Dana Willis:  

These kind of questions always throw me for a loop. About me?? hmmm.....I'm sure what I think of myself is different than what I appear to others, but I hope my desires are at least seen, even though I fall short of what I would like to be. I am a middle aged woman who has begun to feel it the last 2 years or so. I am many things to many people: a Wife to Bruce for 29 years, a Mother to Jason, Jarod and Miranda since I was 17, a Grandmother (Mimi) to Mara, Kade, Cayman, Kai, Keira, Jackson, and Kase. Those 3 titles take up little space on paper, but in my life and in my heart they are all consuming! My relationship with the Lord began at the age of 8 when I invited Him into my life and my heart. Since that time I have learned from Him and ignored Him, loved Him and hated Him, praised Him and cursed Him. In that same time period, He has loved me patiently and fiercely, never giving up on me...for which I am grateful beyond words. It is this most precious of relationships that I strive to base all others on. I try to treat others as I want to be treated and have a gift of compassion, which makes it fairly easy for me to meet people where they are, no matter how low that may seem to others. I am thankful for this gift because relationships are everything to me and I NEVER give up on those I love! My life has been filled to the brim with blessings and I have known pain that I thought I might not live through. The loss of my daughter Miranda on May 12, 2006 is a moment that I can unfortunately recall with just the slightest thought. Even though I have worked hard to move past it, I am certain that I will never get over it. It has tested my faith and the very foundation of my beliefs....but as certain as I am that it will always be painful and I will miss her to my dying breath, I am just as certain that I will see her again! She is in a place that God is preparing for those of us that have given Him our lives and our hearts. Heaven! It's gonna be awesome!! My sons Jason and Jarod are .....??? Gosh, what do I even say? They are my boys! My sons!....and I love them more than life and am so proud of them! Two men who could not be more different...yet both have hearts of gold and I know I can always count on them. The women they chose as wives, I also consider my kids. Angela and Rachel are both beautiful inside and out and Thank God they have the patience and endurance to be the "spiritual sandpaper" to my sons that they need....rubbing off the rough edges that make them into bett...Expand for more