Once upon a time, there was a little girl who had 5 wishes:

1 -  To love the Lord

2 -  To find a Prince who would love to serve and bless others!

3 -  To have a family who would walk with the Lord!

4 -  To use the gift the Lord has given her to teach Kindergarten!

5 - To be intentional each day and in every situation to share God's love.

As we all know Fairy Tales are not real but this little girl got her wishes not by magic

but by the grace of God! We are not promised an easy life and she has had a

journey to her castle, but she knows God has a plan.  I met my Prince, Phil and we

\have been married for 34 wonderful years and have two sons Levi and Spencer.

We are also blessed with beautiful daughters-in-law Charity and Alli. The Lord has blessed us with grandchildren, Noelle and Theo. My life verse is Matthew 5:16 “In

the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your

good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Deb Nitzel is a warrior mom of 9 children from Hastings, NE, one of which has Down Syndrome, which is really “Up! Syndrome!”  Daily, she is learning the depth of her need for Jesus like we all need breath in our lungs each minute of every day!  She continues to learn how to apply the truth of Jesus’ sacrificial birth, servant-hearted life, and agonizing death to every one of her days’ challenges so as to walk in His grace-driven power through his Word.  She knows that this life she’s living is not all about her and because she knows that Jesus is enough, she is learning to be ok with herself “not being enough” and clinging to and basking in His love for her declared in His Word.  She hopes to help you see that same love, which He
has for you, through her story today!