Madam President Speaks.....

Hello Everyone......I wanted to talk to you about being a "Mommy"! Before now, I never considered myself a "Mommy"!! Vowed that I was never driving a mini-van (no harm intended for someone who does), never letting my children climb all over me or tell me what they are not going to do, etc. Anything that I thought over zealous, "happy-to-be-mommies" do!! I vowed NEVER to do!! Don't get me wrong, I am very loving and pour love on my children all the time, but I am also very DIRECT and if they do something, they are not going to get the sugar-coated version of correction!! In a way, to me, that is a good balance and I think that my children are great kids because of it! More mature definitely!! When you think about it......we are responsible for what kind of adults our children turn out to be and I just did not want the responsibility of that!! BUT God.....He is doing something to me as it relates to being a "Mommy"!! Don't get me wrong, I am going to take care of my children and I always have: make certain that they have everything that they need: physically, emotionally and spiritually, BUT I had a problem with the NURTURING part, because remember, I never considered myself a "Mommy"!! When I say take care of them, I meant take care of them as I would anyone else......but not like they were "My Children". God revealed to me that these are "My Children" that he has entrusted me with and I being the "Mommy", am responsible for NURTURING!! This is all new to me!! Now I am explaining everything to them, so that they understand, more in tuned to their personalities and likes and dislikes.....I believe that this is where the NURTURING comes in.....when you are touching their hearts!! I can truly say that I desire to touch the hearts of my children and more than ever before I AM seeing the fruit of that!! I am a great mommy, not because I provide them with everything they need physically, emotionally, and spiritually, but because I truly TOUCH THEIR HEARTS!! Just wanted to share this with women who believe that they are not cut out to be a "Mommy" to encourage you to get with God to solicit His help to accomplish HIS plan for your life as it relates to taking care of your children. If you have children, you have the GRACE to do this!!

My children are great and the more I think about the task before me.....just like the companies I own, I have to be a good steward over their talents and gifts to show them how to be good stewards when it is time to take care of themselves. DJ is my oldest and he has endured alot with Darryl and I. Glad he was a little to young to remember the really bad times Darryl and I had and my prayers were answered when I prayed a long time ago that God would hide him from that time in our lives. He is growing up to be an awesome Man of God and Daddy is teaching him responsibility, which is what his name means, "The Responsible One"! One thing about DJ is he can go anywhere and do anything and still be DJ. He decreed that he is a Superstar Basket Ball Player and Exec. Vice President of WCI! He says that on his off season, he is going to work in the Businesses. He is going to attend Georgetown University, to of course play ball for them. He is learning faith, family and finances to be able to live an enjoyable, overflowing life and be the well-grounded man that his Daddy is teaching him to be!!

Kelli is a little more reserved and laid back. Not only is she MY PATIENCE, but she is my protege' and watches my every move! So happy to be the best example for her!! She is very direct and also very loving!! Loves GOD and can TEACH already!! She is my Praise and Worship Leader and already driven to do harm to the Kingdom of Darkness!! She says she is going to teach "Tithes and Offering"! Kelli was born into the "Spirit of Faith", so she has a love for God that I have not seen in some adults!! She is our CFO for all of the Businesses. She is a Businesswoman and is definitely going to take care of business!! The reason we call her our CFO is she likes working on the adding machine we have in our office and will come to everyone in the house with a piece of the tape from the adding machine and say, "You have $8 billion dollars in your account, you have $4 Million dollars in your account", and she will go to all of the family members saying this!! She loves the adding machine, so I put it on her desk!!

Kyle is the first born after the vasectomy and was truly unexpected!! He is our COO of all of the Businesses and really understands how to take care of everyone. He is the child that always tells Darryl and me, "Thank You", "I love you", always complimenting us or others. He is super creative!! Loves Animals and asks for them all of the time. When we move into our new house (soon), the first thing that we are going to do is get him some Animals!! (they can have their own designated space, of course) From a baby, he has liked animals.....we give him animals that look and feel real for Christmas and that is all he plays with the whole time!! It is funny to us!! He is such a great kid and loves his brother and sisters and is very protective of them!! (He got that "security" gene from his dad! LOL)

Little Ms. Devynn is the second born after the vasectomy and we are loving her!! She is truly "loved"!! Everyone loves on her!! She is sooo sweet, but kind of moody!! I don' t know what she is destined to do yet, but she is growing up fast and I like that!! Very, very smart.....catches on very fast, watches everything and everybody....she has the "security" gene too!! (LOL) We will watch for her purpose!!

As you can tell, I would talk about my children all day long and find myself talking about them all of the time!! The love that I have for them is different now and thanks to GOD, I know how to NURTURE them into the plan and purpose that He has destined for their lives!! I am truly a MOMMY!! Start looking at your children in this way to develop them into the people that God has called them to be and not who you want them to be!! We have awesome roles as Mommies and you should surround yourselves with other great Mommies to learn and grow into the Mommy that God has called you to be!!