I am a forty-seven-year-old real woman who Struggles & Juggles through life just like each of you.
I grew up in a military family and at 15 became an International Ford Fashion Model. In the fashion industry, I experienced the best and the worst that the world had to offer. My life was full of travel, money, and people – but spiritually, I was running on empty. One night I went to a christian concert and afterward listened to the pastor talk about God’s love for me. I went forward when they asked if anybody wanted to accept the Lord, got down on my knees and I prayed a Sinner’s Prayer. My life was forever changed.
I am the mother of four grown children. I thought I wanted a dozen, but after the last was born and I experienced serious post-postpartum depression, my husband, Ron, convinced me that locking myself in the bathroom whenever the doorbell rang wasn’t normal behavior. Thus, we stopped at four. I homeschooled them. Thankfully, they were smarter than me, eventually taught themselves, and were able to graduate.
These days, I see my grandchildren whenever possible. They consider a pack of Juicy Fruit gum an extravagant present and, when I gifted one to them Zara told me “Grandma, You look like a princess.” I know this adoration will be short-lived so I need to milk it for all it’s worth.
I help my associate-pastor-husband at the church office, working with him on special events and coordinating our Couples’ Ministry. I love ministering to women at my church and at others. I’ve had the opportunity to write, speak to large crowds, and have been featured in magazines and interviewed on radio and television. Don’t worry – I won’t get prideful – because if I do someone in my family will publicly tell about the time I accidentally used hairspray for deodorant. An extremely sticky situation.
My biggest challenge is keeping the dishes and laundry done. The vacuum seldom leaves it’s closet and upon visiting my house, you might think I’ve been robbed. Don’t call the police, I dumped those drawers in search of a matching pair of socks. I know that someday, I’ll get it all together…Which leads me back to my Struggling & Juggling…
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