As I am transfering things over from my old website, this is one of those things. My Testimony.

A little background on who I am first. I come from a divorced family. I was raised by my mother and stepfather(who I love dearly),I would visit my real father every other weekend till about the age of 14 or so.

Here is the testimony I gave at my baptistism In march of 2004.
As a young child I attended church with my family every other Sunday and every single Wednesday for awana, which I truly loved being a part of. I accepted the lord into my heart when I was 7 years old at a weeklong bible camp called Jack and Jill. I knew the lord had forgiven me for my sins, but my faith would not be strong for many more years. My family stopped going to church and so did I, I became to old for the awana program and grew very distant from my church, I knew the lord was there but at that time he seemed so far away. I had thought about going back to church many times, but did not. Until a awe inspiring day in march when the lord worked a miracle and sent a great sign through a random instant message from a man whoÂ’s nickname was ramair. I had just recently gotten my first computer and starting chatting on line. When ramair messaged into my life not by accident but by god. This ramair turned out to be my loving, caring, giving and god-seeking husband Chris. In our growth together as husband and wife we realized it was time for both of us to get back on the path to righteousness. So one spring day in June we decided to pick a church we wanted to try, we were both Baptist and lived in grand ledge so it was here at grand ledge Baptist, were we decided to attend. That beautiful Sunday morning we walked through the doors and were greeted by the most warm and generous god loving people I know. I became stronger in my faith with the lord every day, through small groups, abfs, moms and more and just the friends ships that I have formed with the people at this church, which I would needed for the next phase of my life which was my biggest test of faith so far but also my biggest miracle. I found out I was pregnant in October of 2002 and it was a very difficult pregnancy and was on bed rest most of it. And because of that was falling away from god, but my faith was stronger this time, and would endure. There were many days when I asked god why he was doing this to me. But then I would say casondra itÂ’s just a test, god would only give you what he knows you can handle. Then toward the end of the pregnancy more problems came up and they did not know if he would be physically all right when he was born. I then turned to my god with many prayers, but I knew that I would love this baby no matter what. I also had complications with my delivery but my miracle baby Calvin James was born healthy and with no problems. For my next big test of faith in my life I would fail because of my own insecurities. The lord laid it on my heart the last time baptisms came up that it was my turn and I was ready, but I was to scared and turned my back on him. I have learned my lesson from that and when the lord speaks to you, listen. And I made a promise to him that the next time this came available to do I would do it. So here I am with great love and faith for the lord Jesus.

The Lord tested me again, when I had a miscarriage on November 21,2004. The loss of my baby has brought upon me and my husband different emotions then we have ever felt. It is now coming on that time again and I just rest my eyes upon jesus, with awe and admiration.Later that week on thanksgiving my family lost a dear sweet man to the arms of jesus. He was like a 3rd father to me. He was one of my stepdads best friends. He is a prime example of how the Lord can change people. His funeral was so packed with people who knew him as friend. He is someone I can only strive to be.

In the last 6 months the Lord has moved my soul in such enormous ways that only he could do. I have learned that my role is follower of Christ first, wife second, mother third, friend fourth. Our family, has decided to homeschool, we are now a quiverfull family,if the Lord chooses to bless us with more. I am a skirts only,headcovering lady. The biggest thing that I have learned, is that PRAYER really does change things.