I am a woman who was once broken but has developed the strength to put the shattered and broken pieces back together to be made whole again. I am a woman who once allowed fear to take control of her life, but by the grace of God, I overcame the obstacles and hurdles in my life. I was once that person who smiled on the outside but was hurting on the inside. I lacked self-confidence and self-worth. I didn’t know who I was or what my purpose or calling was, so I pretended to be someone else. I was a person who gave more of herself than what a person put back into her. I was afraid to show weakness, so I drew from my inner strength to hide the scars as I became a butterfly who survived.