Meet our featured member, Lindsay Holloway. Read her story of her passion and struggles she overcame to be a motorcyclist. If you have a story to tell email us to be considered for our featured stories, andrew@newmotorcycleriders.com.
I was raised in the small town of Cookeville, TN. I had great parents really involved in my life and activities. I went to church, had great grades, and lots of activities. I loved working with my dad on the Harley. My favorite memory is when he would pick me up from elementary school with my little helmet and leather jacket. I always wanted to please my parents and spend time with them, but when they divorced my whole world fell apart.
I became rebellious. I met a man 9 years old than me, he led me in a lifestyle that I never had planned for my life. I began using meth at 16, by 17 I had dropped out of school the last semester, when I was in the top 20 of my graduating class. I began dealing drugs. By 21 I became an IV drug user. By 22, I was cooking meth. September 28, 2010 I planned my suicide by overdose. But God had another plan. Right before I planned to commit the act, my entire neighborhood and my grandmother's house were surrounded by federal and state agents. It was not how I wanted God to intervene, but I am so glad He did. I was facing 6-10 years in federal prison with a possibility of 1 million in fines! I gave it all to God. I was so excited to have another chance that I didn't care how long it would take to discover and become who God created me to be. All I knew was that I was done with my life. My lawyer, prosecuting attorney, and judge all agreed to give me 2 years of probation which is unheard of! I spent the next 5 years chasing God and helping others. Then in 2015, I met my husband. We married in 2016 and started a nonprofit ministry, This is Living Ministries, and a business, One Son's Carpentry. We help women after incarceration to rebuild a life following Jesus. We want to help others lives be transformed like ours have been! In 2019-2020, my husband and I lost four babies. I went through a horrible depression and panic attacks. I decided that I was going to overcome this fear and sadness.. my husband and my dad had started riding motorcycles together. I wanted to be with them, so my husband started teaching me on his smaller bike. The panic attacks kept overcoming me and I gave up. Then in April 2021, I made up my mind to overcome it. I got back on, I kept riding through the panic, I fell and got back up to try again. I figured out that listening to worship music helped calm me. Eventually, I got so much better! I got my endorsement in August 2021 & by October 2021 I needed a larger bike to keep up with our riding buddies! My dad had sold his bike, and I was bummed we would never get to ride together. My husband went to buy him an upgraded bike. I was a little upset he kept his road king instead if trading it in, until I found out that my husband was giving his road king to my dad! I finally got to ride with dad & my hubby. The two men that helped me grow and loved me unconditionally through everything. Riding is now a way of life for me! It's my time to pray, to feel free, to feel confident that I can overcome, to have fellowship with others! I have met so many motorcycle enthusiasts that have also joined in our passion for helping people after prison! We decided to host a poker run and moto show to raise money for This is Living Ministries. We had over 20 people volunteer! We had over 40 riders show up to ride and enter the contest! Justified RC won the raffle and gave the money back! They also gave back the prize money for 1st place in the poker run! Men and women riders helped plan the ride & the stops, promoted the event, hung flyers, connected me with more people, and practiced the run with me. It was so much fun and so very encouraging! I feel like I have a whole new family. I have support not only in my riding abilities but in my calling to help others! My greatest memory so far is riding with my dad. I may be 35 years old, but I'm still his girl! He rode up behind me videotaping me on his phone; he was so proud! I'm really grateful that riding has given me a new confidence that I can do and overcome anything. Anxiety doesn't control me. I have overcome panic attacks. Wind therapy and the Lord set me free!
Oh and I forgot to add my 15 year old daughter now has my sporty and I have a softail deluxe
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