Jo-Nyla Hockaday:  

Life - Jesus Christ is a big part of my life. I sing on our Praise Team at our local church which I have attended over 15+yrs and teach the Early Elementary Sunday School in my church; Basically, I enjoy my life as it is right now. School - I was very shy and withdrawn, was always the kid that everyone picked on until I was in High School. I was still a bit shy, however, the last three years of high school I would have to say were the best. The schools that I attended were in smaller towns and it seemed easier to make friends. I did not have a whole lot of friends because I found it difficult to make friends. However, in my Junior Year I met a special young lady by the name of Janice Knichel Peak and well, the rest is history. Janice and I have been friends since 1972 and I thank the Lord Jesus above for her friendship. Our friendship has been put to the test and it is stronger and growing stronger even after all these years. God Bless You Janice Knichel Peak forevermore and thank you for becoming my life-long friend. Workplace - I really did not know what I wanted to do specifically after I graduated high school. I worked at a variety of places from McDonalds to Kmart; from Eye Doctor Offices to Foot Doctor Offices and various other small to large corporations. I found that Administrative Support was my niche; therefore, I threw my talents, skills and knowledge into this field to develop and maintain this area of expertise. I have to say that I have been in this career field for over 40 years and I LOVE IT!!! I always wanted to be a wife, mother and grandmother when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a great idea. As it turns out, they were wrong as God intended for me to be a spiritual mom as I have taught children a good part of my spiritual walk with the Lord. Was that my heart's desire? No! But I may not have had physical children, but I certainly have had a lot of spiritual children and I have seen Jesus do some amazing things in these children's lives and that is such a MAJOR BLESSING because I had input into each of their lives when they were young and impressionable. The children in my current church are teens and some young adults; but to see them grow up so fast, some get married and having children of their own is such a WONDERFUL BLESSING. This has been a complete challenge for me, dealing with anger, but I am finding out that as a Christian and a believer in Jesus Christ, it is alright to experience anger, but we must not sin with our anger. However, if we do sin...Expand for more