“Once upon a time, I looked forward to a life fueled by rage. I would have lived my life with enthusiasm; fighting oppressors, abusers, standing up for people that needed a voice. Because I never got that voice. Because I needed a voice to stand up for me. I needed to be rescued, I needed to escape. I wanted to give everything that I didn’t have. There was a fire burning deep within my soul, but it was a fire born of pain. I was broken. And I wanted to save the world.

But now I look forward to a life I never fathomed I would have. Never in any consideration of my future would the life I now live be present. I live in a castle with Jesus. The light shines through the windows, big and bright, illuminating the room in perfection. I dance along the tiled floors, in a magnificent dress of beautiful colors. There’s permanent joy deep within my soul. I look forward to having a voice - but a very different voice than the one I had filled with rage. Now I get to smile. Now I get to be happy; a lot of that pain has healed.


Jesus is a part of my soul.”