MY STORY

At the age of 20, I married my first husband, fully intending on carrying through with the fairytale of a perfect marriage and perfect life.

We were both young and immature, and soon, the cracks began to show in our marriage.

After almost 8 years of marriage and two beautiful children later, we knew that we had done all we could to save our marriage and our little family, and that divorce was inevitable. I was crushed that the fairytale I was introduced to as a child, was now that of a marriage shattered into a thousand pieces.

I was alone and vulnerable especially since my parents and three siblings had emigrated while I was dealing with finalizing my divorce. It was a continual emotional upheaval as I tried to balance simple things like getting out of bed in the mornings, caring for my children, where to start finding employment and something as mundane as simply placing one foot ahead of the other.

That was when I decided that enough was enough! I was going to get up, fight for my kids and myself, and tackle one obstacle and one challenge at a time!

I WANTED MORE!

I no longer wanted to settle for the life I had. I no longer wanted to do all I could to simply get by from day to the next. I wanted more! I wanted clarity, stability, success and direction.

That was when I realized that I was worthy. I was beautiful. But, probably the most important of all, I WAS ENOUGH!

Today, I want to tell you what I should have told myself a long time ago, YOU TOO, ARE ENOUGH!

You are worthy. You are beautiful. You matter.