Hello everyone, my name is Paris and I was homeless for many years, fighting addiction while struggling to maintain my sanity. I found at that point in time in my life I was not living, merely just existing. Life was an emotional roller-coaster and honestly, it went from having fun to outright scary. I was living a horror movie inside of an endless loop, a revolving door I'd like to say, and at the time I thought it would never end. But God is good and He has redeemed the time and restored my soul; He has given me hope and allowed me peace. The joy I have, I don't want to ever let go of it.

But life now is hard. Between living with my mother and the only one in the house working being her husband, I feel I have become a burden to them both. Not intentionally hurting them, but my presence alone and them providing for me has caused me to feel shame. I want to help them so bad, but I cannot get a job to save my life, and I have great work experience in all types of fields. My background is literally a roadblock that will not allow me passage. I donate plasma to help out, but I don't like doing that and it doesn't pay anything if I'm being honest. I love my mother and her husband; they go the extra mile in holding this family together, but it's hurting them and they don't want to tell me, though I see it. They tell me everything is fine, but I see the struggle clearly.

I want to be able to give them $20,000 to pay off the rest of their house. And I want to use the rest to invest in a startup farm with my own land and a house. This way, I will not only have my own home but a business as well, and that would help me advance in life. I know that the choices I made in life were foolish and selfish. It's no one's fault but my own. I am drug-free and have been for about 8 to 9 months now. I go to church every Sunday with my entire family. God wants me to be able to get settled, and after I've laid my foundation, I can go and show people in the situation I was stuck in for over half my life that Jesus can give them the hope and peace He gave me because He loves them. I want to do this giving honor and glory to God. Doing this has been a struggle, but I will not give up, and my faith in the Lord is strong. I pray that someone will be my miracle so I can be others' blessing. Peace and blessings with much love and respect...

Paris Laughlin.