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Brittany Jones age 14
Hi! My name is Brittany and this was me at age 14. I was a freshman in high school, bright eyed and naïve yet full of potential. I was all dolled up just about to walk out the door to attend my very first Highschool dance. Yea, they’re overrated but when you’ve never experienced one all you can see is excitement. Right? It’s crazy because as I look at this picture and reminisce, I can see my pain peaking through as I tried to smile.
At this time I lived with both parents in one home yet I was a young teen girl thirsting for a fathers validation and searching for a mothers inspiration. I was emotionally and spiritually dead….and it showed. That following year I witnessed one of the most tragic things a teen girl could witness that drove me into bed with a teenage guy…my first time. From there the downward spiral continued. I would eventually search for love in guys only to find out that in order to get their attention, I would have to take my clothes off first and forfeit the true love I was searching for.
Brittany Jones age 14
Hi! My name is Brittany and this was me at age 14. I was a freshman in high school, bright eyed and naïve yet full of potential. I was all dolled up just about to walk out the door to attend my very first Highschool dance. Yea, they’re overrated but when you’ve never experienced one all you can see is excitement. Right? It’s crazy because as I look at this picture and reminisce, I can see my pain peaking through as I tried to smile.
At this time I lived with both parents in one home yet I was a young teen girl thirsting for a fathers validation and searching for a mothers inspiration. I was emotionally and spiritually dead….and it showed. That following year I witnessed one of the most tragic things a teen girl could witness that drove me into bed with a teenage guy…my first time. From there the downward spiral continued. I would eventually search for love in guys only to find out that in order to get their attention, I would have to take my clothes off first and forfeit the true love I was searching for.
Brittany Jones age 21
This was me at age 21 and as you can see, I’m not alone. Since that time I first gave my body to a guy, it was hard for me to not have a guy close to me in some capacity. So at age 20 I decided to “jump” into my first long-term relationship. Yea, 4 years (too) long. As I’m holding on to this guy in this picture it reflects how my spirit and soul held on to him for dear life. My first real boyfriend was also my god and I felt I couldn’t let him go!
The true God in heaven was calling me to worship and trust Him only but I was too afraid to let go of the guy I subconsciously made my god. His presence in my life was pacifying the deep voids I had that just seemed unfillable without him. The crazy thing about that is while me and this guy were together, he still didn’t have the capacity to fill them anyway. No human does. Within those 4 years, I settled BIG time! Yet God would prove himself faithful to me and it’s in this relationship that this blog, SHE Abundantly, was birthed
Brittany Jones age 21
This was me at age 21 and as you can see, I’m not alone. Since that time I first gave my body to a guy, it was hard for me to not have a guy close to me in some capacity. So at age 20 I decided to “jump” into my first long-term relationship. Yea, 4 years (too) long. As I’m holding on to this guy in this picture it reflects how my spirit and soul held on to him for dear life. My first real boyfriend was also my god and I felt I couldn’t let him go!
The true God in heaven was calling me to worship and trust Him only but I was too afraid to let go of the guy I subconsciously made my god. His presence in my life was pacifying the deep voids I had that just seemed unfillable without him. The crazy thing about that is while me and this guy were together, he still didn’t have the capacity to fill them anyway. No human does. Within those 4 years, I settled BIG time! Yet God would prove himself faithful to me and it’s in this relationship that this blog, SHE Abundantly, was birthed
Brittany Jones age 24
This is me at age 24. I was graduating from college surrounded by 8 of my then 12 nieces and nephews. I soon realized that graduating wasn’t going to be the only life changing event for me that year because a few months later I finally walked away from that 4 year relationship with that guy ( who I conveniently cropped out of this picture btw). Was he a bad person? No! But the relationship was. Always expect emotional unstableness and chaos when you make any guy your god.
It’s crazy because I really thought his presence in my life would fill my deep voids of pain and rejection but what I was looking for in him for 4 years, God gave to me, plus more, within just 1 year of letting him go. It was God’s presence that gave me peace, mental and emotional stability, encouragement, boat loads of wisdom, spiritual enlightenment, influence, a higher self-esteem, the freedom to choose, clarity, TRUE love, purpose…shall I go on? God would continue to prove himself so faithful to me as he began to give me a deeper passion for youth and young women starting with the ones you see in this picture. I sure talked some of their heads off lol Sorry y’all.
Brittany Jones age 24
This is me at age 24. I was graduating from college surrounded by 8 of my then 12 nieces and nephews. I soon realized that graduating wasn’t going to be the only life changing event for me that year because a few months later I finally walked away from that 4 year relationship with that guy ( who I conveniently cropped out of this picture btw). Was he a bad person? No! But the relationship was. Always expect emotional unstableness and chaos when you make any guy your god.
It’s crazy because I really thought his presence in my life would fill my deep voids of pain and rejection but what I was looking for in him for 4 years, God gave to me, plus more, within just 1 year of letting him go. It was God’s presence that gave me peace, mental and emotional stability, encouragement, boat loads of wisdom, spiritual enlightenment, influence, a higher self-esteem, the freedom to choose, clarity, TRUE love, purpose…shall I go on? God would continue to prove himself so faithful to me as he began to give me a deeper passion for youth and young women starting with the ones you see in this picture. I sure talked some of their heads off lol Sorry y’all.
Brittany Jones Now
This is me now, smiling authentically. My broken heart has been mended. My trust in God has grown tremendously and I no longer depend on a man to heal and complete me because I have put in the work and time with God to realize that only He alone can make me whole. I moved from my home town and have continued on the path that God has set out for me; encouraging and speaking to young women just like you. See, I only gave you a glimpse of my story with nice pics to look at but you didn’t see the many nights of crying and feeling lost and hopeless, weight gain and depression, anxiety attacks and nights feeling used and abused by a guy. My story has been 30 years in the making that cant be told on 1 page. Sure, I could question why I went through so much pain or why I was dealt the hand I was dealt but I use all of it now to encourage the next young woman to know that God has a plan for her and it’s time to start agreeing with that plan with hopeful expectations.
God sets us free from things not just to say we are free but to show the next person how to become free in that same area and as you may have been able to tell, my struggles stemmed from low self-esteem and not realizing my true value as a young woman. Don’t let that be the reason you don’t rise to the full measure of greatness God has set for you. As you engage in this content, let my life encourage you to live yours authentically with no distractions from imposters or heart breakers.
To find out more about SHE Abundantly and what it means, visit the page What is SHE Abundantly.
Brittany Jones Now
This is me now, smiling authentically. My broken heart has been mended. My trust in God has grown tremendously and I no longer depend on a man to heal and complete me because I have put in the work and time with God to realize that only He alone can make me whole. I moved from my home town and have continued on the path that God has set out for me; encouraging and speaking to young women just like you. See, I only gave you a glimpse of my story with nice pics to look at but you didn’t see the many nights of crying and feeling lost and hopeless, weight gain and depression, anxiety attacks and nights feeling used and abused by a guy. My story has been 30 years in the making that cant be told on 1 page. Sure, I could question why I went through so much pain or why I was dealt the hand I was dealt but I use all of it now to encourage the next young woman to know that God has a plan for her and it’s time to start agreeing with that plan with hopeful expectations.
God sets us free from things not just to say we are free but to show the next person how to become free in that same area and as you may have been able to tell, my struggles stemmed from low self-esteem and not realizing my true value as a young woman. Don’t let that be the reason you don’t rise to the full measure of greatness God has set for you. As you engage in this content, let my life encourage you to live yours authentically with no distractions from imposters or heart breakers.
To find out more about SHE Abundantly and what it means, visit the page What is SHE Abundantly.