It should not be easy to raise and educate a child alone, nor should it be to study a university career as a mother. So we imagine that when both factors come together, the situation becomes much more complex if possible.
A woman from Texas has managed to graduate in law after years of study while raised her five children alone and overcame all kinds of obstacles and difficulties that life has been giving him. His story has moved us so much that we wanted to share it with you, because it is a real lesson of overcoming and teamwork.
A life full of obstacles
Ieshia Champs had been wanting to be a lawyer since she was seven years old, but her childhood and adolescence were not easy, and everything indicated that she would never achieve it. His story is hard. Much. But it is also a story full of personal effort, and unconditional support of some children towards their mother.
Ieshia did not have a happy childhood. She was separated from her parents at a very young age, and became pregnant with her first child in adolescence, so she had to leave school before finishing high school.
"I did not have a stable life or any reference in my childhood. My mother was addicted to drugs. My father had died. And I had no home. I lived with friends or with anyone who wanted to welcome me. At 19 I became pregnant with me. first child "- tells CBS News.
To get his son ahead, Ieshia went to work as a telephone operator, but after the hardness of the first years, his life gradually settled. And that's how his family began to grow.
But calm and happiness did not last long, and in 2009, pregnant with her fifth child lost her husband because of cancer To this fateful event were also added the loss of his job and his home because of a fire.
Ieshia thought he had hit bottom and even attempted suicide. But in the depths of despair, he realized that for the sake of his children he had to take back the reins of his life, and began by making the decision to do what he had always wanted to do: study law.
University mother with five children
And that's how Ieshia first enrolled in school to finish the studies he had left pending. He then went to Houston Community College and then to the University of Houston, where He enrolled in Law and will graduate next May.
This brave woman admits that in all this time her children have been her main motivation to study, and thanks to them, and to the joint effort of the family, Ieshia has become the lawyer she always wanted to be.And to commemorate such an important milestone, he decided to take some emotional photos with his five children and that they have quickly gone viral because of the beauty of the message they convey. In them children are seen proudly surrounding their mother, while holding blackboards where you can read motivational messages like "We did it" !, "I did it!" or "I helped too!"
Via facebook.com/ieshia.champs Ieshia admits that in the most difficult days smiles and the support of their children have been fundamental.
"They have helped me review the notes while cooking, and have sat at a simulated table being a jury while I was exposing what I had learned that day. I have cried many times because I felt overcome, and in those moments my oldest son has taken care of his little brothers, to bathe them, to give them dinner or to prepare school clothes. They they are my reason to move on"
"When I look at the photos, I cry, I smile, and I feel very grateful. I see a woman who had no chance of achieving what she has achieved. But over time, he has not only challenged those null probabilities but with the help of his children they have managed to overcome all obstacles "
From this beautiful story you can get great lessons, but I stay mostly with the power to overcome this mother, the struggle to achieve dreams and the importance of teamwork. What do you think of you?
Facebook photos Ieshia Champs
Via CBS News
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