I accepted Christ sitting outside my family’s swimming pool one summer evening when I was 7 years old. Our children’s minister, Ms. Debbie, led me to Christ that night on a Wednesday night church visit. As a young teenager I was very involved in our church’s youth group. When I was in 7th grade I attended a youth crusade at a local highschool. The speaker preached on the wheat and the tares. The tares look just like the wheat but when examined they don’t contain a seed. He asked us to examine our own lives and make sure that we had Christ in our hearts. That night I rededicated my life to Christ.

When I was 16 years old my mother passed away after a long illness. I remember people asking me how I could handle this tragedy. Even as a young person I knew that with Christ all things are possible. I knew that because of my relationship with Christ I could face the difficult times in life. God has provided and blessed me in many ways. Allowing me to be involved in the youth group at First Baptist North Spartanburg during the loss of my mother provided the Christian friends and mentors I needed at that time. God continually blesses me through my husband, children and Christian friends, but mainly in knowing that I have Christ in my life and He will carry me through the tragedies and share with me in the good times.