Lost and Found

The greatest blessing I could have ever received is who I call the “Sayles family!”  Growing up I lived with my mother off and on, due to her drug addiction. I grow up mainly with my grandparent’s. As a child living in my grandparent’s house you had to attend church. Oh, how I thought it was terrible! At the time I would have rather spent time with friends. My grandmother is a Minister and she always said “as for me and my house, we shall serve the Lord,” and that’s what I pretended to do!

In the summer going to the ninth grade, I started getting serious about God. The bible is so true when it says “train up a child in the way of the Lord and when they get older they want depart.” I knew the true about Jesus because I was taught about Him as a child. When my mind was made up about living for Him I knew it was there!

I would say growing up my home was very dysfunctional. My families have relational issues, so I did not know how to have relationship let alone health ones. In the ninth grade God blessed with a wonderful teacher name Mrs.Sayles. I never had an adult in my life that I looked up to until now! She was a long term substitute at my school, because the original teacher left temporally in the army. I thought this teacher was the best ever! I would go home to my grandmother telling her all about her, but soon her assignment as substitute would end. I did NOT want her to go! My grandmother encouraged getting her number, but I could not ask a teacher for her number.

 The entire time I was in her class God was speaking her. The day before Mrs. Sayles was leaving she said I want to talk to you. My heart drop and I said okay. She went on to say God has placed a love for you in my heart and I want to mentor you! I was rejoicing in the inside, but on the outside I seem apathetic because I could not handle the emotions I was feeling. She gave me a card with her e-mail and number on it. I finally got enough guts to call her two weeks later on mother’s day and after that we have had many great times together.

 I now call her mother because that is what she is to me! I moved in with her and her family two years ago and my life was forever changed! My the grace of God what people thought was lost or what the devil thought he taken was found and giving back to me! Thank you Jesus!