Anita
Hello Ladies!
My name is Anita. I am married to an Internet software engineer and we share our home with "fur kids" of the feline purrrrsuasion. I am a speaker and a published author and I consider it a privilege to serve as a lecturer and small group leader here at After God's Heart.

I have a passion to reach women with the Word of God and to show them how relevant Scripture truly is to their lives. I am an avid student of Biblical culture and history, especially the culture and lives of women in the Old and New Testament.

I believe faith is a process that never ends. The depth of the study we do at After God's heart, as well as the fellowship of women from churches all over Sandpoint, have been important factors in my faith process.

I came to Christ in my late twenties. The Lord moved me through tragedy and into His arms, (it was quite a journey!). I am blessed to have varied church experiences. These churches have taught me much about worship, fellowship and the nature of God. My husband and I attend Cedar Hills Church in Sandpoint and we serve as leaders for the Starting Point outreach program and I am on the Board of Trustees.

I am constantly amazed at how fortunate I am to live in the midst of the beauty of God's creation. It is in the beauty of this area on a hike, in a kayak, on a pair of snow shoes or simply looking out the window that I feel God's presence the most. When I am not out in His creation, you'll find me reading, stamping, redecorating the house or curling up by the fire with my husband and fur kids to watch a good movie.

Barbara
Greetings from North Idaho,
My name is Barbara and I grew up in Burbank, CA. I spent much of my growing up years on the tennis courts. Even though my folks didn’t come to know the Lord until later in their lives, as a kid, I always wondered about God and thought that there must be more to this life than I knew. A high school girlfriend starting sharing the gospel with me and when I was a senior, I trusted in Jesus for my salvation. But it took me some years before I really understood what it meant to daily walk with Him and to make His word a part of my life.

I met my husband, Dale, on the tennis courts when he was 15 and I was 10. We’ve been married now for 47 years and are still playing together at ages 70 and 65. Our real spiritual awakening came within the same 6 months when his dad suddenly died and my sister committed suicide. We knew enough to go to the Bible for the answers to our many questions about life, death, and heaven.

We attended Grace Community Church in CA for over 20 years which gave us a wonderful foundation and love for the Word of God through the preaching of John MacArthur. We currently attend First Baptist Church in Sandpoint, ID. I’m part of the leadership group of After God’s Heart and for the past four years I’ve been privileged to be one of the lecturers of this community Bible Study. I love to encourage the women to “let the word of Christ dwell in them richly in all wisdom…” (Colossians 3:16). I am also blessed to be ministering here alongside our daughter Angie. Dale and I have two other wonderful children who also love the Lord and serve Him in different ways.

Laurie
Hi Friends,

My name is Laurie, I am married to David, and we live in Naples Idaho with our two daughters, my dad, 4 cats and Franklin the duck. We also have an older daughter, Bethany. She is married to Clint, who is in the Army and they have our granddaughter Adiella. I classically educate Tali and Maneesha at home, and stay more than busy with their various activities. I have lived in North Idaho all of my life, growing up in Coeur d’ Alene and the surrounding areas.

I first went to Church with my next door neighbor and her mom when I was 5. We went to a kid’s program called “whirly birds” where I heard about and accepted Jesus as my savior. In the 7th grade my best friend Linda had a crush on a guy who went to a nearby church, so we started attending youth group and Sunday services. My husband and I met and grew up in that same church, but it would be after 10 years apart that we finally married in 1992. Like many of you I grew up with a non-believing family and God has led me down an amazing path to be where I am today.

When my husband was transferred to Bonners Ferry, our family moved from the only church I had ever attended. It took some time and some looking until we found First Christian Church. On our second Sunday at church, I read about the After Gods Heart Bible Study and decided to attend. The study and the amazing ladies made me feel loved and right at home. I have treasured every year of the study and am anticipating a wonderful time of transformation and fellowship with friends. I look forward to meeting you this year.
Blessings on you,
Laurie

Leslie T.
Hi, I’m Leslie. Where am I from? Well, my early dirt digging/mud pie training took place in South Dakota, but when I was 9, I moved to California, where I lived until I graduated from college. After some traveling, I married, and settled in the Northwest.

In 1997 a long illness and other factors disrupted our marriage, and I moved to Sandpoint. During that low point, when I couldn’t pray, and no longer felt close to the God Who I’d trusted all my life, Christian women, became the lever that lifted me up. They invited me to women’s retreats and conferences, to home Bible studies, including some studies just for hurting women, and to After God’s Heart. Miraculously, the LORD began healing me, both physically and emotionally.

Today, I’m a part of the core group at After God’s Heart; I’m a member of the local chapter of American Christian Writers; and I attend First Baptist Church in Sandpoint. I love puttering in my garden, as well as going places where I can enjoy His creation. My walking partner is a German shepherd and my alarm clock is a soft cuddly Siamese with claws!

I believe that nothing comes as a surprise to God. I believe that He is all knowing and all powerful and that I have only Him to thank for making “something beautiful out of my life!”

Louise
Hi! I am Louise, a grateful believer in Jesus Christ. I have lived in beautiful northern Idaho for a long time, but not quite long enough to be considered a native! I am married and have two grown children, but no grandchildren yet. I live in the country with my husband, one dog, two outside cats, and a few fish. I enjoy crafts, and lately I have been having fun in the blogosphere. This will be my second full year in the role of small group facilitator for After God’s Heart, and I hope to be a blessing to those whom God sends to my group.

Marsha
Hi, I’m Marsha. My husband and I discovered Sandpoint in 1991. We were planning a trip to the Spokane area looking for a place to retire when someone from our Bay Area church said, “You’ll like Spokane. But if you like Spokane, you’ll really like C’dA. And if you like C’dA, you’ll love Sandpoint.” Well, the rest is, as they say, “History.” We crossed over the Long Bridge; stopped to say, “Wow,” and were sold. We spent 6 years visiting to make sure everyone was as nice as they seemed and moved here in 1997.

We didn’t retire for long. My husband opened a construction company later retired and now volunteers full time at First Christian Church where we are members. I had been a public school music teacher and soon was busy with private music students here in Sandpoint.

I was blessed to be raised in a Christian family and have known for a long time that I was a daughter of the King. My parents were models for Kingdom service and worship.

We have 3 sons (2 in ministry) and think our dogs are really “hairy people.”

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