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300 Days

Shaun Bradford

Smiling.☺️

Three years ago, I was almost a year into my journey of posting daily.🎉

This Saturday, I will be celebrating 1,400 days of posting daily. At 1,300 days, I decided to add an extra post. I believe that’s when I began the “My Journey With God” series. At 1,000 days, I launched my YouTube channel. This time, I’m not sure what I’ll do. Maybe I’ll wait until 1,500 days to do something different. Either way, I still plan to celebrate it in some way.

Thanking God for this space. It’s my own little world. And THANK YOU for visiting my world. Seriously, thank you for the continued love and support and for allowing me to be me. This means a lot in a world that’s so judgmental. I appreciate you more than you know.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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Our Leap Year Baby

Shaun Bradford

Today, we celebrated my youngest nephew’s first birthday. He’s our leap year baby! His parents decided they would celebrate his birthday on February 28th each year until the 29th rolls around again.

Last year was a roller coaster ride for him and my sister. My sister had to be induced a week early due to preeclampsia. A few days after giving birth, she began experiencing shortness of breath, so she went to the emergency room. Well, without consulting with OB/GYN, the ER doctor diagnosed her with acute heart failure, released her (said there was nothing he could do), and referred her to a heart specialist. The next day, she called her doctor and was readmitted for preeclampsia. It wasn’t heart failure. Talk about a frightening and emotional time! After receiving the proper care, she was released a few days later. A couple of days after that, the baby was diagnosed with jaundice.

The first few weeks of his life were very eventful. Now, here we are a year later, and everyone’s healthy. God is good.♥️

I kept him while my sister was in the hospital. He was only a few days old. Before then, I hadn’t kept a newborn since my son was born. What an interesting time.

Today!! He’s one!
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Happy Birthday, Momma J!

Shaun Bradford

I have always had two moms—my biological mother and my bonus mom.

Today is my bonus mom’s birthday!

My bonus mom has been in my life since I was about 3 weeks old—so you might as well say since birth.☺️ I talked to her last night, and she’s so excited about my dad taking her out to eat today. He usually buys her flowers, gives her a little cash, and then takes her to eat. She was so giddy. Made me smile. I love her so much.♥️

Happy Birthday, Momma! I only add the J when talking to others about her so they’ll know which mom I’m referring to, but to her, it’s always and forever will be Momma.♥️

Momma with her baby boy, my late brother, Alton, Jr.
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Happy 30th, Ki!

Shaun Bradford

The day is finally here! KiSondrea is 30! My heart is full. There’s so much I could say. So much I want to say. So much I’ve already said to her (which is what matters most) and in past posts. She’s my heart. I love her to other galaxies and beyond. I am so grateful God chose me to be her mom.♥️

Photos from yesterday.🥰
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Celebrating Every Success: Day 1300

Shaun Bradford

As promised, I am celebrating every single success! The fact that I have been posting for 1300 consecutive days is beyond wonderful! That’s over 3 1/2 years sharing my daily thoughts with you.

I pray that what I have shared has brought you closer to God, given you hope, inspired and encouraged you, and made you feel loved and seen. Thank you so much for your support, prayers, and love over the years. Thank you for allowing me to be me, to be human. I appreciate that more than you know.

Looking forward to sharing more over the next 100 days!💗

Love you,

Shaun