Monique Rodriguez

But, you know, we wanted to provide opportunity. So we've been able to give opportunity to so many people and experience to so many people and exposure that they may not have had if I didn't follow my dream.

But, you know, we wanted to provide opportunity. So we've been able to give opportunity to so many people and experience to so many people and exposure that they may not have had if I didn't follow my dream.

Yes.

Yes.

So when I was in high school, I always saw something in him. He had great qualities, great characteristics. And I saw myself having kids with him and having a life with him, even at a young age. I just didn't know how it would all come together. But he was just different from other guys in the neighborhood where we grew up. And I know that I was also different for him.

So when I was in high school, I always saw something in him. He had great qualities, great characteristics. And I saw myself having kids with him and having a life with him, even at a young age. I just didn't know how it would all come together. But he was just different from other guys in the neighborhood where we grew up. And I know that I was also different for him.

And so I always joke with him like, you got lucky because you got a rare one, okay? You don't find them, they don't make them like me anymore. But I was always confident in that. And I talk about this in the book, my mom instilled in me like, If a man wants you, he's gonna have to court you. You don't just give it away for free. What you have is precious.

And so I always joke with him like, you got lucky because you got a rare one, okay? You don't find them, they don't make them like me anymore. But I was always confident in that. And I talk about this in the book, my mom instilled in me like, If a man wants you, he's gonna have to court you. You don't just give it away for free. What you have is precious.

Your soul, your energy, everything that you possess as a woman is precious and every man is not deserving of that. So you gotta make him work. And I did that and we had some rocky moments in the very beginning. All in all, like he knew that if he wanted to be with me, he was going to have to put in the work.

Your soul, your energy, everything that you possess as a woman is precious and every man is not deserving of that. So you gotta make him work. And I did that and we had some rocky moments in the very beginning. All in all, like he knew that if he wanted to be with me, he was going to have to put in the work.

Yeah, faith is holding on to things that we hope for that we can't see. And faith is everything. It's like our anchor. Faith is what keeps us grounded. Because when you enter into uncharted territory, it can be very intimidating.

Yeah, faith is holding on to things that we hope for that we can't see. And faith is everything. It's like our anchor. Faith is what keeps us grounded. Because when you enter into uncharted territory, it can be very intimidating.

like you don't know what's going to happen you're walking into the unknown and you have to trust and have faith in god that if he gave me this vision that he's going to equip me with everything i need to be successful in my calling and it's not for me to figure out how all the pieces are going to come together just yet it's for me to take a little step watch God do his work, right?

like you don't know what's going to happen you're walking into the unknown and you have to trust and have faith in god that if he gave me this vision that he's going to equip me with everything i need to be successful in my calling and it's not for me to figure out how all the pieces are going to come together just yet it's for me to take a little step watch God do his work, right?

Because that's how he works. Like you take that step, he'll open up some doors, he'll reveal to you his power. And then you're like, oh, okay, God, let me take another step, right? And then he'll open up some more doors, he'll reveal his power. And that is literally a faith walk.

Because that's how he works. Like you take that step, he'll open up some doors, he'll reveal to you his power. And then you're like, oh, okay, God, let me take another step, right? And then he'll open up some more doors, he'll reveal his power. And that is literally a faith walk.

Like you're just climbing some stairs and we don't climb stairs to go from the bottom of the staircase to the top of the staircase. They're just very small steps that we have to take to get to the ultimate top, right? Right. And that's how I look at my faith journey. And it's a lifelong journey, right? Because you will have moments that you will doubt yourself.

Like you're just climbing some stairs and we don't climb stairs to go from the bottom of the staircase to the top of the staircase. They're just very small steps that we have to take to get to the ultimate top, right? Right. And that's how I look at my faith journey. And it's a lifelong journey, right? Because you will have moments that you will doubt yourself.

You will have moments where you're like, you're questioning your faith. And that's normal. Like we're human. He blessed us with emotions for a reason, right? But when we do have moments of when we feel down and despair, like that's when we have to lean on him even more for his strength. Like he doesn't want us to run away from him.

You will have moments where you're like, you're questioning your faith. And that's normal. Like we're human. He blessed us with emotions for a reason, right? But when we do have moments of when we feel down and despair, like that's when we have to lean on him even more for his strength. Like he doesn't want us to run away from him.