I am a married mother of 2 beautiful children Noah 7, and Kayla 4. I am a stay -at- home mom right now while I continue homeschooling our children. I home-schooled Noah last year while he had some testing, and evaluations done throughout the year. This year I will be getting Kayla ready for her kindergarten home-school program next fall. In my free time I like to read, research on the internet, and I'm involved w/ our church. I also enjoy and love listening to Contemporary Christian music. My husband Bryant is a local truck driver/ trainer, and works lots of hours during the week. We are members of Maplewood Christian Church. Noah was just recently Baptized!
I always did believe in God, but now that I look back just a few years and I was never close to him like I am now. I was born and raised a Catholic, so I was Baptized when I was 6 weeks old. Right after my daughter was born my grandmother saw her when she was 7 days old, and then just passed away unexpectedly when she was 11 days old. That was the turning point in my life. I ended up with terrible postpartum depression. In May of that year 2005, (I specifically remember this) we received a flyer in the mail from Maplewood Christian Church w/ the Pastor Bill Thomas' picture on it. I told my husband we needed to go check out the church sometime. I have always had a hard time going into new churches when they are small. That is one fear that I have. Well in Aug. of 2005 we got there. At the end of the year my husband Bryant and I started taking the membership classes. My Catholic Baptism was not accepted in a non-denominational church for a membership. Well that was another fear that I had was to be dunked under the water in front of a lot of people. I was actually blessed on that day. I gave my life to lord, and was Baptized on my daughter's 1st birthday on 01-15-06. From that day on I have had my life totally change for the good. God has been w/ me everyday since in good times and in bad. I have been through some situations I never would have been able to make the decisions on my own, and he was right there to guide me w/ the answer. When I am in the car the radio station is always on my favorite Christian station, it never changes! Or I have my favorite Contemporary Christian Cd's.My 2 children even know the music and sing it (even the 4 yr old)! All 4 of us have are health issues going on here in the house, and Bryant works 60-65 hrs a week. I am the one that has to take care of everyone, and make sure all of the appts. and the meds. are all in order. It is a very exhausting job! God is the only one that is keeping me going. I know that God would not have given me more than what I could handle. No matter how I feel everyday I keep going, and do what I have to do everyday. My main health issue is migraines, so I push myself, and take care of my 2 kiddos w/ chronic pain some of the time. That is not to easy sometimes. I am a very strong-willed person though, and I fight until the end, and I do not stop until the job is complete! That is probably why God handed me this family to care for! Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I hope that it helps someone in need out there! God Bless and Have A Great Day!