ROOTED

We are all living evidence of His grace.

The Living Sample was born from realizing that I have been shaped and molded by the many experiences of my life—health, trauma, mistakes, trials, tribulations, and simply living a life that I once thought was my own.

I knew I couldn’t sit on my testimony. My life has been shaped by many experiences—some from choices I made and the consequences that followed, some painful, some joyful, and some simply part of living. After developing Stevens-Johnson syndrome in 2014, I began evaluating my life more deeply and asking, “What is my purpose?”

Through that journey, I began to understand not only what I had been brought through, but who I was becoming. Most of all, I found my identity and freedom in God.

Through it all, God brought me through. Along the journey, I found my root, growth, and purpose. He gave me a voice not only to share my own expressions, but to help create an outlet for others to share theirs.

The Living Sample is a reflection of what God has brought me through and what He can do through a life that has endured trials. It is connected to testimony, faith, survival, healing, growth, and purpose.

And through my own journey, I came to realize:

We are all living samples of a journey called life.

Our experiences shape us, but they don’t have to be where our story ends. There is room to become rooted, to grow, to discover purpose—and to see greater possibilities.