Perspective, Purpose, Pursuit

Let me first start off by saying, Y’all hold ya girl accountable! 
I’ve been making 1 to 2 blogs a year, and that is far from the goal! This year I really want to get back to writing, blogging, and sharing. I enjoy it, so why not do it?! Now lets get into it…


I’ve seen post online asking people to sum up 2025 in one word, or one meme, and the common thread has been: It was a tough and rough year. We all faced so many challenges personally, nationally, and globally. The word I choose to summarize 2025 with is, perspective. I faced many battles last year, and if it had not been for the Lord on my side, as the seasoned folk say, I know I would not have made it through! 


A big national event that hit my family is the government shut down. I could share my full thoughts on that, but it’s early in the morning, and I’ve already had to repent! LOL  
Well during the beginning of the shut down my husband and I asked ourselves the question most families did at that time, What are we going to do? We had our days of stress and concern, but then we reached a turning point. We had been running quite busy for months, my husband especially. Now here it was, he was home and not able to work. The husband that I had been missing due to his heavy workload was home. We didn’t choose to ignore the fact that our family now had no income. Y’all we got kids and bills! Our kids needed to eat, our bills needed to get paid, and shoot, our dog needed her lil food too! 


We came together one day and decided from that point on we would no longer stress about what was out of our control. We decided to take this time to lean on all that faith that has been built up over the years and fully trust God to do the impossible. We came together and decided to change our perspective. We said, “Let’s make the most out of this time!” We spent so much time together. We went on breakfast dates to local Latin cafes and brunch spots. We became that couple on the pickle ball courts all around town. We came together to light a spark on dreams and ideas we put aside. For my married readers let me tell you: There is nothing like dating your spouse! It is so needed and so much fun getting to see them outside of being your spouse or coparent, but the man or woman they are as an individual. It reminds you they are the person you love and like getting to know! 


With our new change in perspective we also knew the reality was, one day soon we must come up with a plan on creating new income, because the shutdown showed no clear end in sight. God provided funds for us that we knew exactly how long they would carry us, and we thought: Let’s be proactive and plan ahead. I thought to myself: With a change in schedule, having the car home and hubby off, I now can work. We talked and hubby agreed this could be that golden opportune time for me to pursue a career. 


I’ve always been the type of person that didn’t want just any job, I wanted to have a career with purpose in it. The position and title did not matter, I just wanted to see that I could bring God glory and do good for others in it. Teaching kept screaming in my ear. To this day, I’m not sure why I run from teaching so much, when everyone around me, including the Lord, tells me I should. I got tired of running and decided, Well Lord if this is what I’m supposed to do, let me lean all the way into it! 


I applied for multiple teaching positions, each more exciting than the last, but no call backs. I even went on interviews and had people tell me how great my resume was, but still nothing. I became discouraged and wanted to give up, because when you’re someone who is working on your self esteem and facing rejection, you want to run! I told myself I’d try one last time. 


I applied for a higher teaching position at a Private Preschool. I had a great interview and they loved what they saw on my resume. They said I would hear back soon by a certain day. I did not. I was done! I went through all the phases of grief, because I wanted this position the most. When I stopped crying over the job and decided to move on and just commit to being a stay at home mom and support my husband on his career moves, I got an email….They wanted me! After having dealt with so much rejection, after battling imposter syndrome and negative thoughts, after thinking I heard wrong from God about my purpose…They wanted me. They were thrilled to hire me and have me start right away, and at the pay I requested! They saw value in me and believed I was the person to run with the vision they had for their new program. I could write a book on this moment, but let me just say: I am a Lead STEAM Teacher at a Private Preschool and I love everyday I go into work!


I want to end this blog encouraging you to pursue this year. Life can change in an instant. Many uncertainties are a guarantee, but let faith, hope, and love remain. Allow yourself space to feel, but if you find the negativity outweighs the positivity…Change Perspective. Let your pursuits have purpose behind them. Don’t just chase the bag, or seek the upgrades. Let all that you do mean something to you. I know there are times we feel like we are just making it through the day. Allow those days to be the ones you run closer to God, family, and friends. Last, be sure that while you are out here pursuing dreams, purpose, and passions…you remember to pursue the Lord. Keeping God 1st and at the center is that one sure thing in life. May this be the year you find out more about yourself and the God that loves you immensely!


Love you all,
Vyse ❤️ 

Photo: Taken while on our many family walks during the shutdown