Hola Mi Amor!

Hola Mi Amor❣️

How ya 🐝?! Yes it’s 12am and I’m writing to you LOL. I fell asleep on the couch I don’t even know when and now I’ve been up for the last hour getting to bed and doing my nightly routine. 🤷🏽‍♀️😅 So what better thing to do than to send you some love?!

Again, I promise I plan on writing to you a few times during the week in my head and sometimes it never makes it to be penned. What I do know is everything happens for a reason, so whatever it is I’m sharing here is meant for someone to hear. This week I have been writing a lot of intentional posts on my Facebook page about pray, family, love and community. So go catch up on my flood of posts from this week. 😂

Alright so while I planned for short and sweet, we’ll just have to ride this one out together and see… Annnnnnnnd you’re welcome! 🤣

Man, I dislike verily when these Facebook games pop up from a friend that’s been playing them or in a memory and it draws me in to push PLAY!!! 🤦🏽‍♀️ Well earlier this week it was too much fun to play around with all of these photo options LOL. So here are a few of them and then I’ll get to the point.

My sister-in-love said I need to go to this color. What do you think?

Now this one right here is beautiful, hilarious and creepy to me 🤣😂😅 Gotta love it.

Fun facts for ya: I’ve never (Lord help me with my memory) gone fully red, had green or orange hair, but I did go through a bit of a rebellious or creative phase when I would but clips of pink, blue and maybe red and purple in my hair. NO! Not all at once. Like a peekaboo piece or pop of color. I love the blue black color and tried it a few times but it never came out like I really wanted it to.

Now that my hair is long again I’ve been hesitating on altering my color #1 because I don’t want to stop my hair from revealing what it’s gonna be at this stage and #2 the upkeep and growing out process on long hair is a lot!

I’ve always loved, loved, LOVED silver or salt & pepper hair!!! 😍🤩🥰☺️ I was reminded this week while hanging out with my Daddy, that not that I like it cause he does, but now I remember always hearing him talk about how beautiful it is to him as well. I cannot WAIT (Lord willing) when I get silver/gray naturally. I’ve got a few pieces here and there but nothing to rave about yet. 😆

Well ain’t this a throwback! This was taking 11 years ago in 2013 on one of the days I was speaking for the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery. It was their Toys for Tots Gala or Luncheon I believe and I was their guest speaker. I’ve been speaking for nonprofits to assist with fundraising efforts, Lord… for over 18 years! 😳 It’s ONLY because of the grace of God that brought me through ALL that He did that I was and am able to stand up and share my testimonies. Thank You Jesus!!! 🙏🏽❤️‍🩹🕊️🙌🏽

Well when I was looking at this picture earlier I was like man, that’s goals. First impression/thought as in this is a goal weight or figure that I’d like to get back to. And then the Holy Spirit hijacked that with the quickness telling me that this version of me I was going “#goals” for was nowhere near the woman I have become!!!

This version of me is stronger mentally, emotionally and spiritually than that 11 years ago version of me.

This version of me LOVES herself and God more than she’s EVER loved them respectively. This version of me is more whole than I’ve ever been in the 42 years.

This version of Janabee isn’t afraid of showing my truly authentic self without judgement like in “versions” before. This version of me has the healthiest relationships in this season than I’ve ever had with both family, friends and the like.

So I pray that this encourages you today. I pray that this speaks to you right where you need to hear it from God, your younger self and from the you that is staring back in your mirror at you today. Hey, I’m still and will always continue to work to be the best version that God wants me to be. I’m never giving up on me and I’m never giving up on God’s best for me. The beautiful thing to remind myself is that God’s not finished with me yet and His best for me is yet to come in Jesus’ name!

Celebrate your growth today. Appreciate the little things, those small steps of progress you’ve made and are making each day. It’s all of those little things that add up to a lot of change. Believe in all that God has gifted you with and created you to be! I love you! What if you started loving yourself like God loves you?! ❤️‍🩹🙏🏽🕊️💪🏽🤗 Make sure you’re loving you- On Purpose!!!

On those blue, gray or dark days just remember that the Creator of the entire universe knows the number of hairs on that big ol’ head of yours and loves you simply because you are His.

God bless you. Sweet dreams y buenas noches mi amor. Te amo mucho!!! 🙏🏽♥️