I was born to Judy and Ricky Sparks in January of 1982, in a small town in Missouri. I came into this world as the youngest of four, with one sister and two brothers paving the way ahead of me. We weren’t rich—not even close. In fact, we were probably poorer than we ever realized, but as kids, we never truly knew it. Momma and Daddy never talked finances in front of us, and somehow, Momma always made