Mary Hendrix

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My children are the reason for my most recent tattoos. Their names on my chest, so I hold them as close to my heart as possible even when they aren't physically near. My son is named after my grandfather & my daughter is named after my grandmother, they were the ones who raised me & now I get the privilege of taking care of my grandmother who is unable to live alone anymore because of a traumatic event with my father that left her deaf in one ear & with countless skull fractures.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

It says, be yourself. No matter what the world is telling you to be, don't lose sight of who you are & who you want to be. I'm a 35 year old single mom of 2 under the age of 5 & I just started college for my bachelor degree. It is possible to go after your dream no matter the circumstances life puts you in. As long as you have a heart with a purpose & the will to go after what it desires, that's all you need!

What would you do with the $25,000?

Oh my, this would be life changing money! I almost cried just reading that question! I would most definitely buy a car first, my van recently blew the motor so I have no ride. With 2 kids & my Grandma to take to appointments, groceries, etc. it is extremely hard especially since I live 15 miles from the nearest city. What was left after that would be put into savings to hold onto for hard times, we've seen our fair share, we know hard times aren't that hard if you have a cushion.