Many times in my life I have been asked to write about myself, talk about who I am, my experiences in life and how I overcame the trauma caused by abuse, the health issues I've overcome, how I came to be the person I am today and to talk about what else I want to do in life. At 62 years of age that would take writing a book to tell you about my lifes journey and even though I do plan to someday write a book about my life right now I will do my best to give you a very short version.

First and foremost I want to talk about God's loving presence in my life and how that has sustained me through all of the dark and ugly times. The times when I lived through emotional, physical and spiritual abuse as a child and as an adult, the times when I didn't think I could bear the emotional pain and feelings of emptiness any longer, the times of physical and emotional pain so fierce that I didn't think I could bear another moment of it and wanting to end my life. God was always there and never left my side even during the times when I turned my back on Him, during the times in my life when I was drinking and doing drugs and giving myself away to whoever wanted me just to feel loved for a moment.

Those are some of the saddest times in my life and by the grace of God I did live through them and today I am a whole person, living my life for Him. There were many times in my life when there was happiness and joy in my heart such as when my three children were born and my grandsons as well and the many happy times we have had together. There were also happy times of falling in love and getting married, the times of achievement, the times when I was blessed to help someone in some way, but the greatest times were when I sought out Jesus and grew closer to Him.  The discovery I made in Him changed my life.  You see, I discovered that when I took the time to seek Him my relationship with Him grew and so did the peace and joy in my heart.  When I was too busy with "life" things  and stopped spending time with God I would start to lose my peace and joy.  Wow, what a revelation! 

It's simple really, but we tend to complicate everything!  God really asks very little of us and why is it so hard sometimes to put Him first above everything else? 

Today I am healed of the physical, emotional and spiritual hurts that I endured and I feel loved by God, my family and friends and I have even come to love myself. What I used to stress over I do not anymore, what I used to do to feed an emptyness and lonliness is no longer needed because I have let go of unforgiveness and old hurts, let go of insecurites and allowed God to bring true healing into my heart. God has healed forever the hurts, pain anger and unforgiveness that I hid in my heart and those have been replaced by God's love to overflowing.

My life is not perfect but I have learned while sitting at the feet of Jesus that no matter what is going on in my life that how I go through it is more important than what I'm going through. God fills my heart with so much love everyday that I no longer feel the pain that sometimes comes in life. My mind and heart and all of me belong to Jesus.

God's calling on my life has always been to help others in need and many times I have stepped forward to start food pantries, clothes closets, toys and clothes for orphans and other children in need. Just knowing that what little I did in Jesus name made a difference in someones life was a blessing to me.

Several years ago I started a business called Home and Body Health because I was very ill and had asked God to heal me after the doctors had failed. Instead God showed me how to heal and then led me to start this business to bring healing to others as well. Many were restored, but the economy took it's toll on my business and after losing my home last year and then my income this year the business came to a screeching halt. After much prayer and seeking God's wisdom and guidance for my life and business I have recreated the business and even changed the name to Blessed and Restored which is actually a more fitting name. The main focus is still to bring the hope of Jesus, His saving grace, mercy, love and restoration to those who are hurting

God has a plan for all of us and He patiently waits for us to come to Him so He can shower us with His love and heal our hurts. If you are hurting and want to talk or need prayer please call or email me. You will find my contact information on the Contact Us page. My prayer is for you to know how much God loves you and how richly He wants to bless you.

God's Blessings,