Growing up, Annika tried to fill her heart with everything she did and had: sports, music, art, friends. But, reaching a point where nothing filled her, and although trying to distract herself from that feeling of emptiness, she found that it just didn’t go away. A turning point was when Annika began to take her Catholic faith seriously by receiving the sacraments and dedicating time to God everyday. It was then that she realized that by opening her heart to the Lord, she was being filled with true joy.