Old Girl Dead, New Girl Reborn.....

Hey Family!!!!  So today what I have to say on this Wonderful Friday is short. What I want to tell you now is.... DON'T YOU DARE GIVE UP!!!!!!!!     WHATEVER YOU STARTED, YOU WILL FINISH WITH FLYING COLORS!!!!!!!!!!! THE BUSINESS YOU JUST STARTED!!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE THE VICTORY!!!!!!!!!! THE RELATIONSHIP YOU ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF, STICK TO YOUR PLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE IMPROVEMENTS IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE , YOU WILL SUCCEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  TRYING FOR A NEW VEHICLE , DON'T YOU GIVE UP!!!!! GOD HAS YOU!!!!! BE BOLD WITH IT!!!!!!!!!! WAITING FOR THE RIGHT MATE , DON'T LOWER YOUR STANDARDS!!!!!!!! YOUR ABIGAIL OR BOAZ IS ON THE WAY!!!!!!!!!  TRYING FOR THAT BABY , DON'T YOU GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!! GOD'S TIME NOT YOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAITING TO TAKE THE LEAD ON SOMETHING, PRAY AND DON'T GIVE UP!!!!! GOD HAS YOU!!!!!!  WAITING FOR THE RIGHT JOB OR INCREASE , DON'T GIVE UP SEARCHING!!!!!!!!! GOD'S BLESSING IS SURE TO COME!!!!!!!!! Now i

Hi Everyone!!!! So, I heard, FROM GOD, that there are a few of you who read yesterday's post who decided to Say Yes to some things in your life. I know this because God gave me further instruction on what to do after you say Yes. What God wants me to tell you all is "DON'T SET YOURSELF UP TO FAIL" .  Here is where you discover true wisdom. It all comes from saying one thing. Stay away from your temptations. This is especially true even when you think you have yourself some good ol' Self Control. So here is where we start. Thinking logically. And i'll go by examples, because I think that's the best way to really let you know what God is trying to tell you. If you decided to quit gossiping and talking about people:      Yes, this is a heavy prayer push for some people, but it's possible to be successful. God can and will help you here. But what you need to do (no i'm not gonna say SHUT YOUR MOUTH lol) is first, take a sabbatical or some fo

Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well today. I just have this thing rolling around in me. And I feel like I have had it for quite a while, just that I pushed it to the back of my mind cause I really wasn't ready to deal with that sort of thing. We all go through these types of questions throughout life. I finally realize, these are all questions that God is constantly asking us. Are you ready to quit talking about people's "flaws"? You didn't create them right? So why are you talking about them? Are you ready to quit smoking yet? I'm trying to get in your heart, but that impurity is not good to ME. Will you make ME special enough to clean that up from yourself? I promise help you if you try. But you have to let ME help you. Are you ready to quit drinking yet? I know you are trying, but you aren't trying to stop. You know your "justifications" are just excuses to not let yourself fully commit right? I promise help you if you try. But y

Hey everyone!!!! So, I have had a question rolling around in my head the last few days. "Why did we not help the girl that was screaming in the hallway when we were in Richmond?" (If you didn't hear about that story, find the post titled: Is It Worth It? Posted on 7/16/2016) God knows my heart toward Domestic Violence and I know He is trying to grow me in that area. But what is it that happened that day? What happened that we decided NOT to open the door and help? Was It Fear?              Was It Wisdom? When you react to things in your life, it is usually driven by one of 3 things. Fear. Wisdom. Boredom. Boredom is pretty clear. Sometimes you go for a walk. Cause you are bored. Sometimes you play jump rope (as an adult) cause it's exercise, and you are bored. Sometimes you play on the computer, because you are bored. You do things sometimes just because you are bored. And that's understandable. Sometimes you do silly thin

Daniel 6:4-9 Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy. So they concluded, “Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion.” So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, “Long live King Darius! We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions. And now, Your Majesty, issue and sign this law so it cannot be changed, an official law of the Medes and Persians that cannot be revoked.” So King Darius signed the law. Wow, so as you can tel

Hey Everyone! So yesterday, I had an evening where I kept thinking about the things I've seen in my life. The things I've gone through. The things I've watched my family and friends go through. The things I see complete strangers going through. And it brought me back to the usual question that we all ask at some point in our lives. "God, I know you didn't bring me into the world just to suffer. I know I am to suffer with Christ.  But you also said that I would have joy and peace.  What is the point of this?" But then I started thinking. If my bills were always paid. If I were debt free. If I had perfect kids. If my husband and I were the perfect image of a perfect blended family. If we had the house the was absolutely just right for us. Then I realized that I would still have the same question. "God, I know you didn't bring me into the world just to live a great life. At the end of the day, it's great and all, but what was the real p

Hey Everyone!!      So I was just reading a devotional on Marriage and I hit something that really hit home for me. COMMUNICATION. I like to think I have a great marriage because we get along and when we are together we have soooooo much fun. I think Reggie is hysterical. And he thinks i'm just silly. But if i'm real with myself, I have to admit that when we have an issue, it's almost always because there is a major problem in Communication for us. We really are from 2 different planets for real. I'm not going to get into what his problem is or what is mine. It's enough that it's a communication issue. But here is one thing that we can ALL meditate on. I had to copy the devotional. You can find it on the YouVersion app under the plan called "One: A Marriage Devotional by Jimmy Evans". Enjoy it! I know I did!!! Be Blessed!!!! I Love You All!!!!! _________________________________________________________________________________ Let the words

Hi Family! So I had another incident that I was able to see unfold before my eyes yesterday after I got home from work. It is very apparent that God is trying to ask me to do something or He is needing me to pray for certain types of people or situations. But when I think about it, why should God need to be asking me to do something that I know I should already be doing? So today, in this very short post, I just want to allow you all into my world. I post many spiritual how-to's, some based on my own life experiences, but mostly based on actual scripture. But in my little piece of my world, One thing I tell myself all the time "I'm not perfect, no matter what I post, and I refuse to let anyone think I am". I make many mistakes too. I don't know anyone who doesn't make mistakes. So today I need to take a moment in my day to ask God to forgive me for NOT doing what I know very well that I should be doing. And since today is Friday, it's a good time for

Hey Ya'll!!! So I've had this thing in my head and in my heart for a few weeks now. Wasn't sure if I was supposed to post this, but since it's STILL in my heart, I'm going to. Mind you, this is something that I wrote 9 months ago. So forgive the references (to my local people) to the Yolanda Adams Show since she isn't on the air here anymore. But please find your place in this. It's more of a lesson. I planned on using it for a bible study with the kids, but the opportunity never presented itself to present it to them. God must have known that someone reading my blog may have needed to hear it instead. :-)  Sorry if it's a little longer than normal! I Love You All!!! Be Blessed!!!!! Guard Your Heart: See No Evil. Hear No Evil. Speak No Evil. 10/22/2015 Story:           I was listening to the Yolanda Adams Show today, and the “Say Whatcha Wanna Say Thursday topic” was: How do/did you deal with a co-worker you can’t stand????

What's up everyone, I was just reflecting back to a show I was watching last night. Rickey Smiley For Real. It was the episode where Kelly Price was in it. They were talking about my favorite pastime.... music. More importantly, worship music and the fact that the old school it was based on nothing but Faith. The new contemporary music is awesome. But it's different than the old school hymns from back in the day. They were talking about how back in the day people had nothing but Family and Faith. They weren't rich. They were poor, ok, or just barely making it. If something was going wrong in some area of their lives, they knew BY FAITH that God would fix it. Nowadays, we don't live BY FAITH. If we have financial issues, we put our faith in state assistance. If we need help hearing from God, we ask our Pastor to hear for us. If we need mental or physical help and need some Healing or Peace, we put all our faith into a doctor. If we need Wisdom, we put our faith i

Morning Everyone! I finally was able to watch a movie yesterday that it seems like everyone else has already watched a very long time ago. Yes, I'm a little late. But in case anyone here has not watched it, I won't mention what movie it is. This morning it's still on my mind. It's one part of the movie where a woman is at a dr's office and she has experienced/witnessed a healing, but for some reason, is looking for confirmation in a doctor. She continues to ask him to put into words what has happened. And he continually cannot find the words. At one point he says "In the medical field, we like to call this Spontaneous Remission". Here is a woman who has experienced/witnessed a HEALING. And she needed MAN to put into words what just happened. She put her heart in the lap of a Doctor, basically a MAN, to tell her what happened. Meanwhile, I'm in my seat with the most ginourmous smile and my spirit man is leaping all over the place inside me and I got

Hi everyone, I had to do an appeal at church yesterday. And there was something God gave me to read out for my sisters. It was a glimpse inside the mind of a woman, getting ready for church, yet again. Her thoughts. It was suggested after service, that I add it to this blog. So in Faith, I pray that you all receive it as well. If you are in church, dare to remove your mask. And if you are not actively in church, don't be deterred by the Masks everyone else may be wearing. Here it goes. I love you all!! Be Blessed!!! The Masks We Wear I go to church every Wednesday and usually 2 services on Sunday. I have always heard that when you are sick, you go to the hospital. So when your spirit is sick, you go to the spiritual hospital. For me, it just so happens to be my favorite place to be anyways, so it’s easy.   I always have a smile for everyone, just like everyone always seem to have a smile for me. It makes us all feel really good. You always fe

Hi everyone, I was away with Reggie for some much needed adult time. We decided since we didn't have the bigger kids and we only had baby girl, we were skipping town. No football coaching, no ministry, no work, nothing. Just us. So we found a hotel through a source that I won't name and off we went to Richmond, VA!! We had so much fun riding out there! Yes, there was construction traffic here and there but we were so happy to get away and just invest some time with each other, even if just for one night, that it was not a big deal. Well, we arrived at the hotel and started getting a just a little bit nervous. The sign with the hotel name was taped on the door. I'm a big optimist so I assume "every hotel business needs to start somewhere". We wanted certain specific items and we got it here. So Reggie goes inside to check us in while I got the van packed up and got Sami shoes back on. Long story short, the bed sheets scared me a little. So after Reg

Paranoia vs Fear Definitions: Paranoia Origin:  Greek Para: Irregular Noid:  Mind       2. Fear Origin: Old English Faer:  Calamity/Danger Faeran: Frighten                ________________________________________________________________ Hi Everyone!! Here I go again with the Lord saying things to me and it makes perfect sense to me after the fact. But this time, the word that the Lord gave me was "Paranoid". It's a pet peeve of mine. I can't stand to see or hear or have to listen to paranoid people. If i'm going to be real, I have to say that's one of my "red buttons". I just didn't understand Paranoia. It just never made any sense to me.  But then the Holy Spirit gave me the word "Fear". And I realized that most Paranoia is rooted in a fear of something. Here is the link of the 2 words:            Paranoia, when you break it down (as shown above) is to have an Irregular Mind. When you have a ir

Matthew 14:28-32 Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.”  “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.   But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted.   Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?”  When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped. Good Evening Everyone, This passage has been on my mind all day. And a particular interpretation that the Holy Spirit gave me about it. It was just really impactful to me. It actually was a gut check for me. Those Gut Checks are not always easy, but they are humbling and necessary. So everyone knows this passage so well. It was a faith walk for Peter to believe that he could do something as crazy as walk on water. It was also a lesson on staying f

Hi Everyone, I am at a time where I am going through for real . And I was talking to someone yesterday and she went through something almost exactly like I am now. We cried together for a moment and we held each other. And she says to me "It makes you wonder what we are really on this earth for. Is it just to suffer? Because we go through a lot of suffering." But before I arrived she was just reading in the book of Romans, and we both remembered at the same time that Christ was sent to this world to Suffer. To suffer FOR US. And the bible says that we are to suffer with Him. So we have to remember that what we are going through is nothing that He hadn't gone through for us already. For example, he dealt with losing someone. John the Baptist was like His family. Someone he loved so very much. He found out that John the Baptist was MURDERED. When he found out, he was crushed. He felt that emotional pain. The pain of having your heart break instantly. That reminds me o