I’m a writer, happily married, mother of a teenage son, and daughter of a minister. I have moved 32 times, worked in banking, technology, and major computer corporations traveling around the country as a systems analyst.   

I’m not a perfect wife, perfect mother, or perfect at anything. I keep a fairly clean house, cook semi-decent meals, and love to write. I'm a real life woman with real life problems. I’ve made stupid mistakes, sinful mistakes, and often traveled down the wrong roads. God never gave up on me, never let go, and He welcomed me home when I stumbled back seeking His grace.  
 

Thanks to undiagnosed Lyme disease for over six years, my medical journey could be used by several medical television shows. I've been poked, prodded, and diagnosed with... labyrinthitis, rheumatoid arthritis, swollen jugular vein, autoimmune inner ear disease, kidney infections, kidney stones, hearing problems, constant use of steroids to try and stop the unending dizziness, tumors, cysts, numbness, headaches, bleeding problems, eye problems, nerve damage, and the list goes on and on. Numerous surgeries, scans, blood tests, nerve tests... any kind of test, I've probably had it done.    

I was officially diagnosed with Lyme disease in January 2006. Because the disease was not treated quickly it has become entrenched, and I’m now termed chronic by the medical community.    

Photo By Tadd Myers www.TaddMyers.com

There has been nothing enjoyable about suffering and pain. But I wouldn't change what I’ve learned. Through it all I’ve grown closer to the God who created, formed, and loved me before I was born.