YOU are Enough

It isn’t just the big WINS but the SMALL things that truly MATTERS. This was three years ago today. Jermaine Jr. and I on our way to one of our ADVENTURES. I always try to spend your birthday and the time you transitioned somewhere beautiful. Last year was NOLA and California. This year BOY oh BOY even though it’s a little delayed..... My Mama knew I was having JJ but didn’t know the sex before she passed away. She would of been elated that she has another boy. Actually two more with her great grandson Zakai. She was surprised yet happy for me. Another generation, another chance and YES it was a BOY just like she predicted. “His Father would be so happy she said”. She loved Jermaine Sr. like her own Son.  I get sad because the things I CANNOT do YOU have ALWAYS done for me so I NEVER had to learn how to do. Over the years since you’ve been GONE I have learned to do them myself. You loved David so much and he ALWAYS makes it (slides through home base) so don’t even worry myself you alwa

My Mother passed away 7 years ago this WEEK and it’s really difficult because it’s very close to her birthday so this is a melancholy (Nana’s favorite word) time for me.... I thank GOD for my FAMILY! They have my back, front and sides and this weekend let me RELAX for a minute. We took JJ to the Festival and he enjoyed himself and then celebrated Eboni’s birthday and even though she and Bert have their OWN 3 kids  EVERYTHING be about JJ even Nani was like “I got him” and pushed him ALL day on the swings and that’s Angel and Virgens daughter who’s like 6 months older I think lol.  When my Mother died I KNOW she KNEW Aunt Colette was going to BE just like she is to me EVERYTHING. NOBODY can take your PLACE Ginny but AUNTIE and Aunt Colette DO things just like you COLLECTIVELY. Aunt Darlene, Aunt Rosalie, Auntie S. (“Don’t SING/RAP it Kim SPEAK it) Shewana, TATILLA ,Titis Vanessa and Lisy, Rita, Talitha, Jaime and Jami, ALL the KIDS....AND Uncle James gonna always get us HOME safe. Uncle

I just want to thank EVERYONE who breathes LIFE into ME! Who encourages my choices, parenting, progress. Who holds my hand when I need it and cheers me up when I’m down. Who lifts me up when I’m soaring so I can go even higher.  This Summer taught me you don’t need a lot of people around you. You just need the RIGHT people around you.  A year ago I was literally sick to my stomach because the school I wanted JJ to remain in was saying he couldn’t go there anymore. I’m now the Vice President of ALL the schools and JJ is back at his site creating books, doing Yoga, eating vegetarian dumplings and being the Artist that only he can be. It was never anything more than it’s the best environment for his needs in this CITY and he belongs THERE.  I wrote a business plan that ironically was modeled for a school district in California. I have read voraciously up on how to acquire a business AND  as a woman of color and disabled. For the last twenty one years I have been DEAF. When my former caree