Growing up With Grace

For almost 50 years I've been included in the family of Grace Lutheran Church. I have been encouraged to expand ways in which to utilize my time, talent, and service to God, church, and community. As a youth I was embraced by Sunday School friends and included in typical Youth activities. Later I became involved in Bible Study, national church conventions, Grace Church Council (4 terms), church committees, our neighborhood tutoring program, and summer day camp. What's made all this possible and so meaningful is Grace Lutheran's commitment to creating a handicapper accessible church. It's much more than pillars, bricks, and mortar. Grace Lutheran Church is an ever-growing, ever-loving, and ever-embracing group of people held together by the grace of God. We are family -- an extended family -- accepting and supporting each other.

Why is this so important to me? Well, I have cerebral palsy with a variety of physical characteristics. Members/friends of Grace Lutheran see beyond all that, accepting and embracing the whole of me, Nancy, an adventurous, lively woman. Interestingly the name Nancy means "full of Grace."

-- Nancy Anderson