When I was in high school I use to spend majority of my evenings with my grandmother, who pretty much raised me. I would come home after school and grab a bite to eat, preferably the amazing leftovers from the night before(pork chops, okra, mash potatoes, etc..such a glorious snack), pour me a glass of some sweet tea and make my way towards the living room where my grandmother awaited me with her already programed TV shoes that we were going to watch together. Out of all the programs we watched together Golden Girls was by far my favorite, followed by a close second, Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansbury, sorry girl, your still my road dog.

I think my favorite part of watching the show was not actually watching it, but observing my grandmothers reaction to what was unfolding on the screen. I loved to listen to her laugh and those women on TV seem to bring it out of her. I'm not going lie the show drew me in too. Before I knew it I was consumed by the characters as well. I primarily enjoyed watching the show mainly because I was surrounded by the presence of my grandmother and just being near her made a evening after school such an enjoyable experience, she was my real life golden girl. She always made sure I was up for school, had something to eat, and clothed for the day. I never went without anything. I'm so thankful for her in my life and for God redeeming the image of a Godly woman that was stripped from me at such an early age with the divorce of my parents. My grandmother epitomized a women who's sole purpose in life is devoted to giving her King the glory He so deserves. As I look back at her life it still remains a challenging conduit to pursue after the Lord harder than I ever have before. She became my first stepping stone to many golden girls to come into my life.

Time has progressed now and I'm getting closer to finishing college. I look back at everything and see God's faithfulness with showing Godly women who have challenged me greatly to pursue the Lord's heart even more and more everyday. So to Sara McCann, Hillary Smit, Amanda Holder, Jill Stevens, Crystal Maddox, Lakean Carter, Ally Edge, Ashley Stephen, Brittany Lottito, Brittany Batts, Lindsey Hodge, Kaye Blackmon, Lauren Foster, Katlyn Renfroe, , Ansley Tison, Clarrisa Morrison, Ms. Anne, Jessica Pool, Kimberly Prescott, Diane Howard, Danette Frazier, Diane Padgett, Beth Ford, Mrs. Sweet, Leslie McGhin, Wendy Cook, Claire Cook, Taylor Holder, Janetta Evans, Hannah Holder, All my Aunts, Ellen Sbarra, and lastly my Mom. Be encouraged women of God for you challenge men of God to be better leaders in the light of Christ shining His radiance through you. So in all I just wanted to say....Thank you for being a friend!

......sorry if I left someone out I did have a heat stroke you know