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Motivating Monday - August 30, 2021

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To Break or To Make... Welcome and welcome back! Happy Monday! It's another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here.  Ya know something...? I gotta be completely honest with you. If there was ever a week that was meant to make me or to break me, it was this last one, from last Monday to yesterday. I promise you. This last week really has created a conflagration within me for change. It has really made me become the person I am entering this week as.  I have decided not to go into detail about all the random incidents that happened throughout the week. I already know it would seem like I am complaining. And I would be. They don't deserve that kind of spotlight. What I can honestly say is they all helped me get crystal clear about the steps I need to take moving forward.  I am grateful for all Wisdom and I went through. I didn't handle every situation as well as I could have but I did handle them far better than I have in the past. I consider that a signifi

Motivating Monday - August 23, 2021

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We are L.U.V.! Mommy Kai and Wisdom Son-shine Welcome and welcome back! Happy Monday! This is my favorite day of the week. And yes, it IS truly another amazing day in paradise. Thank you for being here.  Can I just say, I LOVE the child in this picture? I'm so honored to be Wisdom's mom and student. I have to admit... we have had more adventures in the last little while than I had expected or planned for. Through them all this little human has continued to show great character and resilience. I am so grateful for him.  Last Monday, August 16 marked two years since we returned to Raleigh after being gone for almost 3 years. That was the official start of this unexpected journey from poverty to prosperity. I started this summer thinking we would be settled and housed by now with the start of the school year at hand.  That can be discouraging but I'm not discouraged. I am definitely encouraged. That is because I can honestly say the journey from internal poverty to internal pr