I haven’t really shared all this, so please read all the way through- it’s from my heart.

Four years ago, after nine months of being married, one of the worst things happened. After a great night of spending time with my brother and my husband, I went to bed earlier than them. At around 1:00 AM, I woke to my husband telling me that our 3-family house is on fire. 😣 An electrical fire had started on the first floor and engulfed the home.

Me, my husband, my dog, both of my in-laws (one who had been battling cancer), my sister-in-law, her son, and her boyfriend were all evacuated immediately. My sister-in-law‘s cats disappeared from what the firefighter said an instinct reaction, and her dog unfortunately didn’t make it.

I was in my last week of school before graduating as a Physical Therapist Assistant. I had finals the next day. 😟

My parents, who I’m convinced are literally saints, took AAAALLLLLLL of us soon. After some time, everyone started to find their new homes – but us. My father-in-law died later that year from cancer. He had a peaceful passing and we were present.

We were already in the grips of insurance and trying to get our house back. We. lost. everything. I think we saved a few photos of the wall. But not much else.

A year later, we went to West Africa to celebrate my grandmothers one hundredth birthday!!! My family from all around the world was arriving that week. Minutes after we got there and spent time with her, we went to our families apartment where we were staying and took a nap. I then got a call that she had passed away. This is something I still can’t really talk about.

A year after that, while still living in a bedroom in my parents house, we found out we were pregnant!!! We were very excited, especially after what we had gone through the years prior.

Well… That didn’t last. We had a miscarriage.

The next year, 2019 – everything went downhill as far as our house. Our contractor was more flighty than ever, and openly admitted that we were on the back burner and not a priority. While we are trying to heal from everything, we still didn’t even have our own home.

2020- we get word that we are finally going to be able to finish our house!! And of course not with the contractor – we fired him. 👊🏽

TODAY. For years from when this whole story started, I found out that we are pregnant again!! 😭 I’m not sure when our house will be done, but I know that when we move in, we will be a complete family.

To God be the glory, GREAT things He has done! 💚