this is who i am.

Her mom a drug addict, her dad an alcoholic. Her and her siblings moved often, never having stable friends. They were always the “new kid.” Her parents always fought. The little girl often blamed god for everything that was going on. In the in the 3^rd grade something in her family just shifted, but not for the good. All in the same year she gave her heart to god, got hit by a car, and her parents split. She hated her dad. As a small girl she saw her dad beat her mom. Those images stick to her till to this day. The young girl’s family moved in with her grandpa. Her mom got her self into drugs and alcohol, and with a guy. The drugs made her more deprest. That caused her mother to take her anger and all her frustration and hurt out on the little girl and her sister. Burses covered the girls’ arms and legs. In the 5^th grade the girl had suicidal thoughts; the bad thing is that her mom encouraged her. Her mom left. Her and her sister and brother moved in with there aunt and uncle. Her mom, in and out of jail. The amazing thing is that her mom is now cleaned, her dad no longer drinking but he does live in another state. Her and her siblings are serving god, and are youth leaders. It’s crazy how things turn out for the best.

And the young girl, who never thought she could escape the haunting memories of her past, has set her eyes on the present and has started looking forward towards her future.

She has overcome the hurt that was inflicted on her as a child.
She has given forgiven where forgiveness was not deserved but was due.
She has conquered those past reoccurring thoughts of anger and bitterness by making them obedient to God’s word.
She has picked up her armor and has begun fighting for her mother and father’s spiritual revival and comeback.
She plants seeds of wisdom, self control, love, and peace wherever she goes.
She is a Leader at her church and on her campus.

Her testimony encourages young girls everywhere to stay rooted and keep moving. She no longer is held or bound by fear but is victorious in all she does because she claims the lord as her strength and rock.

…………In a world where all odds were against her
….she came out alive.

the crazy thing is that little girl is me.