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🦋🌹🎂Today my baby, Sherilla, turns 50. My heart can hardly believe it. From the moment I held her in my arms as a young mother, she has been one of my greatest blessings. Watching her grow into the woman she is today has been one of the proudest joys of my life. Please join me in wishing my daughter Sherilla a beautiful, blessed, and joyful 50th birthday. May her life continue to be filled with love, good health, peace, and every dream her heart still carries. 🦋🌹💛🎊🎉🎂

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🦋🦋🦋✌🏽❤️Sometimes people will do you wrong. They will misunderstand you. They will hurt you. They may even betray you. But holding on to anger only chains your spirit. As I wrote in The Secret of Things, forgiveness is not about excusing what happened. It is about freeing yourself. It is about choosing peace over pain. It is about saying, “You will not have control over my heart.” I grew up in the Caribbean where strength was survival. I learned to stand firm, to fight when necessary, and to protect myself. But I also learned something deeper over time. Love does not mean accepting disrespect. Forgiveness does not mean forgetting. It means releasing. People will do you wrong. Love them anyway. Forgive them anyway. Not for them. For you. Because healing is the real victory. The Secret of Things is available on Amazon. If you have read it, thank you for walking this journey with me. If you have not, I invite you to discover what forgiveness truly means. #TheSecretOfThings #Healing #Forgiveness #PeaceOverPain #AlwaysGrowingAlwaysBecoming

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Author & Publisher of The Secret of Things ✍🏽 | Survivor | DV Advocate 💜 | Mother | Widow of Teddy Pendergrass 🎶 | Sharing truth & healing

🦋”I’ve had my share of ups and downs… but I’m still here, still smiling, and just having fun. This is what living looks like.”✌🏽❤️
What an amazing night! 🎶✨

Tonight I had the pleasure of seeing The Guess Who live, and they were absolutely awesome. My girlfriend and I had such a great time. The energy, the music, the memories… it was one of those nights that reminds you how important it is to truly live.

As I wrote in The Secret of Things, we are given one life. One beautiful, precious life. And it is up to us to live it fully, joyfully, and unapologetically. Moments like this are not just concerts. They are reminders. Reminders to laugh loudly, sing freely, dance if you feel like it, and make memories with the people who matter.

Life is not meant to be survived. It is meant to be lived.

So tonight I chose joy. I chose music. I chose friendship. I chose to embrace the moment.

Because we only get one life to live. 💜🦋

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#LiveFully
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#GratefulHeart.
🦋🌹🎂Today my baby, Sherilla, turns 50. My heart can hardly believe it. From the moment I held her in my arms as a young mother, she has been one of my greatest blessings. Watching her grow into the woman she is today has been one of the proudest joys of my life. Please join me in wishing my daughter Sherilla a beautiful, blessed, and joyful 50th birthday. May her life continue to be filled with love, good health, peace, and every dream her heart still carries. 🦋🌹💛🎊🎉🎂
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“I can’t believe this”
My darling daughter, Sherilla Angela Lestrade,

Tomorrow you turn 50, and my heart full.

I close my eyes and I see a 16-year-old girl, unsure of the world, unsure of herself, but carrying a blessing inside her. Life was not easy then. I was still trying to find my own footing. But when I knew you were coming, something inside me shift. I was no longer alone. I was going to have my own child. My own daughter.

One month after my 17th birthday, you came into this world, strong and beautiful. From that day, we grow together. I was growing into a woman, and you were growing into yourself. Through every challenge, every sacrifice, every lesson, we made it.

As I wrote in The Secret of Things, family is everything to me. In our Caribbean culture, we hold tight to one another. We fight for each other. We pray for each other. And my prayers for you have never stopped.

Fifty years is a blessing, my girl. A real blessing.

I pray God continue to cover you with good health, peace of mind, strength in your spirit, and joy that no one can take from you. I pray that every desire in your heart come to pass in God’s perfect timing.

May your life continue to bloom like the roses. 🌹
May you always rise and transform like the butterfly. 🦋
And may you never forget how deeply your mother loves you. ❤️

Happy 50th Birthday, my daughter.
Thank you for growing with me.

With all my love,
Mom

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🦋Good Sunday Morning ☀️💛

Last night was truly special. I had the pleasure of spending time with two beautiful sisters from my hometown of Portsmouth, Dominica, Beverly and Fiona. There is something so grounding and comforting about being with people who knew you when you were just a girl growing up on the island.

To reconnect, to laugh, to share memories, and to simply enjoy each other’s presence reminded me how powerful hometown bonds truly are. No matter where life takes us, the roots remain. Portsmouth will always live in our hearts.

It was a fantastic night filled with warmth, joy, and genuine connection. Moments like these remind me how blessed I am to carry my island, my culture, and my people wherever I go.

Wishing everyone a peaceful and blessed Sunday. May today be filled with gratitude, good company, and beautiful moments. 💛🇩🇲
🦋🦋✌🏽❤️Sometimes people will do you wrong.
They will misunderstand you.
They will hurt you.
They may even betray you.

But holding on to anger only chains your spirit.

As I wrote in The Secret of Things, forgiveness is not about excusing what happened. It is about freeing yourself. It is about choosing peace over pain. It is about saying, “You will not have control over my heart.”

I grew up in the Caribbean where strength was survival. I learned to stand firm, to fight when necessary, and to protect myself. But I also learned something deeper over time. Love does not mean accepting disrespect. Forgiveness does not mean forgetting. It means releasing.

People will do you wrong.
Love them anyway.
Forgive them anyway.
Not for them. For you.

Because healing is the real victory.

The Secret of Things is available on Amazon.
If you have read it, thank you for walking this journey with me.
If you have not, I invite you to discover what forgiveness truly means.

#TheSecretOfThings
#Healing
#Forgiveness  I don’t own the copyrights to this song
#PeaceOverPain
#AlwaysGrowingAlwaysBecoming
🎶 🦋Life is a song worth singing. 🎶

Those words remind me that our lives are not accidents. We hold our stories in the palm of our hands. Through pain, healing, love, and truth, I chose to sing mine.

This is why I wrote The Secret of Things.

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#LifeIsASongWorthSinging
#TheSecretOfThings
#MyStoryMyVoice
#HealingJourney
#Resilience
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Memoir
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🦋I don’t play with life.
I don’t play with truth.
And I definitely don’t play when God is on my side.

Every secret shaped me.
Every storm strengthened me.

#GodsOnMySide #SecretOfThings #FaithWalk #mystory

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I’ve learned that becoming a woman is not about perfection.
It’s about truth.
It’s about choosing peace anyway.

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to a Phenomenal Woman Still rising. Still becoming.

Today, as I celebrate another year of life, I pause with gratitude and reflection.

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