They tried to define me before they ever knew me. Single mom. Eight kids. They built a box and expected me to climb inside it. Never not me They assumed struggle. They assumed lack. They assumed I was someone who needed saving. But I’ve never been a charity case. Not because life was gentle — but because God refused to let their assumptions become my story. The tragedy, the childhood wounds, the heartache, the pain that pressed against my bones — none of it was wasted. It d