Denise DuLion:  

Does anybody really read this? Life has lead me through many twists and turns. Born into a nomatic family temporarily homesteaded in Palmdale CA to a CHP (cop) & Bioanalyst, at the age of 5 we moved to Yuba City. After four years there, we moved to Castro Valley (Bay Area). My memories of the Bay Area include the race riots, FBI watching the drug-house across the street, riding my bike up and down the populated hills, and getting into a bit of trouble. Needless to say, my dad transferred out of the city as soon as possible which brought us to Sonora. At the time, it was a sleepy town in the sleepy county of Tuolumne. Just one stop light in the entire town... Our house was on 2 1/2 acres populated by horses, pigs, and sheep. We were surrounded by undeveloped land where we could ride anywhere among the 1000's of acres there. There are few places where that is possible now! For 7 years we lived in Sonora -- the longest I have lived anywhere. After high school, came college in Sacramento. It was during my sophomore year in college that God awakened me, calling to recommit my life and venture forth into ministry. Following graduation, I worked for two years before heading off to the Boston area for seminary. There I met Tim Downs who was in medical student and 7 months later we were married. After medical school, our first child, and my MA in Church History, we moved to Scott Air Force Base in IL where Tim completed his family practice residency and I bore my second daughter. If education were part one of life's adventure, then part two would be applying what we learned. And so we began part two of our adventure: we traveled with the Air Force to Okinawa Japan and lived there for 3 years where he practic...Expand for more