Jack of all trades, master of none??

I've heard this phrase many times growing up and it always came with a negative connotation.  It repeats many times in my head while trying to figure out my next step in life.  I've been stuck in the valley of indecision for the last two years trying to figure out what that will be? Event designer? Caterer? Mother? Interior designer? Stylist?  I've chatised myself for being "flighty" as my mother would say or unfocused and wayward.  Afraid my husband would say "oh boy! what's the new idea now?"  And yes while it can be dangerous to juggle too many projects without completing any, I know that there's nothing wrong with being talented in several areas.  I know its a blessing but the enemy has convinced me that it's a curse.  Fear has stood in the way of my decision to whole- heartedly choose anything because I'm afraid it will be the wrong one!

But I heard Bishop T.D. Jakes say something today that resonated with me:

"Don't let people put a period, where God has put a comma".

In other words, you can do everything God has given you the capacity to do. For some its one thing i.e, Tiger Woods and golf. For others its multiple endeavors i.e, Bishop Jakes and minister, author, movie producer. If you have a passion inside you for a host of things- do it ALL and let history define it! If it's in God's will he will make your paths straight. Just get MOVING!

I'm listening Holy Spirit, I'm listening...

For my Fine Hair Sisters...

Eureka!! I finally found the right combination of products to thicken my hair strands.
I've always been frustrated by my non-predictable hair. Sometimes it would look thick and healthy but other times I've had the dreadful "see-through" scalp which most recently got worse because of stress. So I purposed to give my hair some TLC. Through web research and hair care books I learned that curly hair needs a steady diet of Moisture & Protein. Washing my hair regularly with mild non-sulfate soaps, deep conditioning it with a raw egg (protein) and a creamy conditioner, and greasing my scalp with castor oil noticeably thickened my hair. Yay!

Everyone's hair is not the same but I'm spreading my newfound knowledge. What good is anything if you don't share it?

Whatever doesn't kill you.

This is my first post since last fall... My mom passed unexpectantly and it took the floor out from beneath me. It is the worst thing I've had to deal with in my life thus far, but it's been one the best gifts I've ever received as well.

Crazy right? How can something like that be a gift? Because it's given me a new outlook on life that I would have never received otherwise.

King Solomom writes "It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every man, the living should take this to heart". (Ecclesiastes 7:2) 

For the first time I was really hit with the reality of my mortality. Losing a parent will do that to you... it's something about losing that connection to your birth that reminds you death is sure to follow. And with this knowledge comes fearlessness. What's the worst that can happen? I'm going to live my life to it's fullest capacity. If I'm lucky, I have another 35 years left so let the countdown begin! Life without regrets. Well done good and faithful servant. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved your fellow man. My mom's legacy is not her career but the love she had for her family. Her self-lessness. Her humility. Her love for God. I am her legacy.

And I am stronger. I survived losing my first best friend, my Mommy. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.