ESSIE BERRY SURVIVED, HER EYES ARE ON THE SPARROW

I write, and I sing, because my soul has carried weight for a long time. Each word is a step forward. Each note is a breath released.I am learning how to lay my burdens down— not because they were small, but because I was never meant to carry them alone.This journey is not about perfection. It is about healing. It is about choosing rest over survival, truth over silence, light over fear.I sing what I could not always say. I write what tears once held hostage. In these melodies and lines, I am placing my worries at God’s feet— the pain, the questions, the memories that still ache— and trusting that peace will meet me there.Some days, the road is quiet. Other days, it trembles beneath my feet. But even when my voice shakes, I keep moving forward, because peace is not a place I arrive at— it is a promise I walk into.If you have ever felt heavy, if your heart has known loss, struggle, or weariness, then this journey is for you too. You do not have to rush. You do not have to pretend. You do not have to be strong every moment.Come walk with me. Let the music carry what words cannot. Let the writing give language to what has been locked inside. Together, we will lay our burdens down— one step, one song, one breath at a time.This is my journey to peace. And there is room for you here.