Mom

I am so grateful the God gave me MY parents. My mom is a big supporter of what I do. She believes that I can do whatever I want to do. She believes I am the smartest girl she knows, and she believes I can have whatever I want. Another thing about my mom is she will be completely honest with me about what she thinks about me and what she thinks about my friends. I have never really had a lot of friends, really because my sisters and my cousin were my best friends. They were the ones I spent most of my time with. I was never into having boyfriends because they didn't like me much anyway...well until high school. But when I did have a boyfriend, I made sure to introduce them because she was very honest and watched his character. THANK GOD FOR THAT! =)

My mom has told me since I was a teenager, "Girl, I see you driving one of those BMW's with a convertible top" I laughed and said "Yeah, that would be nice huh?" She always believed that I would. Even though she knew that there was no way anyone in my family could afford a new car, much less a BMW. My mom grew up in Toledo, Ohio in the projects. She came straight from the hood and made something of herself. She moved to Arizona when she was 22 and met my dad. (I will tell you about my dad in another blog titled..."MY DAD")

My mom raised 4 children and after all of that, she decided to go back to school and get a college education. I really commend her for this and we helped her study and pass her classes. It is really tough for a 40 something year old to go to school after not learning math for 20 + years. Anyone that tells me that they can't get a college education has to just step out and do it. There have been a few of my peers that don't even have a high school education...now I don't judge people based off of their education, but when you are in your 20s and didn't graduate high school or get at least a GED then there is a problem and we need to fix it. Judging of character comes in when God puts someone in your life to HELP you get your education and find resources for you to do so, and you never take the initiative to get up and do it. If anyone close to me ever needed assistance with school or with the hardest of the hardest math problems, I GOT IT! So there is no excuse to not have a basic education except pure laziness and no drive. Even A D D is not an excuse. Especially if you have a free tutor. My mom took advantage of this and passed her classes. YAY!

She is always trying to help her kids with their dreams. My mom goes to gas stations, grocery stores, church, and anywhere she can and just passes out cards with my name on it promoting me and my music. She is awesome! My mom is one of the greatest chefs I know. Her dream is to start her resturant and have me onstage singing for the entertainment. I am going to help her make her dream come true! Just like she has helped encourage me with mine! If you have those around you that encourage you with your dreams, make sure they know how much you appreciate them by encouraging them with theirs!