Episode 2- A Lingering Legacy + The Gift from Kobe

It has been a week since Kobe and his daughter Gigi very tragically passed away. It’s hard for me to even type that because it doesn’t seem real. Or right. Not that God got it wrong but goodness… we all have questions. As a mother I can not fathom. My stomach turns and my mood has shifted. As a wife my heart aches. I grieve deeply for Vanessa. As a woman who grew up watching basketball it pains me when legends pass away even more so tragically. Seeing Kobe ride the waves of life and continue to love and smile and create and give is inspiring. It’s a reminder to live life deeply and passionately and greatly. To love those around you with fervency. To remember that we are passing through this place and because of that we must make it count. A life well lived. Inspired many. Changed the game. Loved by all. Kobe will be missed. Gigi may your spirit rest peacefully sweet angel. Selah.

Everywhere on social media and the news, even the weather channel, the world has been at a stand still. People, like me who weren’t even Lakers fans or even necessarily Kobe “fans”, as in people who talked about the Lakers + Kobe all the time, felt moved to give respect.

I remember when Whitney Houston passed and I watched the funeral in my living room, alone, with boxes of tissue for the hot mess ness that was my entire being. I love music and I love to sing and Whitney was my musical idol. We had been through love and breakups and dance parties and praise and worship together and to know that the end had come was too much for me. My husband would walk by and see me wailing and shake his head and keep going about his business.

I was in 7th grade when Tupac passed away. I was the girl with every Tupac poster that had ever hit the stands plastered on my wall. As a matter of fact, what wall?! My entire room was breathing Tupac. I made my 7th grade art class design a life size portrait of Tupac that they ended up giving me when we finished the project. So you can imagine how concerned everyone was when they heard the news that Tupac died. Not because of his family but because they knew that I LOVED Tupac.

Isn’t it amazing how complete strangers can come into our life through sports, music, poetry, acting, etc and leave such a void in our hearts when they depart from this place?

On Episode 2 of A Woman With a Story, I’m talking about how the stories of complete strangers has the power to move us beyond brokenness and into beast mode as we remember the legacy of Kobe Bryant.

A Woman With a Story is a podcast for women who want to feel less alone as women, mothers and wives. Women who want to feel seen and connected. It’s for women learning to embrace and believe in the beauty of the journey. Women who need to know that they aren’t alone on the curve balls of life. As a mother, wife and woman after God’s own heart I have my share of interesting and hilarious moments as well as profound revelations that have encouraged me and continue to strengthen me on my journey. These are my lessons and the beautiful stories of my life.

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