My story is a long one, so I will do my best to give you all the important details without taking up too much time.  I will start with the basics, then move into my story.

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I am married to my first love, Josh.  I am mom to my 5 beautiful babies who are growing up so quickly, its just unbelievable!  I love spending my times reading, snuggling with my family, and watching my favorite shows on t.v.

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I am a born again Christian.  I was saved at the tender age of 5 years old.

On July 11th, 1994 I saw my need for Jesus.  Even though I was so young, there was such a difference in my life.  I was the most shy, bashful, and scared child you would probably ever come across.  I would literally rub my fists into my eyes just to keep from having to make eye contact.  I would be scared to tears! But that day I got saved, that changed.  I began to open up, and I became a social little thing.  God completely changed my personality.  I was no longer terrified of my own shadow. 

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Fast forward 23 years and you will find me in the hardest battle I have ever faced in my life. It is a battle that I still to this day fight.  Anxiety.  Panic.  Feelings of failure.  I had my very first panic attack in January of 2017.  It was another 3 months before I would have my second, but that same day I would have my third, forth, and fifth attacks.  I thought I would die!  The next 6 months after that were filled with nausea, weight loss, tears, terror, lots of prayer, research, and feeling like a guinea pigs for my doctors.  Over the course of my journey so far I have had more panic attacks than I can count.  Its been a journey I never saw myself on.

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I have accepted my journey, and I have learned to live with my anxiety.  This is my thorn for the time being.  God has chosen not to remove it from me yet, so I am doing my best with the help of God to live my life.  My kids need their mom, and my husband needs his wife. I am not my anxiety!!!

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My burden is to show that you are not broken! WE are not broken!  I want to break the sigma of anxiety, panic, and depression within the Christian realm.  Its okay to break the silence, and to tell your story.