My Story 🦋

Hi, I’m Claribel.

I became a mom at 18. Not in a perfectly planned, picture-ready way — but in a way that stretched me, shaped me, and forced me to grow up quickly.

Angelina and I grew up together.

There was no manual. No perfect roadmap. Just faith, tears, strength I didn’t know I had… and a tiny girl who depended on me for everything.

Before that, I lost my cousin Ruthy in 2005 — she was like my sister. That kind of grief changes you. It introduces you to pain in a way nothing else can.

And then in 2017, I lost my mom.

That loss broke me.

Not in a dramatic way people could always see — but quietly. Deeply. In the kind of way that shifts your foundation.

I always knew God. I believed in Him. But I wasn’t truly walking with Him.

After losing my mom, something in me started searching.

Two years ago, I stopped just knowing about God… and started walking with Him.

And that changed everything.

Butterfly Bliss was actually my first dream. I wanted to create candles that made people feel peace, love, and comfort. I imagined the perfect jars, the right scents, meaningful verses — I wanted it to be beautiful and done “the right way.”

But I kept waiting for perfect.

Perfect timing.

Perfect design.

Perfect clarity.

And life kept happening.

So I paused it.

Not because the dream died — but because I was still being shaped.

While I was praying and questioning and wondering, “God, is this really what You want from me?” something else began to grow quietly in my heart.

Writing.

Reflecting.

Sharing honestly.

That’s when Growing Faith was born.

And it felt different.

It felt less like a product… and more like obedience.

Less like something I was building… and more like something God was building in me.

Growing Faith isn’t about having all the answers.

It’s about becoming.

It’s about asking the hard questions:

Am I doing this life right?

Am I walking in purpose?

Am I enough?

Am I really hearing God?

If you’ve ever questioned your direction…

If you’ve ever paused a dream because you weren’t sure…

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re walking this life correctly…

You are not alone.

I am still learning.

Still growing.

Still trusting His timing.

Butterfly Bliss will have its chapter — when God says it’s time.

But right now, my focus is here:

On faith that is real.

On healing that is ongoing.

On community that feels safe.

On becoming the woman God is shaping me to be.

I don’t have it all figured out.

But I am walking.

And if you’re walking too — even slowly — we’re in this together.

✨ Claribel

Creator of Growing Faith — A space for honesty, healing, and hope.