I’ ve been gone from everything that I consider normal since September 2012,

my children, my family, my church home, my career in fashion and the things

that most take for granted. Most may look at me with a confused look on their

face trying to figure out why I would decide to go to Afghanistan.

Prior to arriving overseas I had applied for several years after giving birth to

my oldest Kahlia Edwards. A sequence of events occurred in my life some

built me up and others broke me down. I faced being a single parent head on, I

fell in love, eventually got married, gave birth to my son Rodney McCombs, later divorced and relocated to

Charlotte, NC. When you desire so much more for your life and your prayer is simply for God to order

your steps, He will. When He feels you are ready he will begin to open doors for you pouring out more

blessings than you could ever imagine. Don’ t ask why, you just walk in His will.

So often we go through life making decisions based on those around us. Whether its family, friends,

associates or random people that simply want to feel involved, don’ t allow them to decide for you. Don’ t

ever feel that you have to live your life like anyone else. The book of life isn’ t black and white; each

person’ s story is different. We weren’ t placed on earth to be like anyone else, we are each beautifully and

wonderfully made.

This morning as I walked to work in silence I thought about a few of the decisions I’ ve made over the last

29 years. Some were made in

haste with little to no thought others I

assumed

I

had

accurately

planned. Ironically days or months later

I shake my head like Lette, this

wasn’ t what you expected it to be. I call

those moments“ Life of Lette.”

I once felt like a Jack in the box,

because I would allow things to get me

all excited and with little thought

I would react. My Mother Paulette D.

Edwards always tells me“ Lette,

pray about it and allow God time to

answer.”

Regardless

of

how

many times she would tell me this it

would always sound foreign.

Spontaneous behavior was one of my

favorite characteristics. I could

formulate an idea on Monday morning

and something totally different

by Monday night.

It’ s imperative that whatever

your situation is and regardless of how

fast you feel there should be

results it isn’ t in our time that things are

revealed to us. For example; if

you’ re going through a divorce, breakup,

financial hardship, being a single

parent, uncertainty on your job, family

dilemmas

or

simply

anxiety

thank God in the process. Don’ t pray for

him to end the situation. Pray that He brings you through it and whatever lesson he intended you to learn

you grasp it. Pray God opens your heart to feel, your ears to hear him clearly, your eyes to see in the midst

of the storm and that He places your feet so that you can walk in the steps He desires for you.

As time has progressed I’ ve slowed down on making decisions so quickly. I’ ve learned to constantly pray

and wait until light is shed on my situation. I’ m sure my Mother would smile from ear to ear to know this.

I know God knows the true desires of my heart just as I know the promises He has for my life. I have to

remind myself that things won’ t always happen when I want them to simply because based on the track

record when I make plans for myself things get crazy and most times I have to retract my steps. My daily

prayer is that God continues to use me even when I fall short because it isn’ t about me! It’ s about being

obedient and sharing the message.