Kaitee was adopted when she was only two months old. Even though she was too young to recall the experience, the heart has a way of remembering.

“I dealt with rejection issues and low self-worth,” Kaitee shares. “Even though my adoptive parents let me know about my past, I didn’t know how to process it.”

Kaitee started struggling with depression before high school and started to self-medicate by smoking weed and drinking alcohol. Before long, she was doing harder drugs and cutting herself.

In and out of psychiatric hospitals and programs, Kaitee was caught in a cycle of doing better and then relapsing. She hit her lowest point in 2013.

“I had lost everything, living on the streets,” she shares.

In desperation for her daughter’s life, Kaitee’s mom started praying fervently for her.

While Kaitee was in detox, her mom and her best friend stayed up all night praying. God answered by helping Kaitee wake up the next day with a renewed mind and readiness to get help at Hoving Home.

“Hoving Home is where I met Jesus and surrendered my life,” Kaitee shares. “He completely healed my mind and I learned how to have a relationship with Him.”

After some internships and different ministry roles, Kaitee got married and they had their first child this year! Kaitee learned that she has a purpose and an identity in Christ!

Kaitee adds, “I know that all those years leading up to this, He was preparing me to serve in ministry, to be a wife, and a mother.”

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