Sabbath Lesson for me March 29, 2008

It was probably not so much a lesson but a phrase in a song that I had not heard in a long time that really touch me. We had guest recording artist Gayle Jones Murphy at church this past sabbath and for the appeal she sang a song with these words:

"I have made my decision. I am going all the way with the Lord.'

That really got to me. and trully I have made my decision and I am going all the way with the Lord!!!!

I have been searching online for the song and artist to buy on itunes however have been unable to find it. If you know it please share it with me. Thanks!!!

Last Sabbath Lesson for me

I forgot to post last sabbaths lesson for me.

God does not birth a blessing that he cannot maintain!!!!! When God gives you a vision He will give you provision

Sabbath Lesson for me March 1, 2008

I went to Berean today. I am not yet a memeber we are waiting on West End to release me of sorts. However Paster Byrd spoke today and his sermon was paper or plastic and he had some profound points. One of them was that a war on terror can never be won. Especially when you continue to take people's civil liberties away. If we continue to occupy various countries in the Middle East or really anywhere on the world and attempt to force our level of governance on them the many residents of those countries will object. Lasting change among nations or individuals must come from with in. We can educate and advise nations and individuals but force will never work.

Add to my List of Places to Go!!

I now must add Dubai as one of my places to go. I listened to a CBS news story on the country and I realize I must go their.

Relationships

I was reminded by a dear friend that I deserve to be swept off my feet. Heavenly Father i want to be SWEPT!!!!!!!!!!!

Valentines Day

Its Valentines day which is a cool day but I cannot remember a time in my life where it was actually special. This time does not seem any different.

However I am not writing about that, I just wanted recognize the day. I was just reviewing kodak's photos page and I saw someones pictures from St. Petersburg Russia. I have always wanted to go there. I just wanted to add it to my places to go before I die. I want to go to St. Basil's cathedral. The architecture is amazing. I will go one day. I look forward to it.

My hair Straighten

A friend a work volunteered to pay for me to get my hair straightened and I must say I wish I had gotten it done earlier. I have added some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

SabbathQuotable Quotes from January 19, 2008

The joy of living is cathcing up with God's purpose for your life!!

I am at my best when I am fulfilling my purpose.

The only leverage the devil has in your past.

I thought each of these were profound in their own right. It really meant a lot to me!!!

Friday Night Dinner

My Hair cut and doo!

I got my hair blown out and braided this week and here are the pictures!

Photography Session #2

I was walking in my lawn, in the midst of over grown grass was this random flower. I thought iw as worthy of capturing and then my dad came to cut my grass and I asked him to spare it, there is remains.

Genius Award

I was reminded by my mom a couple of weeks ago how I had set goals for myself in my career and the steps to take to get there and what things had to be set aside to achieve them. I still have the goals the top ones being a USAID Country Chief or a U.S. Ambassador and the teach at Oakwood College however I no longer have the steps outlined of how to reach there. I was further reminded of this lack when I listened to NPR this morning and heard that the 2007 MacArthur Foundation Genius Award winners have been announced and furthur stunned I was not among the list. But seriously that is one of my goals. I want to be a Macarthur Genius Award Winner or at the least do something worthy of the award. and that I shall do. I said this for years however from this day forward I want it and plan to outline ways to achieve it. In addition I want to speak at the National Press Club Luncheon in Washington, DC on some profound topic of interest!

From the Reading Room of O'Magazine - September 07

Page 242.

In reviewing the book Like You'd Understand Anyway by Jim Shepard, Vince Passaro makes the following comparison.

'to be able to see people in pain, lost, ruinously mistaken, and to be able even then to love them and find them funny,marks the moment when the artist most closely resembles God - which is always, secretly the great artist's ultimate aim.

I thought this statement was poetic on levels I cannot express in words. I hope you see the same.

Relationships 101

I heard a thing on NPR about the stages of grief and I thought about how it is related to a relationship that ends. I have pasted it here for your viewing pleasure.

The stages Kubler-Ross identified are:

Denial (this isn't happening to me!)
Anger (why is this happening to me?)
Bargaining (I promise I'll be a better person if...)
Depression (I don't care anymore)
Acceptance (I'm ready for whatever comes)

God's Ideal

“Higher than the highest human thought can reach is God’s ideal for His children” (Education, by Ellen White page 18). ...

The cost of my Praise

There is song that CeCe Winans sing called Alabaster Box. The Alabaster Box speaks to a story in the Bible when Mary (not the mother of Jesus) poured out a expensive box of insense onto Jesus feet. In the midst of that song it makes the statement that you do not know the cost of my praise. We do not know most times the cost of someone's praise. We do not know what they have gone thru to get to the point where they are now. One only knows the cost of your own praise. Father I know the cost of my praise ( a little at least I know there is a veil that I cannot see behind of the many times you have sent angels to protect me from the devil's attack) and my continual pray is whatever it takes to save me.

Sabbath Lesson for Me #10

Today I went to Berean after receiving a message from Tara that she was driving up and would be attending and being there was trully a refresher for me. Pastor Mendinghall preached and in the midst of his sermon he said something that I used to always say to myself about school, jobs and just life in general. He spoke of a time in his life when he was struggling to follow God's leading and how he finally got to the place where he told God whatever doors he open I will go thru. I used to really take that to heart. I have been able to travel to Ghana, Ethiopia and Tanzania because I had that attitude. However recently I realized I have not been doing that. My job had a opening that normally would not have interest me but something got my attention about it and I thought about applying but then decided not to. I am thankful for the reminder. Father encourage me to knock on doors and whatever door you open I will go thru and you will keep me on the other side of it in Christ name Amen!!!!

My 31st Birthday Picture

my new addition

Definition

Someone asked me today what is love and remembered a phrase that I learned in school.

True love is a high and holy principle, altogether different in character from that love which is awakened by impulse and which suddenly dies when severely tested.

found in Patriarchs and Prophets chapter 15, page 176