dreams and God’s calling with every fiber of my being. I am passionate about helping women find their true calling and live a life filled with joy, peace, love, pure happiness and most of all… Rooted in His Grace!
You are an inspiration, thank you for share your story. :)