Life Lessons: Learn to speak and believe God’s word for your life

Lou Waterfield has experienced serious illness, infertility, heartbreak and loss, but says she knows that nothing has been wasted; assured that God’s promises are still alive today

I was brought up on the Wirral in Cheshire, the youngest of four children. I had a happy childhood with loving parents and went to boarding school when I was eleven — I loved it there.

After school, I trained as an interior designer, then restored old china and porcelain, and even ran a cottage industry painting children’s furniture. One day someone asked: “Can you paint houses?” I said, “I don’t know, but I’ll try.” That led to years of painting people’s homes, and now I love sculpting.