There was a time not too long ago when everything around me felt uncertain. Leaving the Department of Children’s Services wasn’t my plan, it was something I had no other choice but to accept.. And to be honest, it hurt. But even in that moment of confusion, I began to see God’s hand quietly redirecting me. I had the faith in the fact that God wasn’t abandoning me. Sometimes He has to remove us from places we would’ve stayed too long in, just to remind us that His plan is still greater.

Thirty will be a repayment to my twenty year old self. If I could’ve saved her 10 years of heartbreak, set backs, let downs, disappointments… I PROMISE you I would’ve ran to her rescue. Brian Carn said it best, “RUN, don’t look back!”

Fast forward to August 12. I was experiencing contractions all day while hosting a baby shower for one of my little sister’s. Whole time, I thought it was just Braxton Hicks. I made it through the entire shower, IN PAIN. I rushed home, called Baptist DeSoto and talked to Amy, who I refer to as “Ace’s Angel”.