My Yesterday Is Not My Today

My Yesterday is not My Today Tanesha Y. Hopson When she was in control, she was a good mother. Whenshe was drunk, she did the best she could. It wasn't enough for me, but I didn't understand that it was all she could do. My father worked for a steel mill and he was a goodfather to all four of his children, but unfortunately he didn'thave a lot of time to spend with any of us. Tanesha Hopson didn't grow up in the best parts of Chicago.She would be lucky to graduate from grammar schooland attend high school. A black female from an unstable, poor, single-parent home wasn't destined to obtain a college education. Tanesha needed money, guidance, and love; she needed amiracle. After fighting the struggles of abuse and seeing those she lloved abuse themselves, she found a way out of south Chicago. Against the odds, Tanesha went to college and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, followed by postgraduate work in Juvenile Probation. Today, Tanesha follows a career path chosen by God ofcounselor to at-risk youth. "...Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us, yes, establish the work of our hands." Psalms 90:17.Hopson, Tanesha Y. is the author of 'My Yesterday Is Not My Today' with ISBN 9781593449032 and ISBN 1593449038.