Gratefully Disappointed is a walk through my life as a young girl growing up in East New York, Brooklyn navigating this thing called "life" learning who I am as a woman; appreciating my purpose as a human being despite a series of life altering disappointing events. I have learned that life's unpredictable events are the seeds that prepare us for Living!

Sabrina Umstead Smith is an experienced manager who has worked for top corporations. She's a self-starter who runs her own nonprofit. Sabrina gave her son a meaningful legacy through Erick's Place, a charity she founded to help chronically ill children and their parents/caregivers. She is the creator of Forgive4u, a program that defines the six essential steps to overcoming emotional roadblocks.