About Me....
Early Life
Born in Seattle, WA - my parents were both preacher's kids - Both sets of Grandparents were Pentecostal ministers.
I was the oldest - the only girl.
We lived a tumultuous life with my parents before they separated but then took 8 yrs to divorce.
Life was difficult - from baby to young girl in the church - thru hard physical abuse......to teen years filled with a cocktail of Sex/Drugs/RocknRoll...raped at 13 yrs old...attempted suicide at 15...I was a mess!!
Onto a pregnancy at 17, that baby is in now in heaven with Jesus♥, from Abortion.....then, young married AFTER having a son at 20...…Tumultuous marriage accomplished out of pure survival mode....being blessed with a 2nd child, a baby girl, during that marriage.
Wow, ….and that is just the first 23 yrs of my life!!
Then thru all those years, I lived with the ramifications of my abusive childhood - counseling, sinking my whole self into serving at church, slowly but surely realizing the religious legalism that had plagued my family for years.
In May of 1998, … lost my dear mother to Breast cancer.
In July of 1998 I turned 31 yrs old and entered into a divorce.
Sadly, finding solace through all of that in a bottle of vodka.....once cleaning myself up from that grief & getting back to church, through the next 3.5 yrs I lived the life of a single mom - dating my, now, husband Pat.
2nd marriage and the aftermath
Thought my first marriage was tough???.....oh yeah, rude awakening there!!
Yet....promising God that He had my whole heart in this marriage no matter what.
We married in 2002.....and I am blessed with a step-son: Brand new world there!! My husband was not saved - just as any other man I ever dated or had relationship with.
I was quite stubborn.
Somehow, through all of this... I stayed in church... and kept my kids attending...not easy!!! And yes, my husband did eventually give his heart to Jesus♥.
Still God is at an arms length with me, by my own choice - although, I was not aware of this....at the time.
Hindsight is 20/20 of course.
All the while tho, accomplishing new things in the financial part of life.....however, it was all out of my own works.
Survival mode full on!!
Mid 2000's... after being remarried for a few years, my kids are now starting high school....and our youngest was elementary.
In my early years of being a Bookkeeper for other people, I decide to make it a full-fledged business of my own - with years of QuickBooks already under my belt.
**This career in bookkeeping has currently lasted me 33 yrs**
At this time in history, my eldest son is now in a relationship with a girl he met in youth group who will later be my beautiful daughter-in-law. Middle child (daughter) in high school also.....youngest (step-son) in full drama with his mother.
Blessed times as well as hard & sad times. ♥
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Then entered health problems:
2004 I am diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.
2009 tumors in uterus....tumor in breast...all benign, but various surgeries up to and including a hysterectomy.
2010 walked through a spiritual awakening with Jesus....enlightened to a 'religious spirit' I had been plagued with for years and years and years, that was unbeknownst to me.
Now comes the EPITOME of a repentant heart in my life.
I found myself on my face before God for days at this time.....crying out to Him - Encountering God at His Fullest!!
Through this revelation... God gave me a vision: all I had lived thru that was chaotic, …horrible abuse as a child - great anxiety and problems thru my parents divorce and then some chaos of which had been created by me and my actions... was behind me and I was FINALLY leaving it. In front of me was a WIDE open EMPTY land that shone as bright as the sun - He now wanted to fill up this territory, that He was giving me, with all He wanted for me.
My confirmations in this vision furthered it by stating - God was giving me new wineskins and filling it up with new wine!!! Things, gifts, understanding and knowledge that could ONLY come from Him.
I asked God for EVERYTHING that He had!!
I WANTED IT ALL!!
To be used by Him with FULL Anointing!
I knew this was a somewhat dangerous prayer - because in asking for this, and having a surrendered heart towards it... He very well could allow me to walk thru some more stuff that may be hard.
Up to currently
After my deep encounter with Jesus.....my heart changed towards all areas ...yes, even those that I participated in the church.
Reading His word now took on new meaning. Singing on the worship of over 20 yrs had a new heart to it.
My worship changed.
My walk with Him changed.
I was no longer the same person I used to be.
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In early 2012, we opened a new business - Sadie Lane Antique Treasures. It was a dream store....beautiful in all its aspects. The dream of refurbishing furniture and redecorating people's homes that my creative side so desired. But, 9 months in - Life changed!
Christmas 2012, I got sick.
In Jan 2013, I was not better and thus a new journey began.
In March of 2013, I was diagnosed with Ampullary Cancer (a form of) Pancreatic cancer. Tumor was at the head of the pancreas in the ampulla. MY WHOLE WORLD CHANGED.....yet again.
On March 29.....Good Friday ♥...…I had the 'Whipples Procedure' done to remove the cancer.
I spent 30 days in the hospital.....afterwards, came home to in-home nursing care... spent the next 2.5 months on a machine that was feeding me, with 2 tubes, through my intestines. The following 6 years were spent re-cooperating....recovering...in/out of the hospital sick....living against the odds...…trusting in my almighty God my Father, for healing.
And yet....more change is STILL coming.
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In Jan 2015.....I was given the shocking and agonizing news that my lil baby brother Randy, had been tragically killed. He was 39 yrs old.
MY WHOLE WORLD CHANGED...….AGAIN.
5 days after this news.... I was told my Grandfather was dying.
My Grandfather died on the day we laid my brother to rest.
The rest of that year was filled with someone close to me dying about every 6-8 weeks apart. The last of which was my cousin who was killed in a motorcycle crash. We attended 5 funerals that year.
About a month after that....I shut down my business due to financial failure and succumbed to the fact that we were now losing our home due to the same.
Shortly after all of this..... we surrendered the rest of anything that we had to the Lord.
And, with arms up and 'hearts abandoned' I let God know that anywhere He led...I would go.
He began to put on our hearts …..Eastern Washington.
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With the oldest already married 4 yrs earlier, in 2011....our daughter was then married in summer of 2016... …..and, right after that, we moved to Quincy, WA.
In 2018, our youngest son was then married as well.
It is at this time that the Lord starts another new work in me.
One of ministry.
He placed NEW callings on my life - I had already been called into Worship, and been in/on teams/bands for over 20 yrs prior to this.
But now, He called me into SPEAKING and CREATING.
He showed me the story of the 'dry bones' and rose up a Faith in me that would/could raise the Dry Bones of the land!!
He was putting on me the anointing of teaching and ministering to the Army He wants to raise up!!
My heart stays fixed on Philippians 3:12-14.. .."Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus".
I aspire to be used by God in Ministry.
My heart has revolved around prophetic worship...and helping lead Worship for years - However, I know the Lord has birthed something new in me now - to speak and minister in messages, intercessory prayer, prophesying - as well as - creativity in ministry: video production, writing, podcasting and whatever else He lays on my heart!!
I am All IN!!
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We are now Grammie & Papa to 6 Grand-sugars!!!
Lira 5, Wylder 4, Alice 3, Brom 3, Violet 2 and Heath 2.
I prayed for over 10 years for these precious babes and they ALL came in less than 2.5 yrs from my 3 children's marriages ♥
My husband, Pat & I - have been married for 23+ yrs
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Currently, I am in Bible School - awaiting ordination - and discipling & mentoring women in bible studies, heading up Women's ministries at our church & preaching at my church while looking forward to BIGGER and GREATER tasks that God has for me to do ♥
May the Lord open up that territory to have me be used.
…..with arms high and hearts abandoned, I stand in awe of my Lord Jesus Christ...…
~ Ronda