The Family Career Woman

There were several times in my life where things became hard for me, and asking for help was worse than just going ahead and suffering. Most of the time before I could truly tell anyone the situation they had tons of judgment for me. Most people have this curious notion that because I went through so much hardship there's no way I could have an education. They completely dismiss the idea of having a disability, or that you may actually have an actual problem you need help with. When you bring it up they say you're using it as an excuse. They'd rather you put your life at risk because at least it's not their life, right? And they spend their time making comparisons between themselves and the other person not realizing they're actually not helping.  I remember one time while my kids were in school 3 months after giving birth, I was to find a job because it was required to keep my kids childcare. Unfortunately I couldn't because the hours I needed to wo...

"It is not God's will for us to have fame and fortune; it's His Will for us to Prosper."- Rev. Victor Borders Jr. I wanted to start off this post with a quote from my husband because I wanted to talk about what real success is, and what real prosperity is. A while ago, I did a devotion called "How is your Soul?" by Judah Smith and it was based off his book that shares the same name. In his devotion he focuses on the scripture in 3 John 1:2 which says "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper, and be in health even as thy soul prospereth" What does this mean though? Well I like to delve in the Word deeper and the word prosper in this scripture comes from the greek word eudoo (yoo-od-o), and it means "to help on the road,succeed in reaching, to succeed in business affairs, to have a prosperous journey." Now that we have an idea of what prosper really means we can talk!  When I was doing this devotion I was actually ...