Don’t Forget to Be Light
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“No... No, please no. Please. Please, it's not true.”
I was at the bottom of the stairs now. The only thing I could think to do was to run to the book shelf in the corner, hide between it and the window. Make myself small, rest my back against the wall while falling to the ground- and scream. A crying scream so painful I was sure I shook the universe with it. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't think, I didn't want to move.
How could this be happening to me? Hadn't I been through enough in my life? What, it wasn't enough that I grew up surrounded by violence, it wasn't enough my other brother drown, it wasn't enough that I had failed my dreams and aspirations by becoming a teen parent. The universe decided they had to take the one raw source of support and stability I had to count on.
There was the nausea again
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Amelia Homewood grew up in a household surrounded by addiction, trauma, and abuse. In Don’t Forget to Be Light, she tells her story. It’s not meant to highlight the negative aspects of her life as she perceives them, but rather to show how she overcame numerous inevitable life-altering circumstances for the better and made the conscious effort to break multiple generational curses.
This memoir narrates Homewood’s harrowing testimony about life’s inevitable hardships and how she met the obstacles head on with an optimistic view of the world and a passion for healing. She tells about untimely deaths, substance abuse, teenage pregnancy, and surviving the struggle by giving it to God.
A powerful testimony of breaking generational trauma, Don’t Forget to Be Light shares an inspiring tale of overcoming obstacles by challenging your mindset, expanding your capacity for forgiveness, and trusting God. Homewood encourages you to find the love and bravery inside you, start over, and allow yourself to be the light of your life again.
About the Author
Amelia Homewood is a first-generation American and middle child of teenage parents and life was never easy. She grew up in poverty and was surrounded by substance abuse. Given the circumstances, she was plummeted into the world with little guidance. After becoming a mother herself at eighteen, she embarked on a long journey of healing, self-discovery, and forgiveness.