A little about me

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My husband George and I have been married 17 years this year (2018). We have seven children.
Of the 7 kids, five are adopted.

Danielle Cherie 15 years old, Gabriel George 13, Makayla Megan 11, Joseph Kristian 8, James Nathan 8, Emmanuel Benjamin 6, Khloe Laura is 2.

Danielle and Gabriel are our biological children while Makayla, Joseph, James, Emmanuel and Khloe are our adopted children.

We are a God fearing family. We try to honor God with our lives. We are far from perfect but we try to give the best of ourselves to be good citizens of the world.

Much of what I write will be far from tradition for many people but I hope you are encouraged daily as you walk this journey with us. I intend to share almost everything, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Everyone in our house has a voice and it must be heard, we are loud and very tight neat. My job as a mother is to fight for discipline and unity in my house, so I run a tight ship.

All 7 of them.

Top Right - left - Danielle, Gabriel and Makayla
Bottom right to left - James, Khloe', Emmanuel and Joey plus one of our dogs Thor

  All five adopted children have painful beginning. They all were abandoned as babies. I will share their stories as I go along.

We all know it is not about how one starts in life but the journey of strength, dignity and love that carries all the weight that makes one matter.

So, we will provide love and dignity for all 7 of them as we set a stage for them to win in life.

I am a compassionate person, strong willed, opinionated, God fearing, God loving and I love hard.

When I put my mind to doing something, I do it with all my heart.
I am bold and courageous which gets me in trouble sometimes but I am okay with that. It is good for my heart.

There are days when I have so much energy that it scares me. I literally feel like I can change the world but then I realize I would literally drive everyone nuts doing it. I have a tendency to go overboard if I see any sort of injustice happening. My husband gave up a long time ago trying to stop me from being dramatic because I don’t really listen to him stopping me from yelling at anyone who is being unjust.

The good parts of me are only present when I am fully rooted in God. There have been seasons when I have been distracted and I have not followed through with my kind, generous heart. Those seasons keep coming and going. I try to keep being intentional about staying connected in God but there are seasons that are easier than others.

I keep reminding myself to make my time with God intentional daily because I know Jesus loves hanging with me, hearing my voice. I also love hanging with Him and hearing His voice.


As a mum, I am committed to doing the hard work….and I want to release 7 brilliant world citizens.

I will keep posting encouraging notes that will help you discover your inner strength and hopefully encourage you to be the best you can be.

I love  Maya Angelou  quote  "Life is short no matter how long live"! We all want to make a difference in this world and all you need is to harness what is already placed inside of you from our creator God! Let your actions and heart live much longer that you!

Make your days count by what you add to the world...

5 of my children do not have my physical genes but they have my spiritual genes as i love them, pray for them and instruct them. The spiritual lasts forever


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