How I discovered my purpose

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Twenty- one years ago Video Girl was two and Muffin Man , well Muffin Man was not even thought of by me. But, God had struggles, plans and surprises little ole me, had zero knowledge of! The year was 1998. The month was August, when I started on this journey. I had renovated my 1899 victorian dream house once and the contractors were putting the final touches on the second renovation (due to the storm - April 1998) when the Lord sent be back to school to learn visual communications at what was then Nashville Community College (Nashville State Tech). 


Y'ALL, the great state of Tennessee paid for ALL of my books, supplies, travel expenses, and paid me around $220.00 dollars per week to attend school! They even bought me a 35MM camera for my photography classes.

Oh and know this was NOT any type of welfare program!!! 

I qualified for the program because I had worked in the Western Boot Industry (Boot Country) and reeducating boot factory workers was part of the Trade Deal our country devised with Mexico in return for boot factories relocating to Mexico. What's crazy is I NEVER worked in the factory. I worked in the office. Now, many of you may begin to understand my love for cowboy boots! I don't love em because they are trendy but because God used cowboy boots to change my life. 

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