We will all know in the end.....

There are so many different religions. So many people who will die for their faith. So many who believe that their way of belief is the right one. I won't exclude myself because I am one of many. It's so interesting to see how there is so much protection for certain kinds of faith and not others. There are so many laws to protect certain people yet no laws to protect the others.

I'm sure you are trying to think of what I could be talking about. Well, I will explain in detail according to my faith.

I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I believe that God (And there being only 1) sent His son Jesus Christ to earth to be born into a world full of sin and yet to be spotless. I believe that Jesus died in my place on the cross at Calvary. I believe that Jesus arose from the dead 3 days later and now is alive and is sitting at the right hand of God (his father) and is continuously interceding for me as his follower.

I believe that although there are many who don't believe, that my job in my life is to spread the good news to everyone. I am to share this saving message to everyone who has ears to hear.

I believe that in the end, we all will see the face of God and we all will be judged. Whether you believe it or not. The sad part of it all is for those who reject Christ, their end will be eternal damnation in hell. And the joy of it all is that for those who accept Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, their end will be eternal life in heaven.


Here are some scriptures that I would like to share with you:

Romans 14:10-11
John 3:16-18
1 Timothy 2:5

There are many more, 66 books to be exact of information that can lead someone right into the knowledge of the saving grace that has been provided through Jesus Christ. You only need to believe it by faith.

How my year began

Praise God, it's 2011! So many things have occured so far but thank God for the keeping power of the Holy Spirit.

I lost a friend to cancer. I have 2 family members dealing with cancer and now another friend of mine has been diagnosed with cancer as well.

My baby boy started walking on his 15 month mark, sniff, lol.

And through it all, I can truly say that I am filled with the peace of God that surpasses all of my understanding. (Philippians 4:17)

I look forward to the many experiences that I will have in this year. I choose now to allow every circumstance to make me wiser and stronger through Christ Jesus.

I pray that to those who have not done so, please know that you don't have to live without Christ in your life. He loves you and offers eternal life to those who would only believe by faith that he died for you over 2,000 years ago. He loves you dearly. His blood is what washes away ALL of your sins. And when you believe by faith what he has done, and accept it by faith, your sins are NO MORE! (John 3:12-21)

Be encouraged and know that with Jesus in your life, there is PEACE!

What is love? Can someone please tell me......

I was reading 1 Corinthians 13 today and it talks about love. You know love is this and love is that........ But when I got to the end of the chapter, I realized that above everything I read, love is a sacrificial decision. What do I mean? I mean that, in order to love someone, you must make the decision to not only love them by word but to also love them by deed and that takes a sacrifice. Sometimes it takes A LOT of sacrifices to show someone you love them. I have heard that there is a thin line between love and hate. And I believe that statement to be true. But where is the line between love and obsession? You know. The kind of person who wants to do things their way all the time but expects you to "understand" where they are coming from and still expect you to "take it". The kind of person who is willing to sacrifice part of the time just to shut you up and then go back to doing what they want to only bring you disappointment.

How can you show love to someone like that? Does it seem fair? It's not easy I tell you the truth. But if God calls us to love our neighbors and pray for our enemies, how could He not command us to love one another. The bible says that the world will know that I am His diciple in this, that I love my brother. WHEW! That is a tough and HUGE pill to swallow. But I know that since God has commanded me to do this, then He will equip me with the grace needed to accomplish this love task.

One of the hardest parts to "loving" someone is that they won't "love" you back. Yes, I know we all say to one another, "I love you!" but we surly don't show it. So, why do we say it? Is it cause it's a routine thing to do. You know, kiss eachother in the morning before you go to work and say "I love you" but never do anything else to show them how much you do love them. And then when it is brought up, they get offended. I have been through this WAY too many times and have heard it all, of this I am sure of.

That's why I am at a place right now that if I say I love someone, I try my best in showing them. But what I am not doing is expecting someone who says that they love me, to show me. Why you ask? Cause more times than not, they won't show it if I am looking for it but I will end up seeing it when I least expect it. And on the flip side of that, they will never really show it and I won't be disappointed because I wasn't looking for it anyway.

Love is complicated....... Isn't it??????

Finally!!!!!

It would have been 3 years this coming January that I have been unemployed. And finally the time has come where I am finally about to start a job. WOW! I can't tell you how I feel because I feel like a mixture of things. I am happy, worried, excited, anxious, etc. The greatest part of all of this is that, my job is at a daycare and all 3 of my kids will be paid for so the little that I will make, gets to come home with us.

PRAISE THE LORD!

God truly answered my prayers above and beyond what I asked for. I was willing to work a job even if all the funds went to pay for daycare. I just needed a "break". My husband doesn't understand but maybe one day he will. I am just so happy that I get to work and still have my kids around. And be able to get to them quickly if needed. I will be working full time and they will be attending full time. So we go in together and leave together. I am so happy. I am so ready to have adult conversations now, lol. I am ready to put my hand to something else. 3 years of being a stay at home mommy have been great, hard but great! And I am glad that now I can be a working mommy with my babies beside me as well.

DayCare Shut Down

In Delray Beach, FL a daycare was shut down. The reason is horrible. A 2 year old toddler was found dead in the daycares van that was parked on the daycare property. WOW! I can't imagine how the parents of this child feel. You bring your child to a place where they are suppose to care for your child until you return. Some parents don't have the choice, they have to work. Some parents don't have family or friends that can watch the child for them. Some parents don't trust certain people to actually care for their children. And so many parents, have to take their kids to a daycare. A place where the state has allowed people to bring their children with the comfort of knowing that they will come back and pick their child up at the end of a busy day.

I have so many questions concerning this issue.
1- How was a child forgotten about? Don't they perform head counts frequently?
2-How long was it before someone at this facility noticed that there was a child missing?

I mean this is not an accident if you want my opinion. This is just straight NEGLECT!
I mean even if they went on a field trip, there should be a head count when they get off the bus, at every stop they make, when they get back on the bus and when they exit the bus back at the facility. If they didn't do any of these and more, then they should be charged with NEGLECT! Sad!

Now as of this morning, I have learned that the facility was shut down by the health dept. I just hope that there weren't previous complaints made about this faciltiy that were overlooked, cause that will just make things much much worse.

My condelences to the family of this child. May God be with you during this time. You are truly in my prayers.

Forgiveness

So you have been hurt. Ok, you have been hurt a lot. And so many times I am sure you have heard to forgive and forget. But you ask yourself how? How do I forgive the person who hurt me like this? How do you forgive someone for raping you? How do you forgive someone who cheated on you? How do you forgive someone who disrespected you? On and on the questions come. You think to yourself, there is no way that I can forgive them. Or you may even think, I can forgive BUT I will never forget! So lets take a minute and think about this and lets be open and real with eachother. Which one of these statments are true?

Forgiveness = Weakness
Forgiveness = Strength

When you hold on to the wrong that was done to you, you put a lot of your own strength to carrying that weight with you where ever you go and whatever you do. It's a burden you carry on vacation, when you are out with your loved ones and even when you sleep. You age quicker because of the stress of this burden. And while you carry this burden, the person who has wronged you has long gone forgotten all about you and is living freely. That doesn't seem right but it's the truth.

So again which one of those statements is true?

Forgiveness doesn't mean you keep putting yourself in harms way BUT to forgive is to say that you will no longer allow the wrong to control your life. You forgive the person because you realize that although they wronged you, you are making the choice to not allow what they did impact how you live your life. After you forgive, walk in wisdom. You may never forget what was done to you BUT you will have decided that through forgiveness you have let the wrong go and now you can live....freely!

Attended a wake this week

To make this short and to the point, I attended a wake for a 3 year old girl. Yes, it was horrible. I was speechless. How could I offer any kind of comfort to the parents? What could I do to make it better? Nothing! It hurt so bad to see a coffin so small and inside a child lying lifeless in it. Yes I know it was her corpse. Her soul and spirit gone. Her organs gone. Just a body with fluid in it. Sad but true.

I couldn't help but begin to thank God for His faithfulness and His grace in my life. I still have my children. God knows that sometimes I don't want to be a "mom" but that I would die if I lost any of my kids. And yet through my thoughts of selfishness, he has kept my children. And he kept me and my siblings alive for my mother.

There is nothing like death to put things into the proper perspective.