Let me start of by introducing myself. My name is Ruth De Luna, I am a single mother to an energetic keep my on my toes 3 year old daughter named Sofia. I work full time, full time student, trying to balance it all oh and did I mention Sofia just started pre-k3 this year.

I’ll admit at times I just want to throw my hands up, wave a white flag and just give up. No one told me it would be this hard or did i just think being a mom would come easy? I guess I had this unrealistic idea of what being a mom is, all that it entails. My mom made it look easy, she held it all together with all of us. How did she do it? I find myself at my wits end at times and I only have 1 child. To think at one time I wanted 6, who was I kidding?

This is a journey that I have had tears of joy, sadness, discouragement and in the middle of it all I am thankful for God’s grace, mercy, and love for me. This is where I’m going to be 100% honest I’m just trying to figure out how to be the best mom I can be to Sofia. I admit I struggle with her as she is very strong willed, totally opposite of me when I was a child. It’s God’s sense of humor I think at times, I know that I can’t do this alone. Only with God’s guidance will I become a better mother, understand how to mold her and show her God’s love.

I will share with you some of my personal moments in my life so you understand how I have gotten to this point in my life. God brought me out of the pit I was in, I was just longing for more and felt so empty. My story is one of grace, redemption, restoration, and I know He is still working to mold me into the woman, mother, student He wants me to be. I look forward to sharing my journey through stories with you and getting to know you.