>This morning after my daughter woke up, my husband told her that he had a surprise for her. Of course, she was excited, so the squealing and jumping around began!! My husband went out to the car and came back with a box of “Cheezits” and said “Baby girl daddy was thinking about you!” and gaver her her surprise.
Well, my daughter was so happy that you would have thought that she had just recieved the big swing set with the treehouse perched on top! She went on and on about how happy she was and how she has the best daddy ever. To see her like that made me think about God and how He is the “best Daddy ever”!!!! So I have made a decision, instead of focusing on what I have already prayed about, I am going to start thanking my Dadddy for what He has alrady done and what He does everyday allday: love me unconditionally. Gratitude is the Best Attitude Ever!!!!!
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>When I got up this morning and I began to pray, the first thing that I felt come up in my spirit is that “I have to expect more”. Hmmmm….this had me thinking! Then when I went to pray, the same thing came up “Have heavenly expectations”.
So needless to say, I have heavenly expectations. I am expecting heavenly things from my “Daddy God” in every area of my life. I’m expecting it in my home, my relationships, at my church, in the lives of those around me, my finances, my prayer and devotional time, my worship time, my conversations… in everything!!!!
Are you exoecting a piece of heaven today?
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>I just read something that was very inspiring. It was an article taking about “Beauty for ashes”. To wrap it up and make it quick, the lady in the article went through a really hard time and in essence, she had some regrets. But even though the situation was bad and she would rather not went through it, she learned a lot in the end that would be a blessing to her to carry along for a lifetime.
So, my word of encouragement for today is “Hope”!!! Whatever you may be going through just have hope in a better tomorrow. Let God’s presence and His grace give you “beauty for ashes”…………
Isaih 61:3
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>Happy Mother’s Day!!!! (My sincerest apologies for being a day late, yesterday was full of family,activity, and food-lol). Well, the one thing that I am continuing to learn about being a mother, a Godly mother, is that strength is important. Physical, mental, emotional, and most of all spiritual. The first three can only go so far, but spiritual strength will carry you through any situation and help you to re-build in any other area that may be lacking.
This I know from personal experience! So, my one word of wisdom to all the young “mommies” would be to be spiritually fit!!! Pray, read and meditate on the Word, build and maintain godly relationships, be a faithful member at your local church, journal, take some time just for you, invest in your God given gifts and talents, and get a mentor. When your spirit is strong, everything else will be too!!!! Miracles and Blessings……..

>Today I had the priviledge of seeing a really good friend, sister, in action as she hosted a community event. It was amazing………she was amazing! I literally seen her light up as she greeted people, set things in order, and gave an encouraging word to the young attendees at the event.
I was so in awe of how good, or should I say annoited and graced, she is at doing her job!!! I felt as if she was should be running for a city council position!!!! But more than anything, I learned that being supportive is a part of friendship. Yeah, yeah I know that just about everybody knows that! But I seen how the very act of being supportive shows you more about that person-what makes them who they are! I seen how anoited she is in her element, I saw what she was passionate about. And for that very reason I can say that I know my friend better today than I did yesterday…………

>I was running errands yesterday and I seen an advertisement for a class that said “How to Live Life More Simply”. I must admit- this sounded good to me! I thought to myself “How could I do that?”
As I continued on about my day, I recall being thankful. I was thanking God for everything, the “little things” that sometime I take for granted. I was thanking Him for a reliable vehicle, good health, and even the love that I feel when I see my children smile at me. Taking the time to appreciate everything that God is and does, to me, is simply living!!!
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>I was just reading Psalm 34 and it is really blessing me!!! In verse 11 it says “Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD”……
When I read this before, I always thought about reverencing/fearing the Lord in a “topical” sense so to speak. I reverence/fear the Lord by having good church etiquette right? Knowing when to say “Amen!!”, when and how to put my finger up when I have to exit the sanctuary, and all the other “polite” things to do during service.
All those things are good and much needed to make sure that things flow smoothly while I am at church, but where is my personal reverence? Well, that is what I have learned about this morning!!! My personal reverence /fear of the Lord comes in to play in the way I treat people, the conversations that I speak, and my attitude!! In order for me to truly reverence/fear the Lord, it has to be personal and included in everything that I do……it has to go wayyyy beyond the “Church Face”! So, how is your reverencing coming along today?…….
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>Ok, I just came from seeing the Tyler Perry movie “Why Did I get Married Too”. The movie was just ok, but it did get me to thinking about a few things and opened my eyes to the importance of dealing with emotions and situations that may come up in my life in a productive and God-centered way. So, here are my thoughts…….
“Perfection” is the hardest type of appearance to keep up! Whether it be your physical appearance, the “happy” face, or even just trying to look as if everything in your world/relationships/life is well put together, that “all your ducks are in a row”, putting on the face in front of the world that says “I’m good, I can handle everything” takes some work and eventually a toll….
The very “appearance of perfection” can cost a person their health, emotional wellness, or even having the oppportunity to be a part of a loving, healthy relationship. By no means I am saying that we are to wollow in pity and the circumstances of life. But I am saying that it is important to allow yourself to process your feelings and then release them, so that the feelings dont overtake your daily life and thoughts. Because if the feelings are bottled up inside they are bound to come out some type of way; good or bad!
So, whats the point of all this? The point is that life comes with a lot of differnet circumstances and situations that arent always so good. Those not-so-good situations can teach us valuable lessons that can build our character and give us a chapter in our book of life that we, someday, might have to give to someone else!!! So, whatever it is that you have to go through, deal with it!! In the end the very experience that made you feel the worst could be your greatest conversation that could bring you into a personal, intimate relationship with God….
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>Today I was inspired!!! My inspiration came in the form of words. The words that I heard today encouraged me and told me that whatever I aspired to do, I can do. But the one thing that I learned and that caught my attention was that before I can be inspired, I have to aspire to do something.
So of course I had to find out exactly what aspire means. To aspire is to “have a particular ambition, to seek to attain a goal, and to soar to a great height”.
Hmmmmmm……….what is it that I aspire to do? Well first of all, I aspire to be a Christ-like person at all times, in every area of my life. I aspire to be a loving, effective, and productive wife and mother. I aspire to be effective in the ministry at One Family Under Guard World Outreach and Worship Center (shout out to Pastor Greer and the rest of the family!!!! lol). I aspire to let God use the creative gifts that He has given me in whatever form that He chooses!
To make a long story short, I was inspired to put time and effort into my aspirations.
So…..what are you inspired to aspire?
Miracles and Blessings………