Two years ago, my life changed in a way I never could have imagined.
After a painful divorce from someone who was deeply emotionally insensitive, my world was turned upside down. The end of my marriage didn’t just happen quietly behind closed doors — it came with humiliation and heartbreak that left me questioning my worth and my future. For a long time, I carried the weight of that moment and the feeling that the life I had built had been ripped away from me.
But I had two reasons I could not stay down: my children.
Since that day, I have worked incredible hours just to keep us afloat. For the past two years I have pushed myself to the limit, doing everything I can to make sure my kids are safe, cared for, and stable. I live paycheck to paycheck, constantly trying to stretch every dollar to cover rent, food, and basic needs. There have been days when the stress has been so overwhelming that I’ve survived on little more than crackers just to make sure my children had enough.
This isn’t the life I imagined for us. And deep down, I know it isn’t the life we’re meant to live.
For ten years during my marriage, a huge part of who I was slowly disappeared — my creativity. The part of me that dreamed, performed, created, and believed in possibilities was pushed aside. But over these last two years, something inside me has been waking back up.
I want to show my children something powerful: that even after being broken down, you can rise again.
I want them to see resilience in action. I want them to see their mother build something from nothing. I want them to know they are worthy of love, abundance, freedom, and the chance to use the gifts God gave them.
My dream is to rebuild my life through creativity and entrepreneurship.
I want to return to theater — something that once brought so much joy and purpose into my life. And I want to launch several online businesses that I have spent countless hours researching and planning. These businesses would allow me to support my family while also creating a life built on independence, creativity, and faith.
But right now, the constant pressure of survival makes it almost impossible to take the first real step.
That’s why I’m asking for help.
This fundraiser would give me the breathing room to begin building these businesses, invest in the tools and platforms I need, and give me the chance to pursue theater again — something that feeds my soul and reminds me who I am.
More than anything, it would allow me to move from surviving to rebuilding.
Every single donation, no matter the size, means more than I can put into words. Your kindness would not just help one person — it would change the trajectory of an entire family.
You would be helping a mother prove to her children that bouncing back and glowing up is possible.
You would be helping us create a future built on courage, creativity, and faith.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for reading my story, for believing in second chances, and for supporting a woman who is determined to rise again.
With gratitude and blessings to each and every one of you.paypal.me/ErinKeller587