The Evolution of Me

The Evolution of Me written by Author Daphne Dorsey Evolution, to evolve, to come into oneself. The gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form. As a young girl developing into a mature me, I didn’t see my future being a wife or mother, as a matter of fact, while in my junior year of high school I was working on base with the Air Force. Single, enjoying life still home foot loose and fancy free. I hand selected my destiny and future and I decided I was going to enlist into the US Air Force.

That was age 16 many years ago. God has a way of rerouting and often times changing our plans! Did I know that then, I didn’t, it just happened? The “it” was named John! We met during my high school years and I married this king at the young age of 17! From graduation to marriage all in the same year. Now this is when my evolution began.

Raised in church all of my life, a very soft-spoken young lady who was always told that a lady is always seen and never heard therefore, I was always cautious conducting myself in the presence of others. Soon after marriage we started our family. Now I did not know that FAMILY was coming in such a large package, I was one of five but he was one of eighteen! I know right, go figure even if we were to agree to meet in the middle is does not equate to 15 children in our 17-year marriage. Evolution, the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form. I believe in life, evolution can happen numerous times depending on the occasion. We are constantly evolving as human beings because of the complexities of life. So here I am evolving from a single young lady in high school into young women who’s a wife and now mother.

As a young girl I was always very ambitions, a trendsetter, visionary and full of wild and crazy ideas. Just doing normal was never good enough. I would search for a way to look different, set apart from the rest of the pack. My dilemma was that I was a mother and wife so most of my dreams and visions were pushed aside. I was never taught or shown how to master it all at such a young age. I found myself rocking my babies asleep and my dreams fell asleep with them but they didn’t wake up.

Several years later, 2002 my husband, John has transitioned and earned his wings, he’s gone home to be with the Lord and I’m left alone to care for our children, yes, all 15 of them. I never saw this coming. I didn’t prepare or plan, this was not supposed to happen, but God allowed it therefore that settled it.

Transforming from this shame faced, soft spoken, fragile young lady into this fearless, bold powerhouse of woman that never really understood what was going on, because it was moving all too fast. Here’s where circumstances and situations cause evolution to occur in one’s life.

After evolving into this new found bold vivacious determined woman, evolution didn’t just happen with my body my mind evolved as well. The two seem to be getting along just fine. One day, the Holy Spirit begin stirring up things within that challenged me to introduce my spirit to my mind and body now they are all EVOLVING! So here we are several years later, dreams and visions are being stirred and planted in the womb nurtured, prepared for birthing. My last child from 15 has graduated and I have decided to relocate myself North. I never really imagined being an empty “nester”, so here I am in a new location with new and fresh ideas and new people to meet.