A Day In My Life

 REST TO RISE Hey Family! I can't believe we are six months into 2024 and you have not heard from me! Good Grief! That means I have been way too busy, pre-occupied or just simply lacked the desire to capture my thoughts. None of which are good.  Question: Have you ever just felt numb? Going thru a day only wanting to get to the end of it so you could hide away? Well if you have, then this post will resonate with you.  As long as I can remember, I have spent my time chasing after the "next thing". That thing that promised to bring me happiness, fill the hole in my soul, the ache in my chest. Anything, that would finally satisfy the nameless void of emotions I felt, but couldn't describe. (Matt. 6:8) That search led me to lots of negative spaces, dank places and eventual idol worship.  I ignored the One who loved my soul so much that HE gave up HIS place to save me; to show me love, to give me the identity of ownership that I didn't know I craved. He waited patientl...

 Seasons! Pt. 2 Romans 8:28 says 28  And we know that in all things God works for the good  of those who love Him , who a ]" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="background-color: white; color: #800180; display: inline; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;">[ a ]  have been called  according to his purpose.   As I sit and pen this post my heart is breaking. My eyes are cloudy from the tears. I am so glad I am alone so I can cry out as much and as often as I need.   Honestly, I don't understand where this rush of emotion is coming from. I can't detect that one thing that broke this camel's back. But, I know my heart has been trying to cry out, even in the weary hours of the night, when I was too unconscious to try and comprehend what was going on. Who wakes up with tears running down their face?...

 SEASONS! Greetings Family! I hope all is well with you and yours... Today, I would like to share some reflections. As I had mentioned before there was a major loss in our family this past April; and if I am honest, we have had major losses for the last 5 or more years. Close cousins, Matriarchs of the family, uncles, friends, brothers. It has been a tough year right out of the gate and I was not emotionally equipped to handle any of it. Add to that the ever changing dynamics of my family! The boys are now young adults, I have no more K-12 students in my house. Facing the world of Autism again, this time with adults, is just as intimidating and scary as it was when my husband and I started this journey almost 22 years ago.  I didn't want that fight. Not again. The boys' transition from high school to "real-world" experiences had gone swimmingly well for one, and not so great for the other. Like any parent, I assessed their strengths and challenges to come away with a ...

  COFFEE TALK EP 4 PT 1 Hello Family!! My apologies for being away for soo long (April, May, June) but, I have been working on new content and guess what?? I am now ready to share.  This Episode series is a tender one. This is following my late Uncle's passing and the hurt was raw; but, the lesson was so real and poignant. It took me some time to work up the gumption (spirited initiative) to record what YAHWEH shared with me.  As always take from it what you can, share and learn.  Souljourner

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 WISDOM PEARL Our greatest need for courage is when we don't follow our own path of logic but turn our feet to follow Him! We are always charged (tasked with or told) to not. be hearers of His Word but doers as well! Doers don't follow their "mind" but GOD's leading. -Sj James 1: 22-25

  WISDOM PEARL Our fondest desire should be to hear God; know what His Will desires and to listen for His tender whispers. -Sj