Normal women are hero women :) Great post!

I always wanted to follow my passions. Life, having to finish raising kids solo...got in the way. Despite after building the career, my mom passing was a pivotal moment in my life. I took a good look at how happy I wasn't, the career, being away from my youngest daughter with a new Mr. It was the loss of my mom I decided it was time for me to do a 180* I started a new. Now I blog & create things when she is at school. I am now launching a small home business. I hope to make my mom proud for following my passions & growing as a person. (& my family)

Do you know who inspires me? My mom! She has been gone about 5 years now and died at the age of 83 and I miss her everyday. When I was a very small girl, I did not know how poor we were. My mom made a habit of making popcorn for supper every Saturday night. A huge tub of popcorn. And big frosty glasses of milk. (I later found out it was powdered milk) And on Sundays she always baked a cake in a 9x13 pan and bought a half gallon of ice cream and opened it all the way up (it was in cardboard cartons back then ) and sliced it into 5 equal pieces. This was our Sunday night supper. Every weekend of my childhood that I remember this was our suppers. I thought we were the most special kids in the world. After I was grown I learned that we were really poor and that she saved and she scrimped for the cake and ice cream because she wanted us to feel special. Now that is the woman who has inspired me.....my whole life

Nature inspires me. The changing of the seasons, the sparkle of snow, the crisp leaves, a soft fog in the distance. It inspires me to be in the moment, appreciate the world around me, and to create my own beauty through photography and crafts.

I'm inspired by people around me who are continually looking for ways to give to other people, whether it be with a simple smile, or by always looking for ways to just help other people out, being selfless the whole time. I want to be more like that!

Working in schools here and in orphanages in Haiti I am inspired constantly by the resilience of kids and youth who have been hurt by their loved ones. They remind me that I can do something for them that others haven't...love and accept them. When I want to get wrapped up in the latest drama or waste my money on the latest gadgets I am brought back to reality by the needs of my students or my "kids" in Haiti. They keep me grounded, real and using my time and life for something worth while.

I’m a stay at home mom and right now it’s my kids and then someday its other family members. I'm inspired by many things in my life. I’m inspired by life the many ups and downs that life gives me. I feel I just have to go with it. Some days are stress and other are blessed. Life!

My children have inspired me to grow as a person. My son who is 4 now- was born very premature ,in the 6th month of pregnancy. I was so scared every second of the day that he would die. He stayed in the NICU for 3 1/2 months almost 1hr and a half away from my house. I was working at walmart at the time- so what time I wasn't in Louisville with my baby boy, I was at work. While I was at work- I was always thinking about him, and every second I could- call and check on him. It was always RIGHT THERE in my face that my son could die at any moment. I was a nervous wreck. I would drive up there by myself after work, and sometimes stay in the parking lot in my car. The nurses found out and made me start sleeping in the lobby. They said there had been a lot of break-ins in the parking lot, and didn't want me hurt or killed...ugh! I didn't EVEN think about it. I was just trying to save money, so that the next time I got off from work, I could be there. They change your life because they let you know how strong you can be, how much you would fight for them, how far down your love goes, how much character and courage that they give you. I know that I am not the only one, there are women just like me. That spend all the time in the world with their kids. Actually my kids hardly even go anywhere. No- I can't seem to get much done, but it's well worth it. He showed me that to believe in myself, as well as prayer and the love that radiated from my every being could make him KNOW how much I cared for him and willed him to live. It feels so helpless being a mom of a premature baby. You see that poor little baby- lying there with tubes all over and i.v.'s and there was nothing I would do. So I just sat there... and stared. We couldn't hold him for 3-4 weeks after his birth because he was so small. Something so small is what changed me. A little 1 lb 13 oz baby. He gave me EVERYTHING.

I am inspired by women who are stay-at-home moms but have found a way to make money from home. It is very powerful for me to see a mom doing great things for her family yet, takes time our to nurture her own dreams and aspirations. I am inspired but Sean Puffy Combs. He is a guy who came from nothing but found away to become his own boss in the music industry.I am also inspired by Kimora Lee Simmons. Mother of 3 and is the boss of her own businesses. She is physically fit, beautiful, mother 1st and business woman. I love the relationship she has with her kids. I personally feel that just because I am a wife and mother doesn't mean my dreams are to be put on hold. I believe it is very inspiring to see a woman who can love, honor, respect and take good care of her family while building her own business from the ground up. Just AWESOME ;-) #MothersRock!

First of all, I'd like to say that I find it weird that you've been stalking me. You must have been since just last week I did make a trip to the store in my pajamas and I "failed" to harness the "girls." LOL..I kid, but your post rings true to most my actions. I am inspired by the mentality of pay it forward. If something good comes your way, take every opportunity to spread that blessing in hopes that you will touch someone else's life in a positive and inspiring way as well. Thanks for the wonderful post... Off to walmart in my rollers now. Lisa xx