I've been working on Deborah's Girls for about a year in a half. My sister Sharon has been encouraging me every step of the way. Recently we have been working together full time. We go out to different areas of Atlanta and share our mothers legacy. People would purchase a bracelet. After a week of my sister joining me full time we begin to come across divine connections. The devil was mad! We started to get rejected where ever we went. No sales at all! At that time we begin to question if we should be focusing on Deborah's Girls full time. I started sending our story to different networks. My first choice was Steve Harvey. I always dreamed of Sharing our story with him, He's very inspirational.  I then sent it to our local news station Fox 5 Atlanta. Here is what I submitted below, 

Hello, my name is Lashonda McNeil. I'm 26 years old a mother of 4 children. I'm currently going through a divorce, I was a housewife for years. I came up with Deborah's Girls. It is named after my mother Deborah McNeil. I make things like bracelets, earrings, diaper cakes, and home décor.  My sister Sharon McNeil is my partner she recently let go of her job. She woke up one morning and said she had dream that my mother was worry about me giving up. My mother ask her in the dream to make sure I do not give up. With that being said, she decided to make that sacrifice to let her job go. Sharon plays a big role in Deborah's Girls. Sharon took the responsibility of raising my niece Canderia Miller after my mother passed. Canderia was born with cerebral palsy. Her Mother passed two weeks after delivering her. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She was only 17. Sharon took care of Canderia for a 11 years. She was only 22 when she took on the responsibility. We came up with a campaign Let's Help Canderia to raise money for a handicapped equipped van. Sadly, we weren’t able to succeed. Canderia passed February 3, 2016 at the age of 19. I started bracelets to give back to the supporters that donated to her campaign. Out of those bracelets we came up with a way to keep our mother's name alive. We dedicated a collection to Canderia It’s called the CanCan collection. We really hope that you guys come across this story and share it.

The night of me submitting our story, we were very disappointed on the out come of the past week.

I didn't know what to say to really encourage my sister as she was also going through grief. I just knew God would help us. I woke up the next morning to a email of someone purchasing a big order online. I knew that was our confirmation that we should continue focusing on Deborah's Girls. Later that day I received another email, this time it was from a reporter from Fox 5 Atlanta wanting to share Our story for Mother's day. I was so excited! I praised God, Just Thankful for the opportunity to share our story with others.  Don't despise small beginnings Zechariah 4:10. Never give up on the vision God has given you. God will give you hope and a future Jeremiah 29:11.