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On My Heart

January 4, 2015 By Mrs. Mom Leave a Comment

This morning I’m sitting here, thinking. I have something on my heart.
Normally I’d be thinking about my family, my day, my plans, my desires…but not today.

This morning I am thinking about the less fortunate. The poor…

There are poor people in this country. They live at a level that is below the normal American standard of living. This morning my heart goes out to them.

There are also poor people that live in other countries that not only live below a certain standard of living, but they are dying. Their children are dying. They search the trash and find no food. Not only that…they do not have basic human rights. There is no chance for them to get out of poverty…and there is no one in their country to help them because of a dictatorship.

They don’t have freedom of speech. Not even those that are considered the elite of the country. What they see, hear, and do is controlled by the government…

This is sad…

So this morning, I pray for all of the less fortunate. I pray for the abused. I pray for those that don’t even know what they are lacking because they are kept from knowing what they could have.

This morning I pray that we as Americans would not take our freedoms for granted. I pray that God would help us see how blessed we are. We are blessed to have food, water, shelter, books, television, music…choices.

If you understand what I’m saying, join me in this prayer.

Father God, we come to you humbly asking you first to forgive us if we have been ungrateful for the blessings that you have given us. Help us to see how blessed we are in this country and not to take it for granted. Help us to utilize the voices and freedoms that you have given us for your glory and your purpose, to help others. Father, help us to see with your eyes and hear with your ears, the needs of others. If we can help, let us help. If there is nothing that we can do, let us pray. Help those in need God. Help the mother that cannot feed her child or herself. Help that father that has no way of providing for his family. Help the broken and the wounded. Help the forgotten…we pray that the brainwashing would cease. We pray that all people would have basic human rights like freedom of speech. Lord do what only you can do. Go where only you can go. Save souls and lives. Show them that you are God.

In Jesus’ mighty name we pray…Amen

Cherish what you have been blessed with and I hope you have a great day…

Keeping Track Of My Reading Goals

January 3, 2015 By Mrs. Mom Leave a Comment

Over the past few years, I have had some lofty reading goals. They were hard for me to achieve. I think I lacked focus and drive. As lofty as they were, they weren’t anything like the goals that I have set for myself this year.

I have decided to read a minimum of 50 books. Although I haven’t sat down to write out my list just yet, I am working on it. My goal is to read at least one book per week. That would equal around 50-52 books per year. After reading “Read for Your Life” by Pat Williams, I really believe that I can do this. I’ll be adding books to my reading list here.

I have had a Goodreads account for quite some time and although I like what they have to offer, I have decided that I want to be able to utilize my personal site in tracking my progress this year, in combination with Goodreads, of course.

So, if you see a lot of different posts or types of information, it’s just to keep me motivated and help me track my progress.

For instance, in the right sidebar, you will find my reading challenge status. It looks like this…

2015 Reading Challenge

Makeda has
read 0 books toward her goal of 50 books.

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0 of 50 (0%)

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I have also decided to read through the Bible this year. My progress can be found in the right sidebar as well. I am tracking it in pages.

I have a book club on Goodreads and the books that we have read can be found in the right sidebar as well.

On the left side bar, you will find the group read for the month. (This month’s group read is The Five Love Languages of Children)

Below that is a list of books that I have recently reviewed.

Below that I also have the books that I am currently reading, books on hold, and books that I have recently finished reading.

I couldn’t get it all in the snapshot, but this list also includes the books that I haven’t read yet. There are a lot more than are listed here currently. I will be taking the time to list them. Hopefully this will be a quick list. I have a lot of books to read and I will have a library page to post those to.

Now all of this is pretty simple, but one of the main things that I am going to start doing, in conjunction with my book reviews, is a post on each book that I begin reading. It will have a progress bar that I’ll be updating and a brief synopsis on the book as well, from a reputable site. This is all to help me, but if the process gets too tedious, I will change it.

The book reviews will be separate and the currently reading post will look something like this…

[wppb progress=12/132 pages option=candystripe color=gray location=inside]

Happy Reading!!!

2014 Goal (Reflection)

December 31, 2014 By Mrs. Mom Leave a Comment

Tonight, as I bring my 2014 year to a close, I am reflecting on my goals.

At the beginning of this year, I sat down and wrote out some goals. There were some that I accomplished that were personal and…well, some that I didn’t. I also made a list of goals that I shared, on this post. These were things that I wanted to do for the 2014 year.

I must admit, there were a lot of goals that I had that I didn’t accomplish. Still, this has helped me to see what’s important to me. I am going to continue with this because I believe it is important for me to see the goals that I have and to hold myself accountable for achieving my goals or not.

2014 was a year of growth for me. There were things that I had stopped doing that I began to implement again toward the end, like using my planner regularly. There were also things that I had to stop doing because they didn’t fit into my life.

I don’t know about you, but that’s how life is. You have to learn what works for you and what doesn’t. Overall, I am proud of myself for learning how to overcome certain situations in my life. I am excited about my new adventures and I can’t wait to see what the end of 2015 will being.

I hope you are able to reflect on this past year and smile with excitement as you see the great opportunities that 2015 will bring.

Be safe and God bless…

A Break

November 12, 2014 By Mrs. Mom 1 Comment

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been kinda hard on myself. I have made sure that I am taking time to rest and I am focusing in on the things that I need to get done, but there is still something that I’m not doing.

I’m not giving myself a break.

Well, I really enjoy reading, doing projects, blogging. I have had a lot going on and this causes my hobbies to take a back burner. I don’t really like this idea, but I realize that I have to be realistic. For this reason, I have decided to give myself a break.

I’m telling myself that it’s ok.

I’m not going to be so hard on myself, especially when it comes to my hobbies and readings. I have to take care of my responsibilities and focus on the things that are most important right now. If I don’t, I’ll get side tracked.

I have to be honest though…I would be really nice it I were able to read a 300 page book in one night, but I can’t. That means that I have to be kind to myself. Yes, there are tons of books that I want to read, but I will just have to plan my readings out. I also have to pray and hope that I will read my books in time.

Today, I am really reminding myself that I am not perfect. Although I am striving for excellence and I want to be great, I am just a woman trying to be my best and asking God to let His glory be shown through me.

It’s not about how hard I can be on myself to get things done. I need to give myself a break and have faith that God’s will, will be accomplished in my life. I will read what needs to be read. I will have time to enjoy my hobbies…until I make time for all of that I will take time to focus on my responsibilities an education.

I will not be so hard on myself all of the time. I will give myself a break.

I want to encourage you to do the same thing. Look at your life. See if you are being too hard on yourself in some areas. Is the pressure necessary? Is there a way that you could be a little easier on yourself?How? If you take the time to reflect as I am, I think you will find that you too, can give yourself a break.

A New Season

October 25, 2014 By Mrs. Mom 2 Comments

The past two weeks have been a bit of a trying, yet enjoyable, time for me. There have been times when I have experience very high levels of stress and others when I have experience high levels of pleasure. If I had to sum it up, I would say it was like a wild roller coaster ride.

This summer my grandmother and great-grandmother passed away. After dealing with such great loss, my husband and I had decided that we needed to take a few days to get away. We took our kids to Hershey Park for one weekend. I must say, it was a needed mini vacation.

While there another family member and I, both having a small baby and had being under a lot of stress, decided to get on one of the most extreme rides at the park. It was about 20 minutes before the park was set to close, but we had been saying all day that we were going to get on one of those crazy rides.

It was dark and this ride was at the back corner of the park. We watched as a group of young people ran to the stairs ahead of us. In a moment of sheer excitement, we speed walked to the stairs. Once we got there we realized that we were about to do something very extreme.

Plastered all over the bright-colored walls were warning signs about what to and what not to do. This was different because other rides didn’t have this. The signs told us things like hold on, hold your head back, and keep your arms in. As I stood second in line, I looked away from a sign to see a man getting strapped in the seat. We begin to talk with a woman who was going on the ride for a second time. As she told us how fast it went, the ride took of and I could feel my nerves telling me not to try it. Before she could get to say three sentences and I could get to calm down, the man was back. That’s right it was a matter of seconds, or so it seemed.

Filled with adrenalin, I climbed into the seat. As I struggled to pull the harness down, I wondered what I had gotten myself into. I looked over at my partner in the crazy endeavor and nervously smiled. Looking up at the caution signs, I held my head back and tried to remember what to and what not to do. I could hear my kids and my husband cheering me on…nervously I smiled. Then suddenly the ride took off.

I was slung through the air like a sling shot. All I would do was close my eyes and scream. I opened my eyes for a second and we were upside down. I closed them back and gripped the harness as I tried to keep my head pulled back. Up, down, and around I went, but before I could get my barring, the ride was over and I was laughing. Yes laughing. I could not believe what had just happened. What was I feeling? Well, really, what had I felt? It was over.

Full of the rush, we ran down the stairs as my husband looked at up puzzled at to how it was over so soon. He had just sat down to change the baby’s diaper and had not finished, but we were done.

That’s how life feels right now. A 72 mile per hour ride in just 2 seconds. There is no time to lolly gag. It’s either I’m with it or I’m not. I’ve been given such great opportunities, but I realize that if I’m not careful, time will fly by and I would have missed the experience and opportunity. That’s why I have given myself some ground rules.

It’s either I can or I can’t, no in betweens. I have to commit myself. If I find that I can’t complete the task in a certain about of time, then it’s time to pick up the pieces that I’ve dropped and move on. I have to hold on to the harness and enjoy the ride.

I don’t have time to strive aimlessly at achieving goals that don’t fit into my life plan or the path that God has laid before me. I will not take on more what I can not bear and somethings have to be cancelled.

I must admit, there are times when I’m afraid. There are moments when I’m intimidated, but God is greater that all of my emotions. I am in my new season, full of excitement and adrenaline. I’m nervous and last night I wanted to quit. Yet I can hear the Holy Spirit encouraging me and I have to continue to move forward. There is a lot to do and a lot of ground to cover, but like the ride, I am equipped to do the unthinkable as long as God is with me.

Remember To Breathe

October 15, 2014 By Mrs. Mom 2 Comments

Have you ever had a moment when you found yourself gasping for air?

No, I don’t mean literally, but you can feel it. It seems like everything around you is going so fast that you just can’t seem to catch your breath.

I know that you know what I’m talking about.

It’s that time in your life when you feel like you are spinning around in circles, getting dizzy, and are about to pass out because you aren’t getting enough oxygen to your brain.

Those are the times when it is imperative for us to take time away. It might be a vacation. It could be a day. It could be as simple as a few minutes out of the time that you spend being super busy. Where ever you make the time to do it, that time becomes your point of rejuvenation.

How do I know? Well, it’s simple. I’ve been there.

I’ve been at a point before where I was trying to be everything to everybody. I thought that being a good woman, friend, and Christian meant that I had to say “yes!” and do it all…all the time.

That’s when, thankfully, God’s Holy Spirit stepped in and began to tell me something that I will never forget.

BREATHE…Don’t forget to breath

Hearing those words caused me to feel like someone cared about all that I had been experiencing and that I was important too. I began to realize that I didn’t have to pour out everything in order to be the woman that I believed that God had created me to be. It was OK to slow down or stop at a point when I knew that it was too much. I became more encouraged as I felt the Holy Spirit unction me to say “No, I’m sorry. I understand, but the answer is no.”

Today my life is a bit more balanced. I am no longer the same woman that I once was. I know, now, how to say no.

So, why am I writing this?

I’m writing this because I believe that it is important to share my story so that I can help someone else.

If you are reading this and life seems to be moving at the speed of lighting, take a moment and breathe.

Find time throughout your day, week, month, and year to simply look up at the clouds or the sky…the trees, the stars…watch the kids play and as you do, remember to breathe.

Thank God for all you have and all He is in your life. Put one foot in front of the other and continue to move forward.

I hope you found comfort and encouragement in this.

Until next time…God bless you

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