What will I leave?

The following is my personal testimony as recorded in my will. I had to write my personal testimony that was requested so when I searched my computer, I found my will. So now, if you get to miss the reading of my will, Lord willing several years to come from now, you get to read it now....if you are interested.

Ever since I can remember I was in church. My first memory of church is as a three year old being in preschool on Sunday mornings. Throughout the years I was surrounded by precious teachers that taught me much about the Lord. I was also blessed by wonderful Christian parents that were faithful in bringing me to church. I thank God for that.

The Lord worked in my heart and life over the years to bring me to Him. At the age of eight in July of 1982 I realized that even as a child I had sinned and sin would separate me from Him. I already believed in Jesus, that He was born of a virgin, died for our sins, three days later rose again, and now is alive forever at the right hand of Father God. I loved God and wanted to follow Him. I asked God to forgive me of my sins and tried to do what was right, which is now what I understand to be repentance. By doing this as the Bible says, I was saved and knew that I would go to heaven when I died. I made this commitment public and was obedient to Christ through following this in believer’s Baptism.

Throughout my childhood I fell deeper and deeper in love with God as I studied His word, was surrounded by my church family that influenced me to a closer relationship with Him.

My greatest memories were going to our Wednesday night girls missions program, Girls in Action, and also going to the camp Mundo Vista (GA Camp). This is where I remember first having devotions. During GA’s we were required to memorize Scripture. This is Scripture that God would use throughout my life. It was during this time that God gave me a heart for the lost and for reaching the nations. I had no idea then the work He would do in my life and as I write now, knowing that this will go in my will, I am excited to see the work He will complete in my life.
When I entered my teenage years I made some bad choices. I based who I was on other people and not on how my Savior saw me. Because of those choices I suffered shame. I thought that as disappointed in myself I was, how much more would God be disappointed in me. I thought of Him as only judgmental and not also as loving. I did not understand how He could forgive me when I could not forgive myself. I was wrong. I realized my life was not going in the right direction and wanted once again to be close to the Lord. I started attending church again, and slowly the Holy Spirit worked in my life to teach me, guide me and grow me.

The largest times of spiritual growth in my life came through experiences in life where I came to the end of my abilities and strength and had nothing of my own to lean on. I was more willing to learn during these times. He taught me how to lean on Him, how to trust Him, and how He sees me. He did all this through prayer time, Bible Study, and wise counsel (being surrounded by more mature Christians than myself). God is a God of healing and restoration. He has not only restored me but also made me better than I was to start with, to Him alone is the glory!

God has blessed me with being able to marry the love of my life, Ludie Creech, Jr.. I have gotten to see God change him from a good man by worldly standards to a godly man when he was saved in 2002. He is a great husband, and father because the spiritual leader God has enabled Him to be. I have also been blessed with wonderful children here on earth and five more that are awaiting me in heaven as I write. My life is full and blessed only by the mercy and grace of our Savior.

I want to be known as a woman after God’s own heart. I want to hear Him say, “well done my good and faithful servant”. I know that without the redemption of Christ’s blood, my works are as filthy rags. I don’t want my Savior to say, if only you had trusted me more with finances, with your marriages, with your children, with your ministry. I want to give it all to Him because I know that it is in better hands, His hands, than mine. I pray that when you read this that you can testify that I have done this. Any sense of security other than our precious Savior is an idol and a false sense of security. I would rather live His plan than mine. His is better than mine.

I apologize for any time that I have ever acted impatiently or selfishly. I love you and that is not my heart although my actions sometimes show otherwise. I am not a perfect, wife, mother, grandmother or friend. There is only one perfect One, God.

I believe that as a mother (and hopefully grandmother), that I can have a tremendous effect on the generations to come. My goal as a mother is to be intentional in the way I live. That I don’t just talk the talk, but walk the walk. God shows us in His Word the effects we have on generations by our actions as shown through, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Ruth and many more. I want to teach my children at a young age that being a Christian is serving and giving as Christ did, and sharing Christ with the lost. Can you imagine when you get to heaven some day a person comes up to you and says, “I am here because you were obedient to share Christ with me”
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If there is anyone hearing this testimony today and does not have assurance that you will be in heaven someday, you can. You just need to simply believe on the Lord (not just in, but on-put your trust in Him, like you would trust a parachute when jumping out of a plane), and repent (turn from your sins and towards God). Don’t just be sorry for your sins, repent. Believe and repent. Then find a growing, Bible believing church and learn as much as you can so you can grow. May God bless you.

I pray that you have a heart for God and that because of what God has done in your life that I will see you and generations to come in heaven one day. I love you deeply. Rest assured that I am in a place where I have waited for, and I am joyfully in awe of my wonderful Savior.



“For we cannot help but speak about the things we have seen and heard”

Acts 4:20


“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me (Jesus) To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captive, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound. To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn. To console those who mourn in Zion. To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. “

Isaiah 61: 1-3