Ever get to Friday and feel like you need at least three more days before you can close out the week? Welcome to my world! I’ve got so much going on I’m struggling to keep up with myself. It’s days like this that I need to exhale and fill my mind with beautiful things… Literally! I’m making an executive decision to end the week the way we started it, beautiful inspiration.
What inspires you? Is it a beautiful image, a fashion show, a great movie? Is it reading a wonderful book or a touching story of a life that’s been redeemed? Maybe it is seeing life in your children or seeing a friend reach a goal? What inspires you to wake up each morning, press onward toward your greater goals? Whatever is inspiring to you, find more of it today. Take a moment to find your peace and be inspired at all costs. You’ll be surprised what a woman is capable of doing when she’s so inspired that she can’t be stopped.
*All images via Fashion Gone Rogue
Happy Mothers Day!
We all want to leave our mark on this world. Sometimes we get caught up and forget that it’s people we leave our prints on, not our job or degrees. If you are a mother or spend any time mothering…. you have the opportunity to change the world. You spend countless hours talking, praying, and encouraging to ensure that the children in your life succeed. There is no greater job! I’ve been a mother most of my life. I was married at 19 and a mother by 21! I remember the moment each of my children were born, feeling like I was born to love them. Whether I’m cheering their victory, screaming for more character,or encouraging them through a defeat, I thank God for giving me the opportunity. The stories aren’t always perfect; we are a far from perfect clan. I know that the training for me is how I respond to the problem not the attempt to be exempt from trial. Easy is boring. It’s like riding a bike… you use all your muscle to be able to coast, yet coasting only inspires you to engage again! Whatever season you find yourself in today, be encouraged! You are the CEO of a life that is more connected to you than any other. You get the opportunity until you die to leave an
imprint on society.
No company offers that~ The reward is a priceless memory!
Jared {23} Joi {21} Jerrell {25}
Life’s Posh, … live it!
They say that the first 5 thoughts you have when you wake up are what dictate your day. And while by the time you read this you’ll have passed those first minutes, we wanted to give you five thoughts to start your day on the right track:
*All images via Fashion Gone Rogue
Tonight I’m sitting in the same spot I wrote you from last week. The draft was just beginning and the nation tuned in, everyone with their own wish list. I watched with my family the lives of young men all over the nation change with one phone call. Yes, a call. Whether a draft or free agent, it all starts with the call from a team expressing the desire for you to join forces, put your college years in your memory bank and start all over.
My son got the call. How exciting,yet unnerving all at once. In the midst of excitement you must be as prepared in your own strategy room. It goes like this: the first rounders start the show. Many are in New York, with family waiting to receive the call while we watch on tv. As the rounds continue, the strategy is that if you aren’t drafted by round 5 you want to be a free agent. Why? Well if the rookie minimum salary is yours for the taking, choose your team, the one you have the best options with. Or like my son, choose the team you feel connected to. The team that when you close your eyes, you see yourself in their colors representing their city. A city that you call your own the minute the call has ended. At that moment your history is just that and your only goal is to shine at camp and make them glad they called you.
As a mom, it was surreal. I looked at my husband, who is so sure of himself during trials that to see him in action makes me fall in love all over again, and I said… “Do we really have a son in the NFL?” He answered as sure as always and said, “it’s his destiny, God’s unique plan for his life.” He’s going to do amazing things on and off the field in Charlotte, and yes babe, they’ll think he has a really young looking mom:)
Life’s Posh…. live it!
