S2E10: “Everyone Will Know it was God” x Sana Cotten

“My mother was literally just the vessel that God used to get me here on this Earth.” – Sana Cotten

Children are resilient, but they need, want, and hope for the love and security that mothers are expected to provide. When women, aka human beings, make different choices in their lives that impede their ability to care for their children, child protective agencies i.e. foster care step in to provide refuge.  In the Black community, these systems are often frowned upon, but sometimes they make a way out of no way.

At 8 years old, Sana found herself making life-altering decisions for she and her brother. In true adoptee fashion, she found herself considering the feelings of her birth mother and adoptive parents, but ultimately chose herself. This story is one of loss, love, and letting go. It is about keeping the faith, optimism, and building up from brokenness. We learn that healing is a choice, but still not optional.

Sana’s story reminds us that our steps are ordered, we have divine purpose, and that our unapologetic stories are meant to be shared – OUT LOUD!

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