TaNisha is a research assistant focused in HIV prevention
for a public health research firm based in Atlanta. She currently lives in Grosse Pointe Park,
Michigan with her husband and 3 children.
In her spare time she likes thrifting, reading and studying fashion.
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God really does know BEST…
“I am
highly favored
because
HE brought me the love I needed to fill my heart
and
with all the blessings that came along
I am loved with no measure…”
~R. Sanderson
I am an only child
born to my parents and primarily raised by mother and maternal
grandparents. My parents separated when
I was very young, the last time I laid eyes on my father I was 8 years
old. From the time my parents separated
and ultimately divorced I felt unsettled, out of sorts…a void that I couldn't figure out how to fill. I wasn't necessarily sad; however I knew I wanted something else. Don’t get me wrong my mother and grandparents
compensated for the love I desperately desired from my dad.
At 19, I met a rather charming young fellow totally different
from the guys I had dated before. He was
1 of 14 children born to the same parents.
His parents were married for 27 years before his mother passed on. His family was large, extremely close and
charismatic Pentecostal while my family was small, quiet and Baptist. I was intrigued by him and his family dynamic
and soon after meeting we were inseparable and in love. I married my charming fellow a year later at
the tender age of 20 and the rest is happily ever after as most fairy tales
would end (I know corny right…LOLOLOL).
While I was born an only child and raised without a father
through this wonderful union I gained a father in-law, over 20 siblings and now
38 nieces and nephews and still growing.
I do not question God in his infinite wisdom and timing. Not only did he give me the desires of my
heart but he blessed me with an extended family. I have a wonderful husband approaching our 16th
year of marriage, we have 3 beautiful children.
My cup runneth over and on this Thanksgiving I know just how truly
blessed I am. Yes, I get to eat turkey
and all the other annual trimmings but I get to do it with the wonderful people
in my life. So, I say to you take some
time out of the hustle and bustle during this busy holiday season and reflect
on where you have been and the place that GOD has brought you to.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
“Although
you will often receive something other than what you prayed for, I have never
known it to be worse - it has always been better than expected.”
~SQuire
Rushnell
