Your on the waiting list, are you coming?

It's not about the bunny,the Easter eggs nor the chocolate or the ham. It's about a man, a man that God sent so we could understand the Love He has for us. It's the greatest love story ever told. How many people can say a King died for them? Well truth be told we all can because God sent Jesus so you wouldn't be left out in the cold. He wants you to be a Kingdom Dweller you see, He built a mansion just for you & me. Please don't let your heart grow cold and let another Easter go by as you listen to the story being told. Open you heart, your mind, your soul and let your Father redeem it all! He's waiting for you, you see for all to join Him in Eternity. You've been given the invite will you join the party and be free. So know you are loved more than you'll ever know and are on the waiting list for the greatest event that you'll ever go!

Comparison is a thief of joy!

Comparison, a dirty little word most women don't like to admit is an issue in their lives. You know the woman in your life that you look at and say I could never be friends with that girl! I found myself doing that recently, those exact words came right out of my mouth to my husband after he met one of our neighbors and told me about her. I told him, I know who she is and we could never be friends. He looked at me in confusion. Why, he asked? Because she's got it all together and I could never keep up with her. Now I couldn't believe those words were coming out of my mouth. You see I saw her on my friends fb page and glanced over her profile then I saw her at certain events and decided that is a woman I must stay clear of. Wow,what was I so afraid of. Why would I judge her from the outside? What is it that's in me that this emotion rises up. I know most of us have had this reaction to someone in our life but have you ever asked why? Lets get real for a minute and dig deep. So as I reflected back on this woman and I asked myself, why did I not like her? She was pretty than me, her home was decorated perfectly, her kids always had the right outfit on, her marriage looked great and who has that clean of a car? Come on tell me you haven't quietly said these things to yourself when you came across that threatening woman. We secretly size up other women around us and judge our lives accordingly. STOP!!!!! Honestly this kind of behavior will put you in a full spin meltdown! Depression will slowly creep its way in, shame,guilt and a sense of not measuring up will be your constant companions. Your self esteem will slowly rot away because your right you can't measure up to something that isn't real. You see you have created this illusion of the perfect woman. Yes her house may look beautiful, her children dressed accordingly and whatever else you've decide about this person may be true. But what your saying is she's better than you because of her circumstances and comparing her life up against yours makes you believe your not good enough. So let's find out why we compare. 1. IT'S A BAD HABIT. Your thought patterns determine your future. So let's get your mind off the external things. Focusing on others will suck the joy out of life. Colossians 3:2 says, Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 2. YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD NEEDS SOME WORK. You've lost you inner self confidence in the Lord. Your focus has shifted to the outer world. Finding our deep self worth in the Lord will put a stop to comparison. Our self worth is not about our looks, the clothes we wear, our performance or your dress size, etc.. 1Peter 3:3-4 Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.3. God has a plan for your life. Focus on what He wants you to do and not what others are doing. Every life is different and perfect in His will. My prayer for you is that you find peace in each and every person you meet and embrace their lives without comparison and wish and pray nothing but the best for them and to focus on your relationship with the Lord to stay grounded in what is important and true. Adieu

Excerpt from Lisa Michelle's Book (Untitled)

Today is Easter Sunday. This is a day of celebration for children all over the world. Easter eggs, Easter baskets, Easter Egg hunts and oh yes the once or twice a year dreaded visit to Church. At least that was what it was like for Sara's family. Well this Easter found one seven year old girl sitting on the sidewalks edge halfway in the gutter. She was all dressed up in her pretty little dress with her basket full of eggs. One by one Sara started to slam her eggs into the street, smashing them into pieces. She felt so good letting all her anger out. Why does he treat my Mom like this?!! Why does he have to drink so much alcohol? Why does he ruin every Holiday? Sara just kept going till all her eggs were gone. Oh now I've done it , I have nothing left in my Easter Basket,Sara started to cry. Suddenly her anger turned into sadness. Sara knew her older sister Lacy had gone to so much trouble to get those eggs for her and her younger sister Dawn. Lacy bought those baskets with her own money and put them together for her sisters trying so hard to give them a reason to celebrate. She knew the holidays were no fun and Lacy always tried to figure out a way to protect and rescue her sisters. But this time no Easter baskets, candy or anything else was going to cover up the rage that entered Sara's family that day. You see the family dog Bear had gone to the bathroom in the house. Sara's Dad Tom came home to find the dogs feces in the house and went into a rage. He pulled his magnum out and grabbed Sara's brother Trevor by the arm and said bring Bear into the backyard now! He's not going to crap in my house again! Trevor was filled with complete horror. Fear began to consume him. He started trembling and he knew he better act quick. Tom waited outside for Trevor and Bear. Thoughts began to run through his mind, maybe I can let Bear out the front door and he'll run. No, then I'll get killed! Tom wasn't even Trevor's real dad you see Eva (Sara's and Dawns Mom) had been married before. This was Eva's second husband. Trevor was from her first marriage. Trevor was only around on visits and hated the thought of being around Tom, for this very reason. His rage filled the house. He scared all the kids so much they weren't sure how to act in his house. Finally Trevor grabbed Bear by the collar and bent down and gave him a huge hug. He looked at him in the eyes and said I love you Bear and I am so sorry for what is about to happen to you. This is not my choice and I'll always love you. Trevor took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to head toward the back door. TREVOR!!! Where are you, get that stupid dog out here. Suddenly Trevor felt himself holding Tom's gun in his hand. Well go ahead, you heard me, shoot the dumb dog, Tom said. Tears started to roll down Trevor's face. Tom please don't hurt my dog...

Has the World broken you down?

Has the world broken you down?
I recently met this girl that was really down on her luck. Everything seemed to
be going against her. The world was sucking the life out of her or so it seemed.
Her husband had just left her. She had never worked before and had a one and a
half year old baby to care for. All at the ripe age of eighteen. So she was
forced into finding some sort of a job to pay her rent and feed her baby. She
didn't explain how but she ended up finding work as a dancer at a strip club and
this is where we ended up meeting. I became a listening ear for this young
woman. My heart broke for her. I wanted to help her anyway I could but it seemed
every circumstance worked against that happening. So here's the thing. To this
young woman it seemed like the world was breaking her down. And truthfully it
was. The world and all it's offerings, security, love, money, fame, etc... They
are all temporary. They leave you empty handed. How do I know this? I spent
most my life searching for the same things. They leave you feeling empty inside.
With a big void and no sense of real purpose in life. All the world has to offer
comes and goes with the wind. Nothing is concrete. Only when we surrender our
plans, our circumstance and our dreams to the one and only God do we begin to
feel like we belong. If your looking for a solid foundation, something concrete
that doesn't move with the wind then surrendering your life and plans to God
will put you on that journey to turning away from the world and starting a new
life in Christ. Now looking at this young girls circumstances and seeing what
the world is offering to her actually inspires me because I know that "The
world" has nothing to offer her, so it's good she finds this out for herself.
Because once we are broken down, we get desperate enough to hear about another
option in this journey called life. The option of surrendering it all to the One
who created this world and has a special purpose for each one of us. So if you
feel like the world has broken you down maybe its time to let God build you up
and create you to be all He planned you to be. Adieu. Lisa S

Poem about a little girl in slavery

Where is my jump rope, where is my hopscotch,where have they gone? Someone turned out the lights and won’t let me come out til dawn.An empty shell I have become, numb and not aware of the pain.Theres got to be more to life than this, while all they do is gain. Beaten ,battered and broken will I ever stand up again? This is not my choice but here we go again.Someone said there’s a movement out there where Angels will come and rescue my soul. Tell me this is true, tell me there on their way. All I need is for them to show up and make these people pay! Will you be her voice she needs you! #Enditmovement #madeinafreeworld #a21campaign #fairgirls #lilynco.net Please tag yourself if you are in the movement! Lisa Michelle 2013

Capturing Gods Glory

So yesterday I went to pick up my teenager at school while my 8 yr old was riding along. She says I wish I brought my iPod so I could capture that sunset right now. I looked up to my amazement and it was gorgeous! I quickly pulled out my phone and snapped a few shots taking in the beauty. We stopped and took some more. It was unlike anything I've seen before. My daughter says, you know Mom its ok I don't have my iPod because when moments like this happen I ask God to paint me a picture and save it for me when I get to heaven. I was speechless! I looked at her and asked how did you come up with that Lauren. She said I don't know I just know there is so much beauty in this world and it's hard to capture so I ask God each time if He will paint for me and He does! Wow from the mouth of babes. I wouldn't even have thought to ask God for something so amazing. She started to recite off the moments in life she asked Him to make pictures of and I was blown away by her memory and that she knows when things are not Ordinary and wants to capture them.