I have to come clean...there's been an immense shift in my life for nearly 4 months. The biggest shift has been my faith. I'm not going to say that I have been too far off the deep end, but I have gone through my fair share of life. This week's newsletter is to truly take time to give thanks. You don't know who's a blessing or a vessel in your life. I have gone through my fair share of emotions that many people wouldn't understand.

To give a bit of a story, a friend of mine (practically a sister) called and texted me on Saturday morning to see if I was going to walk. The truth is that I didn't plan on walking. I appreciated this walk because it was truly a kick-start to my day. Not long after my 3.5-mile walk (sorry I didn't make it out to the marathon...I was running a marathon of my own as the day would ensue), I got home and received a call regarding an inquiry I placed regarding interest in a used vehicle. I am 1-2 for used vehicles. My Focus was EVERYTHING. I got quite a bit of TLC out of her. My latest, not so much, but Chelsea was able to truly get me around. So the gentleman called me to set up an in-person appointment.

I selected a time & as I was preparing, my mom wanted to see if it was OK for her to join. I had no problem with it because I was truly working through this, & having her alongside me never hurts. As I'm talking with the salesman, we're going over what I'm looking for, and he's looking at my car and getting the appraisal. Everything is moving along. I got to test drive the vehicle. I then come back to break down the numbers.

When the salesman goes to talk to the manager regarding the finishing pieces of seeing if you're able to get the car or not, that's when time stops. Well, I sit & wait & say a prayer, because I don't want to take for granted who or what got me here. God, faith, & prayer. I then was asked to have a cosigner, which I wasn't sure how that would go. However, it was confirmed based on the initial information I provided that I didn't need a cosigner. So I ended up hearing the news I needed to hear...YOU'RE APPROVED. You have a new car. Now I'm VERY appreciative of this car based on how good my last Ford was to me. I think my Ford Focus was one of those cars that just loved me the way I loved it.

I got through everything, did the finishing touches, and then got in the car to leave the car lot (after transferring my things from one car to another), and then the adrenaline started to come to the forefront.

The reason I shared all of this is because the one constant and truth is that I continually said thanks. I thanked my family for being there to support me (no words need to be said). I thank my father for being over me. I may as well say that my family truly was over me. I thank my sis numerous times who got me up to walk because I truly had no plan to walk or a plan to do much of anything. Sometimes, being a sloth can cause you to miss out on amazing opportunities, & I'm far from that space in my life.

There are some personal gifts that I need to start sharing and blessing others with. And that begins with not talking about what I can do, but actually breaking it down & getting those things done. So it's game time. Let's make this thing called life happen. I hope you're ready to appreciate life and appreciate you even more. I wish you all an amazing and powerful week. I love y'all & thank y'all as always.