He had a dream . . .

Yesterday I was able to witness firsthand Barack Obama becoming the 44th President of the United States of America. I was filled with pride not only because he is an African American (and we have been waiting for this moment since Martin Luther King Jr.) but because it marks another successful turn for our country as a whole. It shows that we can move past the color of our skin, even though I know a lot of people are still dealing/growing with the new set of terms.

I was also proud of the love that the Obama's have for each other. I have never seen a President and First lady so obviously in love with each other. They are openly in love. Even though I know they have issues because every couple does, you see the true love in their family. They are gorgeous.

He is such an example to black men everywhere . . . the view we see of black men are usually, a hip hop star talking about their 'bling bling', hood on tv, or leaving their family. We rarely see black men as successful and until now we NEVER saw a black president. Thank the Lord it's a new day!

MLK had a dream . . . and that dream still carries on; and I'm going to help!

looking back

Here are some things that I appreciated in 2008 (in no particular order). I know it's late, but I wanted to put it up before I forget:



1. God never left me or failed me . . . that's #1!

2. God let me see another birthday. I turned 23 in style and in elegance and grace, lol :-)

3. I lived to see the first black president of the United States of America and I get to go to inauguration and tell generations after me about it! Go Obama!

4. I have a wonderful, loving family and we have continued to grow closer and stronger.

5. My best friend and my wonderful crew of supportive and fun, loving friends . . . they keep the laugh in my belly.

6. My pretty sorors who cause me to appreciate Alpha Kappa Alpha more and more each day! Skee Wee!

7. My dear cat Chocolate (R.I.P.) and my new Christmas present, my new kitty Bella.

8. My constant evolution in growing and learning each and every day.

9. Every mistake, every failing, every stumble, every fallout . . . they have all built strength & taught me how to repent and get back on my feet

10. Every backstab, every biting word, every bit of gossip that was said about me . . . God taught me to forgive

11. Michigan, cause I'm bout to be out this peace

12. My mom - who is truly the best friend, confident, and support a girl could ever ask for

13. My mentor who keeps it straight like metal pole

14. Dreams, visions and goals

15. My sister who is a total opposite of myself that I need so badly

16. Airplanes: so that I can visit all my friends who are so far away

17. My blog: I love it as my outlet

18. The words: 'oh', 'alright', 'okay', 'you doing too much', 'extra', and 'spicy'

There's a lot more but I could go on and on and on . . .


Yeah for 2009!!!!

Laying It Down

Everyone has dreams, goals and visions. Everyone has places they want to go and explore at. Everyone has an idea at the perfect path for themselves . . . I've been learning how to sacrifice that and do what the Lord wants me to do. In Him is the perfect will for me, perfect path for me, and complete wholeness and happiness for me. So it's His road or the high road. I have faith that in His perfect will He will give me all my dreams and desires and even some I didn't even know I had . . .

Laying down my flesh and what I want to do has been my focus since the New Year. I want to go here . . . well, I'm going to check with the Holy Spirit first. If I want to move here . . . well, let me check and make sure that it's what He wants me to do and that I'm not moving from underneath His perfect will. I want to make this life changing decision . . . well, let me seek God on that.

He even helps me with the little things, like what to wear. It may seem crazy but my wardrobe has not grown any bigger in the last few months and I still have new combinations of outfits to wear. That's something little that He cares about.

He is such a good God . . . so I'm going to keep laying it all down, right before Him; and have Him show me the perfect path.

Taking Ownership

One thing that I'm really going to work on, is taking ownership over what's mine. The only reason God couldn't take me higher in 2008 was because I wasn't taking care of what was mine already. How can He trust me with a new expensive apartment in New York if I can't handle my little room here at my mom's house? How can He bless me with finances if I can't even budget in gas. God instructed Adam and Eve to be caretakers of the garden, which was real small in comparison to the rest of the world. God wants us to be caretakers of what He has given us while believing for better. He says be diligent in all things so that He can increase us. So I am going to be diligent in taking care of my cat, in taking care of my room, in helping my mom with the house, of my car, and the big one: my finances. I know the Lord will give me guidance and help me, because I know that I am going higher, but I need to get the little stuff together first.

A book that I'm going to recommend about organization is Eat That Frog. I'm going to apply this to everything.

A book I'd truly recommend is one I'm reading right now: 4-Hour Workweek.

I am doing my best to go through 1 success book every two weeks . . . then I plan to get it down to 1 a week.

A dream - to go climb trees in Africa and hang with giraffes.

Happy New Year

Well . . . it really is a happy New Year. I am so excited about what is going to happen during this year. Awesome things are going to be seen. God is truly going to show how powerful He is. As the world gets darker, the light shines brighter and brighter and everyone will see. Church was just so awesome last night as well. I went to Word of Faith. They have a Christmas Eve service and wow! First of all, praise and worship was soooo hype. And not hype in a natural way, but in a spiritual way. I thought my spirit was going to jump out my body. Worship was just beautiful. The choir was on point. And CeCe Winans performed. I did not realize that she was a worshiper. She really is keyed on ushering in the presence of the Lord. I had never felt the spirit of the Lord that sweet ever before in my life after we all were done worshiping. Now I expect to feel that again but it was so beautiful. I was overcome. The prophesy that went forth from the Lord was: "2009 is the Year of the Shining Through of the Glory of God." Other pastors had different titles than the one I heard but they had pretty much the same message . . . which makes sense; same holy spirit they tapped into = same message.

I am so ready for this year. Well it's here today! And today I get to continue to put to work what the Lord instructed. I am so ready. I know God is going to give me "double for my trouble!" Ok I'm off to make a new confession sheet. Until next time . . .