Introduction Thread

[AbidingInHim]

I thought I'd start this, when newbies come they can read about us here


I'm RoxannaCC
I was saved 6 months after I was married
I homeshool and am pursueing my BS
I have 3 kids
Boy 7
Girl 4
and my little man is 3 now

I've been married 8 years

 

[pete56]

Good idea Rox!

moved home!

 

[WashedClean]

Love this idea Rox!!

I'm Jill. I've been married 15 years and saved 5. My husband is Mark and we have no kids. Obviously I was saved after we married. Mark was raised Catholic and is very supportive of my faith.

 

[kayd1966]

Hi, I'm Kay!

Married since 1999, we have 2 children. DS is 5 and DD is almost 4. I was raised in the church, got saved 30 years ago. Turned away or ignored God's leading for a time in my life and got married during that time. DH wasn't raised in any church and isn't interested in having anything to do with the church...at this time

 

[free4all]

I'm Wayne. I was saved as a child, drifted some as a young adult. Married a girl who I thought was a new Christian. I wasn't following Christ at the time. Shortly after marriage she decided she didn't want anything to do with God. When our daughter was 3, I recommitted myself to the Lord and started taking DD to church. DW was extremely unhappy with my commitment and chose to make my life difficult for the next 10 tumultuous years. Only this year did DW choose to start coming to church with us, after I chose a different church.

Life has been exceedingly difficult, but I blame myself for drifting away from God. Truly, I reaped as I sowed. I am so looking forward to eternity.

Married 17 years, DD is 14.

 

[hugnluvable]

Hi there, I'm Erica. I married Pete in December 2005 when I was a believer and he was not (and still isnt). I'm learning how difficult my decision was everyday now, but I love him to pieces and there are never any bad moments. He totally supports my faith, we talk about it all the time, he occasionally comes to church and socials with me which is all quite good.

I'm a music teacher, teaching middle school children. I sing, play piano/keyboard, clarinet, flute, learning to play guitar and bass guitar. I write my own songs but thats another story!

I'm a youth leader at church, I lead the worship and have just started to form a youth band - teaching them all the skills they need to be in a worship band when they get older and also to give them experience leading worship with some guidance and teaching. Its dead exciting.

No children.... yet!

 

[TealTuesday]

I'm Teal and have a disabled son from my husband and we have a daughter of our own and 2 boys.
I am Catholic.My husband is Catholic but unstable.

 

[pete56]

Welcome Teal, It's good to have you with us!

We usually use the Check-in thread to keep in touch. Feel free to join in there at any time. Share as much or as little as you feel comfortable with.

Be welcome and blessed in this place!

Pete

 

[ArohaB]

I'm Brigette
I have been married for 5 and a half years...we have been together for nearly 11 years.
We have 6 children aged 8,7,6,4,3,2
girl, boy, boy, boy, boy, girl.
I was saved at age 14 after my brother was killed in a motorbike accident but left the Lord at 17 when my parents separated. Recommitted my life to Christ at age 26 after we already had 3 children together and got married in my heart "out of obedience" I was unaware of unequally yoked until years later.
We then went on to have 3 more children.
I'm currently studying part time at home for a diploma in Christian Counselling, considering to up that to a degree next year...

 

[cristianna]

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[pete56]

Cristianna,

Welcome to UY at CF.

You have come to the right place for fellowship and support on this rocky road of living with an unbeliever (or in your case a lapsed and undecided believer).

We tend to use the Check In thread (which is the sticky at the top of the forum) to share and support each other, the Prayer Thread for specific prayer needs, and the rest of the forum follows normal CF lines.

We are a caring sharing bunch so please feel free to share as much or as little of your issues and problems.

We are not judgemental or denominational, and we try to offer advice solely from our own experience, and between us I think we have covered almost every issue that the Uy life can throw up!

So be welcome and be blessed in our fellowship.

Pete

 

[cristianna]

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[Keturah]

I'm Keturah (a.k.a Nat). I'm from the UK. Been with hubby for 7 years, married for 2, no kids on the way yet.

I'm the only believer in my family, I learnt about Christianity at school as UK schools are required to have assemblies of a mainly Christian nature...so there were hymns, prayer before lunch and nativity plays at Christmas. I didn't truly understand about it all back then but later came to believe.

My hubby is very respectful of my beliefs. His mum believe(d) (not sure if she does now) and so he attended church and sunday school during his childhood.

 

[Keturah]

Welcome cristianna

 

[AbidingInHim]

Hi Christina, Where are you?

Jill is in Conn and I"m in VA.

 

[cristianna]

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[AbidingInHim]

ooops wrong thread

 

[WashedClean]

Hi Cristianna! Again, welcome to CF!!

I was raised in a Methodist home and went to church every week until I was in my mid-teens. Then I drifted further and further away from God, but his favor was with me my whole life. He's so good.

We were married for 10 years before I was saved. Like your hubby, mine was raised Catholic. He believes in God and even in Jesus, but he's not put his faith in Christ or made him Lord of his life. I'm blessed though because he's so open to my faith and not hostile at all.

Looking forward to getting to know you better.

Jill

 

[rainbowpromise]

I hadn't posted my introduction yet.

I have been married to Richard for 29 years.
We have 5 children ages 29, 26, 23, 20 & 20.
Our second child has a 10 year old.
Only two of our kids life away from home as of yet. All of the kids are in regular church attendance and leading a Christian lifestyle even though some are not convicted in some areas as others are. For example in areas of music, tithes, and potential marriage partners. All are involved or have been involved in youth ministries.

Richard and I both attended church as children. I attended without my mother and Richard was required to attend with his mother until a certain age.
I accepted the Lord when I was about 11 years old. Within one year of that the abuse in my home worsened. I can easily say that every member of my family was being abused in some way or another. My mother, my younger brothers and myself. The abuse was multiple types including but not limited to verbal, physical and emotional.
From that time on I used church as a hiding place. By the time I met Richard at age 15, I was adept at controlling men out of fear. Richard was the opposite of everything I feared, but the label "man" lumped him with all other men. It was determined that we were "equally yoked" when we married. We believed the same God and the same Bible. We also wanted to live our lives without interference of that God. Richards beliefs were based on never having had a relationship with God and mine were based on never growing.
Twenty years would pass before God said to me, "It is time to pay attention now."

Up to that point I had not been happy. Richard and I were happy to start, but our marriage was on a continual downhill slide. Neither of us happy, yet because of our training we could never end our marriage. Life was hopeless! Then there was even less hope. Our teenage daughter became pregnant and our other teenage daughter was choosing to marry the wrong guy.

I sought help in the only place I had ever sought help before. A church. What started as a pastor to counsel my daughter, became a point of healing in my life and finally became a church family.

Richard still sits on the fringe of that family. He only attends special events like dinners and some game nights. He is however wonderful in the fact that he allows all of us to participate in church activities and functions. In turn I realize that he needs me on the farm at times on a Sunday morning.

 

[armywf]

Hi all! I'm Laci. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 8 1/2 years now. We have one daughter who is 9 and a son who is 3. DH is in the army and we are currently living in West Point, Ny but soon to be FT. Sill, OK.

I was saved as a child but didn't live the life or know anything about it. I strayed really far from it all. After we got married I decided to go back to church and rededicated my life in April 2000. I still didn't grow much and then we moved to Germany so I didn't go to church the whole 3 years we were there. After we moved here in Jan. 2005 I started attending a ladies bible study and I have grown so much in the last almost 2 years.

Dh somewhat believes in God and Jesus but thinks that salvation in just too easy. He has said he is doubting a little these days.