Viva La Vida

I have an announcement.... (DRUM ROLL PLEASE)..... We were ALL fearfully and wonderfully made (period)!  I'm sure at some point in our lives, we've suffered some sort of self-esteem issues because of situations or people in our lives that made us feel unworthy.  However, I am here to tell you (as well as myself) that yes, you are worthy!         What drives your self-esteem?  I can remember a time when my self-esteem wasn't based on the thoughts of myself, but instead it was solely based on the thoughts, opinions, words, and actions of others towards me.  Does this sound familiar to anyone else?  It's a crazy concept to take in because naturally, self-esteem should be based on what one believes of "himself"... But of course, we tend to develop a sense of "self" by what others or even society identifies us as.  Now imagine, if you will, that you made a sound decision to tune out all of the outside influences and ONLY accepted what God has deter

  And so it begins ladies and gentlemen, I am officially a blogger!:)  Never thought I'd see the day, but I'm in a "go for it" kind of mind set in my life right now and I've had quite a few folks in my circle that have encouraged me to let my voice be heard.  My main focus for blogging is motivational speaking simply because it's a huge part of my life.  I can honestly say that I haven't experienced quite as much of life's overwhelming disappointments, but I've certainly had my fair share and only God has been able to sustain me through it all.  If you are the least bit interested in keeping a positive mindset, grasping on to hope, looking for that silver lining, or just knowing that things will be okay, this is the blog for you.  I only know of ONE WAY to keep moving forward and that's through Jesus!  May sound like a cliché for some, but it's been the reality for my life.      Just as a side note, in case you're wonderin