10/03/2026
Y’all, let me tell you about today. I woke up at 5 AM to a text from one of my employees saying they were severely sick and vomiting. I immediately started calling around trying to find someone who could be ready to leave within an hour, but nobody was available. I called my sister, and while I’m calmly trying to figure everything out, she says, “Take KaLille with you!” So I woke the kids up, and my baby reluctantly agreed 😂. We loaded everything into the trailer and hit the road. I had to stop for gas and pick up my order from Save-A-Lot, only to find out they hadn’t prepared it and nobody knew anything about it. Fifteen more minutes gone. Then about 10 miles down the road, I realized my miles-to-empty were dropping FAST. My truck’s battery has been acting up and the computer has been resetting, so I’m just praying, driving, and trusting that we’re going to make it. And we did.
When we arrived, I told KaLille we had about an hour and a half to pull this off. We had homemade queso and chips to make, steak to cut, season and cook, chicken to shred, rice, pico, corn and beans to prepare, plus an entire setup to get ready. And my baby STEPPED UP. She did everything I needed her to do and more. As I was preparing the food, she and some of the staff jumped in and she started directing them. “Put the shells and nachos down first, then the meats, then the sides and vegetables.” I came back to the tables covered, food and desserts laid out, drinks ready, and everything coming together. We were about 15 minutes behind, and we apologized, but the lady announced that we were short-staffed and that my baby had stepped in to help her mama. I was so proud of her. ❤️
And then God gave me one more reminder. After we cleaned up and shut everything down, my truck wouldn’t start. They had jumper cables, but someone had to run home to get them. So my baby and I sat on the ground waiting, and she looked at me and said, “God is blessing us. He’s probably protecting us from something.” 🥹 Y’all… she actually listened to what I’ve been teaching her. She didn’t just hear me, she understood it. I’ve always told my children that a delay doesn’t always mean something is going wrong. Sometimes God is slowing you down because He’s protecting you from something you can’t see.
We eventually got the truck started, made it home, and I can officially say the catering job was a success! 🙌🏽 I am so thankful for every person who lent a hand today, for my sister telling me to take my baby, and especially for KaLille for showing up when her mama needed her. And I am incredibly grateful to this organization for trusting K&K’s Taco Spot/Divine Catering & Capture Co to cater this conference for the third year in a row. I absolutely love them and never take that trust for granted. Today was chaotic, but we made it. Somewhere between the delays, the truck trouble, and my baby sitting beside me on the ground, I was reminded that sometimes what feels like an inconvenience really is God blessing us and protecting us. Thank you, Jesus. 🙏🏽❤️
