User:StacyGodsey MaryKayConsultant

Stacy Lyn Godsey (1980 –   ) is an Independent Beauty Consultant of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.

She was born Stacy Lyn Cornish on April 6th, 1980, in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Roger Lee Cornish and Nancy Lyn Roach Cornish. She attended Joplin Senior High School in Joplin, Missouri graduating in 1998. She is currently attending East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Godsey was married shortly after completing high school to her first husband, Jeremy Graham. Within weeks of being married on June 27th, 1998, she moved with her first husband to Claremont, North Carolina. The pressures of leaving her family behind and personal search for her purpose in life lead to many difficulties in her relationship. The marriage failed and in May of 2000, she returned home to her family in Joplin, Missouri. She was divorced by the age of 21. Following the devastation of her divorce, she fell into a deep depression and eventually turned to a life of alcoholism, and drug abuse that continued to send her on a downward spiral for the next four years.

In 2004, Godsey decided to transform her life for the better. She sold nearly all of her possessions and moved to Tennessee to begin her new life. She moved to Elizabethton, Tennessee and was taken in by her aunt, Anita Roach. There in East Tennessee, she found a renewed love for herself. With the help of her aunt, she decided to return to school in pursuit of her life-long dream of teaching.

On August 19th, 2004, Godsey was accepted for enrollment into East Tennessee State University. During her first semester in college, she once again found herself longing for more. Although she was still in the process of healing from her marriage failures, Godsey focused on her education and devoted herself to becoming a woman her family could be proud of. By the end of her Freshman year at East Tennessee State University, Godsey declared her major and her dreams of becoming and English teacher were beginning to materialize. With one year of college behind her, Godsey returned to Joplin, Missouri to spend the Summer with her family.

Upon her return to East Tennessee her life too an unexpected turn for the better. She had all but forgotten about finding love when she met former Marine, Rickey "Todd" Godsey on June 13th, 2005. They began dating and she quickly realized that she had found the missing component in her life. She had found a man who loved, supported, and truly respected her. By August of 2005, the couple had began living together and started making plans to spend the rest of their lives together. On Saturday, July 29th, 2006, Godsey married the man of her dreams and became a stepmother. She had found a partner, a new family, and a profound happiness. Over the next four years, Godsey continued to devote her life to her new family, her education, and to her dreams.

During the Summer of 2009, Godsey found her family struggling to make ends meet and made a career choice that she says, "was a God send". She and her husband decided on their three-year anniversary (July 29th, 2009) that she would begin her career as a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant. Godsey had always known of the company and had been impressed with the company's core values, "God first, family second, and career third". This career would enable her to continue working toward her degree, spend time with her family, dedicate time to her faith, and work her business on her own terms. The flexible scheduling and continuous support of her unit sisters has helped her to overcome many of life's struggles.

Godsey continues to study at East Tennessee State University and will graduate on December 19th, 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a minor in Fine Arts. She aspires to continue her education and obtain a Master's of Art in Education. She now feels that her life is on the right path and continues to follow her dreams.

Although her past has been a source of pain and struggle, the lessons she has learned have been a source for personal growth and strength. Her motto in life is, "Live, Love, and Dream...We must learn from and rise beyond the past, creating for ourselves a brighter future".