A LETTER TO MY BROTHER

July 28, 2017

A Letter to My Brother:

So yesterday (July 27, 2017 but it'll be August 9, 2017 when you read this) my mom sends a text message to my brother and I saying, "Prince Williams is looking for a Communications Director."  At the time, I brushed it off and giggled.  Later that day, at a family prayer vigil that you put together for our cousin Boo who was in the hospital in the ICU (she's out now!!), my mother brought up the text message she sent earlier that day.  I said, "I saw that" with a slight laugh and you said, "yeah, I saw that too. You(mom) sure have a lot of confidence in me, but I wouldn't want to go over there anyways."

For some reason I woke up with your response, "you sure have a lot of confidence in me" heavily on my mind.  I don't know why but your response bothered me.  I thought to myself, "why couldn't you be the Communications Director for Prince William?"  "Why are you selling yourself short?"
I wrote this because I BELIEVE IN YOU! I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF!! I'VE SEEN YOU IN ACTION!!!  I know that since you've graduated from JCSU with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications things have not panned out the way you envisioned they would.  You've struggled with inadequate employment, unequal pay, discrimination in conjunction with life's everyday struggles and yet you still rise above it all and keep on keeping on.

If I were to take a screen shot of your life, it would be filled with the joy on other's faces when you're in their presence.  The lives of the youth you've mentored.  The people that you've prayed for to have a relationship with the LORD.  The passion and the drive that you put in every job that you do.  The moments you make people laugh.  The assistance that you give to your grandmother.  The love you have for your family.  I could go on and on because that's just how GREAT you have been thus far in this thing called life.

I want to encourage you to continue to do those great things and be the inspiring person that you are.  I also want to encourage you to level up! Every level in life requires us to dig deeper, be disciplined, be consistent, be diligent, do away with the old and welcome in the new in our pursuit to greater heights.  Even though things get tough, I know you are tougher.  I never want you to have a response that seems like you're second guessing yourself.  Yes, I sure do have a lot of confidence in you! If no one else in this world believes in you, you know me and moms ALWAYS gotcha!  Greater things are on the horizon for you and they couldn't go to a more deserving person!

Just sending a little love and encouragement on your special day.

Happy Birthday!

Love Always, Keisha