May's Woman of the Month

There are some women who shift the atmosphere without ever asking for recognition.

Who carry generations on their back without a spotlight, a microphone, or applause.

Today, I want to honor the one God used to help build this empire—my mother.

She is more than my mother.

She is a warrior.

A curse-breaker.

A woman of relentless faith.

I watched her cry in secret when my father broke her heart. I watched her still rise every morning and make miracles out of pain. She didn’t let heartbreak define her—she let it refine her. And in the refining fire, I was raised.

Even though she didn’t have the mother she needed, she became the one I needed.

She mothered not only me, but my children, my husband, my siblings’ partners—anyone who needed love.

She didn’t just raise me—she upgraded me.

She taught me how to be a woman, a mother, a fighter. She taught me how to cook with love and correct with grace. She taught me that “impossible” isn’t in our vocabulary. She taught me how to endure. And maybe, just maybe… it wasn’t me who broke the generational curse.

Maybe it was her.

Because what tried to destroy her—the betrayal, the loss, the heartbreak—came for me too.

But this time, it failed.

This time, I didn’t break.

And I know now it’s because she fought that silent battle with no one around but God.

Her pain became my foundation.

Her endurance became my fuel.

Her faith… it was the first sermon I ever witnessed.

And through her, God whispered: “Because she stood… you will rise.”

God is using me to build a kingdom because He used her first.

She is the reason I can fight, love, endure, and break every chain that ever tried to bind our bloodline.

She didn’t have help—but she became help for everyone else.

She didn’t get the love she deserved—but she gives it unconditionally.

She didn’t have favor from man—but she had it from God.

Her silent strength is seen in every success I chase.

Every time I think about quitting, her voice rises up in me:

“There is no such thing as impossible.”

So I want her to know this:

I see you.

I honor you.

And I’m building this empire to make sure the world knows…

you were the first warrior.