“God does not give me anything that I cannot handle. He has been with me through it all. He has wrapped his arms around me and has guided me through these trials I have been going through. I knew he was there with me every single day.”

“I was so confused, very scared, and I felt all alone. I didn’t know when my mom would come to get me or if she would return at all.”

“Thank God it didn’t go according to my plans, he had other plans for me.”

“I want to share one thing with you, don’t let yourself dwell in all the negative, just think of the positive because God’s going to get every person through whatever they’re going through. Just focus on him.”

“I felt isolated, people stopped wanting to be around me because I was destructive. I didn’t have anything, everyone was pushing me away, and everything in my life was going wrong.“

“I would tell other woman who have gone through domestic violence, you are not alone. Do not give up on yourself. You are worth it and this is not your fault. I would tell her, you are beautiful. Do not listen to the lie that you are not worthy, you deserve good things in life.“

“I was at a low I never thought I would get to. I had many issues I just couldn’t get over and I turned to drugs. I knew what was right and what was wrong; I just always was doing what was wrong.”

“At this stage in my life, I was spiraling downward fast. I was depressed and I was hiding it. I was drinking and using drugs more and more. I did anything I could to numb the pain.”

“I did not belong anywhere. The world was against me and I was against the world.“

“I tried to do things my way, but obviously that didn’t work out, now I want to do things the way God wants me to do things.”