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Prayer Request

Please pray that my husband & I get out of debt & get more financially stable.

About Me

I was born & raised in Michigan, but never really liked it there or felt like I fit in. In March of 2000 my husband & I moved to the Houston, Texas area & I was totally overjoyed. We lived there for 9 years. We moved to Kentucky last Summer but I am still homesick for my friends. I guess I am slowly getting used to it here though. The people are friendly & we just found a wonderful church family & are involved in Celebrate Recovery & a couples group at our church.
I always wanted children, but was unable to have any. It has been a difficult burden to carry around all these years. Perhaps God decided it was not a good idea for me to be a mother due to my mental illness & other problems I was having at the time. I surely would not have wanted to pass on my illness or other issues to my children. I wouldn't have wanted them to go through what I have in a million years. So it is probably for the better that I didn't have any children & I realize now that God knew what he was doing & no longer question it.
Today I have fur babies though whom I love & cherish dearly. We have a year and a half old female Pekingese named Zuki. I like to call her my "Serious One" as she always looks deep in thought & is very quiet. Then we have my sweet baby angel girl, who is a Brussels Griffin. She is just 9 months old & her name is Ali, short for Ali Babba. Last but not least we have my crazy Calico cat named Scarlett. We love them to death & spoil them rotten! LOL We take our dogs everywhere we go & wouldn't ever think of boarding them unless we absolutely had to. They are our children to us, not animals. If they aren't welcome then we don't go either or we stay elsewhere. They bring us so much love, joy, happiness. I wouldn't trade them in for all the money in the world. You can't put a price on love. I can't imagine my life without my babies. They really give me a reason to get up every morning and face another day. They give you so much unconditional love and don't ask for hardly anything in return. They are a gift from God & to me they are God's special creatures & we should cherish every moment we have with them because they are gone before we know it.
I also suffer from a mental illness since I was a young child & am on medication for it. I've been in hospitals & outpatient treatment programs as well as different medications my whole life. It has been a daily struggle & fight to stay stable & balanced. In many ways this illness has destroyed my life. My depressions are horrible. If it wasn't for my strong faith & belief in God I don't think I would be here today. He gives me the courage to go on & not to give up on myself. I know He has a purpose for my life. More then anything I just want to follow His will & live up to my potential.
I am hoping in the Fall to perhaps return to college & major in Bibical Studies with a concentration in Counseling and a minor in Missions Work in Louiville, Kentucky. I feel this is what God is calling me to do with my life, even though I am over 50. My husband is totally supportive of me on this goal & feels I can do anything I set my mind to. This is a major decision and a huge change for me & I really need prayers about this...

About my Family

I am really not close with my family any more. I have 2 older brothers. The oldest lives in Arizona & I do keep in touch with him on a regular basis. The next oldest lives in South Carolina & we barely communicate. He does not want to understand or accept my illness despite my best efforts of trying to explain it to him over the years. He has harshly judged me, so I have given up trying to communicate with him at all. He makes no effort to get in touch with me to see how I am doing. He doesn't seem to want a relationship with me. I don't want to be in someone's life where I am not wanted.
As far as I am concern my husband is my family now & that is enough for me. I also have good friends who love & care about me & have my best interests at heart. They have seen me through many difficult times and still believe & have faith in me. My husband especially continues to be my rock, my anchor and pillar of strength.

What has God called me to do.

I think God has called me to help others, to give back what has been given to me. I have always worked in helping professions before going on disability. I can't even imagine doing anything else. I worked in a hospital, a crisis line, a woman's treatment center & a woman's halfway house. Now I want to be a Christian Counselor & do some Missionary Work to serve the Lord.

My Church, Ministry, or House Church

I go to New Work Fellowship Church in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. We attend Celebrate Recovery there & also a couples group based on the movie Fireproof for the next 6 weeks.

Music

I Love all Christian music, especially anything by Chris Tomlin, Third Day, Michael W. Smith or Sheila Walsh.
I also enjoy Opera, Classical Music, Jazz & Blues & Oldies.

The Name of My Christian Ministry

Right now I don't belong to any Ministry as I just joined our church. As I said I am involved in Celebrate Recovery. I am hoping to get involved in a woman's ministry in the near future.

Links to my personal web site

http://www.youravon.com/ellen-sukilandry

Links to your Chruch web site

http://newworkfellowship.org/

Links to your favorities Web sites

http://sheilawalsh.com_sw.php

Links to your favorities Web sites

http://joycemeyer.org