Unicorn Haven Director, FREE! Counselor, Author, Speaker
State of Washington: #020701-RC00036339
I am so incredibly blessed to be, foremost and always, the willing pen of God's mouth, Mother of 2 (39 & 43), bonus Mom of 2 (, grandmother to 2 girls (18 & 19) and 2 boys (21 & 23), and bonus-grandmother to ten (I think!). AND! recently bonus-GREATgrandmother to twin boys: father James, bonus daughter Theresa's son. Finally, I am "sister" to my friends and to all I meet.
My life resembles a roller coaster or a yo-yo. Perhaps both! Raised in a home fraught with all forms of child abuse, I was fortunate to discover Christ at age 6: when a church school said Jesus loves me. Not only does He loves me and you, but Christ offers a future far better than my childhood. I wanted and still desire that future of perfection. So, at 9, I was baptized; and, at 18 I left home and sought out a therapist.
Someone had to have answers to living a better life than the examples I'd grown up with: for myself and any children, if I were so blessed. Indeed, Yeshua was watching over me: He put me in the hands of a wonderful Christian psychiatrist, John P. Methner of Ft. Worth/Dallas, Texas. I pray exceeding blessings on that wonderful man... even if he did make me cry in the beginning. After the death of two of daughters, he refused to charge me a penny. I vowed then that I would become a therapist and never charge for guidance services. After all, there are many desperately wanting guidance but cannot afford most doctors' exorbitant fees. Besides, change is never effective without God included in our healing equation, and many counselors refuse to include Him.
Then, Unicorn Haven was born, but it wouldn't be until 1997 that I bought my own home; wherein I began an intensive all-inclusive in-resident program for troubled teen girls and women. Alas, 2 years later, health dictated I no longer could work an outside job, but the Haven kept going for another year until my retirement funds ran out. I searched far and wide for someone to back this free program, but because I refused to have it incorporated as non-profit, no one was interested. Alas, the house was sold just short of the auction block, I went into public housing for seniors and disabled as well as receiving social security disability benefits. But, PRAISE THE LORD! I have all I need and still offer free counseling one-on-one, face-to-face, and recently began offering therapy via email. The latter is difficult, more so for the participant than for me, yet do-able! So, if you need me, just send an email!
I have the thorns of MS, Lupus, fibromyalgia, epilepsy, and a host of other related issues; yet, I PRAISE THE LORD in it all, for not only is His grace sufficient for this pitiful sinful Eve, a mere speck of dust in the order of His kingdom, but I know also that ALL things work to my good because I love Adonai! Still, He has blessed me with the ability to tap a computer keyboard with His Truths! What an awesomely blessed anointing!
My background includes banking, law, College Real Estate teacher, 911 dispatcher and certified firefighter: all of which compliment my work in the Bible. I never wanted to do all those jobs. Ah, but now I understand God's purpose! I spend a lot of time huddled over my keyboard, fingers flying as my eyes bounce from El's Holy Word to monitor and back: resulting in 4 books COMING SOON! through a bookstore near you and online, of which you can read about in the Haven's Library.
I also enjoy doing numerous other pursuits: visiting with the coffee group here where I live, crochet, sewing, painting (see Art Gallery), read, and in general make things for friends and family as well as help others in need when I am able.
I have many wonderful friends: too many to name them all, but needless to say I am exceedingly blessed with the best of friends-in-Christ and loving family members. The only problem is I now live so far away: most of them are in Texas, Ohio, California, and other points far beyond Port Orchard, Washington. It doesn't stop them from visiting about once a year and calling frequently, though! Albeit, I have many wonderful friends right here as well. I greatly love them all: ONLY GOD loves them more!
To continue your Haven tour, just take the red door below!
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