It is in the heart where our instincts, emotions and salvation maintain the wholeness of our souls. It is with gratitude that I come to this place in my life. Just moments ago my past intertwined with my future to project a present that interrupted my being. Today, free and able, competent and capable, I rose to a more than enough me.
In 2015, was a time for a change. Work, relationships and life were being emptied out. I believe God was telling me that this was not the plan I had for you. Political embarrassment, harassment, persecution and pain broke my heart as I moved from job to job within the government and failed marriage. A crucifixion that lasted 5 years. As I become the woman that I meant to become before this catastrophe, I remember who I wasn't but what society made me out to be. Redeemed and shameless, God showed me who I was to him.
The ending ceremony
In 2015, I rushed home to an angry husband who thought I was unfaithful that night. An argument lead to my stand up as I screamed, "I am not afraid of you anymore." a swift hit and I was pushed against the oven, a hit and I was on the floor. Gasping for air as his hands pressed against my throat, I woke up to the slamming of my head on the kitchen floor. Harder, he pressed as I reached for my smallest voice, "no". He stopped and my power came back. Screaming this is your fault, I and the kids got out.
A dangle of the ring on my finger led to the divorce that should have happened years before.
Today, I am a Special Education Teacher, a Doctoral Candidate, a single mother of 4 children, a Children's Church & Youth Director, a Board member and a philanthropist.
As a continue to grow into who I am becoming, I am building a new foundation using the principles of love and kindness in this heart- driven journey.