Day 9/30 Today I am thankful for Nieces/Nephews 33 in all. All 33 helped me build my leadership & fatherhood skills, Ray, Chris & CJ always checked in with they uncle I love y'all for that. Stacey, Tracey, Steven, Mel, Stephanie, Ben, Rita, Kat, Ken,Prince,Andrew, CoCo, Rena, Dre, Tiff, Aaylia, Linzie, RJ & Riley I would have had to download another app to get all the pictures, So I listed them by name as I do every morning as I pray for them all 33 & my great Nephews/Nieces ❤️. I was blessed to become an uncle on August 25 1979 the day my eldest nephew was born, I was 9. He & I will always be close. Everytime I see The Mack and hear "stick yo'self" I think of the "Whoop myself" I've been an uncle for 41 years that's a generation. I wasn't always the wise uncle, some of my attempts were cringe worthy. But I truly believe me being an uncle early & in great numbers made me a better father. I refused to be a deadbeat dad, or present but absent. I saw the effect of what abandoned children go thru. No Child Deserves that. I've encouraged, been counselor, even housed some when needed. I am more Grateful for my Nieces/Nephews because they MADE me be/have more. I had to always have my ducks in a row & a little extra money because 33 pairs of shoes around school time could have always been on the table. EQ, Georgio, lil Jeff, Brianna, Biejer & Alexis, Jedidiah & Josiah I made a promise to your dads on that faithful #315 porch to look out for y'all and y'all mom's and to the best of my resources I did/will. Mr. Blue, AJ, & Lauryn God blessed me when Rodney came along, even though he always on Duty, I'm here 2!! @1wolfwashington I was honored/blessed that your mom trusted us to take you to Ohio that year for our family reunion, and that the Edwards Tribe gonna call when in town or drop by. I'm proud of you all, keep pushing to be better then me, Dinky & Jeff y'all got them newbies they gonna have to take care of me...I pray that the Most High keeps me in His Grace that I may see all you prosperous and Thriving...Salute and Shalom I may have burried two nephews #RIPJoshua RIPStacey but they with me always #SkiDaCEO #CoChillersNext #CCETipsHat🎩 (at Co'Chillers Enterprise) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4pcgpmB_sYloagA9IHcrGhmqOB1dLlpci6If80/?igshid=1henr51irn69d

8/30 Today I am Grateful for siblings, The Next 5 days are special to me because I will Give God Praise for My Sibling, Nieces, Nephews, Co'Chiller & Blacc Tribes. Time & Time again what the Devil positioned for evil The Almighty Purposed for Prosperity. What can I say about my Elliott Tribe, "We not everyone cup of tea, but we stay in ya mouth." Oak Cliff royalty. I was blessed to have 6 Sisters (Secilia & Jennifer No Pics) and 3 brothers & 3 Heavenly Sent Brothers. The Lord keeps 6 in one hand and half a dozen in the other. Everything sent to break us made us stronger, truth seekers & speakers, family oriented. We have all had our Jacob pits that held us at the hands of one another, all families have. But in the end and thru it all We Family. Having older sisters is like having 7 mom's they all had times they told me what to do I hated it, but I Love them, I'm the middle.child. We left our marks on Schools & neighborhoods, Harrell Budd, O.W. Holmes, A Maceo Smith from Oak Cliff to Irving. We never gang affiliated cause we was a gang day one. I've endured some of the toughest days and enjoyed some of lifes greatest moments with my siblings. I am grateful for them ALL RELATIVES AINT FAMILY, Sharing a common name or DNA doesn't make you family it may make you related but not family. Family is a choice your actions choose. R.I.P Chris dude Im Grateful for the time spent with you and your mom on Tracy Court. I will be forever grateful, and To The Edwards-Elliotts I'm gonna hold ya down, Always Blood Brothers!! You don't get to choose parents, that's above you, but I'm grateful for my sibling selection, Like Jacob and his brothers from scripture, or Sister Harriet Tubman a true American Hero regardless of the way things started/played out, I choose to put myself in a position to Help, Love & Make better the future for my siblings and generations after. #CoChillersNext #SkiDaCEO #OneLove (at Co'Chillers Enterprise) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4mkWI3BSMLuMNVO8HsOZ2r_YQ_UsdPFdABNJM0/?igshid=gb7blsfa9ks7