Kimberly Venhaus:  

Life Life was a challenge, I can not say mine was a bad life, I just had to struggle harder then most. From being a child that had a dysfunctional family I strived to overcome all. My Dad was in the military so we moved around alot. I never stayed in one school for very long, at the age of 14 things got really hard at home, so I took off, met many interesting people along the way. At 16 I moved from Coos Bay Oregon to Littleton Colorado, I ran away to live with my grand parents, It was there that I began to understand unconditional love. I was taught to have morals and values, I am not saying I did not have them at an earlier age, just that I was given more love and understanding then I ever had. When I left Coos Bay I left alot of great friends behind. That was one of the hardest things for me to do. At the age of 17 I met the man I am married to now. We have a beautiful Daughter who now is 24 yrs old, she has given us two beautiful grand-daughters, and a third on the way. I have had a wide variety of jobs, from working at the Federal Reserve Bank, to being a General Manager for Chevron. Today I am doing volunteer work with teens that have had a rough go of life, most of them are addicts, I also do volunteer work with a program that gives both men and women a second chance on life, who otherwise would not have a chance because of the addictions to drugs and alcohol that they have. This program is very successful, it helps many mothers and fathers to gain self esteem once again, and also allows them to gain custody of their children back who have been taken away. It also teaches them how to become more re...Expand for more