Graduation

December 14, 2023 I graduated from Kingdom School of Ministries.

I finished my studies back in August. Walking across the stage was optional and I waited till the 11th hour to register for the graduation. I was wrapping my mind around the logistics and all. I only really communicated the graduation to my mom and the other graduates who I had formed a relationship.

It wasn't until the morning of the graduation, that what I had done... what I had accomplished... was... something. I mean weighty. I looked at the program and was sheepishly floored to be in the service, in the atmosphere and one ☝🏽.

Dr. Cindy Trimm first showed up on my radar in 2011 when I heard her at Woman Thou Art Loosed in Houston, TX. Who knew I would complete her coursework and be so entrenched with Kingdom studies 12 years later? GODKNEW!

I loved Jessica Reedy from Sunday Best and really liked her music. She was singing at the graduation. I had seen Callie Day on social media and her range is wild!!! Michael Eric Dyson to give the commencement address!!!! WHAT?!!! Like looking off into invisible woods, the quiet whisper of "God you know what I like" still makes me well up. 🥲☺️

Before taking pictures in my cap and gown, the emotions kicked in my door like a thief. I sat speaking to Jonte about the experience and my tear ducts began to betray me like a fed up sissy, screaming, "I'm coming out" 😂

Perhaps I could have said that better, but it paints the picture of the blurt of tears! Meanwhile I'm so cognizant of what this all looks like and I'm just grasping it all. I'm feeling like ugly crying but my soul is gritting "you bet not". 😐

To layer in to this, as I was getting ready that morning, I realized I didn't have my foundation in my makeup bag. 🤦🏽‍♀️ So I decided to apply my concealer around my eyes. And continued to apply it to the rest of my face. 😂 It worked out. 😂And I sent a picture to my daughter. Her response got me...

I’m salty AF CAUSE HOW DA EFF YOU FORGET TO INVITE YOUR CHILDREN TO YOUR GRADUATION. I’m very upset , you ain’t tell nobody u graduating. Well atleast I ain’t hear nothing about it. I want to celebrate your success with you too🥹 I coulda took off don’t do that mess no more like dang

Then she followed up with

But you can’t tell that you have on concealer you look cute still

Me:

I’m so sorry Morgan. I do so much by myself I really don’t think about it. Please forgive me. I didn’t intentionally exclude you. But this means the World to me that my graduation touches your heart.

Her:

It’s okay ma, it made cry tho when you sent the pic cause I never got to experience any one of my parents graduating.. which is normal but if you are ever again I would love to be there . I forgive you though.

This life I live... is really grand. But it's my life and I'm me to me. Yes I'm proud of the things I do, have done, dream of and will do. But I do them, not for applause or acceptance, but even in hindsight, cause I'm lead.

Now, I don't want to imply I always have the right motives, but I can say that by the time I go through a thing, God has ground off those bad motive spurs and aligned me properly.

I was asked basically what does this graduation mean... like from a ministry standpoint. I never answered the person. But here's my response: "I did none of this for position. I did it for posture...of heart".

I was given a new language/vocabulary/dialect. I learned and have the books to continue my studies in the realm of the Kingdom of God.

I sat listening in that graduation for everything. Stick a pin 📍 in this... I even asked God for a picture with Jessica. She left out after her performance and I didn't know if she was gone from the event. I thought no more about it till she crept up to Michelle in front of me and hugged her. I grabbed my phone and got this picture.

All I have to do is ask... SELAH

Finally...

One of the courses was The Ministry of Helps & Hospitality

The salutatorian quoted this...

📍Jer 29:5 Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

And I was like yes! This is what I have been doing!!! Actively since the pandemic...

And this blog is posted tonight as I host guests on every level of my home. The lady downstairs all but begged me to use the jacuzzi. She's a mom... going through... she offered to help even booked an additional night. I told her I would come down and 3 hours later, I woke up after 11 pm and went and did it.

When I finished the Word of the day appeared...

“So then, while we [as individual believers] have the opportunity, let us do good to all people [not only being helpful, but also doing that which promotes their spiritual well-being], and especially [be a blessing] to those of the household of faith (born-again believers).”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬ ‭AMP‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/1588/gal.6.10.AMP

PRAISE YE THE LORD!