"The earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it ..." Ps.  24 : 1

I grew up in the catholic church, like some of you.  I went to a  catholic schoool from kindergarten to 10th grade.  I tried to live a good life like the nuns taught me, and I did, for the most part, but I did now know what it was like to have a personal relationship with God, the Father, or Jesus, His son.  I did not comprehend the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross.  I did not understand that Jesus died so that I could have a personal relationship with Him and the Father, and forgiveness of my sins.
I was invited to a Baptist church by some neighbors after my first son was born,  I was saved in this church the first weekend of Feb, 1991.  But I could not accept this salvation until I was willing to forgive my dad for the hurt he had caused me.  I could not accept Jesus in my heart if it was full of bitterness and hate.  My dad was an alcoholic for most of my childhood.  I can't remember very many good things about him.  Even after I became an adult, after he had stopped drinking, we did not get along well.  I was a christian and he was not.  He liked hunting, fishing and golf, and I did not.  He did not have a good example for a father and could not be one to me.  But God said, I have forgiven you and you must do the same for him. 
My dad died April 6, 2000 of liver and kidney failure.  He began drinking again several years ago, I'm still not sure when or why.  I found out about this in Feb, 2000 because he was hospitalized for internal bleeding.  He said the doctors gave him 6 mos. to live.  April 4th, my brother called me and said that the dr. told him to go and see dad because he didn't know how long he would last.  So I hopped on a plane and flew to Wyoming to see him and he died later that day.  But I PRAISE GOD because I got to see him and also for loving my dad enough to bring him into heaven!! Only an hour or so before he died, my dad gave his heart to God!! And this was a man who told me that he did not believe in God!!  The las thing I said to him was, "We'll all be together in heaven Daddy!!".
God loves you too.  He loved you enough to send His only son to earth to die so that you and I can have a peace and joy that will help us to get through this life.  It's too hard to live life without Him.  I'm not going to pretend that I have forgotten what my dad did to me, the dad he could have been to me.  But with God's help I can forgive and heal and give hope to others who have the same pain.  I hope that you have given your heart and life to the Father.  If you haven't and want to know what it means, please email me.  much love from, Stephanie

HOW TO BE SAVED........it's as easy as A, B, C!
Bow your head, close your eyes, and talk to God:
ADMIT that you are a sinner (we all are, saved or not) and ask Jesus to forgive you for your sin.  "Dear God, I know I'm a sinner, and I'm asking forgiveness for my sin." And God can erase all of your sin, just like that!
BELIEVE in your heart that Jesus is the Son of God, that he came into the world to be our sacrifice for sin, so that we may know the Glory of God and Heaven.
COMMIT to a new life, "Dear God, I know that You are the Son of God and that you came into our world to save us. Please come into my life and take control, be my Savior and Lord.  Thank you Jesus, for dying for me and help me to show others Your way."  Now this doesn't mean that you will never sin again, we all do it, everyday.......but you can try to change your life so that you are more conformed to God's laws! Again, if you have any questions, e'mail me. love from, Steph