My Intro

Well, where shall I start?

Proverbs 16:9 In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.




Some say the course of one’s life is determined by the steps you plan on taking to get somewhere. By looking at this scripture it reminds me of all the past circumstance that has brought me to this point in my life. I do believe I have had a part in getting to this place in my life by the decisions of what fork in the road to take, but ultimately I believe God has directed my steps in every way.

When growing up in the little town of Irrigon in our little trailer I never really thought about the effects of my decision making. I was young, carefree, and a tomboy. I loved playing games with the boys, running around beating up neighborhood kids (boys), and scuffing up my knees climbing trees.I mostly hung out with my big brother Dustin. My sister Valerie thought I was annoying. Which I must agree I probably was. I would always steal her clothes, which she hated. But the whole reason for me stealing her clothes is because I secretly looked up to her. I wanted to be just like her.  Alot of people say that My sis looks exactly like our mom, my brother is a mixture of both parents, and I look like my dad.  But you can tell we are all related.  I really love my family though, it may have not seemed like it when we would fight with eachother but I would do anything for them. We were kind of crazy when we fought. I remember one time Valerie chased Dustin with a knife and I was running after him with a broom. Good thing he ran to the bathroom and locked the door.  We didn't really make the best decisions of which weapons to use. Us Swindlers have some anger issues.

See I never really thought about God and my purpose in life. That stuff was way too deep for me at that age. Well at least until my world was turned upside down when I was 13. Some kids who have parents divorce never really can say they are thankful for it, but honestly I am. Not that I ever wanted my parents to divorce but it is a situation that brought me where I am today and allowed me to find Christ.

And I have my best friend Shelly to thank for befriending me at that time in my life and inviting me to church. I believe God placed her in my life for that purpose. Oh and on a side note, I don’t believe in luck, or coincidences. But you probably already knew that.  So once I started going to church I received Jesus as my savior and my life was forever changed. Not that everything becomes perfect once you are saved, but God comforted me in my trials. I was no longer depressed or hard hearted. I forgave my mother for everything. And now we have a great relationship.

Anyways, lets talk about my life now. I am recently married to my highschool sweetheart. He is an amazing man of God. I know it may sound cheesy but he makes me want to be a better person. We really balance eachother out.  Brad and I have been together for almost 5 years. It dosn't seem like that long but it has been great.  We are like any normal couple we have our arguments but we get through them.  I really don't think my life could get better than it is now. And I have the Lord to thank for that. :)

I really do believe Brad and I are the perfect match for eachother. We both love people and love helping others.  On our spare time we go door to door inviting people to church and praying for people. And since our recent move to Hermiston last year we found the PERFECT church for us Hermiston Assembly of God.  I love our church, we are able to help with the Ignited Youth Ministries group. We love it so much. It helps us not to be so lonley since all our family lives away from us. They kind of make up our family. We would probably go crazy without them in our lives.