Years ago, Serenity Rayan faced a major life transformation where she began questioning her beliefs from childhood, her past, her relationships, and who God created her to be. In a memoir with an important message about inner strength and self-love, Rayan chronicles her life journey beginning with her premature birth and continuing through her challenging childhood in foster care where she learned to be resilient, despite suffering unthinkable abuse at a young age. As she grew into womanhood and learned to stand up for herself while helping others find their voice and truth, Rayan reveals how she overcame obstacles, losses, sadness, fears, and abandonment to positively transform her life and find healing. Through her retelling, Rayan encourages others to take the first step in their journey to a restored life, happiness, and a complete healing of the soul. Life as I Knew It is the touching true story of one woman's journey from abandonment and abuse to a complete transformation where she found strength, hope, faith, and inner peace.