donna marie

It has been a year now since my daughter told me about a witch who was treated badly by mainstream religion while on her search for Truth. After reading a portion of her journal, I decided to reach out by way of MySpace, to anyone who has been emotionally slapped around by religious-minded people. Religion is something I deeply detest. I love Jesus with all my heart and try to be a nice person...even to those who aren't very nice. (I sometimes find animals so much easier to get along with) I have two extremely awesome daughters, one is nearly twenty-one and the other is twenty-eight and married. I also have two wonderful step-children, who are also married. I have three beautiful grandchildren, two from my oldest daughter, (with another due in January!) and one grandchild from my step-daughter. My grandchildren are truly a gift from heaven...I cannot imagine life without having them near. I am a total cat person (as you can tell from my pictures, lol). Currently we have five furry babies who do not actually realize they are cats! We have been adopted by a feral cat who showed up after hurricane Rita, which brings our pet population to six. Plus we feed any stray that comes into the yard. (including all possums who come to our kitchen window asking for a hand-out!)I also created this account on MySpace to give me a place where I can stand up for the Goth community and others who are shunned for whatever reason. I have the grooviest daughter who is a mixture of goth, hippie, and classic rock and through her I have come to the realization that I am, as Jamie says, sort of a Christian Gothic Hippie (Not that I fall into any one category.) I am not syrupy with my Christian beliefs...far from it. I have a tendency to go with what my heart tells me rather than what a preacher says. My favorite speaker is Kim Clement. (anyone reading this should check out his website) I love the kick devil butt attitude that is always present at his meetings. I love the Kingdom Presence that is ALWAYS present at his meetings. I have supported Kim and his team for years now and have more confidence in what they do on a weekly basis than I do in most mainstream ministries combined. I love the prophetic...without it I think I would die. Years back when I stepped out of a legalistic denomination, Kim was one of the first non-UPC speakers I came in contact with. It changed my life. I found out that it is okay for me to be me...that God looks at the heart of a person rather than their outward appearance. Looking 'holy' and knowing how to speak Christianese does not honestly show the love of Christ. Going out and embracing a generation who have been tossed out with the garbage is more my style. I am not really sure what else to say. I guess as I go on I will add to this page and make it more "me."  I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)