"You know what? Good people can also struggle. I am a good person and I also am a felon, and that's okay. The church is doing so well at moving towards less judgment and I feel so thankful that I get to be a part of that. That I get to share my story without shame. To try and help people realize that forgiveness is all encompassing. We don't have to carry the shame. We don't have to be afraid of who we are and what our past is. I can stand at the pulpit and tell them my story, because I'm whole, I've been forgiven. Why am I gonna keep shame? Why am I gonna be embarrassed about it? I've overcome something."