"30 Days of Happiness" Campaign contribution for Day 3

"30 Days of Happiness" campaign contribution Day 3 (July 28th): So I'm just getting off of work and walking to the bus stop. When I arrive there are 3 black young adults (2 females, 1 male) & 1 white male, who visibly appeared to be a bit "off" to some degree, at whom these 3 black young adults are laughing.

I sit on a WalMart basket and the white man immediately says "NO MA'AM, take my sit" & gets up. So we switch places & I thank him. He then begins to talk, rather intelligently too! He spoke about a few of his medical conditions & his attempts to get back to Norfolk, VA to get medical treatment because the VA here won't care for him.

We conversed until my bus came, he thanked me for listening to him. I told him no thanks needed because he'd given me no reason not to talk to him. I also said and made sure the 3 black young adults heard it, that if more people treated others as they want to be treated it (conversations with him) would happen more often.

As I walked away I blessed him & wished him safe travels to where ever he was headed. He gave a toothless smile that made my day! THAT was my happy moment ... knowing I could bless & put a smile on a mans face who did not seem to carry one often. GOD bless him ...

BONUS 3RD DAY CONTRIBUTION:

All this love from my 1st grand-daughter, Miss Daysha, wrapped around my neck as we watch Despicable Me!! *PRICELESS*

"30 Days of Happiness" Campaign contribution for Day 2

"30 Days of Happiness" Campaign contribution for Day 2: I've posted enough about being ill and how I am hating the steroids so everyone knows I am not feeling well. Most of you know I don't have a car either so this morning I had to get up and walk to the corner store for a few things.

Now being sick and walking in rising heat is NO fun so you can imagine how unhappy I was but not complaining. I hadn't checked my mail in 2 days so I decided to stop and knock that out, my JEA bill & a letter from my son were enclosed. I open my JEA bill 1st which is usually under $10 but this one is $35 (COME ON NAH, SOMETHINGS GOT TO GIVE!!) and then I opened my son's letter to find a new picture of him. *squeals in excitement*

My baby boi looks wonderful under the circumstances and in his letter he says "2 more yrs mama. I am ready to get home to my favorite lady, my sister and my girls*! THIS is my contribution for today! Nothing else that happens today will top that so I can give this early! LOVE YOU DANTE"!!

I AM STILL BLESSED

With all that goes on and has gone on in my life I AM STILL BLESSED!

Though my life is not perfect and probably never will be I am more than PERFECTLY in love with it!

My Father blessed me with 2 beautiful children of which have spawned 2 BEAUTIFUL grand-daughters ... BLESSED!!

There's absolutely nothing more in this world I want than to see these 4 happy and well off for life! GOD KNOWS I AM WORKING ON IT!!!

*sings* WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING FRESH TO DEF I'M SO FRESH, SO FRESH

Mother of an Incarcerated Son: Released from confinement

Dante' recieved a DR for disorderly conduct ... well that was the charge anyways ... and put into confinement the week I was in VA (June 15-24). In his letter, advising me of the situation, he said "I am innocent of these charges mama! GOD is going to show up in this because I did not do ANYTHING! I am too close to coming home. I just want to do my time and get to my girls". I knew then my baby was going to be OK but that still, unfortunately, did not stop me from worrying, that's just a part of being a parent/mother.

One thing no one can tell me is that my GOD doesn't answer when you cry out to Him. As I prayed about my sons situation and chatted with my auntie about it, explaining a few things to her, Dwayne Woods began to sing in my ears "as soon as I stop worrying, worrying how the story ends I LET GO AND I LET GOD, LET GOD HAVE HIS WAY"!! I was sitting on the bus headed downtown, I do NOT like crying in public but I didn't even care at that moment because that is when I knew IT WAS WELL .... IT IS DONE!! I surrendered all!!

Then today (Sunday 07/01) as I sat with tears in my eyes and my grand-daughter Daysha hugging me and patting my back saying "it's ok nana" I had to shout "GOD IS SOOOOO AWESOME"!! I'd just received a phone call from the mother of another inmate housed with my son. I didn't recognize the number but since my son's been incarcerated and my starting Body By Vi I get a LOT of unknown number calls so I answered. Of course, when she started her sentence off with "you have a son or brother named Trouble in Madison ..." I immediately thought the worse (Father I will do better with that) BUT on the contrary ... she was calling to tell me DANTE WAS OUT OF CONFINEMENT AND HE JUST WANTED ME TO KNOW!!

MY GOD IS SO GOOD!! This has made my ENTIRE month of July! THANK YOU LORD!! The devil is trying his level best to keep my son down but MY GOD HAS TOO MUCH OF AN INVESTMENT IN MY SON...IT WON'T WORK DEVIL! IT WON'T HAPPEN!! *sings* VICTORY IS MINE VICTORY IS MINE VICTORY IS MINE TODAY!!!

Mother of an Incarcerated Son: High Spirits

One day away from vacation and in my mailbox is a letter from my son. When I felt the envelope I felt pictures so I thought he'd sent some new pictures of himself. I tore into that envelope looking for pictures of my handsome son to find 2 of the 3 pictures of myself that I had sent him, these 2:

Needless to say I was a bit "perplexed" as to why he'd sent my pictures back so I immediately began to read. He didn't waste ANY time getting into the reason he'd sent my pictures back and I quote: "Your pictures are BEAUTIFUL tho! You look GREAT but I don't put these types of pix of you in my book so I'll send these 2 back! I've been fighting since elementary school due to the fact that you're 'attractive' I guess, I don't need that rite now!" *smiling* That truly made my night! My son has not seen me since Christmas so he had not witnessed my weight loss transformation. He also went as far as to FINALLY admit he and I look JUST alike, especially since I have no hair. (laughs)

He is now going in to the Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts training offered at the prison. I am SO proud of him for making use of this time the Lord has given him on this earth behind those prison walls. He speaks with so much sense now, his attitude has really changed and I pray it continues for the better. There is not ONE person who can tell me MY GOD is not GREAT!

Love you son! 2 more years to go and we'll be done with this so keep your head up high, know that this is GOD'S blessing for you and your life and keep HIM first in all you do!

Mother of an incarcerated son: Mothers Day 2012

This pass Mothers Day was a REALLY tough one for me. Neither of my children are in arms reach nor was I able to see either of my grand children. When I didn't receive any cards in the mail from either of my children I began to reflect on all the things I have done and still do for 2 adults yet I received nothing.

I spent most of that day in the bed, crying, asking why was I not appreciated more by those that I felt I'd done so much and been there for to include the fact I didn't see nor receive a phone call from my grand-children. **THANK YOU MISTY FOR THE TEXT & PICTURE** It wasn't until I got up, put on my work out clothes and took a long walk that I was able to just breath and be easy about it.

Sunday comes and goes...I go to work Monday and come home to this

AND this

When I say I cried for all of 10-15 minutes I mean it with every ounce of my being! He has such a way with words (one of the Father's many gifts to OUR son). I could care less about a gift that money buys, it's gifts like THESE that count. The sentiment and time taken to prepare this poem is PRICELESS! As I read that poem over and over again I thought to myself if he NEVER gave me anything else THIS was enough.

So I come home from work Wednesday to find

Lord knows I love my incarcerated son and thank GOD every day for him! He was created to be something great and GOD speared him the ending he was most certainly headed for by putting him where he is. It's not the best place but it's the place he has to be in order to prepare himself for what GOD has for him!

THE REINVENTION OF MS CHANEL IN 2012: Body by VI 2nd 90 Day Challenge

It's been a minute but I'm BAAACCKKKKK!!!! May 1st I began my 2nd challenge. This challenge is for further toning and firming of my inner thighs, lower abdomen and tricep area as well as dropping 10 more pounds and 3-5 more inches so that I may get into my FIRST EVER 2 piece bikini for my 42nd birthday!!

When I began this 2nd challenge these were my measurements:

Weight: 169 1.2 lbs

Chest: 34 3/4 inches

Waist: 31 3/4 inches

Hips: 41 1/2 inches

Thighs: 24 inches

Here are my before the 1st challenge picture (on the left of course, taken Jan 12th) and my start of the 2nd challenge picture (on the right taken May 3rd)

There is a SIGNIFICANT difference in under FOUR months as you can see and this was all possible due to the Body By ViSalus meal replacement shake, walking and Leslie Sansone "WALK AT HOME" DVD's. I have yet to step foot in a gym and doubt if I will. This has to be the most EFFECTIVE weight loss and maintenance program ever produced.

The great thing is it's NOT just for weight loss, it's also used for bulking up so even the smallest of people can use it. It's children friendly and can assist in lowering High Blood pressure and cholesterol as well as regulating Diabetes. Once you begin to take care of your body IT WILL begin to take care of you!

Don't believe me? Well take the challenge for yourself and have a testimony as great if not greater than mine! I dare ya! Are you up for the CHALLENGE??

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