"The Sunflower That Blossomed Through The Storm" is a powerful story of a young woman that never knew a mother's love. A product of her environment in Opa-Locka, Florida, she took care of her siblings, and provided her family with necessities to survive in a place adults failed her. Her invigorating story chronicles her life, her mistakes, her pain, her relationships and her success. She is a survivor that turned the errors of the past into a breath-taking testimony that aims to encourage young women and young men to become examples of excellence. From being a victim of sexual assault, becoming a teen-age mother to stripping and street hustling, Lashonta's memoir, told in her own words, is a testament of self-doubt, acceptance and endurance. As a mother and a grandmother, may her life, her scars and her emotional trauma serve as a blueprint to showcase a young woman that made many bad decisions, but she became a responsible adult with a unique perspective on life. May "The Sunflower That Blossomed Through The Storm" inspire anyone that has ever known loss, pain and suffering.
The Sunflower That Blossomed Through The Storm
"The Sunflower That Blossomed Through The Storm" is a powerful story of a young woman that never knew a mother's love. A product of her environment in Opa-Locka, Florida, she took care of her siblings, and provided her family with necessities to survive in a place adults failed her. Her invigorating story chronicles her life, her mistakes, her pain, her relationships and her success. She is a survivor that turned the errors of the past into a breath-taking testimony that aims to encourage young women and young men to become examples of excellence. From being a victim of sexual assault, becoming a teen-age mother to stripping and street hustling, Lashonta's memoir, told in her own words, is a testament of self-doubt, acceptance and endurance. As a mother and a grandmother, may her life, her scars and her emotional trauma serve as a blueprint to showcase a young woman that made many bad decisions, but she became a responsible adult with a unique perspective on life. May "The Sunflower That Blossomed Through The Storm" inspire anyone that has ever known loss, pain and suffering.