ing and you didn't bother going into detail about it because you thought, "what's the point?" Have you ever wondered if the difficult roads you have walked were in vain? Well, I have.

In 2020, I made a heavy, and very unpopular decisions to walk away from my employment at Baylor University in a very public way. I left loudly. For years in both that institution and the church, I've seen black and brown Christians suffer psychologically in silence because they felt they had too much to lose. Their livelihood, their community, their sanity.

Gary and I made a faith saturated decision to walk away and (risk) losing it all...

What is she doing? Many asked.

What's the point? Others wondered.

What happened? The community pondered.

I have taken the last few years to heal, rebuild and take the much needed time to get it all out.

In this book, I talk about the why, as well as the what. And all the beauty that has bloomed from the ashes for me and my family.

*Along the way, I provide educational opportunities with references to historical context. My prayer is that you walk away a litle more enlightened than when you came.

Thank you for taking the time to read my untold stories. And understand a little more about my road that led me to liberation. I pray it helps lead you to liberation as well.