Tari has her family by her side through thick and thin. Pictured above are (l-r) her son Zachary, her daughter Korie, Tari, and her husband Joe.
It was there that I was introduced to religion. I always believed in God, but here I was shown humility,
love and peace through scriptures in the Bible. I considered myself a ‘baby Christian’ and frankly, still do. This gave me a look at the path I needed to take. I started to seek churches that could help me find all facets of faith I was in search of but never really accomplished my goal. I then stumbled across a Joyce Meyer telecast, and I felt immediately at home. "What I believe now is, nothing is
impossible with Jesus by my side. I give much of my credit and continued faith
to the Living Word Family Church and Celebrate Recovery located on Immo- kalee Road in Naples. It was here that I was eventually guided to develop my faith and to have a home in a support- ive church community that I eventu- ally found. These outlets maintain my spiritual faith and positive outlook within every aspect of my life. "An example of this in recent months
occurred when I was diagnosed with 16 nodules on my lung. My Senior Assistant pastor, John, prayed over me, and three weeks later, there were only 10 nod- ules, and I‘m happy to report that there are currently none identified. My prior diagnosis of osteoporosis was down- graded to osteopenia (which is closer to normal), my kidney levels improved and
Often those with lupus show no outward signs and may look completely fine.
my lupus ANA levels read negative for the first time! My outlook is much beter, I feel protected and now I am not fearful of death because when the Lord calls me to his kingdom, I know it is a much beter place! I continue with financial hurdles each month due to the medical issues, but each and every month, God has sent me blessings in order to over- come these obstacles as they occur."
Photo by All Children's Hospital Johns Hopkins
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