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A Culinary Revival

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning!☀️

“A culinary revival” is how I described the week I had ten years ago in October 2014. However, it wasn’t just the week I met Marcus Samuelsson, Leah Chase, and John T. Edge (the food writer and former director of the Southern Foodways Alliance) but also the months leading up to it. A few months ealier, I had been invited to a culinary event in New Orleans with Chef John Folse. So, by this time, I felt as if the culinary side of my life had been awakened, and it was finally time to use my culinary degree. Yes, I was somewhat of a chef many moons ago (2002)—degree only, never worked in the field. Let’s just say you never know where life will take you. You plan for one thing—I was set on being a personal chef and traveling the world—and life goes in a completely different direction. While doing part of my culinary internship at a local hospital, I met a registered dietitian, and the rest is history!

Honestly, I’m not sure what’s next for me and this culinary thing. It always seems to be lurking in the background. I use it when doing food demos for nutrition education, but I would love to do much more with it. We shall see.

Well, that’s all I have for now. I just love a good trip down memory lane. Thanks for joining me. Wishing you a wonderful day.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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My Journey With God, No. 3

Shaun Bradford

I know you probably wouldn’t believe this, but John P. Kee’s “I Do Worship” is stuck in my head again. Didn’t even realize it until I sat still.

For God’s goodness and His glory. For the joy inside my story. For the peace He gave to me. For the day He set me free. I do worship Him.

Y’all, God is so good. I am beyond blessed.♥️

Shaun

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Believe God

Shaun Bradford

God will never leave you nor abandon you. You can trust Him and His word.♥️ ~Shaun

God’s got you!
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Quick Message For You

Shaun Bradford

Here’s a quick message for you before your day begins.

“Be proactive instead of reactive. Pray ahead of the devil!” – Bishop Dale Bronner

Covered. I’m God’s child!!

Quite a message, huh?! Be proactive, not reactive.

Baby, we need to get ahead of whatever the enemy has set up to disrupt our day. Lord, send your angels before us to block any- and everything that’s meant to ruin our day, stop progress, discourage us, break us, or cause us to act out of character. Lord, this is the day that You’ve made and we will rejoice and be glad in it… all day long! Yes…ALL day long. Amen

Praying you have a wonderfully, blessed Monday! Listen, God’s got us!!♥️

Shaun

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Never Give Up

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning!☀️

I shared the Facebook memory below six years ago, and I still believe it to be true today. If you keep putting in the work and stay focused, in time, your dreams and goals will come true. The key is to never give up.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

Hang in there. God’s got you.

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Born To Soar

Shaun Bradford

On October 27, 2017, I updated my Facebook cover with the photo above. It’s a great reminder that I was born to soar. God wouldn’t have it any other way.

In case you forgot, you were also born to soar. Smile♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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You Are STILL Standing

Shaun Bradford

Guess what?! You know that thing you thought would take you out; that thing you didn’t think you would ever bounce back from. Yeah… THAT thing. Well… Look at you! You’re still here and STILL standing!!

Yessss…. YOU’RE STILL STANDING!!♥️

Love you,

Shaun

I can hear Marvin Sapp singing, “Here I Am.”
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Hello Sunday

Shaun Bradford
God is so amazing!

Happy Sunday!

This morning I’m singing, “A wonderful change has come over me.”

Last week, my week began with Tamela Mann’s song, “Change Me,” stuck in my head for two days. I wrote how I felt my spirit and soul worshiping God. Y’all, it was such a wonderful experience, something I had never experienced before.

Well, this morning I woke up singing, “A wonderful change has come o-o-ver meeeee.” Smiling

As I mentioned last week, I am not sure what God is doing in my life, but it’s something extraordinary and it’s already been very much felt.

Forever grateful.

Beyond blessed.

Thank you so much for reading. I pray you have a beautiful Sunday and a wonderful week.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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My Journey With God, No. 2

Shaun Bradford

Here’s a memory that is so worth sharing. Five years ago, I wrote—

“The only way I can move forward is to face my fears and stop sabotaging opportunities.”

Five years later (today)…

I’m trying not to laugh, because it’s definitely not funny, but I don’t know why I thought my fears would magically disappear. Call me naive, but I assumed that if I just prayed about it, everything would be fine. I didn’t realize I needed to actively put myself out there—joining groups, sitting on committees, and creating TikTok and YouTube videos—before the fear would start to subside. Now, don’t get me wrong, prayer helped, but it did not replace me facing my fears head on.

Now, I would be lying if I said fear doesn’t still pop up, because believe me it does; however, it’s not as intense as it was. I know y’all are probably tired of me talking about how my life changed after turning 50, but it really did. And it wasn’t until last week, when I decided to make a TikTok video, that I noticed the anxiety was gone. Nothing but God!

Listen, when I tell you I have been experiencing so many “God-moments” lately. Y’all, He’s working, and not only can I feel it, but I can also see it.

Thanks for following my journey.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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Life…

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning!☀️

Setbacks.

Plot twists.

Storms.

Life lifeing.

Exhale… Yes, let it all out.

Below is a reblog of my “Wednesday Writings” written on October 26, 2022. Honestly, I am not quite sure what storm or plot twist, as I called it, I was going through. However, I do know I survived it.

Y’all, by the grace of God I am still here and still standing after the countless storms I have been through. I’m so glad God never left me, and that He gave me the strength to endure the pain of whatever I was going through in those seasons.

I pray that whatever setback, storm, plot twist, or life experience you may be currently going through ends soon, very soon, so you’re able to smile, rejoice, and enjoy the goodness of life. Listen, don’t allow your current situation to make you give up hope or change your outlook on life. Where you are today is not where you will stay. You deserve a beautiful, stress-free, pain-free, storm-free life, and you will have one.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

Wednesday Writings