This book demonstrates how your inner light can still shine despite episodes of trauma, abandonment, neglect, abuse, and many other obstacles we may face in life. It goes into a detailed journey of how environmental factors and generational patterns can also play a major role in one's development to find and discover one's self. In part one of this series, the author depicts her colorful version of life migrating from Cambridge, Massachusetts back to her hometown of Richmond, Virginia. She gives a raw testament, and view of the 80's drug epidemic and how it hit her home with a vengeance. The eloquently written words and vivid depiction of tales allow you to feel as if you're there along the journey with her! This is a coming-of-age story of how the author grew from muddy waters into something beautiful, yet didn't realize her value or self-worth until later in life. This author uses a uniquely vibrant and refreshing way to exemplify how she was able to survive against the odds and come out with a healthy perspective about her life, her family, her giftings, and her spirituality.