This week's article is about people’s stories. Everyone has stories and backgrounds that you don’t know about.. I want to highlight some stories that tell about people who deal with different difficulties throughout their lives. So I’m going to be telling you a little about my struggle. And for my video you will see what some people are struggling with.
My life hasn’t been the easiest. I was born in Honduras in 2003 and lived with my Mom and my adoptive dad, who I consider to be my dad. I’ve never met my biological dad. I came to America when I was 4 and moved to Tennessee. We stayed there for about a year and then we moved to Washington State. I started going to a private school in preschool, this school ended up being the school I went to all my life. I always had fun growing up. We went to parks, and church was a lot of fun. We went to camp meetings every year, even up in Canada. As I got older, I think I was around 7 or 8, my parents divorced. It wasn’t such a big of an impact with me at the time but looking back I remember a lot that happened. I lived with my mom at her friend's little barn house shed. I remember there was a ladder that led up to the second floor and I was always scared of falling down from there. I even remember one time my mom took me to New York to live with her sister. But by the grace of God that idea didn’t happen and we came back to Washington. My mom then lived with her boyfriend. And it was so hard being passed around every weekend. I was still in middle school which helped a lot because all my friends were there and I got to see them almost everyday. But getting older was even harder. My sister was born and if felt like now she was getting all the love. I got into more fights with my mom and didn’t want to be around anyone. Going into high school changed everything. I was always in my room either doing my homework or talking with my friends. But I wasn’t where I wanted to be. I wasn’t around people who made me better. I wasn’t the nicest person either. God wasn’t in my life. It damaged my whole personality. Coming into Junior was almost life changing. Throughout quarantine. I had a lot of time to think of what I wanted to change in my life. And I wanted God in my life. So a lot of new and exciting things happened. I moved to a house down the street from Auburn. Close to were my sister and I went to school. I got to move closer to a church filled with teens just like. I got closer with my boyfriend. And even though we disagree on stuff we work on talking things out and communicating. I get to be closer to a spiritual environment somewhere I can be around people who want to change and live a better life. I started getting more involved in things at school. And God is by my side. He was by my side the whole time. And most of the time he was carrying me through it.
Now, DON”T GET ME WRONG! My story still affects me to this day. Sometimes I go days with being in this mood of unhappiness or I’m just so tired. Some days I end up just bursting into tears from being so overwhelmed. And people don’t know what happens at home or what I’m going through. But the important part is that it does get better. And you can’t change everything that happens in life. But you CAN change how you perceive it. I believe that where I’m at today is 10 times better than where I was. And even though I’m still going through life not the best, I still see it as a thing to overcome. I treat people how they want to be treated. Even though some people may not treat me the same. I chose to see the good in things even though the worst outcome may come. I strive to be a better person than I was yesterday. Because yes I have so many things I’m struggling with, but God can take those all away. May not be right now, or not even soon, but one day all my problems will disappear. But only with God. So let God be in charge of what is bothering you. Let God change your life. Let him be what you are going through.
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