Hi, my name is Shellie. I am a convert to the church (1995). I have 5 children, ages 21, 21, 17, 14, 13 (4 girls and 1 boy-- yes he is the baby...poor kid!) My oldest are identical twins and have both recently left on their missions. Ashley left in August 2012 and is serving in the England Birmingham mission and Alexis left in September 2012 and she is serving in the Reno Nevada Mission.
I am an Occupational Therapist, but right now mostly a stay at home mom. I have a huge range of interests and love learning. Among my favorites are photography, photoshop, reading, studying things (anything), and service. I love doing service. It is like a personal high for me. I love helping people.
I am married (for the 2nd time), but he is not a member. When he proposed to me, my knee jerk response was "no" because he is not a member. Then I prayed about it and I got a very clear answer. "Yes". So I married him, and it has been the best 7 years of my life. I have learned that marriage is a wonderful thing and when united toward a goal we are stronger together. My husband is a really good man. He basically follows the teachings of the church because that is the way he is. He has a few hang ups about the restoration though and does not want to join the church, however, he is very supportive of me and the kids and even comes to Christmas programs to hear me sing in the choir. I have received confirmation that someday he will join, the time is just not right. My greatest desire is to be sealed to him and the kids to us. I pray for that daily.
Not sure what else to say that other than I live in Colorado and love the mountains.
Shellie