"Keeping Up With My Favorite Lab." This Afternoon.

 If you have a dog/s, you'll surely understand how having one could alter a big part of your social life (if you have one) As for me, my social life revolves around doing things outdoor/indoor with my dog/s.They keep me stay balance with my weight and downright positively busy. It's such a good heartwarming revelation how a dog can help you see things in a higher scale. Their sense of loyalty and love for you is one that you need when you're tired. We should learn more from them--forgetting the little stuff that sometimes suffocates our joy to be in real moments like these--just snuggling with my best pet friend.            
              

It Could Possibly A Song For Us All...

I wouldn't do any justice putting any kind of caption regarding of how he emoted his emotions while singing this song. All I know is that he captures my spirit to worship & praise as he always does in all of his songs.
Certainly my favorites are amazing grace and this one ...Plus acoustic guitar never sounds better when it's played the way he stroke the strings. And I also know that he was raised and grew up here in Texas.

Shouldn't we all proclaim His love for us even when the winds are in their strongest strike on our lives? And we should remain steadfast in our faith --that Jesus loves me, you and every soul. That truth should embed our hearts.

"What November Brings..."

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Call it unorthodox or eccentricity or mode of thinking, my favorite month is November...It's the month we exclusively give our thanks to what we have internally & externally perpetuated by who we are in the eyes of God. We should know by now that we're worth more than the most expensive worldly treasure in this world. We are bought by the blood of the purest lamb so we may have eternal life. By the utterance of His Holy name Jesus, the devil flees and your enemies scattered. That's the faith each of us should/must cling as our fortress & rock of our salvation. Remember, the miracle itself begins in our mouth...

How I Set Out My First Day Of This Month...
(in this Order)

With The Morning Prayer of Faith & Thankfulness & Expectancy
Fed  Cocoa & Tootsie and give them their vitamins and their monthly heartworm pill
Cooked Bacon & Eggs with a fresh-brewed "pilon" coffee for breakfast
Took a shower, put on my jogging suit; brought Cocoa with me...
Put Chevron gas to my car on our way to the park
Cocoa had a grind nail-clipped to Petsmart
Gave my son a ride to Work
Quick drop to HEB groc. store  and bought lasagna to bake later for my brother-in-law's b-day
Writing this blog on a Saturday afternoon with just me & my dogs in the house
Changed my profile picture to the most recent one taken in our school last month
It's a beautiful day. I'll pause with that unencumbered thought... more to come.

God Bless

Happy First Day Of NOVEMBER

"The Unveiling Of Grace.."

Scripture of the Day:
Isaiah 42:16
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

Having "the good friend" whose heart, mind, soul & entire psyche is aligned with the Holy Word, one might say is "too good to be true." However, Zeny is all that in delighting herself in the Lord. She's my one & only friend that knows where I am spiritually. Also, a teacher--her greatest gauge & barometer in weighing in the issues of life derive from her faith in God's promises.

Although we each go to a different church but with the same  Core Christian beliefs, transparency & truthfulness have never been more blissful. I was at her church for a two-day "Unveiled singles conference (Friday night- Saturday) this weekend. It was a good turn-out on a Friday night where home folks usually prefer to stay home. Well, their Praise & Worship songs were very powerful & uplifting. I wasn't familiar with the songs but it didn't matter.The lyrics are heart-piercing and raw. The spirit of the Lord was in that place...And the best part, I was praising/worshiping the Lord with my good friend, Zenaida.

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Today, (Saturday) is Breakout Sessions. I & Zeny  registered for classes entitled, The Space Between being Single & Content and Healing After Divorce & Breakups.Such impartition & bestowing of related-topic Scriptures had made me realized that I still have stronghold thinking--that kind of subtle rationalization over a few heart-issues. But thank God that this stronghold can never have that power on me anymore. "There is nothing too big for God for His mighty deliverance." I Know my "Boaz" will come when God sends him forth in His perfect time. That goes for you, too, Zeny and to all women of Faith who remain single & devoted to God's works. And you can never be single in the eyes of the Lord. Let your hearts' desires be known and serve Him while waiting. Just like Roxanne Smith said and I'm paraphrasing...your future Boaz is worth the wait...Amen

Thank you Zeny for the gift of friendship. I look forward to December's out-of-town women's activity. The long drive will be worth journalling, taking scenic pictures along the way and laughing out loud with other Christian women on board. That's God's grace... unveiled!

 We serve a living Savior.

Mom, Sis, Nephew & Myself...Edifying One Another

 Every third week of  each month, my mom gets to enforce her legal grandparent right to take her grandson; my nephew to come stay with her from Friday @ 6 pm -- 6 pm Sunday. Mark is my late brother Romeo's only child/son . We made a promise to take good care of Mark and make every way to be a part of his life. We get to take him to church, to the movies, to the park and to the Golden Arch or KFC/Chic-fil-A. I also get a moment to assess his educational grade level and has always surpasses my expectations.And you know how kids are these days...Every child owns a tablet. You can't talk to them without their eyes and fingers pressed or tapped on keys. You feel like yanking that object from them to get their full attention. However, my nephew isn't that much fixated yet. He would stop when told to do so. 
All in all--we had a wonderful time.   

 

Love this photo--endearing & sweet. It's that time again to say...love you Mark.

"Timing" Is Everything..."

"Timing" certainly is an eloquent essence to everything. It does, though equates to having the right heart & head knowledge to know when to pursue something or somebody. To us, Christians, whose steps are adhered, perpetuated,inspired and guided by the Word of God take more in the  urgency of Faith & Praying. And it just that...Being active in believing God's promises.

Three weeks ago, my sister gave me a small bag of pears (from her own backyard) I'm more of a peach kind person. So, I just laid them down on the kitchen counter for a couple of days. One afternoon, I randomly picked one to give it a try for my taste. (the last time I took a bite on one of them was the beginning of summer and it tasted sour to me) To my great surprise, they didn't only taste succinctly crunchy but deliciously sweet. I maybe using redundant adjectives and qualifying adverbs to get my point across but that's how I really tasted them this time. And my sister said that her pears off her tree do take awhile to get fully ripened. I know this is common logic; however, even fruits take due time to get their sweet juice enamored to those who patiently wait...

Even in the greater scheme of things, "timing" requires our patience in waiting; the joy of just watching how things unfolds to grandiosity. How we approach and attack towards good opportunities always lies on where we are --heart & soul. Do we tend to grab every opportunity according to how we feel or do we take time to take it to the Lord and receive His will? Taking the latter never lets you down.

We all notice that as we go through Autumn/Fall; the "falling" leaves' pigmentation go deeper as they sparkle as gifts of nature on the ground. That also takes time...They are never perceived as desolate leaves but a festival of the season's heaven's exquisite marker/ whisper.

Even when the world has almost lost its grip, I am here to tell you that the only true assurance we have to anchor ourselves from vexation is in the presence of the Holy Spirit. For if we're called to leave this earth unprepared--without warning, what can you take with you when it's your time to leave this earth? Even our faith has its own way of strengthening it...I'm just excited and in awe of how God has delivered me from the things I should have not chased and His redemption plan for my life that is undeserving. That, too, took many railroads of crossroads before getting it right. God Bless

Happy Sabbath

"My Keen- Relish Writing Muse This Afternoon..."

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                               Sometimes true inspiration comes & presents itself when you least expect it. This beautiful, tangible expression of grace --and profoundly, much more than serendipity. Just look at this precious "little muse" staring at me while I'm flipping pages of Artful Blogging magazine. I wish I knew how to make her understand that she's just so cute and a real gem to my sight. She must have just turned a year old. I tried to entice her to a  conversation as she stood in front of me but remained a stellar sight. 
Then...I just took a snapshot of her just like that with my iPhone. Never even ask her mom which I'm sure  was just a few yards away. Didn't even get the baby's name. Mom finally showed up. She was elated to have seen her baby trying to make a point, with her own body language. 
To tell you the truth, wherever I go (be it in grocery stores, bookstores, recreation parks, etc.), little children and grade-school children do throw me that confident/ glowing smile  many countless occasions. They even say "hello" to me  without qualms that I am a stranger just passing by. 
Does it transcend to them that my first love has always been  around teaching children? And that I still take pride doing it? 

 By the way, that was the highlight of my afternoon "me time."  One of the things I know for sure is not to be hesitant of wanting to capture, engage and be fully present in what's worth captivating. Your heart tells you that. It is still your greatest barometer to making things happen. We should never cease to see elements of gratitude and zest.

Goodnight.