"Hello God, its me Ardys"

I would like to take the time to thank everyone in advance for visiting my blog and Journey. I pray you will be blessed.

I wanted to start my Journey in Blogging by first giving Honor and Glory to my father in Heaven.

As a little girl I did not have the opportunity to be blessed with a natural Father.  When my mother was 9 months pregnant with me my father was murdered.  Through my life's journey, I have come to realize how important a father is to a daughter.  I believe the death of my father was part of the devil's plan to take my life shortly thereafter.  My mother was told on September the 20th, 1970, that her precious little baby girl was not going to make it,  I had a hard time breathing therefore I had to be put in an incubator for the first 3 months of my life. Yes the Devil tried to Kill me too! But, God who knew me well before I came out of my mother's womb (Isaiah 49:1) saved me. That is why my first Blog is titled "Hello God, Its me Ardys". This is an Introduction to the Amazing journey and how I began to embrace my Heavenly Father, Jehovah God his Son Jesus Christ and my comforter the Holy Spirit.

As a little girl growing up I had such a strong mother who in a sense, took the place of my father as well. She was very strict and tough on her 5 children. I was the 4th child.  Growing up we were part of a religious organization that taught us very strong values and morals.  We were taught how to preach and teach the Word of  God. I embraced the beliefs strongly.  At the Age of 5, I began Ministering to people door to door, in school, on the play ground, it didnt matter, It was something on the inside of me that desired to talk about Jesus Christ.  I didnt quite understand at a young age "my calling". I was doing what all the members in the organization practiced, it was required of us. Some did it as a form or fashion or because they were told, It was truly in my heart to witness to people about the Lord.

Jeremiah 29:11 Tells us that God know's the thoughts and plans he has for our lives. Although I read many scriptures, I didnt truly have an understanding of what they meant for my life.  I knew about God but did not have a personal relationship with him.  Yes, he was suppose to replace the void of not having a natural father, but to no avail.

  Growing up in a strict home we were not allowed to have boyfriend's. Dating was intended for adults who were ready to be married. Well, I was not trying to be married I just wanted a boyfriend, so I began to disobey my mom and God.  I believe this is because I began to yearn for a male figure to love me and take care of me. My first boyfriend was attending the same congregation I attended, all I knew was he was cute, He thought I was cute! We exchanged phone numbers and before you know it we were boyfriend and girlfriend.  I Thank God for my values because I remember him wanting to have sex with me at 16-17 years old, I said no.  This is the first encounter of feeling the effects of being hurt in a relationship. I later found out he was having sex with my best friend, I cried for days.  Shortly after that relationship I jumped right into another relationship. (I will show later how not healing can effect you) In my next relationship he was a great guy who truly loved me.   I believe because I did not have the love of a father embracing me and loving me I did not know how to Identify true love. Nor did I truly understand that God was here to replace that love through his love for me.(more on that later)
I had 2 beautiful daughters with him. This is where is the "The Real Journey Begins".