As I look back on the last 5 years, it has been wonderful, disappointing, but also a blessing in disguise. Life comes with opportunities, along with curves and huge turning points. How we except them can change not only your life but your family and others by leaving a legacy. It is approaching my 5 years that I took a leap of Faith. How and why did I do what I did? I guess you can say this is a 2 fold question… I for sure didn’t do this on my own.. God guided me and changed my heart. (I was refusing to even think about moving back “home”) I was introduced to new information on February 5, 2011 that gave me hope for not only my future but most importantly my mom’s. The most important Why. The obedience to God. We are called to care for the orphans and widows. In October 2010, my mom was living with my sister and brother-in-law. It was almost the 4th year when my brother-in-law was diagnosed with liver cancer. During that time things got really crazy. Of course I’m not sure how crazy because I was living 3 hours away. My mom’s health, during this time was also declining. She fell multiple times from October-February. By March she was diagnosed with the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s. I knew in the back of my mind something had to change… I fought the change.. And God. (Not good to fight God) It started to become real that I had to change, yes my heart and my location. Yes, that meant leaving my “home” of 12 years, co-workers and church members who turned into friends and then some turning into family. It wasn’t easy but God gave me the peace to change.
Now why did some information give me hope? I learned there were other ways of making money, not just the traditional way- a job. Ok, yes I know what you’re thinking.. It’s a pyramid or no one makes money from a home based business or network marketing company. They just want your money. I’ll give you credit, yes there are pyramids out there.. The CEO makes more money than the managers, they, the managers, make more than the last person hired with no potential of making the same as the CEO. Oh, they can by removing that CEO. What I have learned though, is there are two mindsets.. 1. tradition or average thinking and 2. (true) Entrepreneurship thinking. I felt and knew that God gave me hope to not be just average/ordinary but extraordinary. I took a risk and joined a leadership development company in the spring of 2011. My passion for helping others grew even more! The information allowed me to grow more as an individual through books, CDs/Audios and with other business associates that became friends while taking that leap of Faith. I have continued that process for the last 5 years, I’m not perfect and I have had a lot of struggles. My mom’s health is declining more with Alzheimer’s.
At the age of 99, the health of my Mam-maw started failing but I had the privilege of seeing her celebrate 100 and 101 years of life. She passed just 2 months after her 101 birthday. Then, 6 months later, my brother-in-law lost his life due to complications from cancer. During this time, while some might see as failure in a business, my sanity and hope was still at arms length away. I have been with the same business until January 2016. The best part of that, I am with some of the greatest business Associates and friends. We all resigned from the same leadership development company to become Founders of Bonvera, which launches on March 1, 2016. My passion hasn’t changed just the process but my ultimate goal is to continue keeping my mom home and for her to never go to a nursing home. My other passion is to strive in helping others learn new information and guide them to reach their passion and dreams. Traditional jobs are not security anymore, we are in the Information Age but are still being taught the Industrial Age thinking. If you don’t have a business with residual income you will be left behind. If you haven’t heard of Bonvera you will very soon.
As a Bonvera Associate I will continue my journey with my mom having her wish to stay at home. Thank you for your support and prayers during this crazy, fun, and rewarding but difficult journey as a caregiver and as an Entrepreneur.
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