In the blog post, The Gift of Patience, I mentioned that God was preparing me for the next. So, what is the next? I’ll tell you! After a summer of waiting on God, sleeping, relaxing, working out, semi-studying for tests and holistic growth, God decided on July 30th to give me the next and I can honestly say that it was a miracle. On July 30th, 2017, I found a job posting at a local university for an adjunct biology lab instructor. I looked at the requirements and saw all I needed was a bachelor’s in biology or biological science and I applied to the job. The next day, I…
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The Gift of Patieince
I am not the most patient person. If I think I can accomplish something sooner than someone else, I tend to go behind the other person’s back and do the task (this is a very bad habit that I am working on breaking). I do not like to wait for people, I hate slow drivers because it takes twice as long to get somewhere and I hate, I absolutely hate waiting for what is next in life. Let me explain what I mean; I am a planner. Since I was 8 years old I have had a good idea of how my life was going to work out. However, since graduating…
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Dear Future College Student… You Did It!
Dear Future College Student, Graduation is over! You have made it through high school, Congratulations!! As you make your final decisions on college, I want to give you some advice. Get involved in your freshman year. What I mean by this is find a club, a choir, an organization, or anything that sparks your interest and join it. This is important because as you matriculate through college, the club that you join, will be a resume booster and it will open great networking opportunities. Here is my story about a club that changed my life. When I got to college, one of my professor’s was in the process of starting…
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So… I don’t have a Plan
On May 13, 2017, I graduated from Oakwood University! It was the second-best day of my life. After four long years of college, I completed my Bachelors of Science in Biology. I started reflecting over this past school year this week and concluded that the only way I made it across that stage last week was through God. This school year has been one of the hardest for me. I was trying to raise my GPA, I was the Chaplin for Voices of Triumph Gospel Choir (VOT), an intern at the Madison County Health Department in Alabama, the president for the Shot@Life club, tutored and worked two jobs. Not only…
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Welcome!
Welcome to This is Elyse! I am so happy that you have found my blog. My blog is a place where I share the raw unedited version of me. In life, we always are conforming to society that we miss the beauty of being us. We forget how to be real and unique. This is Elyse, is me, sharing what makes me real and unique. I do this through life lessons that are shared by way of stories, devotionals, natural hair hacks, lifestyle tips and so much more. I’ll talk about real issues that we face and how I deal with it. Most importantly, I am going to be sharing my journey in…