Spreading a little love is good for the soul!
Together with my siblings, we started a nonprofit in Kansas City, Kansas called " Helping Hands Center of Hope (HHCH). We provide lunches, hygiene products, worship materials, resources to help with challenging living arrangements and other necessities to those in need within the community. We've also partnered with inner city schools to assist children and their families filling in where we can. I'm learning that the more I'm blessed to overcome in life the more I can help, share and listen to others.
Self care will free the mind!
Painting is Therapy
Love being Outdoors
Starting the day off with a little exercise is refreshing and I love the water.
Travel
Divine Guidance
Wisdom & Lessons From My Mom, Things I've Learned, Moments I Cherish.
The Tall Tree by John Lechner
This parable was passed down to my mother from her mom; she shared it with me, and now I'm sharing it with you. I pray you receive wisdom to carry through life like my siblings and I have.
My grandmother shared with my mom a story about a young man who was in prison on death row. His daddy went to visit him, and he told his daddy there were two trees outside. One was an old grown tree, and one was a little young tree that you could bend. He asked his father to bend the old tree, and his daddy tried, but it would not budge. Then he asked his daddy to bend the young, and it bent, and the son, that's what you should have done to me when I was young. You should have trained me correctly and made me bendable when I was young.
My mom explained that when you love your children, you will discipline them and teach them right from wrong. Just like God disciplines us when we need direction! Discipline is not to hurt us. It's to protect us from ourselves and teach us lessons to keep us from having to sit in consequences we can't come back from.
The moral of this story is not only beneficial to parents and parental figures raising kids, but it's also beneficial for any form of a close relationship when you see destructive behavior damaging to themselves and others whose lives are impacted. Otherwise, you may find yourself helpless as you watch those close to you sit in the consequence of their actions.
I am enough!
Spite of what the world, spouses, family, friends or co workers say, know your worth! After discernment and self assessment and you know you are being a good mother, wife, child, sibling, coworker and most of all an ambassador of Christ don't let the contentious spirit inside others break your worth. Stop trying to live up to high expectations placed on you by others when they aren't even living up to them, themselves.
No one knows your walk, your challenges or the darkness you endured before surrendering. If you haven't already, please read fork in the road and check out one of my favorite songs Alabaster Box. Let nothing or no one cause you to go backwards into that dark space.
You have a God given right and responsibility to protect your peace. For some it's harder when you are surrounded by the darkness of others within the home. Make time to surround yourself with positive Godly influence. Self care is important and it's not selfish, however, without relying on the Spirit of God it will only be temporal. He will give you the strength and peace you need in the midst of darkness (Philippians 4:7)
As I journey through each day, I’m reminded that it has already been filtered through the hands of God. He knows the beginning, the end, and the outcome of each event that will take place each day. I’m asking that He align my heart according to His will and to lead me with His wisdom and guidance. When you ask, remember His Spirit won't interfere when we try forcing our own path My goal is to be intentional about letting His gentle spirit lead me. What about you?
Love one another unconditionally as much as you can while there is still breath in the body. Death is touching so many families even my own and I’m so blessed to have the foundation and love we have together with no regrets; but good memories to get us through times of grief. So many people cut off one another for the smallest reasons and are left with nothing but regrets when you hear of their passing. Mom always said to give people their flowers while they are here. Flowers could mean a simple call, facetime, text, a simple apology, etc... Even if it's not returned, you will have peace knowing you did what God expected of you. Don’t be left with what you wish you could have done when you have the opportunity to do it now. Let it go and simply Love one another. Can we really say we know God and not love. God is Love!