My Testimony
"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity." (1 Tim 4:12 NIV) First, I would just like to say, I have never publicly shared my testimony, not with family, friends, or most commonly in church. This blog has been a work in progress and by starting it has helped me find the courage to share it with others. I have racked my brain many times trying to chronologize it in my head, deciding to leave parts out, but I have realized that my testimony is mine and all the parts make me who I am. So here it goes…. I was born in Chicago, IL on December 11, 1996. Most people think they have me all figured out when they look at me, but they have it all wrong. I was adopted as a newborn and legally at the age of four. I was born premature, weighing in at two pounds, eight ounces. Before I went home with my parents, I needed to get big and stron