Jessica R.

My life growing up was filled with dysfunction and instability. My parents separated when I was just 2 years old. From the outside looking in, our home life was toxic and broken. I took my first drag of a cigarette at just 5 years old. By the age of 13, I was using substances regularly. By 23, I was fully addicted to meth. At first, I used drugs to fit in. Later, I used them to numb the deep feelings of guilt, shame, pain, and sorrow, wounds I didn’t know how to heal. I felt lost and broken, searching for peace in all the wrong places. What I needed was a safe place for both my son and me where I could begin to rebuild my life and grow closer to God. And that’s exactly where He led me: Home of Hope. Today, I want to speak the truth over my life. I want to build a real relationship with God and let Him have full control, not other people, not my past, not my addiction. I’m learning to let go and allow God to lead me into the freedom and future He’s always had for me.