Prayer and hard work accomplishes everything!
As a child I watched my mom work hard. As a child I learned the meaning of hard work. Growing up in a typical single parent home in a urban neighborhood, I believed that my brothers sister and I had it better than many of the people in our neighborhood because we had a mother that worked hard and showed us the meaning of hard work. We never wanted for anything. Our basic needs were always met, and wants were met with lessons of hard work and working for what you want in life. I can recall my brothers wanting the latest shoes and their were costly, so my mother encouraged them to work for what they wanted. They began to cut grass, this in turn allowed them to contribute to what they wanted instead of just being handed things in life. This taught us the value of hard work. For the longest I had the most ugliest teeth, and financial and other reasons caused me to refrain from getting fixed. As long as I can remember I have always felt like I was an ugly person. I was called ugly so m...