In 2006, my job transferred my family from Holland, Michigan to Cincinnati, Ohio. Because of the transfer, we had to leave our church that we had attended for many years and begin a search for a new place for our family to worship together. From 2007 to early 2008, we attended a very large, very good church. We were ready to join as members, but we kept asking, "Why would God move us from Holland Michigan to a church that looks like they have everything?"

We then began visiting another church near our home. This church was very friendly and very good to us. We could have fit in nicely. But again we had to ask, "God, why a step backwards?"

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To say I have had struggles in life is putting it mildly. I was the youngest out of 6 kids, born in 1963. I was sexually abused by people close to me before kindergarten through the age of 15. I asked my mom for help around 8yrs old but I was ignored. Mom was addicted to prescription drugs. My father was a simple man with a 6th grade education who stayed busy trying to provide for his family, so he was not aware of any of this. I was a wild child to say the least. I had an abortion at age 11. On a path of destruction, I was already smoking pot and cigarettes by 11. I snuck around with much older guys, even dating one of my 8th grade teachers. I was a toy. I met my ex-husband at age 15 and got married at 18. I had my son at 19 and my daughter at 24. I was a PTA mom, room mother, soccer mom and things were good….I thought.

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