I was blindsided in a strange divorce and felt abandoned. I lost my kids, lost everything. No fault of my own, but just did. California law, the way it works. I was living in a motorhome behind a warehouse because I had to pay so much child support for my kids and their mom and her new partner. It was an unusual state to be in; living by myself after 10-11 years of marriage and I had serious struggles to understand why am I abandoned here. God prompted my ex-wife’s grandpa to call me at the greatest times, just when I was down and out and ready to give up. At one point I had a shotgun, and I was going to end it, and I got a call from him. He was just such a good, good man. It was the timely calls that kept me going. We progress, and I was fortunate to get this new role at work that kept me really active and moving; being a part time dad every other weekend. My role kept growing in the industry I was in and keeping me distracted. I was trying to find churches when my kids were around. It was interesting because we sort of found each other well, you know – God. Our kids were playing on the same soccer team, and I showed up one day and they said, “Oh, that’s her.” I’m like, “Why should I care?” I don’t know her. It was really interesting the way He worked to put us together that has just worked out amazingly well for me. Fast forward to us moving to South Dakota, where I’m from, and then finding such an incredible home of like-minded people at our church. I feel like such an amateur at learning God’s Word and understanding the Bible and but to be in the groups and in some of these things, it’s been a real blessing for both of us. I used to pray when I was in the trailer because I lived completely isolated, but I didn’t know what I was praying for. I know God was carrying me through that time and then He’s guided us down this path to be where we’re at today. It’s pretty incredible when I think back, not understanding what was happening and taking place, but being on this journey that we’re on now, trying to understand the Bible. Growing up Catholic, it was never about the study of the Bible, it was different. We have a Bible at home that we read and some books of Scriptures, we’re getting the Study Bible. Some of those things to help us really develop, which you know at my age to still be developing something is a bit of a challenge, but it’s all very, very good.