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> From: Bradley E. Young <byoung@spry.com>
 How many CEOs do you know of that are single (not divorced)?  They have
only token lives outside of "The Company."  This is not universal, but is
true in an astonishingly high number of cases.

me: Sad, but true, in many cases. Before I received the
Holy Ghost I had two things in my life,  a short-range 
plan for my career goals and a long-range plan.  There is
not anything I wouldn't have done to attain those goals.
My long-range goal was to be the bank's President and CEO
before age 35.  I was appointed Exec. VP and CEO in 1984
at the age of 29.  I put my career ahead of EVERYTHING else
in my life; my husband, my family, my friends.  One night
after returning from a business trip my husband said to
me " It's either the bank or me, I am not going to be #2
in your life for much longer".  Sad fact is, that he wasn't
even #2, but farther down on my list of priorities at the
time.  He thought if he pushed me to the wall with an
ultimatum that I would choose him, but my response was
only "Do you want to keep the farm, or should we sell
it?".  I am not proud of the person I used to be,  my
identity and sense of self worth was all wrapped up in titles,
position and power.  We divorced and I was finally "free" to
focus even more time on my career.  I planned to stay
single until my career goals were accomplished but
God had something else in mind. He brought me together
with a backslidden Apostolic and within 90 days we 
were married. Two years later we had a child (something
that WASN'T part of my career plan, but God knows
best). I truly believe that God loves us the way a 
mother loves her child. I never knew how very much I could
love someone else until my daughter was born. God was
changing my heart, my emotions and my priorities (all this before
the Holy Ghost). Five years later I was filled with the 
Holy Ghost and six months later my husband was
refilled. Isn't God Great!!!!

BTW, I was named President of the bank in July 1990 and
turned 35 shortly thereafter in August.  I find it very
ironic that a title which meant SO much to me 
just a few years ago, means so LITTLE to me today.
It is just a JOB. It's how I make my living,  it is not
who I am anymore.  I thank God that I am a Child
of the King. That is worth more to me than all
the titles or positions in this world.

Sis Donna
fmbank@ruralnet.org