ROAR

For having a moment to encourage another generation to embrace their flaws and understand why they are important in order to flourish.

Moments like this keeps me grounded in my why.

This is all smiles now but an hour ago, my nephew was crying in my arms. At five, most people would just brush him off and say stop crying and be a big boy. But instead, I encouraged him to cry. We talked through why he was upset and crying. We allayed our fears and built up confidence to talk through our feelings. We challenged the lies he believed about being alone and spoke truth about what the reality of the matter is. No one is leaving him. Everyone loves him and it's ok to tell someone he trusts how he feels.

I'm glad he trusted me in that moment to talk through his tears. Regardless of age, we have to encourage our boys to work through their thoughts and feelings in a healthy and safe space. Holding the grief of feelings inwardly causes us to carry unnecessary burdens that were never meant to be our loads to carry. Now, every 30 minutes or so, he looks up at me and asks me for a kiss or a hug.

Safety. Protection. Comfort. Peace. Things the Holy Spirit gives and offers us daily. This is what I'm thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

10 days. 3 cities.

This is the face of reflective exhaustion. But to share meaningful moments of equipping others to be effective technical writers and investigators of manufacturing errors; being in the presence of the Lord to hear a right now message that motivated me to come alive and go forth with my sisters and fly home as a surprise to witness my father deliver his first sermon along with having a few moments with my brother(s), sister in love, and nieces/nephews over food- priceless.

I wouldn't trade these moments for the 🌎. Neither should you. Keep your purpose in perspective and let you destiny guide your intentions.