Tihesha Horton — Author of A Journey to Courage: Foster to Fortune

New Book Available Now

A Journey
to CourageFoster to Fortune

Helping children discover courage, hope, and resilience through stories, education, and advocacy.

— Tihesha Horton

In Her Own Words

"I was seven years old the first time I understood what it meant to be unwanted. But somewhere inside me, even then, there was a voice that whispered — this is not the end of your story."

I grew up in the foster care system, moving from home to home, searching for belonging. What I found instead was something no one could take from me — courage. This is the story of how I turned every broken piece into a foundation.

An Excerpt

Chapter One

They told me I was a number in a file. Case #4471. A placement. A temporary arrangement. But I was a child with a name, a heartbeat, and a dream so stubborn it refused to die no matter how many times the world tried to bury it. I carried that dream through every strange bedroom, every new school, every goodbye that came without warning — and I am still carrying it today.
A Journey to Courage: Foster to Fortune book cover

The Book

A Journey to CourageFoster to Fortune

A raw and redemptive memoir about one woman's journey through the foster care system — and the unbreakable courage that carried her to the other side.

For every child who was told they didn't matter, and every adult still carrying that child inside them — this book is proof that your beginning does not determine your ending.

Reader Stories

Lives Touched

"Tihesha's story shattered every excuse I had. If she could rise from that, I have no reason to stay where I am."

Monique T.

Foster Care Alumni

"This book is a lifeline. Every child in the system needs to read these words and know they are not forgotten."

Dr. Renee W.

Social Worker & Advocate

"Raw, real, and redemptive. A Journey to Courage changed the way I see my own past."

James A.

Reader

Your story isn't
over yet.

Whatever chapter you're in right now — Tihesha's story is proof that the next one can be extraordinary.

Tihesha Horton

"When my father and my mother forsake me,
then the Lord will take me up."

— Psalm 27:10

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"Your story isn't over yet."