Bernadette

I'm 41 years old and live in Illinois. I am a very, very happily married woman to a wonderful man named Jeff, whom I love very much. I'm so very blessed to have found him and have him in my life. He is kind, compassionate, patient and loving (and very handsome). I'm also a mom to a total of 4 sons, we have a blended family, each bringing two beautiful sons into our marriage, our boys are handsome, athletic, brilliant and so talented, I am so proud of each of our children. I also have a beautiful almost 5 year old grandson, Nicky, he is my sunshine and I love him so much. We are so truly blessed and I thank God every day for these wondrous people that are my family. I'm still at what I consider to be the beginning of my spiritual journey and my renewed relationship with my God, I'm not certain at what point I won't consider myself to be at the beginning of my walk with Christ, as there is so much I need to learn, so much I want to know about Him and how I can serve Him. I attend Willow Creek Community Church and love it, it has helped me tremendously in learning about our beautiful God. Since coming to Christ, the Lord has opened my mind, heart and soul and has taught me so much about who I want to be and the kind of relationship I want with our Creator. During this journey I am asking many questions and am finding many answers about life, myself, and most importantly our loving King. I do know that I am truly blessed with the love of the Lord. I am blessed with so many wonderful people in my life and have also been blessed to meet other Christians who help teach me, who guide me to find the answers and understanding of God's Holy Word. God has a plan for each one of us, He knows what we need before we ask for it, He will always listen when we call upon Him and He is always there, waiting, listening and wanting us to come to Him with all of our praise, prayers and burdens. He truly is a most loving God! Trust in Him! He will never let you down! I'm still seeking the purpose of my life, still seeking the answers to what God has planned for me, for what His will is, how can I best serve Him? Whatever the answer to that question is, I will always serve Him most joyfully, how can I not for all the mercy and forgiveness He has shown me. As we read in Matthew 22:37, the most important commandment is 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' For this reason I want to lead a Christ centered life, because I do love the Lord my God will all my heart, all my soul and all my mind and could never go back to who I was and don't want to. All my life there was an emptiness that nobody or nothing could fill, all my life I tried to find something to fill that emptiness and now I know what that emptiness was, I didn't have a relationship with God, I didn't accept Jesus into my heart as I should have, I didn't read His word nor did I follow His laws. I wish that everyone would come to know God and accept Jesus Christ as their one and only Savior, because that's what He is, He saved us, he paid it all, for you, and for me. If that's not a best friend, what is? Praise God! WATCH THIS GREAT VIDEO!No matter what you've done, Jesus will always be there for you, just seek Him out with all your heart! Jesus is always with you, ALWAYS, even when you are at your lowest point. If you pray and give it to God, sincerely, you will feel His blessing and love. But you don't have to wait for the lowest point, the healing rain of God's unending mercy and forgiveness is always there for us, His children, you are the child of God. He is always there and His love, never, ever waivers, it is faithful and true unlike anything else. With all the pain and suffering in this world, may we all be washed with His mercy and grace, may we all experience the beauty and blessing of His healing rain.