‎"The finest gift you can give anyone is encouragement. Yet, almost no one gets the encouragement they need to grow to their full potential. If everyone received the encouragement they need to grow, the genius in most everyone would blossom and the world would produce abundance beyond the wildest dreams. We would have more than one Einstein, Edison, Schweitzer, Mother Theresa, Dr. Salk and other great minds in a century." ~

So I read this off my aunts facebook today and thought well this what I would like to talk about because it is sorta how I have been feeling the last couple of days.  Everyone needs encouragement weather you think that they do are not.  Some people may appear to be really strong like they can take the world on their shoulders and they probably try to, but those are the people who need it most.  well maybe not, now I think that there isn't one group per-say who need it more than the other we all need it.  So go about your day ENCOURAGE everyone you encounter.  tell them they are great and they do a wonderful job no matter how big or small it may be.  Say this as if God was saying it to you.  Trust me you will change someones spirit.  This my friend helps change the world, one smile, one encouragement, one nice jester, just one thing God would do.  It works.  I know it worked on me... Just once is all it took.  Now its my turn..... God bless each and everyone of you weather you are reading this blog or not.  Have a wonderful day... 

I awoke today with a message to help a friends mother.  well that is what I will do.  Its funny cause I went to be feeling a little sorry for myself and when I woke up said all that is gone and I am going to tunnel that self pity to someone Else's needs.  I also know that things will work out maybe not how I planned them but better.  I cant allow myself to keep up that yo yo thing that I have allowed my entire life. cause  I have bigger and better things to do then to feel sorry for the things that don't work out for me.  God has this plan and  I know I can make it easy by following it or I can make it hard by paving my own.  It sorta weird cause this way of thinking took away what I thought would be hard to give up,and gave me the strength  to do this other thing with vengeance.  For those of you that don't know I have been laid off for about a year now and its weird cause I have never had a hard time finding a job.  I helped out last night at the food bank with our church New Hope and I was talking to this gentleman and told him that I wasn't really upset about not fin10ding a job cause I am extremely busy right now.  God has me working for him, not that I am giving up on a job cause I look and apply a lot but until then I will keep pushing on doing things to help others get closer to the lord.  That is my job... what a great job it is... This is worth way more then money...So when you go about your day remember to help others, just the act of kindness shows them the light.  God bless I have been putting off things for myself like working out.  well the other goal I have is to try and workout every morning after the kids go to school.  I need to loose 10lbs and most important firm up.  I always feel great when I work out, plus I meet new friends there.  so if you want to work out give me a call.... So all I have to say is bring on my day cause I am ready.. God Bless all of you.

Okay I woke up this morning with a different kind of Hope, the hope that I thought I lost or had to give up.  Sometimes we are asked to give up things that are not right for us at the time we want them.  Isn't it funny though if you look at the big picture how things will work out.  I know and have known that it would it was just timing and not mine. If you all read this you probably already figured out I sorta like my timing not Gods.  I'm working on that, its not easy.  I had a great conversation last night with an old friend till like 1 30 in the morning,  explaining who I am not and pretty much probably shocked this person.  But I know they could see the passion I have for the Lord and trust in him.  So when he asks me to do something and he has. I don't always like it but I will do it cause I trust in him and have the faith.  I love him so very much he gives me the strength I need to go about my day.  I know someone sometimes gets hurt but you not only free yourself but you free them to the life that God has planned for them.  I am so excited for the plans he has for me and my family, and by family I mean the one he is giving me.  I couldn't ask for anything better cause he picked it not me this time.. Wow I think I am getting it.... Thanks God for saving me I do love you more than anything.

So I awoke with the lyrics to a song in my head, the song is "God has his hands on you".  I have had this song stuck in my head for awhile now and woke up to the words playing in my head again, this is a message from God.  He truly holds me when I cry and sees me through.  With all the faith I have now why didn't I see it.  I guess we don't have all the answers but as we go through the hard times "Just know he has his hands on you".  I didn't realize how much the lyrics of his song meant to me, he had to show me that...I was screaming out "will there be change"  Oh boy will there.  He has such big plans for me and I want to run in his path not walk.  So when I tell you to be strong he is with you, I'm not lying he is he was with me the whole time holding my hand and I finally felt it... I didn't want him to let go.  what an amazing feeling knowing his hand was in mine.  His hand was really in mine... So remember he does have his hand on you and he will see you through, just lift your hands up high for he will provide.  I'm telling you this is true he will provide.  I am inspired by this song so I want you all to go find the song and really listen to the words.   It is all true.... know this I have Hope and I Believe because I have Faith.  You can have all this just cry out to him and hold your hands up high.  I have never wanted anything more then I want this... He knows it, so I hold my own hands up HIGH.  I wouldn't steer you the wrong way I promise this is the way..... can you imagine what a great world this will be if we all just held our own hands up high. Close your eyes and hold your hands up high you will be able to picture it, if you Believe...

Today was a great day, My friend Lisa and her daughter were baptized.  What a special thing for them to do together.  I think that all of us go through this period of not following our path that God has planned for us.  we all struggle with one thing or another.  I think God will help you with the struggle and take it from you but you have to prove to him that you can do it.  Then and only then have you earned it.  We had church again tonight and wow I figured out a lot at the second service.  I had to let something go to be free and I did I gave it to God.  This allows you to move on to the plans he has for us.  It really does feel like a weight lifted off of us.  This is very in-powering.  I came home after first church and laid down and actually fell asleep.  I don't do that so I really must have needed it.  Then went to Encore at 6 this evening.  I don't know if any of you have felt the holy spirit but it truly is an amazing thing.  It takes over your whole body and feels you with peace, I don't ever want that to go away.  I know my faith is strong and continues to get stronger everyday.  I meet more and more people that I know will be a part of my life forever.  what a great thing.  well I better get some beauty sleep have a lunch date tomorrow or should I say today.  Looking forward to it, been a long time since I have seen my friend David then I am helping some friends from church move.  so bring on the rock star tomorrow.  God Bless and keep Hope alive with Faith.....

I usually write my blog at night but I have been talking to my friend Lisa this morning a lot and we really figure things out when we are together.  we started talking about fate and weather or not this is Gods plan for us and some people figure it out and some don't.  I don't want to be one of those people who don't figure it out or settle for the life that wasn't meant for me.  I guess in that way you can say I am determined to figure out the plan.  Finally... I tell myself with a smile....So what do you think, as we go through our life's and make our mistakes that we do meet that one person once or know them but we are not ready for them.  Then when we are truly ready God puts them back in our life.  Not sure still trying to figure that one out.  But what I do know is that they are out there and we will find them with the help of only one God, our God.  The other thing we were talking about is that since we make mistakes and do wrong, does God take something bad and turn it into good.  If this is the case then wake up people and do right because it is not as scary as you think.  No matter what, it is a win win situation.  Its all good because of God.  I know in my heart that there is Hope out there for each and everyone of us.  Is it an easy journey, no not at first but it does get easier as we figure out his plan for us.  which means that we are walking in his word.  He wants to bless you, he gets just as excited to do this as much as we get excited to seek his approval.  Remember when you go throughout your day that everyone and everything is not by chance it is for purpose.  So cherish the moments that we have with people that we know and people that we meet.  Be kind, and smile at a stranger you never know who and what the persons purpose is in your life but it does mean a great deal.  Thank God for our little miracles.

So Friday the 13th what fun was that... so many funny things happened and what do you do just laugh them off.  Bri and I were trying to fix her closet and it was quite funny, Then Emma was trying to put together a book shelve for me cause I sorta gave up, mind you she is 8.  pretty funny.  I got reminded twice today not to be such a heel.  I got short with the lady at Chinese food place when placing an order and when I got there she was trying to explain to me that the number 8 and letter A sound alike and that she was having a hard time understanding me cause she speaks a different language.  BOY I felt pretty small at this point.  Then I got short with my oldest daughter and realized this is not who I am trying to be so fight it, fight this before you speak.  I will keep praying that God takes this away from me and I know he will he just wants to see that I am trying.  He will bless me with this if I ask him for that.  I am truly grateful for all the blessing that God gives me daily basis and continues to give me.  He is working wonders in my life and I am so blessed to have him in it.  thank you God