HAPPY BORN DAY >CREATE

SHEILA T JORDAN

BORN

ON THIS DAY

8/23/52

BORN IN THE BRONX

NEW YORK CITY

AT MORRISANIA HOSPITAL

WHICH IS SO LONGER

THERE

MOVED TO QUEENS NY

IN 1963

I HAVE BEEN ON THIS PLANET

FOR 5..ON YEARS

AND STILL COUNTING

THANKFUL BY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD

HE HAS KEPT ME THROUGH

THE FIRE & BRIMSTONE

THE CHALLENGES OF BEING STRONG

THE DAYS & NIGHT WITHOUT

A LEG TO STAND ON..WHEN

I NEEDED A FRIEND OR LOVEONE

TO CALL MY OWN

THEN CAME FAMILY

THE PRODUCT OF ATTENTION

BROUGHT TO U BY

LIFE..WHAT'S TO MENTION

YEARS OF RAISING..DISCIPLINE

HARDKNOCKS AND CIRCUMSTANCE

STANDING UP FOR SINGLE

PARENTS, ME

I BECAME A DIVORCEE..W/NO WORK

ON HOME RELIEF ..AKA

WELFARE FOR 11 YEARS STRAIGHT

WENT TO SCHOOL AT NIGHT..

STARTED WORK ON THE

AVE OF JAMAICA..LEFT THAT ALL BEHIND

TO PURSUIT A CAREER AS A HAIRSTYLIST

FOR 25YRS

WENT FROM HAIR TO CHILDCARE

PROVIDER IN OUR HOME4 7YRS..

FROM CHILDCARE 2 A COOK

WHICH CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED

ME IT'S ATTITUDE AND SPITFIRE MOUTH

DIDN'T TAKE NOTHING FROM NO ONE

AND I AM THE SAME

AS I EVER WAS TODAY..LASTED 20 yrs

AT

KENNEDY AIRPORT

ON MY

LONG AGENDA ..SPREADING THE WORDS

P O E T R Y..28YRS LATER

THANK YOU SO MUCH JESUS

I AM TRULY BLESSED W/LOVE& COMPASSION

A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY

U BLESSED ME WITH..I HAVE

NO REGRETS WHERE MY LIFE HAS TAKING ME

AND I DAMN SURE DON'T

LET ANYONE OR ANYTHING STAND IN MY WAY TO

THE TOP OF MY CALIBUR

MOM' DAUGHTER..DADs.LILGIRL

AND NOW...C R E A T E...

WHAT GOD HAD INTENDED FOR ME 2 BECOME

THANK U SO MUCH

FOR THIS

MOMENT

IN TIME JUST

"THOUGHT I MENTION'

SHEILA T JORDAN..