Welcome to my page
About Me
I grew up the oldest of six children.
After over 50 years, my parents are still married to each other.....an
amazing feat in this day and age. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to follow
that path. Married at the age of 18, I had two children and was divorced
while still very young. I raised my children in Montana where my children and grandson
still live.
As for myself..... the Lord blessed me abundantly and in 1994, after 17 years
as a single-again adult, I married my wonderful husband Richard. We make our
home on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi where he was born and raised.
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I received Christ as my Saviour when I was 9 years old. Since then I have experienced some very difficult, and even horrific, things in my life. I know the fear and anguish of having a child with cancer; the pain of divorce; the day-to-day struggle of raising children alone; the humility of poverty; the terror of having to give my children up to the foster-care system; the hell of mental illness; the abject lonliness of homelessness; the ravages of physical pain and illness, the grief of losing everything to Hurricane Katrina, and the determination to rebuild my life. I have experienced every emotion known to mankind -- joy, pain, love, hate, sorrow, anger, depression, rejection, relief, bitterness, repentance and more. I have committed a vast array of sins. And through all of that I still knew that Christ was only a prayer away. He never left me; He did not forsake me; He held me in the palm of His hand.
The promise that I firmly held onto: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
And today I can finally say that I have learned to rest in Him. God is sooooo good!! J
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When I was single and living in Montana one of my favorite things to do was to go dancing. I belonged to a line dancing club, where we often performed at county fairs and for special events. Sometimes I would go dancing 5 nights a week and never tired of it.
Unfortunately in recent years my health has deteriorated and I am unable to dance anymore. I suffer from a variety of health problems, including diabetes and diabetic neuropathy, Fibromyalgia, arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and more. Most of my time is spent in a wheelchair and I very rarely leave my home. But my need to stay busy has not diminished, so I have learned to channel that into less physical activities.
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Another of my favorite things to do is scrapbooking. I love this so much that I have my own little business - Megan's MemoryBooks. I teach classes in my home, hold monthly crops (scrapbooking parties), and am starting a Book of Me club.
I also enjoy collecting Boyd's resin bears and miniature tea sets. I like to read quite a bit, especially historical romance that is set in the old west.
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As you read other sections on this site, you will get to know me much better. You'll discover just how important my faith and my family are to me. You'll learn more about my experiences growing up, and what causes are important to me.
I hope you enjoy your visit. Please let me know you were here by signing my guestbook. Be sure to leave a link to your own site. I'd like to get to know you better, too.
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