Amy Sohm:  

Gee, it's hard to believe it's been 30 yrs. Where do I start? Right outta high school I joined a band. We traveled. I got to be a rock star for a year. Married a man I met at our high school blowout. Then moved to Austin, TX. We had 3 children together. He left after baby #3. Haven't heard from him since. Neither have his kids. Became a born again Christian at the age of 21. Changed my life forever. But not like I thought it would. After 10 yrs of marriage, I moved back to Omaha. I thought I'd be your typical US statistic and hook up with someone within 2 yrs. Since I always seem to break the status-quo, this has been no exception. I'm well into my 18th year, single. One of the many men I've dated over the years also is the father of my 4th child, a son. He turned into Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde, so there was no wedding. He's good to our son, though. After 23 yrs of exhausting my search for God, I gave up on church. I've decided Christianity is a religion and has nothing to do with it's core teaching, which is knowing your creator. His name is Jesus. But going to church has nothing to do with knowing Him. For all of you gasping at this moment, if you feel so "lead" to pray for me, go ahead. We all need Jesus and prayer. While you're at it, pray for the church. You really wanna know how the church is doing? Ask a single mom. At the age of 40, I followed the voice of God and went to college. Got my degree in Graphic Design and Illustration. Then I couldn't get a job. The ad for Laidlaw was screaming at me. So, once again, I obeyed the voice of God and drove a school bus. After all I'd been thru with my own kids and my exposure to all those kids at college half my age, I figured I'm more than qualified. Turns out, driving a school bus is a blast. I've been at it for 6 years now. Back about 10 years ago, I bought a house. Needed stuff done/ changed, but had no one to do it. So, my learning experience began as a carpenter. I already did gardening/ landscaping, so the 2 went hand in hand real well. After the completion of my pride and joy, my carport, a friend told me, "There's no reason you couldn't be doing this for money." He then introduced me to a friend of his who flipped houses. Went to work for him between bus routes for a few years. I live in one of the houses we flipped. This house inspires the artist in me daily, as well as challenging me to discipline myself. I work on it as an ongoing hobby. For those who do remodeling, you know, this project will never be done. It's just so fun getting it done. I completed Class A CDL drivers training. Got all my endorsements, including hazmat. Going OTR is not an option, so getting the 2 yrs of varifiable experience one needs in order to get a job driving a local route, may not be a reality. Back to the drawing board. I have a dream to learn ornamental welding, mosaic tile and stained glass. I want to design and build patio furniture, trelesses, garden gates,...Expand for more