My Story — From Brokenness to Purpose

 

My life has been shaped by seasons I never expected to survive.

 

I’ve walked through abandonment, abuse, betrayal, addiction, homelessness, grief, and moments so dark they took pieces of me I thought I’d never get back. My heart was shattered more times than I can count. My identity was torn apart. And there were years where I lived in pure survival — my only mission was trying to make it to the next day.

 

I’ve known what it feels like to be unwanted.

 

To be invisible.

 

To feel hopeless, empty, and alone — even in a room full of people.

 

Addiction didn’t start as a choice.

 

It started as pain.

 

Pain that festered. Pain that drowned out the world. Pain that lied to me and told me I wasn’t worth loving. I lost myself in cycles I desperately wanted to escape. And when homelessness became part of my reality, I reached a point where I didn’t know if I was going to survive at all.

 

But even in the moments I was convinced I was too far gone…

 

God never left.

 

Not once.

 

It wasn’t a dramatic rescue or a sudden miracle.

 

It was small mercies — tiny lights in places I expected only darkness:

 

A warm glance when I felt invisible.

 

A kind word when my heart was breaking.

 

A gesture that whispered, “You are still worth loving.”

 

Those moments carried me when I couldn’t carry myself.

 

They rebuilt me slowly, gently, piece by piece.

 

Healing didn’t come all at once.

 

It came through tears, through growth, through faith I had to rediscover — and through people who crossed my path with compassion right when I needed it most. It came through the strength God placed in me when I felt I had none left.

 

Today, I stand not as someone who has had an easy life…

 

but as someone who refused to stay broken.

 

 

Why I Created Angel Avenue

 

Angel Avenue was born from everything I lived through — every valley, every heartbreak, every place I had to rebuild myself from. I wanted to create something gentle… something kind… something faith-filled and beautiful that could hold space for people the way God held space for me.

A refuge for the weary.

A soft place for the hurting.

A reminder that hope is real, healing is possible, and your story is not finished.

Through faith-based encouragement, compassion, dignity blessings, and purpose-driven beauty, Angel Avenue is more than a brand —

it is my testimony, my heart, and my offering back into the world.

 

What Angel Avenue Stands For

 

Faith — for those who need a quiet place to reconnect with God

Beauty — confidence, dignity, and self-care with purpose

Compassion — Blessing Bags and outreach for people who feel forgotten

Every part of this mission exists because I know what it feels like to have nothing…

and I also know what it feels like to receive the exact kindness you needed at the exact moment you needed it.

 

A Final Note — From My Heart to Yours

 

If you are walking through darkness, heartbreak, addiction, trauma, grief, or simply a season where everything feels heavy — please hear this:

You are not alone.

You are not beyond redemption.

You are not too broken to be restored.

Your story still has purpose.

Your life still has meaning.

And there is hope ahead of you — more than you can see right now.

Thank you for being here.

 

May Angel Avenue bring comfort, encouragement, hope, and a gentle reminder that God can turn pain into purpose… just like He did for me.