"I am happy to share my story and hope it inspires others. I come from a broken home. After my mother divorced my father, she became involved with a religion that worshiped false gods. I was sent to Catholic school to receive a “good education,” but at home was living under a roof where many things took place that were contrary to the teachings of the Catholic faith.
As I grew into my teenage years, my search for “love” translated into behaviors that I am not proud of. Purity wasn’t explained properly to me and neither was the sanctity and importance of marriage. Licentiousness and the flesh became a part of my lifestyle throughout my 20s. I dated very casually, made myself too available, and was taken advantage of on a regular basis... I was addicted to pornography, which is a terrible rabbit hole to go down through and can spiral out of control. I constantly went to psychics, too.
In my early 30s I met a lovely young man and we started dating. He says he saw something special in me. He took me to Mass. I started attending more regularly. Then I became involved with volunteering at Church. We continued dating and we received the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on a Marian feast day, December 12th. Soon after I got a job at a technology company that had Sirius XM. I was switching channels and happened to come across SiriusXM 130. Women of Grace was on and I listened for a bit. I liked what Johnnette had to say. I listened more. I prayed more. I started reading about Saints in bed at night. I learned about Padre Pio and so many other saints.
I became more and more involved with the Church. I requested confession. I started attending daily Mass. I was formally enrolled in the Brown Scapular. I got rid of all my idols. I stopped watching pornography. I wanted to make up for lost time with Jesus. My thoughts are on him most of the day. I became a religion teacher and currently I run the Wedding Ministry for the Cathedral of St. Mary. I am more in tune with Marian identity because of Women of Grace. My life has been transformed. I couldn’t get pregnant for years and after I surrendered my heart to Jesus, I became pregnant and had a little boy who I named Joseph. I want to go to Heaven. I want to be an example for others. Sinners can become Saints. I am living proof. Thank you, Johnnette, thank you Women of Grace.
-Anna
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