Honoring Minister Mary Edwards
The Legacy Lady Meets the Legacy Man
John Maxwell Leadership Breakfast, Orlando, FL
Feb 21, 2014
Don't you just love it when a vision becomes a reality? This was one of those moments, we had long awaited for. It all started with the nomination being submitted in the Fall 2013, when I nominated my mentor/friend of over 25 yrs, Minister Mary Edwards to be the Leader of the Year for the First Annual John C. Maxwell Leadership Awards.
By the beginning of Jan. 2014, she was chosen as one of the Top 100, then weeks later, one of the Top 30. After a few more written requirements and an oral interview, she was nominated as one of the Top 3 in the category of Family/Youth, out of over 2,500 nominees.
It has been a wonderful, yet challenging journey. During the journey, she has been challenged financially, with extremely high heating bills, in the midst of the worse winter ever in Michigan. Additionally, she suffer the loss of a very special granddaughter who was destined to write a #1 best seller book.
However, as in giving birth to a child, the appointed day arrived and was filled with excitement, synergy and a sense of pride honoring someone who has made such a positive impact in my life. It was as if the challenges were overshadowed with the overwhelming joy of the Day of Celebration!
Things That Inspire, is the blog that allows me to share from the heart, those situations, we may sometimes take for granted, but need to be reminded of, in efforts to inspire and encourage others.
It is with great pleasure that I take this week to CELEBRATE, my friend, mentor, author, book coach, editor and motivational speaker, THE LEGACY LADY who has a heart for people both young and seasoned. May this post inspire you to give someone who has inspired you a call or acknowledgement while they are yet still alive and well!
Minister Mary Edwards can be reached at Leaves of Gold Consulting, LLC (313) 492- 0149
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