Destiny’s Child was arguably one of the most successful all-girl band before the depature of Letoya and Latavia in January 2000. Both ladies left the group to find new management after financial disputes and disagreements with manager, Mathew Knowles, over his preferential treatment towards his daughter, Beyonce and Kelly Rowland.

What people thought was an amicable split soon turned ugly when the “Say My Name” video which debuted a month after they exited the group, featured two new members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin in their place. In several media interviews, the ousted group members would reveal that they weren’t even aware that they had been replace until they saw this video.

The legal battles and public war of words that ensued thereafter severed the band’s connections with the two former founding members.

Over a decade later, the forgiveness that seemed elusive for the ladies has finally been found – though fans wished for this reconciliation many years ago. Recently, Beyonce was seen with Latavia and Letoya respectively on two seperate occasions during her co-tour with Jay Z, OTRII.

Two things their reunion teaches us is that time heals wounds and forgiveness is possible.

Though forgiveness seems like a simple concept, it remains one of the difficult things for us to give, especially because of the negative thoughts that keep us miserable when we attempt to forgive — “You were wronged.” “Forgiving means you are weak”. “Hold on to the anger.” “Don’t let them off that easy”

However, the purpose of forgiveness is not to forget or deny hurt nor is it primarily about reconciling with the offender. It’s about taking power over how we choose to respond.

If you are struggling to let go and forgive, here are a few nuggets to keep in mind:

When we choose to hold on to hurt, pain, resentment, and anger it harms us far more than it harms the person that has caused us hurt or pain. Forgiveness allows you to put the burden down and let go.

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute if the strong.” ~ Gandhi

Forgiveness lets you regain your own power by allowing you to control the situation by the way you react to it. We maintain anger, regret, hatred, or resentment towards someone and give up our power to others when we refuse to forgive – we allow ourselves to become weak.

“It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody”- Maya Angelou

Forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself, to be at peace and to be happy. You’re not doing this for them, you’re doing it for yourself, to set yourself free from the feelings of hurt and anger. Many people waste years of their lives in bitterness and resentment when they could, through forgiveness, have lived that time in happiness.

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” — Paul Boese

We can’t erase the past, but we can choose to let go of the pain in order to live a happier, more fulfilling life.

The two singers were pictured up close and personal at Beyoncé and JAY-Z‘s OTR II Tour in Arlington, Texas.

This is the first time the pair have been photographed together since Luckett was ousted from the all-girl group 18 years ago.

The adorable photo where Beyoncé embraced Letoya’s pregnant belly, was uploaded to Beyoncé‘s website on Tuesday. The next day, LeToya shared the photo on Instagram and captioned it “Love. ”

Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Lawson, also took to Instagram to congratulae Letoya on her pregnancy.

“Congratulations LeToya you are gonna be the best mommy,” Tina wrote.

LeToya, was one of the original members of Destiny’s Child, the record-breaking group that gave us hit songs such as: Bills, Bills, Bills and Bug-a-boo.

The former DC member, recently revealed that she left the group kicking and screaming but also said, that she has nothing but love and support for her former band mates.

LeToya told Rolling Stone last May,“I’m so proud of every single lady that was a part of DC. We’re all in support of each other, we’re all grown, all doing our own things.”

“I be out here stanning. Kelly is everywhere. Bey, I don’t know how she does it all, creating crazy visual albums and then you’re gonna carry two human beings at the same time? She’s awesome.”

Hopefully there will be a DC reunion in future cos we still stan hard for the girls.

You may recall that Michelle had suffered quite a couple of heartbreaks in the past, including that horrible time she caught her ex cheating when his sidechick tweeted about their secret rendezvous sessions.

Essence reports that Michelle, 37, didn’t tell any of her friends about 40-year-old Chad, who is a pastor and sports chaplain, until she was completely sure he was “the one.” She reveals that she didn’t even tell former band mates, Beyonce and Kelly.

“I didn’t even tell any people I was talking to Chad. I wanted to treat this relationship differently because obviously, all my past relationships have failed…I didn’t want to talk about another relationship that possibly wasn’t gonna go anywhere.”

The report further states that “…the couple met in March 2017 at a spiritual retreat run by Johnson. Although the Illinois native sought refuge in the experience to get over a bad breakup, she instead found another connection to God and a connection to her heart as well. ”

See cute photos of the moment he proposed:

We wish them a lifetime of happiness together.

Photo Credit: Parkwood/ Lizette Trent/Barkisco