While cleaning up a few pages on here, I am editing (and essentially removing) the bio page. Before I do so, I decided to share it. If nothing else, as a welcome and introduction for all the new visitors to the site lately. So...
Welcome! I was born September of 1995 seven minutes before my sister. Yes, I am a twin. I was the middle of five kids. An older brother and sister and a younger set, my brothers being the “bookends”. A few years later, right around Valentines Day of ’99, I was born again. I distinctly remember laying in bed that night contemplating what would happen if I were to die in my sleep. The pastor said you have a set number of breaths to take before you die. So, I wondered, what would happen if I held my breath and conserved a few of them? Then I would wake up, right? Well, no, but by the time I was done, I had gone into the living room, found my parents, and they showed me the way to the One who gave me breath to begin with. Oh, and I slept great after that! I attended a Christian school for my first two years and then was home schooled for the rest of my education. I was constantly told, "You've got the perfect life." God had greatly blessed me, and on the outside, it appeared that I had everything together. But, no "church kid" is ever exempt from certain trials or struggles. Life has been full of impossible things for me to handle on my own but no matter what happened in my life; No matter where my circumstances took me; No matter what situation I found myself in, He was always there. I learned to rest in His presence. I learned that I so desperately need Him. Every day, every moment. My health reminds me of the fact that I must rely on Him on a daily basis. I have a long list of weird experiences my body likes to put me through. I get the rarely heard of conditions... all of them that you basically have to have a doctorate to pronounce. One in particular has been one of the greatest gifts I have ever received. Through the course of time I wrestled with both the desire and burden to be in the ministry, whatever that looked like. But I wanted to be absolutely sure that it was God's leading on my life, and not my own desires. On a Wednesday night at Youth Camp, after about a year of praying over it, the Lord made it very clear to my heart that it was His will for my life. It was as if He spoke to my heart and said, "You know what I want from you. This is the last time I will ask you. After tonight, I won't convict your heart again." I believe it was around the year 2010, and I surrendered to Youth Ministry. Years later, this passage became mine. Psalm 71. 17 - 18, " O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come." This is the purpose of my life; to declare to the next generation all the wondrous works that He has done in my life; to share His strength and power I have experienced to those behind me. How much better could it get?! I followed that decision with the purpose to prepare at Bible College. I graduated in May of '18. A week later, I married my best friend, Jack. He is hands-down my greatest supporter, and I couldn't imagine anyone else I'd rather do life with. He graduated Bible College May of '19 and is now getting to serve as youth pastor, and fulfilling his child-hood dream of being a "mail man". In May '20, we welcomed our baby girl, Jaelynn into the family. (Cutest kid ever!) We also have an energetic corgi named Penny (Find her on Instagram @themisspennyparker) and a not as energetic fish, J. Jonah Jameson. Writing has been a passion of mine since I was about 11. It started out as a way to work through my thoughts and journal about life, and has transitioned into a way to preserve and share the lessons and blessings. This blog in particular helped in building me and my husband's relationship. It has preserved those moments in time where I can look back on and recall exactly what I was going through and even if I didn't know then, how I would learn and grow through it. Personally, I wanted a source I could read 5,10, 20 years down the road when I would be fully engaged with youth, or have my own kids to be reminded and never lose sight of "what it's like to be a teenager." I can read such an open, raw heart and understand just a little bit more. I also hope others can learn from it too. If by sharing my heart I could possibly be a help or encouragement to someone reading one of these posts, I will do it a million times over. These days I am loving serving the Lord with my little family, enjoying our teens, and soaking up every moment with my little girl as a SAHM mom. I'm a writer, photographer, and anything else... You've just got to get to know me yourself. ;) My name is Lizzy. And this is my story. 1 Samuel 12.24, "Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you."
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