This book is a testament to my faith and personal journey. It chronicles the challenges and adversities I've faced over the years, including the heartbreak of family loss and the only home I ever knew.

It candidly addresses my encounters with sexual insecurity, physical and emotional abuse, and how I turned to alcohol and cigarettes-a coping mechanism provided by my own parents. As a lost child, I found solace in the great outdoors, a refuge I constantly sought, until I was abandoned and forced to survive on my own in an unfamiliar city.

The narrative also touches on my experiences of sexual abuse in the military and an abusive marriage, from which the birth of my four wonderful children emerged as the sole joy. This book is more than a collection of experiences; it's a declaration of my life and the strength of the human spirit.

It's a message of hope: If I can overcome these obstacles, anyone can. I wrote this book out of obedience to God.

And I would be over joyed if it helps just one of you. My purpose with doing this also is to let youth and young adults know that no matter what you've been through, Jesus loves you!!! And He is holding out His hands waiting for you to grab hold!!! May all who reads this book be blessed in their own path.

God be with you. .