I’m Laura…and so glad you’re here!
Normally I don’t think the whole “about me” thing is really what anyone comes to read- but I also realize that when it comes to faith and Jesus and things that are important to us- I want to know who I’m reading…and so I’ll keep it brief, and if you want to know more feel free to send me a message!
I was not raised in church. We didn’t have any real faith…we were moral “good” people… but none of that had anything to do with Jesus, God, or anything else.
Fast forward to many life events that shaped me…
- My parents divorced… it wasn’t friendly
- My mother was murdered when I was 14 (yes, you read that right)
- I moved out the day after I turned 18
- Drank…a LOT
- Smoked…a LOT…just cigarettes
- Ended up pregnant at 18- had my first daughter at 19
- Was married for 20+ years- and then divorced
- Had 3 more daughters and stayed home with them for 20+ years
- Became a 911 Dispatcher
- Met My Love…he’s amazing!
- Married him- thank you Lord!
- Am a banker now
- Living the most amazing life!
There’s a LOT more…but I wanted to share those bits because I want anyone who is coming here to know that I am real, I am not perfect, I have a lot of things in my past that I regret, I have a lot of reasons I could have turned out different…
9/11 and the World Trade Center Attack was what brought me to my knees, and I picked up a Bible that someone had given us and said “God, if you’re real- We need you now!”
And I started reading…and I’ve never stopped! I was saved a month or so after that through a television ministry. I started attending a local church- I knew nothing… and I have grown and grown and still can’t get enough!
While homeschooling my girls I found Christian Homeschool Fellowship… an online forum full of amazing Sisters in Christ who taught me SO much about living for Jesus in the everyday real ways. I have known those women for 18 years now- and thank God for them all the time! They were such an encouragement to me!
And I want to be that for others now <3 I know what I was saved from…I know the difference between my life before and my life after…and I know the thing that happened in the middle was Jesus saving me. I want you to know the peace and joy and hope that can only be found in Him…it is my prayer that this blog and everything done here will help you do just that!
