“[My] faith gives me HOPE and the strength of my mother’s determination.”
By Valerie Ortiz
“The faith in my lord gives me HOPE and the strength of my mother’s determination. When I did not believe in myself, when I was at my lowest, my mother grabbed my hand and put me onto the path I needed to be. The prayers I prayed every night, the loud cries that God heard every night, he knew I needed his help to lift my faith up again. In that very moment I knew that I could do all things through Christ. He is my shield.”
