04/16/2026
Free work for the neighbor. Single mother had a stump next to her driveway and terrible deep rooted
Weeds all tied together. I’d weedeat over there for her all the time. Till I decided to just get rid of the problem. I hated having to weedeat and use a blower there every week next to her tesla. I ripped out the old stump, dug out all her weeds that grew over her driveway. I’m glad I never edged there because the EV charging cable was there. I carefully made it beautiful and served my neighbor at no cost. I also trimmed my other neighbors hedges and cleaned out the beds full of years of laziness and a thrown cig waiting to burn down the neighborhood. I also cleaned up all the leaves built up in my own back yard and it’s amazing what he was trying to do. I’ll do a short on finishing what my landlord started and surprising him. He let us move in even though I had red flags pop up he’s never seen before. My felonies and record starting at 13 already committed crimes across 3 states. Then the long stretches where it’s like I just didn’t exist because I really was a ghost at that time. A former shell of who I was with a void in my heart from my mother being murdered when I was 12. It was covered by local authorities and they claim all paperwork about her death was destroyed in a fire and flood from sprinkler system. By the grace of God when I almost killed the man who killed my mom. His kids ran out to see him when he got out that little truck. It’s like I had a moment of clarity watching them. Then it’s like time slowed down to almost a stop. it’s like all the ways it could have happened, all happened instantaneously, but everything was still frozen. I heard a voice ask me a question. After walking each path before you, which gave you peace? None. Which gave you what you wanted? None. Which did you regret? Revenge. Taking his life would only continue the pain, spread hate, and never solve anything. I looked at them all together one last time, doing exactly what he took from me and 5 baby brother and sisters. I chose to forgive him at that moment. That same voice is what has got me this far no matter how alone in any part of life or battle you face. God will always be there, His wisdom, His promises, His love, and the relationship He blesses me with. The sides of Him mixed with His favor He gives me at my weakest moments. We have been in a season of drought but somehow always make it like rent yesterday through not being able to work. God is truly great through the bad that always leads to my good through obedience and his grace.
