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Hello, it is nice to meet you!

My name is Anneke. It is a Dutch name and it means ‘grace’.
I find it a very appropriate name, since I am very aware of the grace of God I have received through Jesus, his Son.
This may not be what you expect of someone hosting a money making site on the Internet.
Surprise!

I know Jesus does not object to me wanting to make some money online, as long as it doesn’t become more important to me than Him! And it never will.

Some personal info:

I am 40 years old, and have been happily married since May 12, 1999. I am the proud mother of two boys, aged 8 and 6. I am a professional free lance translator (English and French), part time secretary ... AND a part time internet addict ...

I had a pretty normal childhood, except that I grew up with too little self-esteem - something I still wrestle with sometimes. I was a pleaser, as long as everyone around me was happy, then I was happy. This is something that is bound to go wrong, and it did - fortunately! I finally learned that I was important too, and I was allowed to make choices that were beneficial to ME.

This lesson made me much more suitable to become a wife, and later a mother. I can see the intervention of God in my life very clearly! I was raised in a Christian family and have always known Jesus as a reality. But when things really got rough, he proved Himself in a way I could never deny.
I did not know then, that there was an even more difficult time ahead ...

My nickname on the net is MyGirl123. My Girl stands for my best, dearest, closest friend in the world. I had never experienced such a friendship before and I am certain I will never again. In many ways, we were closer to each other than to our own husbands. 123 is the day she died ... February 1st, 2003. In the Netherlands we use the format day-month-year: 01-02-03.

Trying to fathom and cope with her disease, her suffering and eventually her death, I discovered once again how strong the foundations of my faith and my personal relationship with Jesus were. I never thought I could be this strong.

Yes, I still miss her. Yes, it hurts when I realize that she has never seen my youngest son. (She was there when the oldest was born.) But I never collapsed, I never got angry at God, I was able to go on with my life and support her husband, parents and others. I was just very, very tired for a long time; but even that is getting better now.

I know she would have been so proud of me.
And most importantly, I know we will meet again.




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Other testimonies:

August 2006

My brother (39) and his wife (35) lost their newborn daughter last year, 10 hours after she was born (August 18 - August 19, 2006). She was their first child.
It is amazing to see that same strength in them now that I have experienced, because they are going through this loss together with Jesus too.
Losing a child must be the most difficult thing that can happen to a person - yet knowing and ‘feeling’ that Jesus is there with them in their grief, makes it bearable, and enables them to look at the future with hope.

Update April 2007: they are expecting again!
Update September 2007: they have a healthy son!!!
Update May 2009: they have another son, born very prematurely but also healthy. Two healthy children, they are counting their blessings.
During this pregnancy, a malignant tumor was removed from my sister-in-law’s neck and she has had to undergo radiation treatment. They are also dealing with this together with their Lord.
Update September 2009: the treatment has been completed now. They have faith that the cancer will not return. It is time to heal!

August 2007

When we bought our house in February 2006, we connected with our new neighbors right away. We lived between a young family (like we are) and an elderly couple. We connected with the elderly couple and the only explanation we all had for that was, that we share our faith in the same God. We go to different churches but that doesn’t matter - we serve the same Lord.
On August 7, 2007 our sweet neighbor was cleaning the roof of their home while his wife was resting. He fell from the roof and landed on his head. We heard him fall and were the first to find him and call the ambulance. I accompanied them to hospital where we waited 5 hours to hear how he was. He had suffered severe brain damage and died 3 days later.
This is the third tragedy in this family, that had already lost two sons (ages 13 and 11) in accidents in the past (1982 and 1986). AND YET ... I see the power of God and His comforting hand in the life of our widowed neighbor again! Her grief is very natural and human. Still, everyone can see a ‘supernatural’ strength in her as well (although not everyone understands it). It is a privilege to be able to be there for her in her time of need and we both feel this is a sign of Gods care as well - He provides, in every circumstance. He doesn’t always prevent tragedy but He is always right there beside us - if we let Him.

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