About Me

Confessions of a God-fearing Woman………

Hello and welcome to my blog written from my corner of God’s red earth.   My name is Toni and I am a wife, sister, mother of  a handsome son and a very proud grandmother.  Years ago, I swapped California ocean breezes, sand and surf for red earth.  Had I known where I was going, I probably would have turned back.  In fact, when I learned we were minus an ocean where we were headed, I emphatically announced ” drop me off at the nearest airport with a one-way ticket home.”   Bummmer!   However, I hated to see a grown man cry, so I gave in and we  kept travelling.

Five years later, I had learned to acclimate, love the people, and I’m still here.   I went from being a city slicker  to becoming (attempting) a country girl .  To say that I was unsuccessful is an understatement.  The stories I could tell  of how I embarrassed myself  while providing my husband and his friends with some very humorous moments.  To this day, despite years in the country,  I am still a city girl at heart. 

Along the way, and through my in-laws influence, I accepted Jesus Christ as Savior of my soul.  Not that I was a wanton sinner, it’s just that I had to get my priorities straight.  It wasn’t easy for me because I enjoyed indulging in some things that the church and especially my mother-in-law didn’t like.    My in-laws being devoutly religious and my mother-in-law, a Sunday School teacher, I found  would eventually prove to be a blessing. 

Accepting Jesus as my Savior was truly a lifetime gift.  I did not know what the future held, and without God, it’s questionable whether I would have remained here.  My personal life before becoming a Christian was emotionally painful, dark, and fearful.      I could have very easily become emotionally unstable, drug addicted or immorally bankrupt but it was the grace and divine hand of God that saved me time- and- time again; I just didn’t realize His hand was at work on my behalf.

When I was young and living at home, there was a young woman in our small town that my mother and I would periodically see as we walked to my aunt’s house.  When I gazed at her eyes, it was though you could see  past them and there was nothing there.  I inquired about her.  My mother explained what had happened and if I was smart would take it as a lesson to avoid ending up like her.  I vowed at that moment, I would not become her, I would fight to survive the evil environment in which I lived.

God has been so faithful, merciful and loving to me.  The love that He has shown me is hard to put into words.  I cannot imagine my life without Him.  I tell my friends that God is truly AMAZING all the time.  And, I never want to stop being amazed by what He does for me, my family, my friends, and all His children.    He leaves me speechless and in utter awe of Him. 

Has life been easy?  Emphatically, no.  He never promised easy but He promises in His Word to be there  for all of us and with His help make life  bearable.   With Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit, on my side, how can I lose.  That’s why  Ecclesiastes 4:2 is so meaninful to me:

a chord of three strands is not quickly broken. 

So I will share as the days go forth that which God impresses and inspires me to write.  As you stop by to read what I’ve written,  I pray that something will inspire you, motivate you, and draw you closer into the lap of God. 

I hope you enjoy my humble blog,  Jesus, God, and Me.  I feel compelled by the Spirit to do this and will write through His inspiration whatever words of comfort and encouragement God would like for me to share.

I thank you for stopping by, look forward to reading your comments, and hope you will return again soon.

Toni