Your Purpose In My Life

I would like to nominate an honest,caring,generous,understanding and unique individual. Mrs.Martin is one of a few case managers that belong to a program in my home state that specializes in helping mothers and first-time moms, at the time of introduction,to regain control of their lives in order to become the parent(s) their child(ren) need and deserve.This is one story I intend to tell with pride because I do hope to influence someones life. I have had a long hard life of struggles that I eventually let take control of me because it seemed I couldnt control them anymore.I had no father in my life.I was taken away from my mother at the age of fourteen and placed in a foster home.Rebelliously,I didnt want to go to school and found any trouble to be the center of to assure that didnt happen.I was then enrolled into job corps to obtain my GED in which I did at sixteen.When I returned home one year later,the use of drugs by others in the home left me homeless and in the streets at seventeen.I then met my now X-husband whom I used and hurt endlessly over the course of eight years,95% of which was due to my alcoholism,before I became introduced to drugs myself.Eventually, he divorced me and I didnt blame him.He spent more money on trouble I had gotten in then he did on his own bills,only to fix my problems once again.Of course,I had no children so I felt I really wasnt hurting anyone but myself and I didnt matter.So once again I was out in the streets.Regardless of what I was doing to myself,I always had beliefs and disbeliefs that I instilled within myself.One of those beliefs would soon be put to the test.If one day given the gift of a child,with all of my heart,trust and faith,I would prevent them from living the life I Iived.Mrs.Martin saw to it I had no excuse to betray that belief.Mrs.Martin was introduced to me in 2005 after my first son was born.I was in the process of completing a program which was my first step to a new life after finding out about my pregnancy.I had just turned twenty-eight years old before the birth of my son.When I recieved graduation of completion to the program,Mrs.Martin made sure I had a plan for myself and my child.Any appointments I had for myself,my son,scheduled job interviews,medications,food,clothing or just someone to talk to,then she was there.She is my case manager,my mentor,my friend,my sponsor,anything I needed her to be at that point in time.I have,since meeting her,become a mother again with twins in 2006,and a six month old in 2008.I have maintained continuous employment and remained drug free since 2004.Mrs.Martin has helped me to see life for what it is and appreciate it.When I was drinking and using I found out that my biological mother was placed in a nursing home because she was dying of cancer and no longer could care for herself.The fact that I was in addiction kept me from going to see her.I was always her baby girl and I couldnt let her see me in my active addiction.I felt in her eyes I did no wrong.The doctors gave her six months and she lived two more years.Long enough to see me completely clean and sober,the way she remembered me,and to meet her first grandchild.We lost her in 2005.Mrs.Martin was right there to make sure I didnt become so weak that I would lose my direction.Triggers are what they called it.Reasons like these are why she is so important to me.ANYTIME there was the slightest feeling of need,she was there.Mrs.Martin,having a family of her own,still treated my family like it was hers.She uses any means necessary to see that my children got everything they could need,as well as what they deserve,whether it was looking for housing options for myself and children,excellent day care provision so that I could work or helping me retain my license so my kids had transportation to school,doctors appointments,child care.etc.She has been a true blessing in my life and was placed in my life just for that purpose.I am now thirty-two with a life I couldnt have possibly have seen before.All the emptiness I felt before,she has helped me to fill in every aspect.I can face anything today whether it be positive or negative because I choose to live determined regardless of the outcome.I will not fail unless I allow myself to.Without Mrs.Martin I dont believe I would have realized that with the path I chose earlier on in my life.I want her to know that I recognize her as a part of my life and my success and that will never change.I hope that any mother in trouble can find and take advantage of the help when needed like I did and end up with someone as wonderful and dedicated to helping those in need succeed in finding a way out of that life into a more rewarding one like the one I now live.The fact that she always overworked herself to assure that what she could make possible,did happen,then I will never see this as her job but her god-given purpose in my life.The children and I love you Mrs.Martin,THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Lori, VA
Posted: October 16, 2008

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