I was born in Brooklyn, New York - 1972; I did not learn any one type of religion from either parent - so therefore I grew up not caring whether God existed or not. My mother was abusive and my father was not present since the age of seven. I grew up being a loner and having a miniscule sense of self worth. Many years later, after two kids and two divorces, I met a man while attending a college in Denver, CO. I felt drawn to this man but did not know why. I later learned he was a religious man and since I had already hit "rock bottom," I nothing to lose. We quickly became friends and I made th...