People ask me what brought me to Spokane and I can honestly answer that God brought me here. I was heavily involved with lifestyle of drugs, alcohol and men in Houston and I knew I had to change drastically or I was headed down a very bad path to destruction. I "met" a man on-line and we chatted for a couple of months. He lived in Spokane and came to visit me in Houston and asked me to marry him so I said yes because I knew I needed to make a change fast. I didn't love him but he was a chance for me to get out of the current situation I was in. We lasted about 2 weeks when I realized it would not work out but I had already fallen head-over-heels in love with Spokane and I just KNEW I was meant to be here. It wasn't long before I visited a church that I had driven past every day for months. I was drawn to it. I was scared as hell because I hadn't been to a church in years but the day I stepped foot inside the walls of that place, I knew I was where I belonged. I learned how to accept God's forgiveness of my sin and slowly, over a period of time, learned how to forgive myself. That was six years ago. I haven't dated for over three years now because I finally realized that what I had been looking for in men, drugs, alcohol, etc. was really a relationship with Jesus Christ. I know, if it is God's will, one day I will meet a man and marry for one last time. I long to have a marriage that is of God and for God. He is my life and I can't make it a day without Him. I've never been happier in my life!
I grew up in a very small town in Texas where everyone knew everyone. I have a twin sister (who I was always compared to), an older sister and a brother. My parents divorced when I was fairly young and my dad moved away so it was my mom who raised us all on her own. I grew up with grandparents, aunts/uncles and cousins all around so family values is important to me. I was sort of "middle-of-the-road" as far as popularity went. Not the most popular, not totally unknown. I was a B+ average student and if I hadn't skipped so much school and had actually applied myself, would have been an honor student. To be honest, all I cared about "back in the day" was sex, drugs and rock n' roll! I graduated high school in 1979, went to Waco, TX to Texas State Technical Institute for drafting and quit after about a month or so. I got home sick and partied way too much. I got married when I was 19 to Tommy Costanza and lived in Lake Charles, LA. That lasted only 2 years. I moved to Atlanta, GA where I met and married Scott Beebe and was there for about six years. I moved back to Texas and lived in Houston where I met my son's father, Larry Atkins. We broke up and three days later I found that I was pregnant. My son, Taylor, is the best thing that ever happened to me! He was born Oct 5, 1990. When Taylor was 2 yrs old, I married Harry Watson, Larry's best friend. I didn't love him and married him just to spite Larry (I know, I know, what a bitch) but we were friends and I thought I could make it last. It lasted one year. He had an anger control issue. I married one last time when Taylor was 5 yrs old to Scott Dailey in Houston. He was an alcoholic and we divorced after one year. When my son was 9 yrs old, I finally knew I had to do something with my life and I needed a radical change, so I moved to Spokane, Washington where I've been ever since and it was the best move I've ever made. Read on and you'll see why..........
