Miss Rebekah

GGM: Did you have any pets?
R: We had sheep with The 4H Club. I had a baby lamb; it was called a bummer because it was the smallest. A couple of times a farmer we knew had triplet lambs and the bummer wouldn’t survive if they stayed with their mom so, we would keep them in the laundry room, fed them with the bottle, and kept them warm. We put baby diapers on the lambs so that they would not make a ‘mess’ in the house. Sometimes we would send them to other farms once they reached 6 months old. I took horse riding lessons from a friend, I loved horses! We had a llama named Chewy who was SO rambunctious. He protected the sheep.

GGM: How many siblings do you have?
R: I had two brothers; I’m the youngest and the only girl. We’re each about 3 ½ years apart. I am twenty-three years old.

GGM: I’ll bet that was nice having two older brothers, tell me about your relationships with your them.
R: In some ways I wanted a sister, but I liked being alone as a girl with my mom, and my brothers always stood up for me and I love my sister-in-law. One of my brothers is on the east coast. My family means alot to me. Having him live so far away from my makes me miss him.

GGM: What’s your favorite memory you have with your dad?
R: I always remember my dad taking me on dates and make me feel special. He would always buy me Easter outfits with all of the accessories, hat, purse, etc. I always felt so special and so loved by my dad.

GGM: What kind of things do you remember doing/learning with your mom?
R: I did everything with my mom. She is so patient and kind. Some of the greatest times I had with her was at night when she read to me. We would end up reading character books like ‘Little Women’. I love to read! We enjoy baking sugar cookies together and we still bake together!

GGM: Do you have any pets now?
R: I have a Jack Russell terrier. She is just over a year old. I always loved animals. Growing up we had large dogs and I loved them, but this is my first small dog. She’s my baby. Her name is Lucy.

GGM: Do you have any hobbies?
R: I enjoy sewing, knitting, reading, exercise. I love riding my bike and I used to hike a lot.

GGM: What are your goals for marriage and family?
R: I pray that God will bring the right man for me when the time is right. He will, by faith, bring me what I need. I pray that I will have a good relationship, like my mom, dad and grandparents have. I hope that I will have many kids. I love children so much! I want to have a family like the awesome families around me. I am happy being single until God’s timing. But, when that time comes, I want to be a stay at home mom no matter what. I know I would need to make it work. I know so many children who come to our church through our bus ministry and they really need their moms.

GGM: What kind of education did you receive growing up?
R: I attended a private school until 5th grade. From sixth grade and up I attended a public school in a very small country town. It was a very small school with conservative families, but I still struggled to stay away from the wrong crowd. It was tough to see such bad things during my attendance there, but I knew that my parents were praying for me. All my cousins went to school with me too, so I received support from them.

Thank you, Miss Rebekah, for sharing your childhood and future dreams with us at GGM. I also attended a public school and my mother worked full time. I have always wanted to be a stay at home mom and I was jealous of the girls whose mothers stayed at home. I am so glad I am home with my children too. I believe God has a plan for your dear friend. May the Lord bless you, and remember that He wants to give us the desires of our hearts, especially when it aligns with His Word like yours do. Although I wasn’t raised in a Christian home I am glad to be able to turn that around for my own children and raise them to be wonderful young ladies who have a desire to be a wife and mother as well.