I can honestly say 2023 was the worst year of my life, there is no sugar coating it. I went through some personal battles, my parents divorced, and a month after their divorce my precious Grammy passed away. Grammy was a precious soul, I've never seen one truly follow Jesus like she did. She led her family well, she loved with her whole heart, and she always made me feel like every single word I said and every move I made mattered to her. The bird, in my logo, is in honor of her. I know she has been looking out for me every step of this journey and although she is not physically standing next to me, I can feel her presence and her loving encouragement every single day. I laid awake many nights, just restless- so I would pick up my phone to scroll on Pinterest. I had planned and made boards for every event in my life, when I ran out of MY life events, I started making boards for other people's lives. HA! I planned my nephew's 3rd birthday party (without telling his mama) from the theme, to the invitations, to the decor, to the food- I had everything under control! Anyways... I started running across boutiques and thinking "OH , I WOULD LOVE HAVING MY OWN STORE!" So I got to planning and building my Pinterest board. The next morning, I presented my INSANE idea to my husband, knowing good and well he would tell me "Em, you're crazy". BUT NOPE- Instead, He looked at me and said "I think you would be really good at that". WAIT! What!? Ok, Let's Do This!! Fast forward to our name: "Solid Ground Apparel" I was driving to work one day blaring my Pandora Praise and Worship music . The song "I Thank God" came on... My goodness-the tears started flowing! He picked me up He turned me around He placed my feet on Solid Ground I thank the MasterI thank the Savior Because He healed my heart He changed my name Forever free, I'm not the sameI thank the Master I thank the Savior I thank God You see, those battles in 2023 didn't define me, I couldn't let my parents' divorce or my Grammy passing bring me down. Praise God, He had other plans for me and my family. He picked me up and turned my life around. My pastor once said "It doesn't matter how you start, You can still finish well" I wouldn't call this journey EASY but I have a peace that THIS is where I am supposed to be.