10 Years

Ten years ago tonight, I was a 6th grade tomboy. A child in both mind and stature, the events of that night were beyond me. However, they altered the course of my life.

Ten years ago tonight, 40-year-old Amy was plagued with inner turmoil. She attributed it to the fact that her parents hadn't called on Christmas or New Years Eve, but the problem went much deeper. She felt hopeless and incapable of change.

Ten years ago tonight, Amy cried deperately in the one small bathroom of her beachfront home. Her husband and children didn't hear, depite the bathroom's central location, but there is One who heard. To her surprise, a voice said to Amy, "Your Father loves you." She knew exactly what that meant and could not doubt it because of the rich peace that poured over her soul. Leaving the bathroom, Amy retreated to her bedroom to read the small Bible that someone had given her years before.

Ten years ago tonight, my mom, Amy, became a Christian and began 1996 in her new life as the Lord's adopted daughter. For the next several months, no one else knew of her newfound faith. However, in April of that year, her husband (my dad) also accepted Christ as his Savior, at which point the fabric of our immediate family changed profoundly.

Ten years ago tonight, I neither asked nor understood what was happening. Nevertheless, my life was also changed. I am who I am today because of the Salvation that Amy discovered ten years ago tonight.