Author: Marla Bautista

“Author, mother, volunteer, advocate and army wife.” That’s what they say when I am introduced before speaking. The only thing I hear is silence. What defines me? Is it the things I do for others? I’m Marla, a woman whose life’s focus has been taking care of those around me. As a young girl who spent my early years in Watts, California, then to Denver, Colorado, my life hasn’t been wit...