Dana Marie Ecklund was raised in a small town in southeastern Iowa where the Iowa River meets the Mississippi River. This is where she and her husband, David, met and then later married in 1983. They began their journey in Southern California, later moved to raise their family in the mid-west and are now back in Southern California. Dana is a mother of three daughters, one son, and a grandmother of eight, so far.

According to David, she’s a lady who has gone through numerous trials and tribulations and has remained faithful not just in months or weeks, but in years. She has a faith that has been displayed and defined throughout their 40 years of marriage, raising four children, and other life experiences which led to one merry-go-round ride after another, and set on breaking bad habits. Her life experiences include religious legalism, sexual identity crisis, pornography, sexual abuse, family members who struggled with substance abuse lifestyles and breaking bad habits, including prison and rehab time, her own marriage struggles, children with major health diagnosis’s, work, school, and more. Dana has proven that she can recognize merry-go-rounds and is not afraid to get off and go forward. No matter what the circumstances or situations she faced, she never quit believing God’s promises for her and her family written in His Word. She has held to the Word of God. It has been her Rock. It is evident that her foundation, who is The Lord Jesus Christ, is strong! This is who she is, and her victories are fully displayed in her life.

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