Born and raised in Northeast Tennessee, Deanna went from the life of a young girl running barefooted on the farm and playing on her tire swing into the fast-paced life of being a wife and working full-time, all the while being a senior in high school. Soon, she became the mother of two children, and her marriage was falling apart.
Deanna began living her life outside the will of God, and the decisions she made caused her to fall deeper into a life of sin, despair, and torment. From her divorce, a brutal rape, and several failed relationships, Deanna's hope was quickly fading. Deanna realized that she couldn't do this on her own and that she needed help. But where, or in whom, could she find help?
Deanna hit rock bottom and realized that she was the one who had drifted out of the will of God and that He had always been there with His hands outstretched, just waiting for her to reach out to Him. Deanna now knows her true self-worth. Not a self-worth based on the expectations of the world, but her self-worth to our heavenly Father.
Deanna now realizes that her past does not define who she is because she is a new creation through Jesus Christ. She's no longer a slave to sin. She was just existing, but now she's living on the winning side with God.
Deanna loves serving and bringing others to Christ. She's not where she wants to be, but she's not where she was, as she desires to walk closer to God each and every day. Thanks to God, her Father, she's an overcomer. The prodigal daughter has come home.