Writefully Me✨

The biggest influences in my life were not always loud, famous, or perfect.

They were present. They were consistent. They stayed.

God has been my first and deepest influence.

In moments when I felt lost, unsure, or tired of being strong, He became my anchor.

Not always through answered prayers, but through peace, direction, and the quiet reminder that I am never alone. My faith shaped how I see life, how I forgive, and how I keep going even when I don’t understand the why.

My children changed me in ways no book or lesson ever could.

Becoming a mother taught me patience, resilience, and unconditional love.

Through my first child’s journey, especially raising Sean and navigating autism, I learned strength I didn’t know I carried. I learned how to counsel myself, how to sit with pain, and how to grow through it instead of running from it.

My husband, my number one cheerleader, has influenced me through belief.

Belief in my voice. Belief in my writing. Belief in me when I doubted myself.

His support reminds me that love can be safe, encouraging, and steady.

Life itself has been one of my greatest teachers.

Disappointment, healing, silence, starting over, and choosing peace over proving a point — all of it shaped me. I learned that growth doesn’t always look like winning; sometimes it looks like choosing yourself, lowering expectations, and protecting your spirit.

And finally, the woman I am becoming influences me every day.

The woman who keeps writing.

The woman who chooses healing.

The woman who understands that there was her before a relationship, her during, and her after — and that every version matters.

These are the influences that shaped my voice, my faith, my motherhood, and my becoming.