My name is Autumn McAbee. I am 18 years old. I grew up in a loving Christian home and always went to church but my life was never been “normal.” My mom battled cancer all my life! I dealt with her sickness pretty well to be a young child, but one day I realized I could not do it alone!

I was in church one day and really felt the need to go down and learn more about accepting Jesus. I was only 6 years old so I told my mom and dad I wanted to go down and they came with me to talk with my pastor. He explained to me that Jesus loved me and died for me. He read my John 3:16 and I knew I wanted Jesus in my heart! I was always up close and personal with death, seeing that my mom was on and off of chemo and treatments for her brain tumor. I knew that if I died I wanted to go to Heaven so I asked Jesus to come into my heart and save me from my sins. I wanted Him to help me through the huge things I was facing at home!

Things have not gotten better with my mother’s situation since I asked Jesus in my heart. Actually, she passed away from a brain tumor a couple of months ago, Feb. 3,2007. The beauty of it is, God was there to get me through all of it! I am not angry with God for my mother’s death, I have only gotten closer to Him through it all! I could have never gotten through the long years of watching my mother suffer without His divine power! I definitaly miss my mom and her love and company, but I know that she is so much better off where she is! IN HEAVEN WITH MY JESUS! I live daily with the comfort that I will see her again one day in Heaven, but better yet, I will meet JESUS!