Renee Marrero:  

Life Of all the places I’ve been, of all the people I’ve met, and of all the experiences that I have been through, nothing compares to the day that my son was born. By looking into his eyes for the first time, so innocent, so pure, I realized God had sent me an angel; someone to watch over, to care for, and love for all eternity; and most importantly, He sent me someone to guide me in the right direction. When I found out I was pregnant I was headed down a road leading to no where. I was involved in a very strenuous and emotionally abusive relationship. As a young naive woman, I believed that all that would change once the baby was born. Because I was so dedicated to this one person and making sure our relationship would work for the upcoming child’s sake, my entire life began to fall apart. I began to stop going to school, and my relationship with my friends and family began to deteriorate. Between all of these things, the stress was too much for me to handle. I went into labor a few weeks earlier then I was supposed to. When I was in the process of heading to the delivery room I was so consumed with a mixed amount of emotions. I was happy that the day he was to be born had finally come. I was sad because of the stress I was going through with his father. I also found myself in a state of depression, thinking that no matter what the outcome of this was I would be totally unhappy and feel like a failure. But then out he came. The doctor placed him on my chest and he opened his angelic eyes and glanced up towards the bright white light shining above the delivery bed, as if it were very familiar to him. He then glanced at me as if he knew he was supposed to be there, I then knew that he was destined to be with me. God sent him to me from the Heavens with a light that will guide me with happiness and joy. N...Expand for more