I AM WOMAN: Francine Houston

I am her.

Francine Houston is a multitalented individual who enjoys fashion, graphics/media and writing. She is a graduate of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Mich., with a bachelor’s degree in communication design. Francine also earned associate’s degrees in applied graphic design from Mott Community College in Flint, Mich., and in fashion design from the International Academy of Design and Technology in Troy, Mich. Furthermore, she is a graduate of the School of the Bible 2 in Southfield, Mich.

I A M W O M A N RISEHER FRANCINE HOUSTON

She is also the founder of two businesses: FH Designs, for which she is the principal fashion designer, and Cineik Media. Francine was recognized for her accomplishments with the Excellence Award from Women of Distinction magazine in 2015. Francine is also a member of Lupus Detroit and helps with their events as much as possible. A lupus survivor, she wrote a book about her battle with the disease entitled Lupus Journey, published in 2016. Its sequel, Life After Lupus, was released in 2018. She was featured in Lupus Now magazine’s Fall 2014 issue and graced the October 2018 cover of the periodical Discovering You. Her third book is Strength of a Woman: The Last Journey, a poetry and short-story book.Later this year, she recently published a self-care guide called Everyday Heroes: Learning to Cope and Heal (It's ok to take the cape off sometimes).

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LIVE A LIFE THAT OUTLIVES YOU

Living a life that outlives you is leaving a legacy. Something you would want to pass onto the next generation. Hopefully it would leave blessings behind. Those recipes passed on from one generation to the next.

Your life the way you lived your live can outlive you by the lessons you left behind, the advice you gave and the lifestyle you lived. The lessons you learned from your mistakes can help someone else not make the same mistakes. The advice you left behind should be treasured as value and not taken lightly. The lifestyle you lived can be a godly example of following Christ. Like in the Bible, the people in the Bible represent different lifestyles but the ones that followed the Lord wasn’t perfect but they had a heart for God. Like Joseph, he wasn’t perfect and bragged too much to his older brothers about his dreams however he left behind forgiveness and helped his family and many others in a famine in Egypt. Or even how Joshua and Caleb wanted to see the promise land. Their lives showed total dependency on the Lord to make to their promise land. They didn’t depend on themselves but God.

So, keep in forefront of your mind not to depend your abilities nor knowledge but, always depend and rely on God.