08/11/2026
50. A whole half century! 🎂🥳💙
I just had the BEST 50th birthday celebration surrounded by my family in beautiful Cancun! And even after saying it all day, it’s still unbelievable that I’m actually 50! 😂
But I love it. And I can’t wait to turn 100! Well… actually, I CAN wait. 🤣🤣
I pray the next 50 years are even greater than the first because I’m entering this chapter wiser, friendlier, more patient and with a much deeper appreciation for life.
When I became a teenage mom, I didn’t even know what Similac was. 🤣 Yet God blessed me to raise two sons and now enjoy two grandchildren, all four of whom I believe are millionaires in the making.
When I landed my dream journalism job at 24, I thought I had made it. I never imagined that years later I would achieve an even bigger dream: a work-optional lifestyle with time freedom, location freedom and financial freedom.
And when I was 31 and didn’t believe I would live to see 40, I certainly couldn’t picture this moment.
Yet here I am.
FIFTY. A half century. And I feel more alive than ever. 💙
I’m grateful for every lesson, every detour, every blessing, every person I’ve loved and every version of myself that got me here.
Now I’m looking forward to the next 50 years filled with peace, joy, good health, love, laughter, unforgettable moments and beautiful memories… while continuing to encourage and empower others and do my part to enlarge God’s Kingdom.
If the first 50 years were the foundation, I can’t wait to see what God builds with the next 50.
Chapter 50 has officially begun. 👑🥂🎂
And judging by these pictures… I think I’m going to like it here. 💙✨