Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my website and, if applicable, to read my first book, Samia, Come Forth!: Trading Graveclothes for Purpose. This story is one that took me 33 years of suffering and overcoming to tell, and I am truly humbled and grateful for the opportunity to share it with you.

 

If you already read my book, you probably know more about me and my life than some of my own family members! But for those who haven’t read it (yet), I wanted to take the time to properly introduce myself.

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The short version is that I’m a thirty-something-year-old woman on fire for Jesus Christ! I was born in Chicago and, after bouncing around, eventually moved to Minnesota at 15 years old, where I stayed until I moved to Cleveland, Ohio in June of 2023. I am currently a licensed attorney and business professional in Ohio.

 

My life has been quite a journey! I had what many would describe as a tumultuous, abusive, and traumatic childhood. At 14 years old, during one of the most difficult times of my childhood, I heard the Gospel for the first time and gave my life to Jesus that same day. But as I grew up, the wounds from my childhood made it difficult for me to truly know my identity in Christ. As a young adult, I strayed away from God and began searching for my identity in the world—which led me deep into sin, poverty, and even the criminal justice system.

 

Thankfully, I eventually made my way back to Jesus at 24! But as you will see from my book, my journey was far from over. Little did I know that while doing my best to walk with Jesus, I would experience a toxic marriage, divorce, and the death of my younger brother before the age of 33.

 

I would be lying if I told you that I always knew that I would make it out. That I never felt like throwing in the towel. The truth is I spent many days in agony wondering if I would ever “win,” if I would ever be normal, and if I would ever smile again. But I am so glad I didn’t give up! Everything I went through wasn’t just for me, it was for you and so many others who have gone through unimaginable suffering and who have lived to tell the story.

 

So why did I write a Christian memoir? Simply because I have a testimony of how God saved and delivered me time and time again that I have no right to keep to myself! If even one person reads my story and is encouraged to fight the good fight of faith, I have done my job.