Who would have thought my life would have turned out to be like this? I used to be a girl who didn't even know God existed. And now I'm a devoted Christian. Here's my story...

One day during spring break, I had just finished doing some grocery shopping for Mike and Vanessa so Vanessa could make dinner for the three of us. I was so happy when I was finished because I was starving. I was so busy helping out in the shop that day that I never got time to eat much.

I piled the groceries into the car that Mike and Vanessa had bought me for my nineteenth birthday before driving down the road that lead to home. As I was driving, I realized that the traffic light had just turned red and I slowed down to a stop.

As I waited, I noticed a church on the side of the road. I read the Marquee:

"Gardenia Christian Church Come Worship The Lord With Us!"

The Lord? I thought. I've never heard of that before. At least not enough to remember it. Sounds interesting.

I turned my attention back to the traffic light. After a couple moments of waiting, the light turned green and I drove home. But I couldn't seem to get my mind off of that church.

At Dinner...

I piled some mashed potatoes onto plate followed by some gravy. I looked at my plate. I had a slice of meatloaf, obviously some mashed potatoes, some green beans and a glass of water.

"I sure am hungry," I said to Mike and Vanessa." I hope this fills me up."

Mike and Vanessa laughed. Even at twenty one, they still thought everything I said was absolutely adorable.

"We hope so too, darling," Mike said before everyone started eating.

I can't stop thinking about that church I saw today, I thought as I ate. Maybe I should tell Mike and Vanessa about it.

"Mom? Dad?" I asked. "Can I talk to you about something?"

Mike and Vanessa looked up from their plates.

"Of course, sweetie," Vanessa said with a smile as she put her hand on top of Mike's. "You can tell us anything."

I was glad to hear this.

"Well," I began. "When I was on my way home after grocery shopping, I saw a saw a church with a sign that said: 'Gardenia Christian Church. Come Worship The Lord With Us.'" Mike and Vanessa seemed to be very interested with what I was saying. "I haven't been able to take that church off of my mind my mind all day, so, I'm thinking of going. But I'm just not sure. What do you guys think I should do?"

"You know," Mike said. "It does sound pretty interesting."

"You think so?" I asked him.

Mike nodded. "Oh, yes. And maybe..."

"...we could come with you." Vanessa finished for him.

"Really?" I asked. They nodded. "Thanks, Mom. Thanks, Dad. I love you guys."

"We love you, too, Bloom." Vanessa smiled.

I smiled back. "This is going to be great."

That Night...

I did some research on "The Lord" later that night. Mike and Vanessa were already in bed, so I had to be quiet. The Lord is also called God, Father, Wonderful, and Everlasting Father. He has a son named Jesus. But God and Jesus are also the same person because Jesus was God sent to Earth in human form through a woman named Mary. The funny thing wasn't Mary was that while pregnant with Jesus, she was still a virgin. She didn't even have to have sex or anything.

As I closed my laptop, I grew even more excited for church. And since today was Friday, I wouldn't have to wait very long. I looked at my alarm clock. It read 11:30. It was getting late, but I couldn't sleep. I was just too excited! So I did a little more research. This time it was on something called prayer. There was something I found called the Lord's Prayer.

It went like this:

"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, power, and the glory forever. Amen."

After reading the prayer, I finally decided to go to bed. I couldn't seem to go to sleep, though. That was when I remembered that a lot of Christians pray before they go to bed. So, I got out of my bed and took a knee. And for the first time in my life, I prayed the Lord's Prayer. I got back in bed and soon went to sleep. I guess praying was all I needed to do. I think I'm going to enjoy Christianity.