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Nov 21, 20187 min read

Where My Heart Resides

While my work has brought peace to my soul and the wonderful feeling of helping others has always been present, much of my career was...

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Nov 13, 20186 min read

More Than the Struggle

My childhood was a long-term nightmare that I couldn’t wake up from. My father was very violent and abusive, so I never had a chance...

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Nov 6, 20187 min read

The Promise to Myself

When people look at me, they see a happy woman, slow to take and quick to give. What they don’t know is the harsh truth under this smile...

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Sep 28, 20186 min read

As Long as I’m Led

When I think back on all the ups and downs of my time on Earth, I’ve come to know one thing: we don’t get to plan our lives. We can’t...

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Aug 15, 20187 min read

Now I Know

Life has a funny way of teaching us lessons, right? For me, it seems like every time I say, “I won’t do this” or “I won’t become that...

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Aug 8, 20189 min read

All-American Girl

I was just another “All-American girl,” born to a hard-working single mom of North Philly in the glorious 90s. My weekends were spent...

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Aug 1, 201811 min read

Seeing Beyond the Music

They were highly skilled musicians, but unfortunately, our family was very poor because neither of my parents made much at their teaching...

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Jun 6, 20187 min read

Outside the Kingdom Hall

My grandparents raised me and my cousin, Lance, after my parents divorced when I was five. We lived in a trailer. Grandpa made our...

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May 4, 20186 min read

The Little Metal Suitcase

We lived in a tiny, one-bedroom abode, because my father did not make much money being a school teacher. He was often innovative, once...

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Apr 27, 20186 min read

The Gift of Miracles

I had read in the Bible about miracles, but I had big doubts about them ever happening to me. Because of my beliefs, I was always...

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