Renew You

Putting pieces of my heart together and pieces keep falling off. Crying in a room full of people and still feeling alone.

STAY PRAYED UP 🙏🏾
PRAY FOR ME AND I WILL PRAY FOR YOU 🙏🏾

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I’m at my worst when I can’t sleep 😥😥😥
Mind be racing as I try to suppress it all. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

AT WAR WITHIN MY HOME
I dropped out of high school as a pregnant teenager. I was scared, unsure, and carrying the weight of a future I did not fully understand. But even in that moment, I made a decision. I was determined that my baby would not grow up the way I did—uncertain about where we would lay our heads.
I had no clear plan, but I had determination.
I got my first apartment at 110 A Fendig Street. Later I moved to Ware Street, and eventually I ended up in the projects at 109B Handley Street. Life was hard, but I kept moving forward one step at a time.
One day, a man named Eddie Fannin knocked on my door and asked me a simple question:�“Do you have a high school diploma?”
I told him no.
He offered to help me enroll in a program to get my GED, and I accepted the opportunity. Even after the program ended, I refused to quit. I kept going until I finally earned my GED and my Master Cosmetology degree.
I worked tirelessly. I stood on my feet 14 to 16 hours a day, sometimes 18 hours, grinding and sacrificing to build something better for my life and for my children.
All that hard work laid a foundation—literally.
In November 1993, I built this house from the ground up. This house became more than walls and a roof. It became a place where love lived and memories were made.
My husband and I raised four children and 7 grand children here.
But life does not come without heartbreak.
On November 17, 2021, my husband transitioned in this very home. So much TRAUMA was left behind. Since that day, I have been fighting for peace in the same place where we built our life together.
Some nights are harder than others. Most night’s, I don’t sleep at all.
But when I look back over my life, I see something powerful:�God has carried me through every season.
Through fear.�Through struggle.�Through loss.

Today, I am a woman who built a life, raised four children, earned my education, built a home, and is still standing—still fighting for peace, still trusting God, and still moving forward.

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KEEP GOING 💪🏽🙏🏾

God Knows You Are Tired | This Is Your Sign to Rest & Trust Him — Sarah Jakes Roberts You’ve been strong for everyone.You’ve been praying.You’ve been holding it together.You’ve been fighting silent battles no one knows about.And you’re tired.T...

I saw this rock and purchased it. This rock reminded me of how weak I feel at times and how much I ask God for strength to get through most days. I’m going to pray over it and leave it wherever God directs me. I pray it gives whoever finds it STRENGTH to get through any problems they face.

Missing you Carlos Barrett 💔

It’s okay to not be okay.

I’ve been quiet for a while. I neglected my podcast because I was facing some mental challenges. And I had to give myself permission to pause.

But I’ve realized something important — this platform is part of my healing. Speaking. Sharing. Connecting. That’s medicine for me.

So I’m back like I never left.

The Renew You platform is a space for all of us — to uplift, to encourage, to grow, and to heal together. No judgment. No perfection. Just progress.

If you’re on your own journey right now, you’re not alone. We rise by lifting each other.

Let’s renew. ❤️

I am writing this from a place of honesty and surrender 2026 I’m going after EVERYTHING the devil has stole from me I am stepping away from Facebook for 30 days—not out of anger, but out of necessity. I need quiet. I need clarity. I need God. I am fasting distractions so I can hear what my heart has been whispering and what my soul has been aching for.
Right now, I feel empty. I feel lost. Life after loss has changed me in ways I never asked for, and being a widower has reshaped my identity, my dreams, and my strength. Some days I survive on faith alone. Other days, I feel like I’m starting from nothing.
But I am choosing to reset my life.
I am making life-changing decisions not because I have it all together, but because I want healing. I want growth. I want to become the best version of myself—not who I was before loss, but who I am becoming through it.
This season is about rebuilding from the inside out. Learning how to live, love, and lead myself with grace. Learning how to honor my past while still believing in my future.
I don’t have all the answers, but I am willing.�Willing to let go.�Willing to be still.�Willing to trust God again—even when it’s hard.
If you think of me during this time, please pray.�I need strength.�I need direction.�I need peace.
And most of all, I need God to meet me right where I am.
With hope,�A heart in process

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