A message for the poor in spirit….

This message is for you: God loves you. He loves you dearly. You are precious. He created you, as you are, specifically for His pleasure. There is nothing you can do or experience in life that will remove you as the apple of His eye. ANYTHING that a person tells you, or that you tell yourself, that is contrary to this truth is an absolute lie. Believe it. Know it. Live it. ***Follow the link and receive more.***

All that glitters is not gold.

"People who only receive and appreciate validation based on how they look are only ever going to be concerned with the image they portray and how other people view them. There will be nothing more important to them than the illusion they create for their public's consumption. The illusion of their fabulosity. The falseness of their greatness."

10 Things I Missed About New York City While Away

Absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder. Almost immediately upon my return (i.e. on the ride home from the airport), I was gushing with pleasure from the energy infusing me just from driving through the City and seeing all the people going about their lives. ** Follow the link to read the full article.

Poem: KISS OF LIFE by LaShawnda Jones

Kiss me, my knucklehead Stop running Don’t tease Just be Still Breathe Clear your mind Exhale I’m here When will you See Accept my embrace Relax This is where you belong You’re too far away To kiss me now, my knucklehead Pull me close Closer Closer still So close neither Of us ends or beginsContinue reading "Poem: KISS OF LIFE by LaShawnda Jones"

My husband is not my soul mate.

I share this because I think you’re giving yourself far too much credit. Yes, we have free will. But I truly believe that God’s biggest pleasure with each of us comes when we CHOOSE to yield/surrender/give our full lives back to Him. When we allow Him control of our lives, He is better able to mold us more fully into His image. I am because HE IS. Apart from God, my choices are nothing and they amount to very little in life. But with God, my choices are everything and life is a true wonder of daily miracles. The daily choice I take responsibility for is surrendering to God everything that is me, so that He will fill me with more of Himself.

A collision of the feminine, the mammy, and the maternal

I fumed for a day and half after the interactions over the weekend (those that took place the day after she asked me to pick her up on the patio). The last straw angered me so much I didn't trust myself to speak to her afterwards and avoided her until this light bulb went off... And the light bulb went off because of the way she had touched my shoulder as she left the room and said she'd see me later.

Are you focused only on what you can get from people?

Others simply faded away by not answering calls or responding to messages or showing up when asked or needed. However, not one of them had the decency and honesty to simply say, "I no longer want or need anything from you so this is where we part ways."

When is the right time for marriage?

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The right time for marriage is different for each person and unique to each situation. Maturity levels and life experiences are varying factors; some people are ready for marriage at 18, and some are never prepared for it. As the U.S. divorce rate exceeds 50 percent, it is obvious that much of our society does not view marriage as an everlasting commitment. However, this is the world’s view, which will usually contradict God’s (1 Corinthians 3:18).
A strong foundation is imperative for a successful marriage and should be settled before one even begins to date or court a potential life mate. Our Christian walk should include much more than just attending church on Sundays and being involved in Bible study. We must have a personal relationship with God that comes only through trusting in and obeying Jesus Christ. We must educate ourselves about marriage, seeking God’s view on…

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Happy July 4th! Declaration of Independence

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. ~ from The Declaration of Independence