Honored Journals Campaign

Miranda means Honored. I didn't view myself as honor-worthy for a long time. Growing up, I was bullied by peers, so-called "friends", and even family. I didn't have a lot of friends that I hung out with, I felt alone. I held so much anger and pain on the inside of me, and I didn't know how to release it. I would often walk around sullen and sad. I didn't feel like I could share my feelings with anybody not even family. One day I was watchingtv and a commercial came on about a girls' club. You had to call the number and order the package. All you had to pay was the shipping and handling. So I asked my mom if I could order it and she did. A few weeks later, I got the package, and it had books and stickers in it, but it had one thing in particular that really caught my attention: A journal. I started writing in it that year, 1993. 21 years later, I still keep journals. Through these journals, I have watched myself grow and change. They have even helped me to recognize areas in my life that were remaining stagnant, and cycles in my life that I was repeating. My desire is to help others grow, mature, and become confident in themselves without needing others to validate them. These journals are a part of my ministry. 1 Peter 2:9 says: "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;" My t-shirt is inspired by this scripture. I want to help young women and men understand that it is ok to be peculiar, it is ok to be different. You were called to stand out. You are Royalty because you are a child of the King. As I said earlier, I did not feel honored for a long time, but when I saw this scripture, I realized that even if man does not honor me, God does, and that is all that matters.