Making My Spirit Smile: Seeing the Blessing in the Storm

Making My Spirit Smile is a memoir of a young womans life from infancy to young adulthood and chronicles the heartbreak and lack of love she experienced; it also highlights various moments when she felt God was with her making her spirit smile even when she couldnt do it so outwardly.In addition to sharing painful memories the author encourages readers to find their own bright spots in dark times. She provides frank descriptions of mental physical and sexual abuse while also sharing ways in which she attempted to rise above and seek out safe spaces and helpful adults. Making My Spirit Smile is a self-aware read and you will learn how she forgave at times as she reflects on the adults who inflicted harm upon her.