At age 38 I was so lost, broken, and beat down. I hated myself from all I had done, and not done. My addiction had me living homeless for four years. It started in my vehicle then to the streets, slum hotels, trap houses, as well as sleeping face down on the cement. I let alcohol, drugs, pills, guilt, shame, and loss of identity all control me. I could never come back from these choices. One evening I finally fell to the ground, I cried out to God saying, “I don’t want this anymore. I’m hurting. I need help”. Quickly God showed up. He brought me through a 3-day journey filled with tests and trials from Florida to Indiana.

I thought I was going to a 12-month recovery program. It was more than that. It was a Jesus home filled with love, support, structure, and Biblical teachings. I accepted Jesus in my heart as my Lord and my Savior. For the first time in my life, I was experiencing true love and peace. I started to trust the people God was bringing in my path to help me grow and understand the Bible. Anxiety, fear, and depression were all falling as Jesus was restoring my life and marriage. Jesus repaired the bridges I burned with family, my children, and friends. My identity of a hope and future is what I’m believing, receiving, and living. Today those past pains are my purpose. I’m now a part of Inspiration Ministries. I get to help people that come in broken, defeated, and hurting like I once was. Because of the redemptive work of Christ in me it gives these ladies hope that Jesus will do it again in each of their lives. They don’t have to be slaves to addiction, bad choices, or destructive activities. Christ has truly set us free.

Ephesians 3:18 - And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep is Christ’s love.