Norma wasn’t raised in the church and never had a desire to know Jesus. But everything changed when she overdosed on valium and alcohol in 1985.

While passed out, Norma vividly recalls what she encountered … a pinpoint of light growing bigger. With a great flash of light, a man appeared. “I was overwhelmed by the love He had for me,” she says.

Norma tried to run to the man, but a dark mist was in her way, and he left.  As she cried out, she felt someone slap her face and yell …

It was a police officer. He thought Norma was dead. After having her stomach pumped and two shots of adrenaline administered, Norma was released to go home.

Not knowing a better way, Norma continued in her addiction, living in a rundown trailer with her two small children. There was no running water, and they had to use public showers to bathe.  She kept the windows closed and the doors shut and locked, her paranoia cutting her off from the outside world.

One morning, while sober, Norma awoke to the stark reality of her life. She decided she didn’t want to live like that anymore and planned to commit suicide.

As Norma’s hands reached for the pills, suddenly there was a knock on her door, and a woman was standing there with a cake and asked, “Why are you about to throw away God’s greatest gift?”

This woman told her about Jesus, and Norma accepted Him into her heart.  That day, Norma decided to follow Jesus. She came to the Hoving Home to regain stability and health, and allowed Jesus to change her life completely.

Today, Norma is the wife and mother God intended her to be.

We praise God for the miracles in Norma’s life and the fresh start so many other women will experience through God’s grace at Hoving Home!

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