This weekend I caught up on the Nike KobeSystem commercials where highly successful people such as Serena Williams, Tony Robbins, Richard Bransen and Kanye West are encouraged-- by a supposed success guru (Kobe Bryant)-- to be more successful...success at success is what it's called; and he uses the catch phrase "are you the same animal or a different beast?" Right, it makes no sense. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go to You Tube and be prepared to laugh. Anyway, as is the case with many experts, Kobe Bryant spends very little time listening and when asked a question, all he says is "you're welcome"....leaving everyone to wonder what the meaning is behind what he's just said. Well, in a very strange way, I get the success at success concept. I get the concept of a system that takes the success you're having on your own merit and turns it into something even more successful. One of my sacrifices for Lent is meat. Well, I had been successful the last week and a half with only a little effort, until I ate some gumbo this past weekend without any thought. I was at a celebratory gathering following one of my oldest and dearest friends wedding. Her new mother in law made a pot of gumbo with sausage, chicken and seafood. I saw people eating it, I saw the pot on the stove and went and fixed me a bowl. It took me three bites before I looked down at the bowl, saw the sausage and remembered that I wasn't eating meat. I stopped eating it and put the bowl down to take to my sister. Aside from making myself vulnerable and my flaws transparent, my point is this....On my own and with very little effort, I'd done fine. I had been successful at not doing the thing I said I wasn't going to do....until I wasn't successful. It occurred to me that my effort was fallible. In that moment, I could have used a system powered by an ultimate guru to help me take it to the next level...take success to success. I call it the God System. At this point, It would behoove me to make an effort to reach beyond me...to not just do well until the inevitable slip up, but to tap into the ultimate effort system and go the distance. I often think about this concept with my child rearing effort. Grace is on point with her 2 year old bench marks. She's making 3-5 word sentences, she recognizes her letters and can accurately identify several numbers and colors. She enjoys reading (play play) and is establishing manners and boundaries and likes and dislikes and is an overall healthy child. This, as a result of her parent's effort, has come pretty naturally. Now, I think about taking that success to the next level of success. What are the things that she needs to know that I'm just not equipped or confident enough to teach her? What about the things I don't know and don't even know to want to know? (WHAT :O) How do I take the success we've achieved and become more successful...The God system.
It honors my effort even when I don't..."I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Philipppians 4:13.
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Grace and her cousins, William-Tyler and Mya!
Choo choo!!!!
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We are Family!
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Yeah, I'm digging my new kinky twists:o)
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It's Christmas Eve and I got some plats in my hair
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A rainy day at the beach is still a day at the beach!
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Lights before Christmas at the Riverbanks Zoo
Hi Little Pony
Happy Easter!
Where are the eggs?!
Happy Holidays Are Here Again
Let's get ready for Santa!
A lovely spring day in Atlanta, GA
I'm ready mommy!
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Yes! Grace is Awesome!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Happy holidays are here again!
The COUSINS!
See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil
Play day with Corrin

You stopped our fun for ANOTHER picture:o) (Grace and Corrin)
Yummy Goodness
Homemade Applesauce...YUMMY!
Christmas last year
She's grown so much in a year and The blocks say it all....JOY!
Halloween meets a Charlie Brown Christmas
Who knows...
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Sabryna Fulton, Trayvon Martin's Mother, continues to fight for justice
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A Southern Girl sees Frankie Beverly for the first time!
Tea Party!
All we need is our princess costumes!
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

We Are One!
Thankgiving day preps!

Sifting flour like an old pro:o)
I VOTED!

Learning early!
YMCA Trunk or Treat Fun

Pumkin for candy (check)!
Boo!

Grace and Tiana along for voting support!
SC State Fair 2012

A little Merry Go Round with Daddy!
Sunday Best!
LIVE.LAUGH.LOVE.
My pumpkins decorating the pumpkins:o)
Right there, daddy!
SC State Fair 2012

In the Garden
ATL Classic
My little Rattler!
Rattler Girl!

Let's Go Rattlers!
And it's Good!

Chip Away Gracie:o)
End of Summer
Sissy goes back to grad school
A walk in the clouds:o)

Flowers for mommy!
A school kid waiting to happen!
My Baby and my backpack!
A little beach time for Miss Grace

Life is Just Beachy:o)
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5 STAR MOM!
Two girls at lunch
Amazing Grace!
Ever present!
Twinkle Toes!
That tickles :o)
So Hoppy!
Ribbit!
Mother's Day at the beach

The best Sand Box Ever!
It's Grace and her God Oni with Mommy
A little Daddy/Daughter time!
Let's have some fun!

Cousin Mya ROCKS!
Team Wesson
Mother's Day 2012-Amelia Island, FL
Just taking a moment
Church was good!
Post Church Excitement!
Jumping Bean:o)
Arms wide open!
I love you thiiiiiissssss much!
Team Mommy!
Grace is ALL in :o)
Sunday in Pensacola!
I'm ready!
Me and my Grace!
Let's have some fun:o)
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Sunshine..Butterflies... and flowers:o)
A new friend!
Grace and Jayda
Two Peas in a Pod!
A family that smiles together!

A fashionista for sure!
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Giving daddy the tickets
I'm a winner!
Hello Kitty:o)
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Sunday Cute!

New Year's Day

Starting off right!
Walls/Williams/Wesson Christmas 2011 in Williamsburg, VA
Under the Christmas Tree
"BLOOM IN WINTER

cold weather isn't going to stop me!
Daddy and Grace in Charleston

Oh Christmas Tree!
Me and my sissy!

yep....we're just hanging out !
Grace and Granny Rose
I'm with my Granny!
My sister did it!
Smurf Grace!
SC State Fair
Merry go round and family fun!
Merry Go Round

Not sure how I feel about this!
My little pumpkin is growing up!
Is candy involved in this Trunk or Treat?
This was a hard and wonderful year!
Merry Christmas Mommy
This was a hard and wonderful year
Family for Sure
This was a hard and wonderful year!
Me and my baby!
This has been a hard and wonderful year!
...and my other baby!
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Ready for Church

Say Cheese
G and Me

Always have a dream in the picture;o)

A moment of Grace
Grace at Homecoming in Tallahassee

Strike, Strike and Strike Again!
Backyard Fun in the Pool
Water play wears me out!
Hammock Love

Daddy's Girl...and he knows it:o)
Chillin' in Charleston
My little lady is almost 2:o)

Hi mommy!
Ready for church

The foreground to my background!
Lunch with the ladies
YAY!
A little lady takes a rest!
Climbing stairs can be tiring :o)
Is it football season yet?

A tale of two teams
Thankful

Say cheese!
Thankful

It's a family affair!
Thankful

Daddy's baby
Thankful

Hi Mommy!
Thankful

Grace and Granny Rose
Barrancas National Cemetary
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Baby Grace
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Sisters, Nieces and Cousins
The ladies!
Galen's College Graduation (FAMU)
Sisters Unite!
DADDY'S MAIN SQUEEZE
Summer's end
Figuring it out!

a moment of Grace
MOM AND ME
Change of Seasons
Mommy...more clothes than usual?
I'm still standing :o)

But I'll be walking soon!
Pretty in pink, duh!

I "heart you" mommy!

Day one!

I'm resting up for you world!
Sunday, October 3rd
Grace and Grandpa

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