GIBBISM

Some cities raise giants.  My city raises giants and champions! 

My faces are many; my God, just one!  I enjoy having a good time, but understand that you have to be careful who you plan with!   I come from a "lower income" home, but we were wealthy - our house was filled with love and prayer.

I am a product of the small streets of Marion, IN; home of the Marion Giants.   From those friends, family, streets and church, I learned to stand up for myself, as well as to stand for something, including someone else.  I also learned the meaning of family, friends and community!   As a child, I was held back in 2nd Grade (i.e., Flunked) and not expected to go to college.  Through "miraculous connections," God made a way for me to go to college and, eventually (11 years later) to graduate from Indiana University.  I am a proud "Groups Program," first generation college student, and it took village to get me there.  Life is funny,  through all of life's challenges, success happened to a 2nd generation PK (my dad is a preacher and his dad was a preacher). I assure you, someone was praying for me (LOL)!

By-the-way, you don't always shake off the footprints that life leaves on you, but you do have to decide not to stay down where footprints are bound to happen!  Once you get up, you can figure out what to do with the scars!   We can try to hide them, hide from them or we can wear them like the badge of honor they are (i.e., a scar symbolizes a please where a healing occurred)!    Today I am able to talk about a "BLESSED LIFE," because I have a bunch of scars that are healed!   Thank you, Jesus, I have some scars, healed by a heavily father that loves me!  GIBBISM - God I'm Blessed, Because I See Miracles.  I AM BLESSED BEYOND RECOGNITION, AND SO ARE YOU! Amen!!!