Thankful Thursday

So much has happened since my last Thankful Thursday post.  All positive and reasons to be thankful of course!  For starters, my brother graduated from college!!  Can't begin to put into words the pride and joy I feel about him having made such a great accomplishment.  Let's keep it real.

There is so much out there for our young people to get caught up in.  So many teens now days aren't even interested in pursuing a high school education less more a college a degree.  I'm very thankful that he stayed focused and grounded.

I'm sure you've all heard about my JET Magazine feature by now.  I'm beyond thankful for that.  It has certainly put me on the map.  It's opened up some pretty awesome doors and I'm definitely noticing that my inbox is filling up faster than it was before my feature.  I'm going to take some of this new-found fame and do some good with it.  Be on the look out for more information on BackPacks 4 YUMMommies!!

I'm thankful that JJ had a good first birthday!  Being a mom of two has had its share of challenges but it's also made my life better in many ways.

What are you giving thanks for today?  

I Wanna Thank You

First, I have to give honor and thanks to God for allowing me to receive this great honor.  Without Him none of this would be possible.  My JET Magazine feature is just proof of how awesome He is!  Thank You for such a wonderful blessing.

My JET Magazine Debut

Thank you to my mommy for always being there.  You were the first person to show support and encourage me to write from childhood up to now.  When I came to you and told you I wanted to start a blog you were 100% behind me.  I just to say your love, wisdom and support over the years means more to me than I can ever put into words.  Thank you for shaping me into the woman I am today!

To my wonderful and darling husband, I love you much!  Thank you for taking this ride with me.  Thank you for being supportive, understanding, caring and patient.  You went half on two beautiful children with me.  I cherish you today, tomorrow and forever!

Thank you to my loving angels!  Mommy wouldn't have gotten this honor if it wasn't for you.  Thank you both for loving me unconditionally!  You two are my world and my life.  You saved me when I thought I wasn't worth saving!

You give me so much hope, motivation and inspiration.  Because of you two I feel like I can conquer the world.  Thank you for making me a better person!  I love you two unconditionally and beyond reason.

Thank you to my siblings.  I want to especially thank my baby sister.  Thank you for all the times you watch the kids to give me a moment to focus on YUMMommy and respond to emails.  Thank you for being encouraging and even giving me ideas to write about.  Thanks for all the retweets, Facebook shares, phone calls, etc.  May we all continue to live out dreams and be successful in our rights!

Now to the ladies- Alexandra Elizabeth, Baby Making Machine, Mommy Delicious and The Young Mommy Life- whose blogs I read and inspired me to share my story, thank you for being so helpful!  Thank you for always visiting and commenting on YUMMommy.  Thanks for giving me advice when I ask or just being a sounding board.  To have such wonderful and successful women in my corner means a lot.

Thank you to all my readers.  Truly, you all are the best!  I love it when I get emails, Facebook messages, tweets and blog comments from you guys.  It has been very rewarding to sharing my journey, resources and more with you.  You all are a huge part of my success as well.  I hope that you all will continue to tag along for the ride!

And last but not least thank you to Darralynn and everyone over at JET Magazine! To be featured in such a renown publication and to be named a "Must-Read" is a great and huge honor.   I will be forever grateful!

My JET Magazine Debut

Remember that JET Magazine interview I mentioned about a week ago?  Well this came out over the weekend.

And guess who snagged the number 2 spot on their "5 Must-Read Blogs For Black Moms" list? 

Yes, that is the one and only YUMMommy you see there! *screams*  And what's even more awesome is that my friend Alex, formerly of Mommy Glow, got the number 1 spot! *screams again*  And I know Renee from Cutie Booty Cakes.

I am so humbled and thankful for this wonderful opportunity.  You all just don't know how great it feels to be featured in such a reknown publication that has been and still is a staple in millions of Black households all over the world.  I grew up reading and watching my family read JET Magazine.  Never in a million years did I ever dream I would actually be in it!

And while I do write YUMMommy, I know that this success is not completely my own.  I had help getting to this point.  And so tomorrow I will be posting my official thank you speech.  I'll warn you now and say that it will be a little bit longer than my usual posts but I didn't want to leave anyone out.

Now I'm off to buy up more copies to sign and pass out to family and friends!