My Supports

My Supports

When I first begin to think about the word support, the first thought that comes to my mind is my family. Without my family, I would not be able to do or be a part of any of the things that I am involved in. My family means the world to me and I value the daily support that they give me. Another factor within my environment is my role models. In the field of early childhood, I have met multiple women and men whom have inspired me to continue in this field of education. I have friends, aunts, and uncles who have labored in the field of nurturing and educating young children. Their endurance and support of young children has motivated and inspired me to be an active advocate and educator of young children.

My family, mentors, and relatives all have encouraged me on the roughest of days. I am married and have three children, and I am very active in my church home. These responsibilities alone are a huge job. Not to mention that I work full time and am a student. Sometimes I get weary in all of my responsibilities, but I am grateful that my support systems are there when I need them. They somehow know when I am feeling tired and weary and all of a sudden at least one of them will share an inspiring story by text or give me a call to check on my well being. I am so grateful for them all. Without each one of them, It would be nearly impossible to complete the goals that I have for my life. I am grateful!!

My most inspirational support is my father God!! I love my Lord and by his strength I am able to do all things. It gets tough some days but with God, my husband, my children, my family, and role models when I am, weak THEY help me to become stronger. Having each of these supports systems will enable me to finish the race that I am in. It’s a slow race but it is very steady. If I did not have any of these support systems, I don’t believe I would be where I am today. I would have probably stop going to school years ago. I would have settled for less. In my family, there are not that many people in my generation that have gone to college. Most of my cousins and relatives who are my age have settled for smaller things in life and that’s not what I want for my life. I especially want to be a great role model for my children. I want for them to understand that they can do and be anything that they want if they work hard for it and that’s what I’ve been doing for the past 21 years.

Remember, I was a mother at an early age and according to statistics, I was not suppose to graduate from high school but I did. I have exceeded what statistics have measured me to become. I am grateful for God and my family supporting each and every one of my dreams.

As for a challenge, I thought about how would I make it or succeed if I did not have God or my immediate families support. It would be devastating if I was married to a man who was jealous and did not want me to pursue my dreams. There are many husbands who do not want their wives to follow after their dreams. They want them to settle for being the house wife and taking care of children and the home. I am pleased that my husband is not that way at all. He supports my educating and career. He helps me with our children while I attend workshops and study for my classes. This is one challenge that I am grateful that I don’t have. When it’s all said and done, I will owe all of my gratitude to my Father God, husband, children, family, and mentors.