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I'm a girl who loves to experience all that God has available to me. I'm so blessed to be able to travel the world...and see the incredible beauty that's out there. There are so many places on this earth that are truly glimpses of what's waiting for us in Heaven. Check out http://anitarundell.spaces.msn.com to see some of what I've been able to experience.

I'm also a girl desiring to fall more in love with Jesus every day. That passion came from having Him walk side-by-side with me, when I was young girl. I didn't know He was there. But He had His arms wrapped as tightly as he could around me.

Alcoholism and the Navy were the sources of my Mom and Dad's divorce when I was 4 years old. Mom was left to raise two daughters on her own, which she did an unbelievable job. But with us living in Ohio and Dad stationed in Florida for most of my growing up years, the distance and Dad's alcoholism tore apart the relationships that my sister and I had with him. I always knew Dad loved us?the alcohol just took away the skills of being able to show us how. Alcohol became the most important relationship in his life?the vehicle which drove him through five more divorces and broken relationships.

Dad did love Jesus. He just didn't know how to incorporate the freedom that is available from that relationship into his own life. February 8, 2009, Dad went to Heaven, where I believe He is completely free. For the first time in his life, he is experiencing what it's like to have a relationship with Someone so deeply that nothing else matters. I look forward to the day, where, for the first time, I get to have that same kind of relationship with my Dad.

It seemed to be quite easy for me when I was younger to hide my feelings. You would look at me and see a bubbly little girl who played well with other kids and excelled in athletics and made the honor rolls in school. But deep down inside, my heart was torn. You can imagine the shock when my family found out, when I was 14 years old, that I had been sexually abused for about 8 years, by someone close to me.

Four years of counseling later, I realized that the abuse was not my fault and that I didn't have to live life as a victim. The broken pieces of my heart slowly began to heal, although, I still felt like there was a part of me missing. I began to realize just how much God wanted me. God really began to show me that he would never hurt me. He showed me that I could trust Him and I never needed to be afraid. He wanted to be my Father. He wouldn't abandon me or abuse me. I found out that His love is unconditional. I knew that He had what I needed. But it took me more than just knowing about Him - I had to get to know Him personally. I had to open up my heart to this new relationship and let Him in. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." -- John 3:16

The source of freedom is forgiveness, and that realization is what allows me to live my life in freedom every day. Jesus died on the Cross to forgive us our sins, which in turn, gave us Eternal Freedom. So freedom can't exist without forgiveness. Forgiving isn't forgetting. Forgiving is letting go of the things in our lives that God is meant to take care of for us.

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Anita currently lives in Nashville, TN where she is the Ministry Coordinator for Tammy Trent, Christian recording artist, author, and speaker. She also has her own web design company called "Complete Faith Web Design, Inc". You can contact Anita by e-mailing anita@anitarundell.com.