Day 4: How do you think events in your past have helped make you who you are today?

****Sorry I have been pretty sporadic about posting. Now that the holiday weekend is behind us, I will be able to post more consistently.  Thank you****



*My brother and I were raised in a very loving, Christian home.  I am so thankful for that, even more so, now that I'm an adult.  That made all the difference in the world for me.  I accepted Christ into my heart when I was 9 years old.  It took me 2 years to decide to follow with baptism.  I was a shy child :) When I became a teenager, I did some things I shouldn't have and I made my share of mistakes.  But I never left God behind.  He helped me through every moment.  And looking back over the battlefield, I embraced Him for it.  I had no doubt who brought me through it all.  Because of my parents' faithfulness to God, I am still in church.  My husband and I are members at Immanuel Baptist Church in Sheridan.  And we will be bringing up our future family in the same way.* 

*There are people who come into our lives, and they change us.  They can either make you better or bring you down.  I've had a lot of great people come and go in and out of my life, over the years.  And that's ok.  I firmly believe that God brings certain people along right when we need them.  They are there for one purpose; to get us through something. You never forget them.  These people have helped make me who I am today.  And I am blessed that some of them are still an active part of my life!*

*I am no stranger to death.  I've lost 3 grandparents, a cousin, an uncle, my best friend, my Dad.. and since Brian and I have been together we've lost 2 of his grandparents, and 2 uncles.  To say that its hard would be a gross understatement.  Its just physically and emotionally draining.  But my point is this; when witness your loved ones being taken from you in an instant, it should change how you think.  And it has changed how I think.  I realize that your next breath is not guaranteed.  I understand that this could be the last moment you get to spend with someone.  And that life is too short to let pride, anger and petty differences keep you apart.  Love the one's you've got.  Love them like tomorrow they are leaving forever.  It does happen.  It has happened to me more than I'd like to remember.  Sometimes you don't get the chance to say goodbye.  So do not live in fear of tomorrow, rather rejoice in today!*