As a child, I don’t remember a Sunday going by that we weren’t at church. I grew up in the church, so Jesus has been a part of my life since I was very young. I became very involved in the youth group and surrounded myself with Christian friends. During my senior year, our youth group received the opportunity to go on a mission trip to North Carolina. I had never felt closer to God and life was good! Then came college. Everything was new; new city, new friends…new temptations. Before I knew it I was drinking, partying, and sleeping through class. I went to church with my family when I went home, but sadly God was taking a back seat to my good time when I was at school. There was a laundry list of “wrong guys” and by my junior year all of my friends were 21 except for me and going out to the clubs. By the time I was 21, we were going out to bars and clubs about 3 times a week.

It seemed like fun at first, but the thrill quickly wore off. Going to smoke-filled bars, seeing the same drunk people every other night, my life just felt empty. My mom had said to me over and over, “How are you ever going to meet a good, Christian guy at a bar?”  I knew she was right, but I was in a rut. How could I take back all of the things that I had done? I began to struggle with guilt and just decided to focus on finishing school.

That’s when Creston came into my life. I knew after a very short time that he was somebody that I wanted in my life for good. I said a prayer one night asking God to PLEASE let this guy be the one! About a week later, I found out I was pregnant. The news came as a shock to everyone, but Creston made everything so much easier. About a month later, we were planning our wedding. At a wedding shower at my parents’ church, my mom said to me, “God is just making sure that everything works out, isn’t He?”  It wasn’t until that moment that I realized that my prayer WAS answered and that my son WAS the answer to my prayer because from the moment he came into my life, everything just worked out. Jesus doesn’t care who you are or the mistakes you’ve made. All you have to do is ask Him into your heart and the emptiness just disappears.