May 1985 I was born in Charleston, SC but moved to the small, rural town of Walterboro before I turned 5.  I grew up in a “normal” family in the country on a dirt road.  However when I was in elementary school my parents separated, at which point my mom moved us out of our old house to a new home a few miles away.  In March 2006, my boyfriend and I had a daughter;  however in May 2006 he was shot and killed.  After spending a year living with my mom, I met Phillip.  While our relationship began wrongly, the Lord redeemed that.  We now live in Cottageville, SC with our three daughters.  Our lives are a testimony of the Lord’s abundant power, grace and mercy.