About the Founding Author

I started writing at 10 as I struggled through the difficult experiences and confusing privileges of my childhood. Fighting to express myself in ways other than the numerous physical altercations I found myself in at school I put pen to paper and wrote my first poem titled “What is Love.”

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Love is like a turtle dove passing through the sky

You better catch it or it just might pass you by

Some people say “hi” but they really mean “goodbye”

They look into your eyes and all they do is lie

Love is a journey all of us will take

Some will experience it more than others

But when it dies all, you can do is cry

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I am not sure what I knew about love at age 10 with my life consisting of your typical sixth-grade experience and a lot of baggage due to the brokenness of my home life. All I felt was the need to express the emotions that were smothering me. I continued to write poems and spoken words throughout elementary, middle, and high school. I even recited a poem at my high school graduation. 

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As I got older, I became shy about my work because I didn’t think it was good enough to be shared. I typically compared myself to many others I saw on YouTube and felt like my writing should only be kept in the private folders of my laptop for personal reflection. I had a hard time stating that I was a writer to myself, and I certainly didn’t introduce myself to others as such.

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However, through Resilient Rhema, which I launched on April 5th, 2020, I found the boldness and the platform to be unapologetically me. Here is where I share my faith, my wellness journey, and my emotional expressions with the world in hopes that others will be empowered and encouraged.

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My goal is to be real, to be raw, and to be resilient.