“I found myself at a place that I never thought I would be." 

The women in Yvonne’s family are strong. She follows in this line. Yvonne was raised in Seattle’s Central District and says she also grew up around violence perpetuated by and to her family. "Violence for me, coming up in my family, seemed normal," she says. 

Her first encounter with the justice system was in her early 20s. At 34, she was charged with first-degree murder.

In prison, Yvonne started reading the Bible each day. "He revealed himself to me,” she says. “I found myself changing and became full of love and full of compassion."

This is a story of grief and loss, and a story of forgiveness and renewal. Yvonne’s testimony is raw, honest, and unforgettable. At its heart, it is a story of hope that encourages all of us who are weary or burdened.

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