Hey there! My name is Jessica, I was born and raised in the tiny town of Sonora, CA. I made a lot of great friends those first 22 years, some of whom I've known since first grade. Sonora is a wonderful place to raise kids, but is a black hole for adults. As a child, and all through out high school, I loved Jesus. He was a huge part of my life,  I was in leadership at church and taught Sunday school. Throughout high school, I struggled as all teens do, with a need for acceptance.

In college I turned my back on God and began drinking and doing drugs. I was accepted only for the fact that I started selling my soul and ignoring the morals that my parents had instilled in me. I ignored God tugging on my heart strings, telling me to stop.  After a series of painful events I came back to Him, but was blinded by my pain. Thus began my search for religion. I became Budduhist and Tao for a couple of years. My heart ached everyday, but my selfish desires pressed on and pushed God out of my mind.

My Lord saved me from that on Febuary 13, 2007 when my parents and I drove away from Sonora for the final time. They became full-time missionaries, for which we had to move all the way to Grand Prairie, TX. I was upset, but knew that it was for the best. It was hard at first, sobering up and not having any friends at all. My old friends stopped returning my calls, so I was alone for about a month. Until, that is, I started working at Starbucks.

A lot has happened since then... I met two amazing christian men, one, Joel, whom I became friends with right away. He opened my eyes to the false religion that I was following. The other was Steven, we started dating right away, he and I were never ment for eachother. But God brought us together to help bring me back to Him. Through Steven I met; My Savior for the first real time, Ashley, Jill, Kat, Becca, Chris, Josh, Jarred, Sam, Casey, ect. I have the most amazing friends and a God who loves me. My family has been here for me through everything, and I am so thankful for all of them and their prayers through all of my rebellion. I know that it had to be hard.

So, praise the Lord for it all!! Look at me before and look at me now, I look to my past, but only to praise the Lord for my future. A future that includes a 9 month trip to AFRICA,  no more heart ache, pride in myself, a family who approves of me, a family of my own (a loving husband and children someday), and best of all,  a God who loves and will never leave me.