Thankful For A Place To Lay My Head

Good morning family. Praying everyone is up and moving. Baby Chris is not feeling good this morning. Lex took him to the hospital. Keep him lifted up this morning. Love that kid, he so full of energy, huge personality. I've missed you all this week. Got a little busy and off track. I'm thankful for recovery this morning. The opportunity to get back on track and do things in an orderly manner. There's a lady who sits on the bench in the front entry of Walmart at Regency. She's there most mornings, homeless, usually has all her things with her. She told me once that the place that she's able to stay at cost about $12 a week. When I stopped by Walmart yesterday morning she was there. She was sitting straight up, sound asleep. My first thought was, wow, I just slept through the night in a bed I often complain about and here she is, sleep on this bench. My conviction set in. We are so quick to focus on complaining, so set on getting our way that we over look a major fact, we are extremely blessed. God has given us sound minds, bodies and souls, families, friends and all the resources we need to live in this world. Each of us have a place to lay our heads, more than enough food and people who care about us. Praying for us and thanking God for all this morning because if not for His grace, we could be warming a public bench as well. Psalm 147 vs 1-20. TeamThankfulForAPlaceToRest. Bblessedloveyou

Just Blessed

Hi Family. Just sitting here thinking about my day. How good it was. I enjoyed work and then spending time with my friends. What really made my night was when I logged into FB and saw pictures of my son and the kids a baseball game and when I came in the house and heard Charm taking a bath. God is our true source and blesses us with family and friends. It's up to us how we treat those blessings. I know it's hard sometimes to see our blessings, especially when you're working full time, living paycheck to paycheck, watching the price of everything continue increasing and dealing with people who don't really seem to care about life, but our reward comes when we're able to see past all of this. Our God always provides what we need. He sends the right people to help us. I'm the first one to admit that I get frustrated and I get tired sometimes but in the end I wouldn't change a thing. Only God knows how thankful I am for life, only God knows how full my heart is, only God knows. I pray for us all as we continue living, I pray that we all see the benefit of loving God, I pray that we see the benefit of loving of each other, I pray that we not allow what we don't have to hold us back. Remember, if you don't have it, you probably don't need it or you're not ready for it. TeamLivingABlessedLife. BBlessedloveyou.

Confession Is Good For The Soul

Good afternoon family. I assume everyone is back at it on this pleasant Monday. I haven't done all I need to do but I did get a few things checked off my list. Listen, I got a text last night from someone who I really respect and love. The message made me love this person even more. It was heartfelt and I could feel how much God had changed this person from the words that were used. Family, we all have a past and we all live with "some" regret but the Lord forgives and allows us to move forward. It's when we don't acknowledge our wrong doing, when we play the blame game and when we continue living in sin that we get stuck. I have to be honest, some of us are stuck on "stupid" because we can't see the blessing of taking ownership of our mistakes. We allow our mistakes to be our excuse for not doing what God's Word says we should do. I used to blame everything on the devil but one day I realized I was making my own choices, living in my own little fantasy world and had been since I was 13. What I'm trying to say is, confess your sins, ask God to cleanse you, drop whatever has you chained to the ways of the world. What I tell myself daily is, there's always going to be a storm waiting but it's up to me how I ride it out so I will look to God everytime and I hope you do the same. TeamConfessionIsGoodForTheSoul. Bblessedloveyou. Psalm 6 1-7

Only You Lord

Good morning family. Hope everyone's weekend has been nice. For all you Sunday's Best watchers, it starts againtonight on BET. This morning I'm praying for my family and friends. Praying that we heal from the fractured lives we choose to live. Our God is so wonderful, He sees all and hears all. Heavenly Father, thank You for this gorgous day, thank You for healing and sight. I ask You to watch over us as we continue traveling through life. Help us to reach a place of understanding. Lord we don't have to be rich to enjoy "being", we don't have to have that handsome man or that beautiful woman to be complete, it's not our dream job that will make us whole, but it's You Lord. Only in You will we find peace, only You cover us with grace. You hold the key to our happiness, our completeness. Our strength and guidance is found in Your word. This world is ever changing but You're Word has stayed the same, Your Promise will not be broken. Father God, continue touching our lives so that we can bless others. Help us stay focused and to not loose sight of our true reward. Lord help us understand that even if we receive everything we "want" there will still be a void if You're not with us. Finally Father, help us move away from our worldly desires, keeping and moving us closer to what You desire for us. In Jesus' Perfect Name. AMEN. TeamOnlyYouLord. Bblessedloveyou. Psalm 145 vs 8-21, Psalm 146.

My Worst Enemy

Good morning family. It's SATURDAY, YAH. Looking forward to the day. No plans, just glad to see another day. So thankful for another holiday weekend. As we finish out our days off, I ask God to continue watching over us. Thanking Him for positive thoughts. This morning I pray for you as I pray for me, Lord please help me get out of Your way. Continue watching over and forgiving me/us for our short comings. Lord, we've come such a long way but sometimes we forget just how far we've come. We forget those days when we didn't know what tomorrow was going to bring, how we were going to get to work, where our next meal was coming from, where would we live or if our relationships would be repared. We tend to only look at what's bad as opposed to looking at all the good You've done in our lives. Lord, we are our "worst enemy", our "biggest hater" because we look past our blessings. We sit around looking for reasons to attack our "fellow man" as opposed to looking for reasons to celebrate them. Lord, you've rained down on us with blessings that we've tossed aside because they weren't what we wanted. that man, that women, that job or anything else we've tossed. Lord please forgive us. Father God you've blessed us with "good relationships" that we take for granted. Lord help us move away from the foolishness and recognize "the real". I give it all to You this morning for You know my/our hearts and You know my/our needs. Lifting You up this morning and thanking You again for all. In Jesus' Perfect Name, AMEN. TeamMyWorstEnemyIsMe. Psalm 143, Proverbs 17 vs 27-28.

Memory

Good afternoon family. Enjoying my day off. I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. Thank you to my family and friends for the company yesterday. Us old people beat the youngsters in kickball, they want a REMATCH. Thank you also to Cory and DT for coming with the big firecrackers. Saved us a trip downtown. God is good all the time and all the time God is good. I took the kids to the firecracker stand yesterday and it brought back so many memories. Anybody from Vernon remember going to the stand and having a brown paper back full of firecrackers? I can't remember how young I was when I had my first bag but it was something I looked forward to every year. My grandkids had so much fun especially Lil' Cory. So adventurous. Today and every day I thank God for His brand new mercies. I thank Him for me and you. He allows us to share our lives with those we love so don't miss the opportunity to tell your childhood stories. I don't know about you, but I have fond memories of growing up in Vernon. Running those dusty streets every Summer, spending time with my cousins and my friends. I wouldn't trade that time for anything in the world. Heavenly Father thank you for the wonderful blessing of memory, thank you for letting us live to tell our stories and thank you so much for our journeys. Father God, You've brought us from a mighty long ways and for that I am eternally grateful. Lord, some of us are still struggling with childhood issues, unable to move forward, but we have to understand that what's past is past, there's no changing it, only acceptance of it. Thanking you for taking away the pain from anyone who's afraid to let go, asking You that if there be anyone of us who can't find the blessing of the past, good or bad, that we look to You for healing. In Jesus' Name, AMEN. TeamRememberingIsGoodForUs. Psalm 78

My Kids

Good morning family. Happy 4th of July. If you don't have any plans today, stop by for a plate and conversation. We didn't make official plans for today either but as always, there will be food. I went to bed with my children on my mind. Thinking about how blessed I've been over the years. Anyone with children knows that it's not easy being a parent. We make mistakes and sometimes don't know the right things to say. I think the hardest part for me has been learning how to talk to my kids now that they're grown. It's easy to give orders and discipline them when they're younger but when they become adults you have to manuever the lines. I don't like getting in their business unless they ask me to. I guess what I'm trying to say is I love my kids and I want the best for them. This morning I pray for me and all parents, whether you have newborns, tolders, tweens or adult children. Heavenly Father, I pray that we keep an open line of communication, I pray that we look on the bright side even in the darkest times, I pray that we honor the blessing/blessings God has given us as parents, I pray that we be patient as our children move through life, I pray that we respect the choices our children make (don't have to agree with them), I pray that we be supportive and give them the benefit of a doubt and lastly, I pray for the courage/energy/resources to support their dreams. In Jesus' Name, AMEN. Remembering Cedric this morning, the 4thwas one of his favorite holidays. TeamLoveMyKids. Bblessedloveyou. Proverbs 17 vs 22, 2 Kings 4 vs 11-17, Proverbs 17 vs 19-21, Psalm 139 vs 1-24