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Dear Family of friends, I am so blessed to be writing you. I am so thankful for your ongoing continued support. I am so thankful that in a time of such darkness you would read my letters. In this letter I would like to talk about the beauty of blessings. I would also like to share some of mine. Beauty has been something I’ve struggled with my whole life and on many levels. I have a really hard time finding …
Hi! I was writing my lovely friend Timbre a letter and this is a small portion of it. I wanted to post it in hopes that others who feel this way know they are not alone. It’s a very weird paradox living here in Atlanta. I am so deeply close to people and so intentionally loved. Yet I have never felt so alone and unloved. I think it’s in part to the realization that God can only love me perfectly, …
You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Tweet
Lord hear our prayers and ALWAYS your will be done, not mine! FORGIVENESS to and for all ! More information on Troy Davis-http://www.amnestyusa.org/ Tweet
The other day I went to visit a little girl who is seven and she had a table outside with a sign that read free flowers 0 Cents and 0 dollars. I couldn’t believe her heart. How generous! She sits outside all day hoping people will walk by so she can give them a flower and brighten their day. This kind of love is so contagious! I will now sit outside and make this table of free flowers. I hope …
Slide We dressed as twins Smiles bubbles Stuck When we were walking through the park to the play ground two lovely girls( Audajisah and Mckenzy) came and held my hands. One on each side! They made me feel so loved! Follow the journey if you’d like : http://www.flickr.com/photos/meljustlove/ Tweet
I think of two quotes often. “ Change, maybe good maybe bad. Who knows?”-Jimmy McGee. “But none of us can pretend to know all the answers and demand that others implement them.” -Oscar Romero. To be content and love. Everything else I don’t know. Tweet
So yesterday I was moping around and thinking painfully about how lonely I am. I wonder if this feeling will ever flee from my heart. And how do I get rid of it? I have no idea, sometimes I think I am destined to be alone. Sometimes I wonder if the feeling goes away or do we just get used to it and continue on? I know no answers. Priorities ! Priorities! Priorities!! I tell myself, in order to get …
disclaimer this blog might give away the entire movie. (I’ll try to leave things out) Last night I asked my community to go see The Soloist for family night. Luckily it did not take much persuasion. I was very excited because going to the movies is a rare treat that happens about twice a year. I hadn’t seen a trailer for the film , nor did I know it was filmed in my old home of Los Angeles, California. So …
Mel, .The question is not if they love you, but will you let them? .And will you love yourself as you are? .You have so many people that love you, let go of the ones who wont. They will become thieves that will build homes in your heart. .You can be a great loving serving woman, but you have to want to be! .Don’t stay living in your emotions, they steal so much of your beauty. And no one will …
Have you ever had one of those nights that you cry so hard your sinuses swell and you can’t breathe? Where your tears and snot are so mixed you can’t tell them apart and the next morning your head weighs 100 lbs? That was me last night and I am slightly grateful for it. In Atlanta I can’t even squeeze out a tear I try and fail. So I go to bed dreaming about crying in someones arms, that someone …
“For those who love God, all things work for their good. There is no sorrows, no catastrophes, no sorrows, however extraordinary, that cannot become crowns of glory and hope when suffered with love for God.” (An Oscar Romero quote once given to me from a friend.) Praise God! That in my suffering there’s glory to God! And that there is the gift of wisdom to be gained. Praise God for suffering and unbearable pains. They’re such heavy burdens, yet priceless …
Dear family of friends, I have been captivated recently by the subject of grace. I recall the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32, and how the father has such astounding love for his son. This story resonates with me deeply. I think most of us can identify with the son who has left and squandered everything. To some degree I think it’s safe to say we have all made mistakes and failed miserably. So much so that we …
I had a dream last night, please come along as I share it with you. I was at Skid row in Los Angeles talking to this homeless man. I bent down to shake his hand and all of the sudden he pierced my skin with a syringe and gave me AIDS. ( I would like to note this portion of the dream is not based on reality, this would never happen) Then I just looked in him, deep in his …
Love is the most beautiful thing I have ever encountered and It takes many forms. In his book Mortal Lessons (Touchstone Books, 1987) physician Richard Selzer describes a scene in a hospital room after he had performed surgery on a young woman’s face: I stand by the bed where the young woman lies . . . her face, postoperative . . . her mouth twisted in palsy . . . clownish. A tiny twig of the facial nerve, one of …
So my Birthday is tomorrow and I have received a beautiful gift…A snowstorm! It started during church service, it was followed by everyone running outside and throwing snowballs at each other! It was so much fun. Thank you lord for such beauty! Tweet
So here’s some of my February journal then followed by an Adbusters article of sorts. (Sometime this month) My God damn feet heavy as stones My heart hard as a stone I am so sick of dying! Over and Over JUST TAKE IT ALREADY! You know it’s yours, why must you draw it out? There’s no other option trust me, I’ve looked it always leads back to you. There’s no other option it’s always been yours, so take it already! …
Can I please have vision for over five minutes without being followed by a swell of sadness or being alone completely blind again. I have been wandering, stumbling, blind for so long now. I get moments of light but they are fleeting. I pray Are you here!? Are you guiding?! Or am I looking for excuses to give up? Lord , I am so tired can you wipe my eyes? I know I don’t need it but I crave it. …