Salutations, and Welcome to The Waters. I am honored and blessed to serve the community as a Healer and Worship Leader here at The Waters. ​I was called to minister at a very young age. I began learning, preaching, and teaching the Bible as a Jehovah's Witness in the deep-rural South at the age of 7. While other kids were celebrating Christmas & birthdays; I was being trained in the deep studies of The bible, public speaking, hospitality, and community service. I served as a door-to-door evangelist and public speaker in the community for over 15 years as a Jehovah's Witness.  I didn't celebrate my birthday, Christmas, or any Holidays as a Jehovah's Witness.

 

Though I always felt different; I lived a life of devout biblical service & teaching for almost 2 decades; Until I  was ex-communicated from the Jehovah's Witnesses congregation because I became pregnant with my oldest son out of wedlock.   After that "unforgivable sin"; my biological family and church family were no longer allowed to communicate or associate themselves with me. This includes my biological and adoptive mother, and all the family and friends had come to know. I was thrown away from the Church and told that I had lost favor with God I wasn't even able to say goodbye to my mother when she suddenly passed away at 45, and my father at 49 2 years later.

 

My older brother passed away as an infant. My mother's death prompted me to get genetic-blood testing that revealed abnormalities in my blood that put me at a high risk for blood-clots; and prevented my body from making a healthy number of red & white blood cells. That weakened immune system combined with a viral infection led to me to having cervical cancer. I began treatment at a local cancer center, and with prayer and treatment, I beat cervical cancer in 2011.

 

I am still receiving treatment at Ridely-Tree Cancer Center in Santa Barbara for my severe anemia and subsequent immune disorder.  On top of that; I have various other chronic health conditions that have affected my life greatly like Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, IBS, P.T.S.D, &  Spinal Deformity/injury. I was in constant pain and in anxiety. Not to mention I weighed over 400 pounds.  All of which later led me to medical cannabis and psychedelics. I had very low self-esteem or direction in my life at this time. I truly felt like God had abandoned me.​​

 

I eventually married a devout Baptist Deacon & Musician who's family had a long-standing relationship with the community and the Church in our very small hometown of Farmerville Louisiana. I served alongside my then-husband for 7 years as a deaconess, musician in a traveling Gospel Band(drummer), a Mother at home, and a proverbial "Church Mother" in the Community. After a long battle with infertility, we were blessed to have our youngest son.

 

I had a very rough pregnancy & birth with my baby boy. My son stopped growing in utero, and I was placed on bed rest early in the pregnancy. He was only 4lbs and 6 ozs when he was born. His time in the NICU was agonizingly scary, but blessedly short.​​In 2016 I gained the courage to "come out of the closet" and embrace my sexuality as a Non-Binary Poly-Sexual Lesbian.

 

I believed then as I do now: The Divine Created & Desires us to Live & Love freely. So I vowed to do just that; Live authentically and naturally. I started studying Cannabis and other Natural forms of healing. Needless to say, my honesty and authenticity did not go over well with my Husband, In-Laws, or the Church. Once again I found myself ostracized and demonized by the religious community I called family.