You Matter: What would living in your purpose everyday look like? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781499126419)

Jamicka Edwards was born in a south suburb of Chicago, IL. Her mother was able to walk away from her abusive drug addict and alcoholic father and at the age of 10, they packed up and moved to the small town of Savanna, IL. Her mother singlehandedly raised Jamicka and her two sisters working sometimes two jobs to make ends meet. Jamicka never allowed her circumstances to deter her from achieving any goal she has set. As a high school student maintaining a GPA of 2.0 she was persuaded to believe she would not make it into college. Thirteen years later, she proudly graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Northwest University. Throughout those thirteen years she fulfilled some major milestones and accomplishments. In 1998 she joined the United States Army and was awarded two Army Accommodation Medals and an Army Achievement Medal. Now a single mother, she is raising three sons; J'Don, Jamal, and Absalom. They reside in Steilacoom WA near Seattle. While homeschooling J'Don and Jamal she participated in the Mrs. Washington America Pageant and was awarded Mrs. Congeniality 2009. Her most recent community activities include: member of the Diversity Committee for SHSD, Kiwanis of Steilacoom, Toastmasters International- City of Lakewood, WA, Washington Association of Educational Office Professionals (WAEOP), and National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP). Although just starting her career as a motivational speaker, Jamicka has already begun to develop a good reputation for herself as one who will inspire, encourage, and engage an audience from high school students to educational and professional organizations to include Toastmasters International. She is an energetic ball of fire that won't stop reaching for goals and achieving them. In 2016 training for her first Half Marathon she fell in love with running. You can now call her an avid runner as she has found herself building a rather large collection of race medals. If you're looking for someone authentic, genuine, real, and that will leave you believing you can achieve anything; you've found her "I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me." Philippians 4:13