Just a Daughter of the King!

Originally from the small community of Nesmith, South Carolina, I was raised and baptized at Hemingway, South Carolina Church of Christ, a place where I attribute much of my foundation of faith, soul-stirring compassion, and very deep love for Christ, but give my mom most of the credit for instilling those qualities in me, and yet I didn’t know Him, I just knew about Him.  After leaving home, I found myself intently looking for the purpose and meaning of life and in myself. Whether that was in people or in relationships, I poured my whole heart into my search. I also became very consumed with what people thought of me and was living for the acceptance of the world.  At my lowest point, I felt like I was sinking, and I couldn’t breathe, when GOD reached out HIS hand to me and I took it. I acknowledged that He sent Jesus to die on the cross so that I can be saved from my sin and have eternal life. I decided to live for God instead of others and began defining my faith for myself and spent much time doing so.  Since beginning this journey, God has shown me that I do not have to earn my salvation or His love. He has given me fulfillment and purpose and joy. I am not perfect, and I still mess up, but God loves me despite my faults and inadequacies….I found His grace! He continues to manifest Himself to me thru His Word and thru His Spirit.  Through all that, I became a wife and mother which has given me the greatest joys of my life and yet has taught me that God will never leave me or forsake me.  With that, I praise HIM as long as the Spirit gives me utterance to do so. His praise is evident in my every day life and I declare His goodness, mercy, love and his discipline! I teach His word so people will know Him and thru all this, I am truly fulfilled in doing so!