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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...