RACHAEL ANNE BOYLE

I was born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado on June 10, 1992; adding to a family of four as their 5th member. We grew up in the small town of Carbondale and my family home is still the place I reside in. My parents however never had the kind of home stability that they were fortunate to give us. Both of their dad's served our country and had jobs that required moving from town to town but if you were to ask them, they would proudly say they are from California. Our home away from home and we visited regularly; our obsession with Disneyland, Newport Beach and In & Out Burger was something we bragged about experiencing. For a long time it felt like we were Coloradan's with a California accent. But that doesn't mean we didn't brag about the fact we lived only 35 min away from Aspen. We went through ski skool and took dance lessons, hiked, biked, rafted and experienced all 4 seasons that this beautiful place has to offer. You could say I was EXTREMELY BLESSED, maybe a little spoiled, and maybe I was but my parents and sisters are the best examples of what being a person is all about. My family means everything to me and they are my "about me" description because they gave me the tools to find myself.

Here is my family.

Rose.

When I was 14? I met Rose Weiben and I was drawn to her. She carried something that I had never seen before, she had a relationship with God. Now, my family is Christian, we went to a private Christian school and a great church but God wasn't someone who knew me, He was like the president or even my school principle; if you behaved than you didn't have to meet the guy who got you in trouble. But Rose taught me through her just being her, that God not only knew her but loved her more passionately than I had ever seen. I NEEDED THAT LOVE. Of course, my parents and sisters loved me but Rose had the love I somehow needed. One night we were sitting in her hot tub and I asked her to teach me how to hear God's voice and she said "Ask God a question and whatever answer you hear, is Him." "Any question? But if I already know the answer, then how would I be able to tell the diff..." I got cut off by His voice saying "HI!". From that point on, I started to pay attention to His voice, His still small voice. Rose and I were starving to hear and see from Him and we did but that's for a different blog. Rose was a grade older than me and when she graduated from high school she told me about a school called Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. She said that school would be able to explain what was happening to us and we could see more! Now, I just needed to convince my parents to let me go.

*we adopted Rose into our family and is a part of the family! whether she likes it, well I guess you're going to have to ask her.

Dad.

Collin Boyle, Mr. Boyle, the goofy guy who is always laughing way to loud. He apparently was already listing to Bill Johnson (who was Bethel's main pastor) for a long time and loved him. So when I told him I wanted to go, he was like oh yeah I know about them. WHAT?! Why didn't you say anything? I could have been learning about what's happening in my life sooner?! He apologized and laughed at my overreaction to the news. He grew up in a Irish/Catholic household, 6 of 8 kids. Eventually, around 12/13 years old he decided he wanted to go to his mothers Pentecostal church and he did. Calista Boyle, was a unapologetic, evangelical believer who had a passionate and contagious relationship with God and her spiritual legacy lives on through her kids and grand kids. My dad carries that passion for God and mentors people wherever he is on the love of The Father. ps. he has a vlog go and check it out! People tell me all the time that I'm my father's daughter and to me that is a very high compliment. His love of history and nature is something we share and similar way of thinking helps us understand the rest of the family. ;)

When my parents met Rose, the connection was instant. My parents loved her as their own and found it a miracle that Rose was friends with all 5 of us, which it is, because we are all so different.

Mom.

Suzy Boyle, Suzy Q, Mother and wonderful friend to all. She was on the fence, like I said, my dad kept his Bill Johnson podcasts to himself so she went onto Bethel's page to find information about the church and school and saw a article she did not appreciate. We ended up finding a page that had a description of the school; so we decided to go and visit Rose and the school in the fall of 2009. My mom grew up in a Easter/ Christmas kind of household with her being the eldest to her younger brother. She has always been someone who enjoys following the rules and doing life by the book. So when she became a Christian at 17, she read her bible and believed that what it said was true for today. When my parents started to date, my mom would talk to Calista (Grammy) about the word and my Grammy confirmed all it said to be true. My mom believed in healing and speaking in tongues (and spoke in her own tongue) so that part of Bethel didn't totally freak her out. When we arrived at Bethel, their hour long worship was a reality check for both of us. Believing in the word is one thing but to see a giant room of people, passionately pursuing Him was overwhelming. I should mention my mom and I are also very alike. She is loyal and compassionate and we share a corny sense of humor and love for animals. I also take after her in my line of work as we both work in administrative positions. Her love for crafts is a huge part of me! Seriously, I cannot live without her chap stick, you should check out her website!

Amanda.

Manda and I are only a year and a half apart, or 18 months for the weirdo's who measure time like that. We were inseparable as kids and she taught me really random but valuable life lessons. "Rachael, you are not seeing my side of the story" aka perspective. She knew me better than I knew me and would tell other people what I wanted or what I was thinking. Which was amazing because I was VERY shy and she wasn't. Our constant giggling still annoys those around us but we do apologize at first. As most teenagers going through puberty we grew distant. But even in the distance, she still taught me life lessons and by her example (and her telling me it was stupid) I was able to lead a good/clean high school career. When Amanda and Rose started to become friends, I could see that Rose was influencing Amanda's life too with her relationship with God. When Rose went off to Bethel and then mom and I visited. Amanda could see that we were forever changed and she needed to see what was going on.

Danielle.

Danielle and I are 7 years apart. She was the cool older sister that everyone wanted to be. She taught Amanda and I what music to listen to, what was trendy, how to do our hair and makeup, etc. I actually remember when I turned 13, they gave me a guide to being a woman. It was very educational and still to this day, so true(Don't buy jeans with small butt pockets because it will make your butt look bigger and unflattering). When I was applying to go to Bethel, Danielle was one of my youth group leaders and we really bonded during that time, growing together in God. Like I said earlier, we all had relationships with Rose. Danielle and Rose were growing closer and closer by the second and by the spring of 2010 The Boyle clan went to visit our sister in her new school and to all get a better idea of Bethel.

Bethel.

Well it's a long story and will be saved for another blog but that spring break we were all forever changed and by the fall of 2010 all four of us sisters went to Northern California to pursue a relationship with God.

My Identity is in God and He has giving me passions in the arts and to see the world transformed by a renaissance of love, however that looks. I'm a 24 year old Jesus Freak.