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About the Author - Michelle Reaves (in progress)

I am managing a website for a friend who wants to remain anonymous due to her situation.  She has been through lot both in her life and throughout her marriage.  Knowing her story I can understand why she doesn't want to come forward.  She has never wanted to be in the lime light and has always hated being the center of attention.  However, with that being said, she wants to help others and make a positive difference in others lives.  In the time that I have known her, the passion she has has for others and wanting to see them succeed is par none of anyone I've ever seen. She has always stood up for the little guy; the kid that couldn't defend themselves, even of it meant being shunned from the popular crowd.  She is hoping to help others through though her trials, tribulations, challenges and joys.  She truly has a heart of gold and absolutely loves her family, friends and The Lord.  I know that she had been a huge inspiration to me!  Probably, because she reminds me a lot of myself.  From here on out we call her Michelle Reaves. 

Michelle was raised in the Midwest.  She grew up in a Christian household and attended public school and the a Christian college.  During her time growing up she attend church every Sunday with her parents and when old enough attended youth group on Wednesday nights.  The older she become, the more she hated going to church.  The youth group was cliquish and she didn't feel like she belonged.  She was much more conformable around her non-church friends that accepted her for how strange, dorky and odd she was.  She was accepted to one of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation, which happened to be a Christian university.  During this time she was heavily involved in both sports and music.  However, at the same time  she struggled with a severe eating disorder and depression that had carried over from her high school years.  It was during the end of her college career that she finally came to the realization,from an intervention from a friend, that her self destruction would take her life if she didn't turn everything over to The Lord. 

She is now married with a family and as a great career in which she loves.