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...but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Josh 24:15

My testimony,

All Scriptures are from the King James Bible

I was raised in the Catholic church, I always heard of Jesus and prayed to Jesus and considered him a large part of my life however I was taught that getting into heaven was dependent upon what kind of a person you are.
This is in direct contradiction to the scriptures. 
     Not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:9
When I got into high school I like many people was living in a sin filled life.
I became very suicidal. I tried to kill myself several times. I thought that death was the answer. Then when I was about 21 my brother's girlfriend's brother knew Jesus and somehow got all of the members of my family to go to a Christmas passion play.
I was presented the gospel and I knew that I had to change my life.
I knew I was doing things that were wrong and that I would go to HELL if I died right then. My whole family, parents, brothers.., and my brother's girlfriend (now my sister in law), all accepted Jesus sooner or later due to this pageant. I did a confession and tried to walk straight but soon was back into the old routines. I then went to a business meeting where most of the people were Christian and they gave an alter call and once again I went forward and accepted Jesus. and for a while tried to walk in Jesus. 
Once again I failed and backslid.

Then I met a man who I fell in love with. We moved in together and I thought I was going to marry him. He was an ex alcoholic and our lives revolved around AA meetings. He could not drive so I attended the meetings with him to make sure he went to them. We would attend 3-4 meetings a week. In AA they call God a "higher power". We had a friend who used a doorknob as his higher power. They do not teach of God's healing power and the deliverance available through the Son Jesus.
Anyway my life got even farther from God through all of this. I was living with a man whom I was not married to. Going to Reggae concerts and getting involved in the Rastafarian lifestyle and their god.

Then my father who had gotten pretty involved in his church, was working as a prayer partner at a Billy Graham crusade. My boyfriend and I went. We both accepted Jesus together. Then we realized that we could no longer live together. We moved apart and without the sin our lives had been so wrapped up in we soon had nothing to hold us together. After 6 months of our new life together we parted. I to this day do not know if he is walking with the Lord or not. I have never heard from him again. 

The next man I dated turned out to be a youth pastor. I think God was trying to tell me something. We dated a few times but no real sparks. I started to get pack into the party scene, drinking ... Then I was on a local BBS (predecessor to the internet) and I met a wonderful man who had a masters degree in theology, and is a Pastor of a small home church. We fell in love and a year and a half later we were married.

I have had quite a transformation in my life. I rededicated my life to Jesus I became baptized in the Holy Spirit and after that my struggles with depression and anger are so much easier to handle, I now know that Jesus came to give life and that more abundantly. I no linger think of suicide. Matter of fact I can not even relate to the thoughts. All of my co-workers even commented on how much my live has changed for the better. I am living proof that Jesus can use anybody. Like the parable of the prostitute, he who is forgiven much loveth much. I went from a suicidal, tramp to a Pastors wife. !!!!!

I am human, I still am an imperfect creation, however the Holy Spirit has helped me to control the works of the flesh.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Galatians 5:19 - 20

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Eph 4:31

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Col 3:8

I still have a long way to go before I am like Christ.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Rom 12:2

However I feel that I am a new creature in Christ like the scripture promised.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Cor 5:17

Who the Lord says I am
What I believe

Miscellaneous facts about me!

I love:

Crafts: sewing, cross stitch, sculpting
Country Music, Contemporary Christian music (see music page)
Reading: Christian Fiction, health and nutrition, non fiction
Colors: Blue, green, burgundy

I am:

39 years old
Married no children
Blonde hair and glasses

I Collect:

	Carrousel Horses (Ceramic not real ones)
	Sunflowers (not real ones) I am a flower of the SON (Jesus)
	Elephants (again not real ones ;} ) I have over 200 so far
	Roses (sometimes real ones)

I live:

Washington State, 20 miles or so south of Seattle

	Washington travel info
	A hikers pictures of Washington
	Great links to all over Washington
	Washington State Web

Pets:

Birds all Cockitiels
	Amadeus, Caesar and Baby.

One very loved and spoiled kitty

Shiloh who is so Spoiled, he has his own website.

We also have three fish tanks/aquariums

	Salvation through Grace
	Baptism of the Holy Spirit
	For more read Beliefs page