Redhill Goldens...About us
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| I want to take some time to share a little about my life and how God has brought me to this place. My parents...like many others...divorced when I was very young. This began a journey of instability in my family, with multiple marriages and a lot of heartache. The only stability I had in my life were my grandparents and their faithfulness to take me to church whenever they could. By the time I was a teenager, I was very insecure and just struggling to fit in. I turned to my grandparents' examples and began attending a church. I loved it! However, within a few months of getting involved, I turned my attention to "boys" and got very involved with a boyfriend. He became the center of my world, and it sent me further down the path of insecurity. Highschool, church, my family...nothing mattered to me anymore. By the time I got out of highschool, I was in a deep pit of depression. My Mom and Stepdad divorced...I had no place to live...no chance of going to college...no job...no money. My boyfriend and I were in and out of our very unhealthy relationship and finally broke it off when I was 20. I immediately jumped in another relationship...I just couldn't be alone. Of course it didn't last. At 21, I had already made a mess of my life. I continued to go to church, but felt so empty inside. One Fall Sunday evening, I went to church and listened as always. But this night, the speaker shared about how he had gone to church...and even got baptized, but as an adult realized something was missing. I LISTENED INTENTLY...THIS WAS ME! He talked about not Jesus Christ. Wow! I wanted that! I jumped from my pew at the end of the service...I had to talk to someone about this relationship. Someone counseled me and helped me realize that I...and everyone else was a sinner and there was no way I could be good enough to get into heaven on my own. God, in His love and wisdom, however, had sent His son, Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for my sins on the cross. But, it didn't end there, He rose from the dead...conquering both sin and death! All I had to do was surrender my life to God and accept this FREE gift that God provided. I told God in a prayer that night, that He could take over my life and I would follow Him for the rest of my days. That was in November of 1991. From that moment on, my life drastically changed. I went to college...met my husband...then we got into church ministry...had three beautiful children...started my dog business...and now...years later...I'm still following Christ and He has blessed me tremendously. I will never regret entering into a relationship with Jesus. It has been the most rewarding and fulfilling part of my life. My life is not without pain or trials, but God is there to guide and teach me through every one. And the best part is that this relationship is only a sample of what awaits me someday. Are you struggling in your life right now? Do you feel lost and empty or like something is missing as I did? Are you putting your hopes in relationships, money, jobs, alcohol, or something else that has left you dissappointed? Maybe this day, you can turn your life around like I did mine... Do you want to have peace with God? Read this, or email me... God is GOOD!!! |