He Saw The Best In Me ♥

Hello lovies!! How's your day been? How's your month and year been? I am so blessed to have wonderful listeners in you, my dear readers. I hope today was blessed.

Today, I was thinking of how exactly I could describe the blessings I have found in today, in this month, in this year and speak to all things in one blog post lol. Instead of writing a five hundred thousand page blog, Ill let this wonderful song speak to the gist of it. I hope you enjoy!!!



He saw the best in me,
When everyone else around
Could only see the worst in me,

(Can I tell ya'll one more time, one more time?)

I said he saw the best in me,
When everyone else around
Could only see the worst in me,
(I wish I had a witness tonight, all I need is one)
Heyyy,

[Choir:]
He saw the best in me,
(When everyone else around me)
When everyone else around (OOOOh)
(Could only see)
Could only see the worst in me,

(Does anybody have that testimony? When folk walks you off, Said you would never make it, what did he see?)

He saw the best in me,
(When everyone else around you yeaaaa)
When everyone else around,
(OOOOOH, Could Only)
Could only see the worst in me,

(Can I tell ya'll one more thing? I just need to tell you one more thing)

(Listen to this)

See he's mine, and I am his,
It doesn't matter what I did,
He only sees me, for who I am,
(Does anybody know that today?)
OH OHH
See he's mine, and I am his,
It doesn't matter what I did,
See he only sees me for who I AM!
(HELP ME SING IT,)

[Choir:]
(Said that He is mine)
See he's mine,
(I'm his)
And I am his,
(Said it doesn't matter, what I did)
It doesn't matter what I did,
(He only sees me for who I) (Yea Yea)
He only sees me, for who I am,
Yeaaa, Yeaaa, Yea, Yea, Yeaaaaa Yea, Yea, YeaaAAA

He's mine,
(I am his)
And I'm his
(It doesn't matter what I did)
It doesn't matter what I did,
(Cause he only sees me for who I am, yea yea)
He only sees me for who I am,
(I'm so glad)

(That he is mine)
He's mine,
(Yeaaa)
And I'm his
(It doesn't matter what I did)
It doesn't matter what I did,
(He only Sees me...)
He only sees me for who I am

He saw the best in me,
When everyone else around
Could only see the worst in me,

(I wish I had a witness tonight, Can I ask ya'll one question? The question is simply this... What did he see?)

[Choir:]
He saw the Best

(I can't get no help up in here, because there are some folk in here, people have walked you off, said you would never amount to anything, said that you would never end up being anywhere, but [? ] tell them one more time)

[Choir:]
He saw the Best

(When mama said you would never be nothing, When aunties, and uncles, said you would never amount to anything, When daddy didn't come home anymore, He didn't look at you and say that you wasn't going to make it, God looked at you... AND WHAT DID HE SEE! What did he see?)

[Choir:]
He saw the Best
The Best [x7] (I said what did he see [x6])

He saw the best in me
(Oh Lord, Oh, Lord)


God has been and continues to be a faithful God. When others see in me someone that is less than worthy, my Lord see a heir to the highest kingdom. When I see in my reflection failings and past troubles, my Lord sees an overcomer and woman after God's heart. Even when we forget about all the times that God has seen us through, even when we turn away from him in anger and frustration, even when we question his timing and plans for our lives...HE ALWAYS REMAINS FAITHFUL. It's time we see ourselves through the eyes of God. We are strong and more than capable...hold tight to those truths and mentally mute those who speak anything that contradicts the things the Lord see in you!!!

I hope this post finds all of you in good spirits. Be blessed lovies. xoxo ♥

I'm Back & Better Than Ever

I'M BACK!!!!....& BETTER THAN EVER!!!


I felt like I needed to take a brief hiatus from blogging cause I had sooooo much going on in my life! Have you ever been so overwhelmed with life that you cant even effectively put into words what you're feeling? Well that's where my life has been the last 3 weeks. Now, don't get me wrong...I was not overwhelmed in the negative sense of the word...quite the opposite, in fact, I've been sooooo overwhelmed by the amazing things that have been happening in my life! I'm finally on the path to all my dreams and I don't intend to leave it.
MY DREAMS:
#1 Becoming a performing artist (vocally & theatrically)
#2 Finishing School (International Business Management & Journalism)
#3 Moving out of New Mexico (To Cali or Atlanta)
#4 Being in the same state as my AMAZING BOYFRIEND (I love him ♥)
#5 (back up plan) Being a Sports Agent if #1 doesn't work out

Those 5 goals, last year, seemed like an unimaginably tall mountain that I could never successfully reach the top of. I stressed and cried and prayed and cried and stressed some more...I almost gave up on some of the dreams too. But Lord knows, lol of course He knows, that I am not one to EVER give up on something I truly want. God gave me the strength to hold on and keep believing...and lo and behold, in his timing, God has set into motion each and every one of the 5 dreams I listed above. I am on my way to realizing all my dreams and that I could just SCREAM with excited me every second of the day!! lol. Patience is most definitely a virtue and it is one that God is constantly perfecting in me. I welcome the days ahead!



So, this is where I'm at lovies...this is where I want to stay...this is the time of my life and I'm living it up!!! Sooo....C.H.E.E.R.S!!! Cheers to dreams...Cheers to patience...Cheers to faith...Cheers to perseverance and never giving up...& Cheers to you lovies!



I hope you all are doing well!!! I'm hear to listen and share in your triumphs too!!
Be Blessed!!! xoxo ♥

The Storm, The Rainbow, The Pot of Gold

Today...TODAY...oh Today was an AMAZING DAY.

I'm choosing not to share the reason why simply to allow this one statement the full opportunity to saturate into your soul:

"WITH EVERY STORM - COMES A RAINBOW & WITH EVERY RAINBOW - COMES A POT OF GOLD" -Me ♥



**BE BLESSED LOVES...BE BLESSED**

FEAR NOT

Isaiah 43:1-2

But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.

*An amazing promise from the Lord. That which is HIS will ALWAYS be safe, always be loved, always be HIS...FEAR NOT. These verses have brought me so many blessing and have continuously reminded me to keep my head lifted when I'm trudging through the mire. I hope this post will help remind any of you who are struggling to FEAR NOT. Be blessed loves...

Above The Clouds...

"For I know the plans I have for u," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper u & not to harm u, plans to give u hope & a future." Jeremiah 29:11





This feeling is like I'm soaring ABOVE THE CLOUDS!! Today has been an amazing day!! I'm moving closer to my destiny everyday. I have amazing people in my life that encourage me to be the best person I can be, to chase my dreams, to live life to the fullest and I have the Lord to thank for that.

Life is NOT easy...but the battles of life make the victories so much more triumphant. For me, I know that nothing can truly harm me...nothing can truly stop me...nothing can break me down to the point where I can no longer get up, because I have an AMAZING GOD who loves me, who has plans for me, who gives me the means to prosper, hope and have a future. Every morning I wake up in awe of the fact that I am able to see another day. I pray that for all you too my lovely readers.

Below are just a few of the people who God has blessed me with!!










I hope this post finds you blessed and deliriously happy!!

Faith Is Sooo Much More

F.A.I.T.H --- I've been thinking a lot about FAITH, lately.


The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines faith as:

a firm belief in something for which there is no proof - complete trust - something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially a system of religious beliefs

but to me...faith is soooo much more.




For me, your aspect of Faith starts with you seeing your destiny atop the highest mountain imaginable. You are standing in the deep valley below and you know, in the very core of your being, that you are too weak to make the climb.



While assessing all that you are, you see what you desperately need...you see all that you have...and you see all that you have isn't enough to help you make it up the steep, jagged, crude wall of the mountain.



Example: Moses - God enlists him to deliver the Israelites from the slave hold of the Pharaoh. He and the Israelites escape from the clutches of the Egyptians, only to run into a vast sea that separates the Israelites from true freedom and the enemy in hot pursuit behind them. Faced with only two options...to SWIM or to FIGHT, the Israelites find themselves in a precarious position, knowing that both options are not enough to overcome the enemy. But God, in his infinite might, gave Moses more then the human eye could see, more then what Moses saw he had...and through his FAITH, Moses was able to wield a regular stick used as a walking staff and part the mighty sea before him.




To Read more on Moses' amazing journey read Exodus Ch 13 & Ch14

So you see...you're standing in front of this ominous mountain that separates you from your destiny. And it's true...all that you see you have IS NOT enough to help you up that mountain, but FAITH gives you the opportunity to use the tools that you cant see...the tools deep down inside you, the tools given to you at birth by a MAGNANIMOUS GOD. YOUR DESTINY IS YOURS...YOUR FAITH IS YOURS TO EXERCISE...WHETHER YOU OBTAIN THE TWO IS IN YOUR CONTROL...WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE?!

I hope this post finds you blessed. I'm sorry that it's been so long since my last serious post. I encourage you not to let FEAR stop you from exercising your FAITH.



♥ xoxo my darlings.

The Light Will Guide You Home

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The only word I think to describe my life thus far is WOW!!! lol. Usually my brain thoughts come in a more poetic form of jargon like marvelous, agonizing, prodigious, impoverished, stunning , solemn and dazzling...but there's something in those three letters that leaves far more space to add all those poetic exclamations and more to a life that can never truly be described in words. Does that make sense? Anywho, maybe one day, when know each other better, you and I can sit down and take the time to divulge our lives to one another...ups and downs, successes and failures, the good - the bad - and the ugly haha...but for now I'll start by sharing this small but significant thought. A thought that is the basis of who and what I was, am, and will be....and that my friend is the LOVE and MERCY of GOD.
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As I'm sure you have gathered from my previous posts, the Lord has blessed me with an incredible love for all things that encompass music and poetry. YES YES YES lol...and my mind and soul cant help but see life applications mirrored in music or poetry. So, let me begin forming my thought. On my way home from picking up my mother from work (side note: I have the best mother a girl could ever possibly ask for, she is my inspiration, mentor, and best friend) a favorite song of mine started playing on my ipod. What was the song, you ask? Well, it was none other then COLDPLAY'S "FIX YOU." Now...let me give you a chance to listen to this amazing song before I continue...the lyrics are included in the video...ENJOY!!
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IS THAT NOT AN AMAZINGLY HOPEFUL AND UPLIFTING SONG?!!!!
Now to my point: the LOVE and MERCY of GOD (my life's foundation)

The reason I love this song and am using it to describe my point, is that I feel this song speaks to the very relationship we have with our Lord.

The first, second, third and fourth verses,

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Tears stream down on your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down on your face
And on your face I...

Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down on your face
And on your face I...

mirror some of the things we face in our daily lives...failures, things we want but don't need, being exhausted and plagued with insomnia, sorrow, loss, heartbreak and all the emotions that come along with those experiences. Yes, we have all faced or will face some of these thing in life and we may feel like things may never get better ((but they do, they always do))...It's not a bad thing to have faced those experiences because they are the things that continue to make us stronger, the things that prepare us for what's to come.



and then there's the Hook,

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

This to me is ALMOST the epitome of God's love and mercy for us. No matter how far we go from the Lord, no matter how devastating a circumstance, no matter the cost, God will always welcome us home, take us in his arms, and fix us; as shown in the Parable of the Lost Son. Now, the reason I said this hook is ALMOST the epitome of God's relationship with us is found in the word TRY....there is nothing in this world that GOD cannot do, so the word, "try", limits his might and there is are NO limitations to God love for us John 3:16.




It's amazing how you can find parallels to life in almost everything...and I am blessed to have found such an amazing parallel in Coldplay's "Fix You"!!! I hope my sharing this small thought has brought you as much joy and blessings as it has me. I pray this post finds you well lovie.
xoxo :)

Unbelievably Grateful: Dedicated To All Of You ♥

This post is dedicated to all those who have showed me tremendous support in my life's endeavors, in friendship, in love!! I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU!!! ♥

God had graciously blessed each and every one of us with a plethora of gifts \ and a life, which we enjoy every day. So we should be thankful every day. GOD IS SO GOOD.

Below is a poem by an unknown author that really inspires me to strive for more GRATITUDE for all the things I have been blessed with and all the things I've have had to and will endure... for the combination of the two has made this journey so so worth it.

BE THANKFUL

♥ Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

♥ Be thankful when you don’t know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

♥ Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

♥ Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

♥ Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your strength and character.

♥ Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.

♥ Be thankful when you’re tired and weary
Because it means you’ve made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are
also thankful for the setbacks.

GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
and they can become your blessings.

Again, I am extremely grateful for the love and support that all my blog followers and readers have showed me. I hope you have a blessed night loves!!! xoxo

I CHOOSE LOVE

In the midst of life we find ourselves having EXTREME emotions for almost every occasion.

It is in these moments that we find ourselves with the ability to chose how to react to the twist and turns our life's journey provides.

Have you ever caught yourself saying or thinking, at one point in time, that you HATE something or someone? I know that I have definitely been guilty of saying that in my heart and from my mouth. But, as a woman of God I have also felt the heavy weight and burden of carrying that feeling...the feeling of hating someone or something that God created and that God loves.

In Proverbs 10:12 God tells us that hatred stirs up strife and chaos and goes on to tell us in 1 John 2:9 that if we say that we are walking in the light of righteousness, but still have hate in our hearts that we are merely walking in the dark.

I have found in my walk with God, that hate actually gets you no where. In fact, it hinders you from the blessings and the future that God has set for you. God is love and in order to truly be aligned with him we must also be love.

SO I CHOOSE LOVE......No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today and forever I am making the conscious decision to love that which God loves. It starts with today.



I appreciate greatly all those who take the time to read my blog and share in my thoughts. I hope you have a blessed night. xoxo ♥

Surrender

"When words fail...Music speaks"

Today I've had a lot on my mind. This week has and will continue to be a tough one...and it's not that I dont want to share with you the reasons that are making this week a tough one, I just cant seem to find the words to say what's in my heart. Hans Christian Andersen said it better then I ever could when he penned the amazing quote "When words fail...Music speaks." I was driving home from a long but wonderful day...when Barlow Girl's "Surrender" started playing from my iPod's play list and spoke to almost all that I have been feeling for a long while. Outside of just speaking my minds place at the moment... "Surrender" is one of the most lovely and stunning songs I've ever had the pleasure of listening too. SoOo with no futher adieu...below is "Surrender" .


"Surrender"

Click Here ••> Surrender (Album Version) by BarlowGirl


My hands hold safly to my dreams
Clutching tightly not one has fallen
So many years I've shaped each one
Reflecting my heart showing who I am
Now you're asking me to show
What I'm holding oh so tightly
Can't open my hands can't let go
Does it matter?
Should I show you?
Can't you let me go?

Surrender, surrender you whisper gently
You say I will be free
I know but can't you see?
My dreams are me. My dreams are me

You say you have a plan for me
And that you want the best for my life
Told me the world had yet to see
What you can do with one
That's committed to Your calling
I know of course what I should do
That I can't hold these dreams forever
If I give them now to You
Will You take them away forever?
Or can I dream again?


Surrender, surrender you whisper gently
You say I will be free
I know but can't you see?
My dreams are me. My dreams are me


I hope this song uplifts and speaks to your soul as much as it does to me. If you find yourself wanting to hear more or know more about the Barlow Girls ••> Click here for the link to their FAN PAGE!!!!

I'm off to work on another project [MORE DETAILS COMING SOON] lol. Have a blessed night loves....xoxo ♥

It's Time To Let Go

I've Come To This Realization:



It's time to let go...surrender my fear. I am always taking the safe route [even though everything with in me SCREAMS to take a RISK]. I'm always and forever investing in things I feel I can count on. BUT IM READY!!! I need to start cliff diving...running full speed ahead off the ledge, opening my arms wide & feeling the glorious rush of air speed past my body as I dive towards the cool blue ocean of possibilities. I'm tired of living life in fear of failure. I can no longer allow my faith to be misguided...I am placing my faith where it belongs. IN GOD.

I can feel the waves of worries and burdens gushing out of my soul like raindrops from a swollen cloud. The knots and strain are working themselves out as I embrace this new challenge. I AM WORKING IT ALL OUT!!! I am no longer going to gauge my desires, my actions, MY DREAMS on how they will affect another person. The only person I am taking into account is...ME & what I feel God is leading me to. I will not worry any longer about people who I leave behind, praying for my downfall. I will no longer surround myself with those who have lack of vision and are trying to hold me hostage with unblief. I am investing POSITIVE energy into myself before it's too late. AND IN DECLARING ALL OF THAT...I feel UNBOUND. I feel EFFERVESCENT.. I feel FOCUSED.


The time is now...It's time for me to open my pretty wings...and EMBRACE all that is within me to succeed. Destiny is calling me to live the life I am meant to live, not the one choreographed or orchestrated by others. The INEXHAUSTIBLY DETERMINED me has arrived once again. & SHE IS SET TO CONQUER.





Be Blessed Loves ♥

Lord I Need You...We Need You...Now

It's been a rough day :( My Nina (My aunt & godmother) is in the hospital dying. She's fighting so hard to stay...but things aren't looking good for her. I'm seriously struggling to keep it all together. There's so much I feel like saying, crying, screaming...but with all the emotion building this song says it all. It says everything my soul is emitting. Lord, my family & I...we need you now.

I Need You Now
~ Smokey Norful

Not a second
Or another minute
Not an hour
Or another day

But at this moment with my arms outstretched
I need you to make a way
As you've done so many times before
Through a window or an open door

I stretch my hands to you
Come rescue me
I need you
Right away

I need you now
I need you now
I need you now
I need you now

Not another second
Or another minute
Not another hour of another day
But Lord I need you right away

If I never needed you before
To show up and restore
All of the faith that I let slip
While I was yet searching the world for more

The true best friend I have indeed
You're my best friend I know indeed
I stretch my hands to thee
Come rescue me
I need you right away

The agony of being alone
The fear of doing things on my own
The test and trials that come to make me strong
The feelings of guilt, hurt, shame, and defeat
The way the trials that beat upon me
But to know Lord that in you I've got victory

I need you now, Lord, I need you now
I need you right now, right now, right now
I need you now

Oh not another second
Not another minute, Lord
Can't wait another day
Oh Lord, please make a way
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, Mmmmm, Yeah

I hope that you had a blessed and wonderful day. It's important that we be thankful and happy for everyday that we spend above ground. You see...someone somewhere didn't get to see this day...and someone somewhere wont get to see tomorrow. Our days...no matter how hard or how incredible...are still gifts given to us by our wonderful and mighty GOD!! Embrace each day...Enjoy the things you have rather then dwell on the things you don't. Carpe Diem...Seize the Day!!!

Please, if you can, keep my aunt and my family in your prayers. We appreciate it so much. I love you lovies!! xoxo