Because I LOVE her!!!!

      Today, this page is dedicated to her! Why??? BECAUSE I LOVE HER!!!

 

 

 

 

 



She makes me proud to say I AM WOMAN OF COLOR!!!

I was MADE TO TEACH!

      Ever since I was a little girl, I have always known I wanted to be a teacher. I was writing on a chalkboard when I was a year old. My brothers were my students. I loved teaching then and still LOVE IT NOW! Yesterday, an incident occurred that has me really doubting why I became a teacher. It boggles my brain why a child would go home and tell a lie on a teacher and then parents, off the rip, believe every single word. Where are the days when TEACHERS WERE RESPECTED!?!? I pride myself on starting each day, fresh and new. I wipe the slate clean from everything that occurred the day before. I work hard with my students, my babies,  that struggle and strive to make my students, my babies better than they were yesterday. I'm firm but fair. I love watching their eyes light up when they have achieved greatness and I am ready to hand out kleenex when they can't seem to get the problem right. I am that teacher that inspires, enriches and motivates my students, my babies to want to do better. For a child to have the right to be able to disrupt, disrespect, be unruly and still have the power in the classroom because his mommy has threatened to make a fuss is disgusting. As much as I love teaching, Im starting to really second guess if I could do this for the next 20 years.

"I am a teacher. A teacher is someone who leads. There is no magic here. I do not walk on water. I do not part the sea. I just love the children."

- Marva Collins



What I Say.... Monday!

      It has been 3 months since I've blogged and I needed a little break. As much as I love to write, I took the summer off to relax and clear my head of the many things I had floating around in it! So with that being said, I hope I didn't lose any of my followers and the few that have stuck around, A HUGE THANK YOU!! IM GLAD TO BE BACK!!

 

 

Happy Monday!!!!

What I Say...Monday!!

Thanking God daily that I have that one special person!!!!

What I Say.....Monday!!!

Happy Monday!!

My 200th POST!!!!

      Cheers, bells, whistles, throws some glitter!! It is my 200th post and I am dougie-ing all over my bed!!! Who would have thought I would be writing my 200th anything.. Let alone writing for a blog!!! Whelp, with a HUGE HAND, CLAP AND PRAISE, I am still at this blog thing and I have readers to prove it!! I never thought in a million years, that anyone would want to share in my world. Because of my readers, who actually feels more like family, I continue to chug along at this wonderful world of BLOGGER LIFE! Thank you to each and every one of you for stopping by at some point in your day to read what this FLORIDA GIRL, who now resides in the ATL has to say!! Hugs and HUGE KISSES FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!! Although I am not as consistent as I would like to be, I really do appreciate all of the comments that are left behind! Thanks for allowing me to be a sounding board while keeping up with the everyday musings of this thing I call LIFE!

Cheers to US ALL!! NOW LET US EAT CAKE, CUPCAKE THAT IS!!!




Much Love,
Chellany

Finding a Balance!

      Lately, I have been asking myself where does the time go? It seems as though, I never have enough time to fulfill any of my dreams and aspirations. My one major aspiration, was to have a successful mentor program by the time I turned 40. Well, the battle between being a cheerleading coach/mommy for my daughter's school's team and being in charge of a mentor program was a challenge for me. The fact that cheerleading took up most of my time, won out. I had to make the best decision for my daughter and the fact that she needed me, placed a period on anything else! With that being said, it has bothered me that I could not find the balance between the two. I, being the founder of Ebony Pearls had to tell 12 young ladies, that I could no longer have the program because of other obligations. The decision bothered me for awhile but I knew in my heart, I was making the right one. Well lately, my heart has been full. I have had several girls and parents contact me about Ebony Pearls and if we will ever be in existence again. With much hesistance, I say, some day soon.... While watching Joel Osteen, Sunday morning, his sermon was about fulfilling your dreams and to stop putting off what is on your heart for tomorrow and do it TODAY! He also preached about things weighing heavy on your heart and staying there until your commitment has been fulfilled. That to me, spoke volumes, because I have been in a constant battle. On Monday morning, one of my students gave me a typed letter from her dad. My first thought was, oh crap, what now! Relief set in quick! The letter was thanking me for being a wonderful teacher and enriching the life of his daughter. It also went on to say that he has started a non-profit organization to enstill good health, wellness and a better education for minorities and wanted me to be on the board! Immediately, my thought process went directly to my mentor program and asking myself, was this God's way of saying, I GOT YOU! YOU ARE NEEDED! I spoke with a friend and she also said, God has a way of speaking to you, when you least expect it. I took that whisper from God as a sign, that Ebony Pearls Mentor Program is needed and that I am making a difference. So now my goal has begun to find a way at balancing both mommyhood/mentorhood and finding a way at being successful at both!

Suggestions are needed! How have you balanced things in your life?