Before We Dive In Deep...

I wanted to slow down to share a little bit of my story and how I got to where I'm at in life! One day, I'll share my full testimony on here, but before I do, there's a stage I want to share it on first. Don't worry, that day's coming very soon! I was actually born in Greenville, South Carolina to a Hispanic Columbian family! I had 2 brothers, a sister, and 2 step brothers. Long story short, my younger brother, younger sister, and I were all taken into foster care, and my younger brother and I got adopted in the second foster family we were apart of. While there was quite a bit of childhood trauma, trauma in general, loss, just a lot of life in those years and seasons, at the end of the day I'm incredibly thankful and blessed. I don't resent my biological parents, there's genuine forgiveness for them. I don't resent my adoptive family, they did a lot for my brother and I. They were in my life for a reason and a season, and they did the best they knew how to do; there's nothing but appreciation, and forgiveness. Now, if you were to ask me at 5 years old what I was doing with my life, I would have told you I was going to be a famous singer, actress, and dancer. Then, I realized I was not blessed with the gift of singing, acting, or dancing haha but hey, God put other gifts in me! In high school, I started from wanting to be a social worker to bring change to the foster care system to then changing it to nursing, because at the end of the day, I really just wanted to help people and make an actual difference. I quickly realized that nursing was not my calling, and instead of being the bitter nurse taking care of your loved ones, I made the decision to leave nursing school. You could definitely say I felt lost, but God had a plan! I ended up going back to school to become a Certified Surgical Technologist, and am currently working as a local traveler. Don't get me wrong, I've learned a lot and it's been a temporary blessing, but everyday I go to work, and I never feel peace. I've realized that God's telling me and reminding me that I'm not meant to do that forever, that it's a temporary blessing. Now, thankfully in the meantime, my aunt and uncle had blessed me tremendously by reconnecting me with some family friends here in Richmond who are not only helping me create additional ongoing income outside of my job, but are also mentoring me in all areas in life, and I gotta tell y'all: that has been one of the BIGGEST blessing in my life; it's been a life changer. I wouldn't be who I am or where I am without my mentors, who let's be real, are some of my best friends and family. I wouldn't have discovered I actually have big dreams ad goals in life. I still want to help people, I still want to make a HUGE impact on this world, and be the change we need. I now get to do that in so many ways, and this is one of them! Now, on Friday, I'll share my story to finding God again!