CONNECTEDNESS

In mathematics, connectedness is used to refer to various properties meaning, in some sense, "all one piece".

I remember while attending yoga as an undergrad, our yoga instructor would remind us all to be quiet and steady in our poses because if one of us fidgeted, chances are it would become contagious and like a domino effect, we would all start fidgeting because we are all connected.

When I think about connectedness I can't help but sit in awe of how Good and Great God is. From the moment we open our eyes in the morning and each and everything that occurs throughout our day, it is not coincidence nor is it happenstance - every experience is designed so that God gets all of the Glory.

I think about my train ride to work. The conductor, the motor man, the other people on the train with me, the token booth clerk. I think about the security guards at work, my co-workers, the CEO, the directors, the managers and the rest of the staff. Just as a great infrastructure cannot survive without the foundation and the intertwining of very important materials, we cannot survive without one another.

Congrats!

Congratulations are definitely in order!!! Applause to you, Chosen (aka Lu), for completing this semester, looking forward to summer classes.

Remember - VACATION, VACATION, VACATION!!!!

I know it's not easy for a single, working, MOM to accomplish all you have and so I commend you. Keep on keeping on.

You Can't Make Me Doubt Him

Today marks the end of my Intro to World Religions Class and the spring semester. I have a total of 84 credits now and I am just blessed. Giving Honor to God who is truly the Head of my life... and while that is a Church clique it truly summarizes my feeling now. This class has been particularly trying..But I made it.
It appears that I am currently going through a shift, that includes my Job I am moving to a new office and learning someone Else's job only I missed the more money part but whatever. My aunt who watched my babe while I attended class moved, the part of Motherhood that I find the hardest is reliable childcare. This situation rears it head more times than I care to remember and its always accompanied by fear, pain, panic, regrets, hurt, shame, bitterness. Watch this though.
My latter Shall be Greater

In a spirit of Praise~*~*~*

I love my God my father who is gracious and merciful, who knows who I am, who accepts who I am, and loves who I am. Me just for me. Who is like unto this Lord who gives me peace in the midst of all storms? Who takes away my hurt so that I know it not and can recall it no more. He who fixes that which the world has broken, and in His hands molds it like new. He is creator, my beginning and my end, Our Alpha and Omega. To Him who forgives all I can surrender all. They say He is an awesome wonder …My Lord God Almighty He who was and is and is to come. Oh if only I could tell the world and they would know of His mercies and His love. He is the Father, He is the Son, He is the Spirit for they are one. I am in a spirit of praise because His perfect peace has entered my soul and as it stands it’s the best feeling I know...~*~*~*

Happy Birthday!!!!

April is the birth month to 2 of our authors, Chosen & Sincere. So I wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday! Plentiful blessings, overwhelming joy and many more years ahead.

Never Would Have Made It!

Believe it or not, I sometimes have this ridiculous notion that I can exist on this planet alone, pull myself up by my own bootstraps, I can lean and depend on me. There are a few friends that I can call on, they offer some support, a portion of advice. I read a lot and I'll read a book that's inspiring but then there are times when I'm left with this void.

Sometimes I find struggle. I realize that my finances are tight. I see that my friends have their own lives and can't be available to me all the time. I'm arguing, fighting, and simply miserable, unhappy.

Then "something" happens, it always happens because first and foremost I know that I'm a spiritual being but I'll hear a song, read a scripture or talk to someone and realize I am not alone and I can't make it in this life by my own human strength. Then the resistance that I've been building up that protects me like a good solid gate should begins to crumble.

That's what has been happening to me until last Friday. I was having a bad day. Having a fat day. I was beating myself up really good too since I just got paid and knew that by the end of the weekend I would have less than $100 left in my account. Then I walked into my apartment and turned on the radio and heard this song. I took off my coat, my shoes and the tears fell right along.