So happy to have found this forum

I enjoy the discussions on this forum and find all contributors to be intelligent & thought provoking in their comments. Nobody gets verbally "beat up" or insulted for their views or their denomination. This is important to me, as I am a Seventh Day Adventist & have had to defend my choice of the church I attend.....& people have been down right hostile & ugly in their feedback. Anyway, I don't expect any of that here. I just want to say "hello" to all my Christian brothers & sisters.

After reading some other intros from fellow "newbies", I think I may have dropped the ball on my intro. I didn't include a whole lot of info about myself. So, I'll expand on what I originally posted (not a lot....relax!). I am not a generational SDA. I was born into a Presbyterian family & followed that faith until I got curious about why there were so many denominations.At this point, I didn't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I just went through the motions because I knew I should. I didn't know any better. I started listening to Christian radio, visiting other churches, watching Christian tv stations, researching other denominations. Still no personal relationship with Jesus. About 3 yrs into my journey, I was in my kitchen, when out of no where, I was struck with what I can only describe as the voice of God...."Stop searching, I've been right here with you". This voice was accompanied with an insatiable desire to know Him. My prayer life was on fire, my Bible & commentary reading kept me awake most of the night. I was a sponge & just couldn't get enough. But I was still lacking a decision on a denomination & a home church. After prayerful consideration & guidance, I landed in the SDA church. I studied with the Pastors wife & a few elders for 6 months & made my decision for Baptism March 25, 2006. I've never regretted my decision & believe now more than ever that the SDA church is Gods remnant church.
I live with my 3rd husband, who is a non-practicing Catholic, but feels compelled now & then to criticize my beliefs, despite the fact that he really doesn't understand them. My marriage is very shaky right now, & I don't think we"ll make it another year. Please pray for me. I've come to believe that I am not marriage material.
I have 3 wonderful adult children, 2 boys & 1 girl. They all are from my first marriage. My daughter has blessed me with 2 gorgeous granddaughters; Ava who is 9 yrs old & Hannah who is 2. None of my children have ever been married. I blame myself for that; all the traumatic stuff I dragged them through while they were growing up. I have discussed this with them, & they disagree with my theory, but still the same, they have forgiven me for my mistakes.
Well, that's about it for the sharing stuff for now. My background isn't all that interesting, but I thank you for hanging in there & reading it all the way through.