Do you really have a chance?

I'm redecorating!

You can’t make people give you what you and treat you how you want to be treated. You can only decide what you will and won’t tolerate… and either hope for the best or make a decision. Today I made a decision!

God wants you to know that every day you can choose to either be GRATEFUL or DISAPPOINTED - it’s all in your hands! You can worry to no end about what you don't have or you can marvel at God's breathtaking gifts: the morning dew, the sun, the clouds, the trees, the flowers, the birds. Could you create any of these? These miracles of life are always around you, ready to be celebrated, ready to be welcomed into your life.

 I’m redecorating!  My house?  No!  My life!  I’m changing the furniture.  I’m throwing out the broken pieces and the eyesores. I’m painting the walls in bright vibrant colors.  I’m upgrading old appliances. I’m creating a new landscape - free of weeds, thorns and dead grass.  I am loving my new place!

Slowly falling out of love...

To My Lil’ Sis…

You’re going through some pain now and I hope you can write your way through it.  Writing is my therapy.  I’m sharing this poem with you.  I know all too well the joy and pain of love.  I am also all too familiar with the process of falling out of love.  The good news is, the heart is the most resilient muscle in your body and it will bounce back …and when it heals it’s even stronger than before.  We will find love again and I’m looking forward to the two of us sharing our happy stories …soon!

LET IT GO!

When people can walk away from you - let them walk. Don't try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. Hang up the phone. When people can walk away from you, let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left. The Bible says, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. Can I get an Amen!!

“They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us.” [1 John 2:19] Let them go! And it doesn't mean they’re a bad person, it simply means their part in the story is over.   And you've got to know when a person’s part in your story is over so you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead. You've got to know when it's over.

Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have, He will give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat, I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay. Let them go!! If you’re holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to...LET GO!!!!!!!

PS - EVERYONE YOU MEET WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE THE ONE!! ENJOY EACH SEASON! SAVOR LIFE AND ITS WONDERS.

So much to be THANKFUL for...

"Spiritual but not religious" ...what does than mean?

"Spiritual but not religious" ...what does than mean? And if you don't know what it means STOP claiming it!  I am getting increasingly bothered by people who say they are "spiritual but not religious".  If I hear it one more time I will SCREAM!! (I think I just did!)

People need look up the definition of the word religious before they choose to deny it or claim it.  According to Webster’s: Definition of RELIGIOUS:  1: relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity <a religious person> <religious attitudes> 2: of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances <joined a religious order> 3 : scrupulously and conscientiously faithful.

I am concerned when people tout that they are "spiritual but not religious” as if it's a great badge to display.  Religious to me means…I believe in God, I know that I am saved by the blood of Jesus Christ and know He died for my sins.  It means I have a church affiliation, even if I don't go every Sunday. It means I own a Bible and I open it from time to time.  It means I pray constantly, not only for things I desire, but for the needs of others, and I say prayers of thanks for the blessings God has already provided. And most important, it means I acknowledge that there is power much greater than me and its The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit! 

Okay, I feel better now...

What is one thing you are thankful for?

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, what is one thing you are thankful for?