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Posted by Shannon G. on March 25th, 2008 at 4:18pm
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My kids, story is a really really long one!

So here is the short version. Well ok the shorter verision lol.

When I was 13 I was a drug and drinking focused teenager.

I do not come from a christian background other then my grandmother.

In November 1998 through a long series of events God got my heart, and I was saved. My two closest friends (drinking drugging friends) were expecting their first baby, Em was born 1999, her home was very abusive. after wittnessing alot of physical abuse and experiencing alot of pretty crazy scary spiritual attacks, I found I could no longer be around her parents, but I was connected to that little girl, from the time she was 3wks old and her father tried to throw her out the door, I promised her that day that I would never leave her as long as I had a choice.

The volience got worse and Em spent alot of time with me, weeks or months without seeing her parents. Then in 2001 Michael was born, and that May CAS left the kids in my care. No there was no legal custody or court matters, All God asked me to do was care for the kids and he would do the rest. And he did/ does. When I needed a crib one was given before I could ask. A four bedroom house for way less then market rent. Anything and everything you could imagen. In 2003 Issac was born, he lived with his mom until 2005 I purposely didn't have him much as a baby only on weeknds. But in 2005 she dropped him off and left, and that was the first time in 6yrs that I really felt God saying Fight, stand up and fight. So God fought, each step of the custody, CAS, visitation process, All I ever had to do was have enough faith to take the first step and God fought. and in August 27th 2007 the Judge granted me full custody of all three of my children.

They still see their mom once weekly, that is hardest on my daughter.

They were seeing thier Dad, but Not since november because of something that happened to Michael during a visit with him.

and thats a bit of our story...