Tracie's Story
My great grand daddy was a traveling Baptist preacher who I was blessed to spend a lot of time with in my early years. I was always surrounded by family who loved GOD. So I guess you could say I've known about HIM all my life.
But like many, I didn't have a relationship with Jesus until I was in my 30's. During my second devastating divorce I really found out who Jesus was!
Being married to a professional baseball player from a famous family had it's pressures, the stress on my husband to follow in his father and older brother's footsteps was just too much. Add in no money and two young sons and no relationship with GOD, we were doomed!
Bobby and I divorced in 2001.
By this time I had been attending a start up church in Phoenix, Arizona and I was there every time the doors were open! I mean I was going to Bible study at 5am! I was determined to change my life and get to know this Jesus.
We all endure pain in life. I truly smile when I hear people talking about the devastation happening in their lives, not because I am insensitive but because I am excited. I can truthfully say it was only in my darkest days that I cried out to GOD and He answered me.
It was during these times I learned HE could be trusted for everything. His word says "Cast your cares upon HIM because HE cares for you."
And I personally know this to be true.
Once I got a hold of HIM I knew my life would never be the same! As I studied the Bible and listened to sermons (mainly from Joyce Meyers) and Christian radio almost every waking minute of every day I began to see my perspective change. I became totally dependent on GOD and His plan for my life. He became my husband, my provider.
That was actually the deal I made with HIM, Lord you bring the people and I'll serve them. He brought me amazing success in my Real Estate Career and allowed me to share His message with many.
My only true goal was to raise my two sons to be Christ centered men who love GOD with all their heart, mind and soul and love their neighbor as themselves, which isn't always easy, especially now in the teen years:) BUT I am a warrior and with GOD all things are possible!
In 2008 God made it very clear I was to leave real estate. I can't say I was too sad about it. The market was horrible and the only thing I really liked about it was the commission checks that sometimes came and the great people I served.
God lead me into a new direct sales company which was pretty funny because I can remember very clearly me saying "there is no way I am peddling cosmetics!" But Praise GOD in Sept. 08 I began to work with Dr. Katie Rodan + Dr. Kathy Frields (the two dermatologists who created Proactive, the #1 acne treatment in the world) on their new direct sales company Rodan + Fields Dermatologists.
When you're a 40 year old single mom with small wrinkles starting to show and someone gives you these amazing anti age products, you fall in love! Not to mention they made me look 10 years younger!
So knowing nothing about direct sales or just what the heck GOD was up to, I started using these products and telling others about them.
When my first check came and it was over $3600 I thought GOD must really know what HE was doing even if I didn't.
Over the next year GOD blessed me with an amazing team of talented people who were passionate about the opportunity the doctors had given them. HE built my team quickly which put me in the spot light and on stage in 2008 as the #1 recruiter at our leadership conference and in 2009 as the #2 recruiter at our first ever National Convention.
I earned a $10,000 bonus on top of consistent monthly checks that exceeded my real estate commissions. The doctors and executive team even surprised me on stage with a $3000 Louis Vuitton Suitcase! (For those of you who don't know what that it, it's private jet luggage! And I was really really excited!)
I was so blessed to see so many lives changed by the vision of these two doctors, including my own. My greatest joy was that sons were able to attend a private Christian Academy thanks to my earnings.
It was an amazing 18 months! During which I learned that I could speak publicly without puking! And actually grow to love it! Weird! Totally God!
And most importantly, I learned that my true passion, my calling, my dream is helping others discover, cultivate and LIVE the dream GOD has placed in their heart.
So in the spring of 2010 at the Calling of our Amazing GOD, I began to write my first book, LIVE YOUR DREAM. I started stepping out in ministry and going where GOD lead me to minister to HIS people to REMIND THEM OF THE DREAM HE HAD PLACED IN THEIR HEART and my life took on a whole new meaning!
Now I go where GOD sends me to remind HIS people of The DREAM HE PLACED IN THEIR HEARTS.
My desire is to help you discover the dream that GOD has placed in your heart and then encourage you to follow where it takes you trusting that HE will open all the doors and provide all you need to LIVE IT.
In His Service,
Tracie Bonds
*God is faithful.
Though Bobby and I divorced in 2001 be have both since committed our lives to Christ and are close friends. Bobby is remarried and has a 5 year old son and another one on the way. He teaches Baseball to youth in New Jersey. Bobby is the youngest brother of MLB Player Barry Bonds and son of the late MLB Player Bobby Bonds.
But like many, I didn't have a relationship with Jesus until I was in my 30's. During my second devastating divorce I really found out who Jesus was!
Being married to a professional baseball player from a famous family had it's pressures, the stress on my husband to follow in his father and older brother's footsteps was just too much. Add in no money and two young sons and no relationship with GOD, we were doomed!
Bobby and I divorced in 2001.
By this time I had been attending a start up church in Phoenix, Arizona and I was there every time the doors were open! I mean I was going to Bible study at 5am! I was determined to change my life and get to know this Jesus.
We all endure pain in life. I truly smile when I hear people talking about the devastation happening in their lives, not because I am insensitive but because I am excited. I can truthfully say it was only in my darkest days that I cried out to GOD and He answered me.
It was during these times I learned HE could be trusted for everything. His word says "Cast your cares upon HIM because HE cares for you."
And I personally know this to be true.
Once I got a hold of HIM I knew my life would never be the same! As I studied the Bible and listened to sermons (mainly from Joyce Meyers) and Christian radio almost every waking minute of every day I began to see my perspective change. I became totally dependent on GOD and His plan for my life. He became my husband, my provider.
That was actually the deal I made with HIM, Lord you bring the people and I'll serve them. He brought me amazing success in my Real Estate Career and allowed me to share His message with many.
My only true goal was to raise my two sons to be Christ centered men who love GOD with all their heart, mind and soul and love their neighbor as themselves, which isn't always easy, especially now in the teen years:) BUT I am a warrior and with GOD all things are possible!
In 2008 God made it very clear I was to leave real estate. I can't say I was too sad about it. The market was horrible and the only thing I really liked about it was the commission checks that sometimes came and the great people I served.
God lead me into a new direct sales company which was pretty funny because I can remember very clearly me saying "there is no way I am peddling cosmetics!" But Praise GOD in Sept. 08 I began to work with Dr. Katie Rodan + Dr. Kathy Frields (the two dermatologists who created Proactive, the #1 acne treatment in the world) on their new direct sales company Rodan + Fields Dermatologists.
When you're a 40 year old single mom with small wrinkles starting to show and someone gives you these amazing anti age products, you fall in love! Not to mention they made me look 10 years younger!
So knowing nothing about direct sales or just what the heck GOD was up to, I started using these products and telling others about them.
When my first check came and it was over $3600 I thought GOD must really know what HE was doing even if I didn't.
Over the next year GOD blessed me with an amazing team of talented people who were passionate about the opportunity the doctors had given them. HE built my team quickly which put me in the spot light and on stage in 2008 as the #1 recruiter at our leadership conference and in 2009 as the #2 recruiter at our first ever National Convention.
I earned a $10,000 bonus on top of consistent monthly checks that exceeded my real estate commissions. The doctors and executive team even surprised me on stage with a $3000 Louis Vuitton Suitcase! (For those of you who don't know what that it, it's private jet luggage! And I was really really excited!)
I was so blessed to see so many lives changed by the vision of these two doctors, including my own. My greatest joy was that sons were able to attend a private Christian Academy thanks to my earnings.
It was an amazing 18 months! During which I learned that I could speak publicly without puking! And actually grow to love it! Weird! Totally God!
And most importantly, I learned that my true passion, my calling, my dream is helping others discover, cultivate and LIVE the dream GOD has placed in their heart.
So in the spring of 2010 at the Calling of our Amazing GOD, I began to write my first book, LIVE YOUR DREAM. I started stepping out in ministry and going where GOD lead me to minister to HIS people to REMIND THEM OF THE DREAM HE HAD PLACED IN THEIR HEART and my life took on a whole new meaning!
Now I go where GOD sends me to remind HIS people of The DREAM HE PLACED IN THEIR HEARTS.
My desire is to help you discover the dream that GOD has placed in your heart and then encourage you to follow where it takes you trusting that HE will open all the doors and provide all you need to LIVE IT.
In His Service,
Tracie Bonds
*God is faithful.
Though Bobby and I divorced in 2001 be have both since committed our lives to Christ and are close friends. Bobby is remarried and has a 5 year old son and another one on the way. He teaches Baseball to youth in New Jersey. Bobby is the youngest brother of MLB Player Barry Bonds and son of the late MLB Player Bobby Bonds.
