Why I am Who I Am!

" Life is like a plant, with proper care a nourishment it grows into a BEAUTIFUL sight"

I'm the daughter of a Beautiful woman and a Stern father. I grew up in a single parent home and did not really develop a relationship with my father until we relocated back to Massachusetts and even then it was strained from time to time. Growing up in a single parent home I learned at an early age, this was not the life I want for my children( once I became a parent)... My 3 brothers were knuckle heads and from time to time they gave my mom and I HELL. But, I love them unconditionally. Since we were latchkey children, after school we spent a lot of time together. We were members of our local Community Center but I really didn't fit in there and spent a majority of time at home doing homework, on the phone and getting evening dinner started or even prepared for my mother.

As time progressed and my mom started to date again our family was slowly but surely becoming complete. My mom remarried when I was 19 years old to my step-father whom I affectionately call " Ole Man". At first, it felt super good knowing that we now had a permanent male fixture in our family. But, as time progressed and the reality set in, Mom and my 2 of my 3 brothers would be preparing to relocate to another state. Although I was in college, apart of me wanted my mom and brothers to still be within my reach. Why couldn't Ole Man come to Massachusetts?

I couldn't see it then, but it was at that moment when Mom kissed me on my cheek as I stood in the kitchen ironing my jeans that God was preparing me by removing someone that was familiar and giving me the strength to stand on my own..It would still take sometime(9yrs) for me to realize that the transition was happening. I still had to make a few mistakes and lose a lot more to be able to accept and appreciate the place I currently reside!If I had of tapped into my Faith in God sooner, I'm quite sure it could've saved a lot of extra screw ups and bad decisions I made! But, it was destined for me to travel down the road less traveled for a reason.

I'm a daughter, sister, Mother,Aunt,Cousin and Future Wife. At the time I was conceived, God already knew that my life was going to take this Path, he was just strengthening me along the way. My words were not only going to Inspire me to go harder but help to lift others out of their runts! We all make mistakes in life but knowing that God is going to pick us up and allow tomorrow to be a FRESH start should give EVERYONE motivation to go harder!

I write because, its my ministry...
I care because someone cared for me..
I LOVE because I'm loved by many...
I pray because someone prayed for me...
I Give because I haven't always been able to Give( for selfish reasons)..
and I serve God because I have No other Choice!

All of life's lessons have made me and that's why I am who I am!!!