Growing up, my mom and dad always saw to it that I was in church. Through this, on March 23, 1977, I prayed and asked Jesus to come into my heart and I gave myself completely over to Him. Four days later, I followed up in believers' baptism.

God has never failed me. Whenever there have been crises in my life, He has always been there to help me get through them.

While in Bible college, tuition often seemed unreachable. But, just when I would be at my wits end, a job would land in my lap or someone would offer to pay my way.

I met my first husband in Bible college. We worked in church and served the Lord together. We also had two beautiful daughters. My husband was layed-off periodically. Money was very tight. Yet, somehow, medicine and treatment were provided for the girls when they were sick. God also provided great comfort when there were a deaths in the family.

Somewhere along the way, my husband started drinking and hiding it. My girls would occasionally find his stash throughout the house. God gave me the strength I needed to make it through this time. A Bible verse, a preacher's comments, the words to a song, etc. would happen along just when I needed it. After fifteen years of marriage, he said that he could not take family life any more. The girls and I were left on our own. I was devastated. But, God never left me. He provided friends and family at the most perfect instances to lean on. When I had no money, He led me to a place to live and to a job to go to.

Shortly after my divorce was finalized, I remarried on the rebound. I see now that this was a mistake. My second husband was physically, sexually, emotionally, and financially abusive. However, God gave me the courage to leave that marriage after three years.

Because of the divorce, my church, my daughters, and my friends turned their backs on me. But, God never left my side. I prayed for help in finding another church. The very next day, while at work, I was invited to a new church at two separate instances. The first customer came into the store in the late morning. The other group, from the same church, came into the store to do business later in the day. Coincidence? I don't believe in coincidence. I believe that everything happens for a reason. God has always been there for me. One day, when my abusive ex-husband followed me to this new church, God provided yet another church for me to go to.

Being single, once again, created new problems in my life, mainly financial and emotional. But, God helped me to find an affordable place to live. God always managed to find extra work for me when money was non-existent.

As in the poem "Footprints in the Sand," (author unknown) God is there walking with me all the time. When times are the hardest, He carries me through them. One verse that has helped me is Romans 8:28. It says, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose."