Roger and Linda PepinThank you for your interest in wanting to know a little bit about us.  My name is Linda Pepin and I am the webmaster of this Christian website. The good looking guy you see standing beside me in the picture is the CEO. Better known as my "handsome" hubby Roger whom I married 4 years ago. God has blessed me with a happy life working from home with my husband. There was a time in my life when I wasn't such a happy person. I have one of those dysfunctional backgrounds that usually keeps people seeing a shrink for years on end but by the grace of God I heard the gospel at age 25 and accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour. He has been my friend, father, provider, and personal therapist for the past 30 years. I have fond memories of fishing and camping with my family growing up. We lived by the lake and spent many days swimming, collecting rocks and shells, making sculptures from the clay drawn from the banks, and catching all sorts of critters... from salamanders, toads, and snakes, to butterflies, mice, and bunnies. My dad was always busy building cages to house my specimens and my mom spent hours around the clock nursing baby animals and nurturing injured birds. I was happy as a young child. But somewhere along the way, during my teen years, I started making some very bad choices. In an effort to "fit" in with the wrong" crowd and to escape some of the confusing thoughts and feelings I had as I went through puberty, I started smoking cigarettes. Next, I was drinking alcohol and then experimenting with drugs. Needless to say...my life starting spiraling down hill rapidly. I didn't know how to get out of the mess I was in. By the time I was 22, I was married and had two children. My ex-husband was an alcoholic and came home drunk many times if he came home at all. I was beginning to feel a lot of anxiety and depression. I was sick and tired of the way I was living and I was very worried about my children and how our behaviour was affecting them. My husband ended up in the hospital after a heavy drinking bout. Shortly after that we were introduced to an alcohol recovery program. I made many positive changes in my life over the next few years but there was still something missing that I could not put my finger on. I carried a lot of guilt for my past life and just couldn't forgive myself for the damage I had done to myself, family, and friends until the day I was introduced to the gospel and met my Saviour Jesus Christ. That was the most wonderful day of my whole life. I accepted His forgiveness, was set free from my past, and was washed white as snow. I went from traveling the road to Hell to getting saved by His precious blood and on my way to Heaven. I had a new song in my heart and was given a second chance at life. From that day to this, I have not had a single drop of alcohol or taken any drugs. I gave up smoking too. I'm very thankful for that but unfortunately my marriage was over and I ended up living on my own as a single mom. I did not have a consistent growing relationship with the Lord during that time and therefore did not have the wisdom or insight to stay out of bad relationships. I again started making some crazy choices. I met and married another man (with an alcohol problem), had another child, and ended up alone again. A couple of years later, a preacher from a local church came knocking on my door and invited me to church. Although I was saved at the time, I was not a church going person nor did I know much about the Bible or how to live a Godly life but I made a commitment to be faithful to church and try to get right with God. I attended that same church for 10 years, serving the Lord in various ministries as a church secretary, Sunday School teacher, bus worker, and soul winner. I got stronger and stronger in my walk with God. During that time, I went back to school, learned some computer skills, and worked my way up to a full time job as an administrative assistant. I went from depending on government assistance to fully depending on God to meet my needs. I learned a lot of helpful information about Christian finances. I was able to pay off my debts, buy a house, purchase a car, and pay for my youngest daughter's private education in our church's Christian school. The next best thing was dating Roger who attended the same church for as long as I did. We worked together on church projects and were friends for many years before we started dating. Roger accepted Jesus Christ at an Amway meeting of all places (a network marketing company if you're not familiar with it). One of the Amway representatives gave her salvation testimony during the business meeting and invited everyone in attendance the opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour. Fortunately, Roger made the decision to accept Jesus and like me became born again. Roger's life was similar to mine in that his marriage ended in divorce as well. His former wife did not want to live for the Lord or have anything to do with the Christian life and walked away leaving Roger to spend the next 15 years as a single dad raising his son alone. During those years Roger dabbled in several online marketing businesses and gained quite a bit of experience in network marketing. When he FINALLY asked me to marry him, I said yes! I quit my administrative job and started to learn all I could from him about online marketing and generating home business income. Now here we are working from home together building our businesses and this website. This website is our "baby" created with Site Build It. We were fortunate enough to have been introduced to Site Build It just over a year ago. We were looking for some way of putting all of our business opportunities and knowledge together in one place where we could share it with others. Never in a million years would I ever have thought I'd be building my own website. I didn't know anything about website building! It wasn't that long ago that I didn't even know who Bill Gates was! ahaha You might be contemplating making your own website and be wondering if it's easy. I'd have to say, "No, not always." Sometimes I wrestle with learning curves and get very frustrated with my sloooowwwww computer! Sometimes I squeeze my mouse a little too tight from feeling a tad agitated! Sometimes I have "seniour" moments and I forget what I'm doing. (lol) Working from home takes a lot of self discipline and self motivation that I don't always possess. Sometimes I choose to write another web page instead of doing the laundry or chasing dust bunnies. Many times my house plants shrivel up from dehydration or I discover odd things in the fridge with little furry thingies growing on them! Poor Roger sometimes has the same thing for supper three days in a row and many times I work into the wee hours of morning and wake him up when I sneak into bed. But is it worth it all? A big resounding Yes! Site Build It has allowed me to have the flexible schedule I always dreamed of. I work on my website when I want, take time out to work in the garden when I want, go shopping with my girls whenever they show up, and go swimming with my sister in the evenings. I go to bed when I want, wake up when I'm ready, and take a nap if I need it. I can stop working when visitors pop over, chat on the phone, take time out for special occasions, or just spend time with Roger. Site Build It has given me the freedom to choose how, when, and where I work. I never need a boss's permission for a sick day or have to work on Sundays. Site Build It affords me the chance to learn new skills, meet new people, share my knowledge, and most importantly, my faith. What more could I ask for? Our website is generating increased traffic to our business opportunities daily. We have new people signing up to our newsletters regularly. We are earning Adsense income, affiliate commissions, and gaining a Christian presence in the online community. It's an ongoing educational process that I wouldn't want to miss for anything. How many 55 year old's can truthfully say that their life has just begun and they're excited about the future! Well that's me and if you want to try your hand at building your own site whether you're 18 or 80, I say go for it. Anyone can do it who has the motivation and desire. All you need is a passion, a hobby, or area of expertise that you'd like to share with others. Warning!...Once you start on the Site Build It road, you will never want to look back so be prepared to go all the way! Rest assured you'll not be alone in your journey though. Site Build It has a community of regular people just like me who are building successful income generating websites. They are eager to share their knowledge and help new members build a profitable website one step at a time. If you would like more information about Site Build, Have a happy day and God bless you, Linda Pepin "Feed Faith, Starve Fear!"
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