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 Life doesn't always take the shape of the plans you originally had. Sometimes you don't even see the life you hoped for. But, if you keep on the journey life will take you down paths you never thought would or could be worthy of.  I thought... isn't that the start of every downward spiral? I thought. Sometimes we need to go back a few steps, thoughts, moments to better understand where we are and where we're going. My oldest is chartering his path as a high school freshman. I can only reflect on my high school experience. When I was in high school all I wanted was to lay a foundation that would get me out of my city (New Orleans). I couldn't see past getting out. All I could see was how everyone around me looked stuck. I couldn't pinpoint when they appeared stuck because it seemed like that was life. And I didn't want that life. I wanted big city because I had big city dreams.  Moments make our lives and shape the decisions we make. I was blessed in so many...

  Yesterday I wrote about crystal growth. I’ve been thinking about it all day. You are a crystal. An amazingly crafted, specifically designed, unique, authentic you, created for a purpose with a plan in mind. I don’t know your struggles. What I do know is that if you are here, if you are reading this, you, yes you were created already great. Who you are right now and where you are in life may not be ideal for you but you are great none the less. Do you know the work it took to create you? I said yesterday it takes months to grow a crystal. The same is said for a baby. It takes even longer to grow from infant to adult and somehow once you become an adult you’re there for a while. God knew what he was doing when he created you. He knew the concentration amount he wanted of each parent. He knew the situation in which you would be conceived, and he still considers you a gem, a jewel, and full of his purpose.   You may be in the refining stage of life and it feels like everythi...