# @pvamu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DR3IzQRiVF2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37555757-pvamu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-05T00:23:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Prairie View A&M University (@pvamu) — https://gondola.cc/pvamu

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When I look back at where I started, I can truly say this is nothing but God’s grace. Three weeks after my granny passed away, I found out I was pregnant with twins. Sophomore year rolled around and just three weeks after school started, I went into labor.

From that moment forward, my life became a constant balancing act. I was a full-time college student, a full-time healthcare worker & a full-time mom to two babies who depended on me. The sleepless nights, the tears, the doubt .. it was all real. But so was my determination. I refused to let my circumstances define me or stop me.

Fast forward to today , I am officially a senior, walking across the stage on December 13th with a well deserved degree and even with everything I’ve already carried, God blessed me to carry one more. Yes… BABY #3 ON THE WAY 🥹💕. Even with another baby on board, I still finished on time. I still showed up. I still gave it everything I had. And in January 2026 , I’ll be starting graduate school to earn my Master’s degree.

This moment means more than words can describe. It’s a reminder that no matter how heavy the load , no matter how hard the journey, you can push through. Many would have given up under the pressure ; school, work, motherhood, grief, pregnancy but I kept going. This degree isn’t just mine; it belongs to my babies who watched me grind, to my granny who I know is smiling down on me and to every person who feels like life is too hard to chase their dreams.

I am walking proof that you can be a mother, a provider, a student, and still come out victorious. This is my testimony, and I pray it inspires someone else to keep going, even when the odds are against you. Because what God has for you, no obstacle can take away. #pvgradswag #pvgrad #2025graduate #2025grad #explore

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