My hair

Long hair has been the signature of my life. I was always known as the girl with long hair down in her back. Went natural when I was 16 & never looked back.

Eventually decided that I would loc my hair. That was major fun :)
Did all sorts of styles with my hair and enjoyed watching it as it grew and evolved.

But then I got to the point where I missed all the fun stuff I could do with my hair un-locked. So I thought about combing it out.....but I didn't have time like that. Sooooo......thanksgiving day 2011 I BC-ed! (for you non-hair folks that means "big chop")

For the first time IN MY LIFE! I. have.short. hair. It was quite liberating and cool! (I did it myself). But then came the "what the hey will I do with it now?!"

This is when a younger sibling who is a hair nerd and has done the BC before you comes in handy :) My phenomenal sister I blogged about...yeah her......she's my muse lol.

With her encouragement and store of hair knowledge, I am embarking on this new hair journey :)

Blessings til next time!

My PHENOMENAL sister :-)

I just wanted to share how AWESOME my sister is! Always been an inspiration to me. She's so darn quirky lol! She says things that make you look at her like "really chick?!" but yet they are so profound....but 30% its just randomness that makes you go "hmmmm."

Anywhos, I enjoy checking out her blog and I thnk many others need to enjoy it too. So! Here is the link

http://candidcinni.blogspot.com



Also follow her on twitter: @cinnirox. You'll see what I'm talking about with the things she says :-)

Be Still

It's a beautiful experience when you wake in the morning, KNOWING and FEELING the presence of God around you. I had one of the most restful and peaceful sleeps I've had in a long time. I'm convinced I was sleeping nestled in His arms. Normally I switch positions during the night. I didn't move last night and it has done my body and mind well.

As I opened my eyes I heard the song "be still" which was icing on the cake. This is why I love my Daddy; He does these "just because" type things that make me feel all kinds of wonderful! Take delight in those kinds of moments. They are priceless and remain with you for a long time. And take a page from His book and do a "just because" for someone in your life. I'm sure they'll value it :)

"When the oceans rise and thunders roll
I will soar with you above the storm.
Father you are King over the flood
I will be still and know you are God."

Blessings til next time!

just a thought

Today was a good day. I was able to get up and just think, pray, read and reflect. I got a really cool picture about freedom :-)

God has called us to freedom through Christ, its ours. And the scripture says that freedom is where the Spirit of the Lord is. He also tells us that we are to cast our cares on Him when we come into His presence. Set aside things and focus on Him. Think about it: when we do that, when we let go of what is in our hands, what is on our minds, those things we hold onto in our hearts, we no longer have anything holding us down. Our hands are free to be lifted, our hearts are free to worship, our minds are free to focus on Him. It's a simple truth but yet so powerful.

Just wanted to share that with you all :-)

Blessings til next time!

Morning Revelation

God is not subject to us. We are subject to him. If we hold God as "whoever He is" to us we've distorted Him, placed Him in a box and have a totally messed up understanding of Him. When God is subject to us it looks like this: you are angry and unforgiving, then God is an angry God who is unforgiving of the things you do. You can't love someone then God surely can't love you.

But when we are subject to God the heavens are open. God is love so we are able to love. God is healer and He has given some the gift of healing. God is a god of order and has therefore given some the gift of administration. God is king, our master, our leader and has given those gifts of leadership. God is our shepherd, our teacher and he has gifted some with teaching and shepherding (pastors and teachers). Being subject to God is stepping aside and allowing God to rightly be Him in everything and being who He says we are and reflecting who He is.

We were created in His image, not Him in ours. Let's not get it twisted.

Long time gyal mi neva see yuh

Blessed love and oneness to everyone!!! the title is fitting doan?? LOL. You haven't seen me write anything in a VERY LOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGG time; even got comments saying so lol. Well, I'm here today to serve up some life.

I'm in Jamaica right now (the most wonderful and beautiful place on earth; don't hate) and I tend to get a lot of inner thoughts going or sorted through while I am here and away from the busy-ness of my life. I have enjoyed the past few days. I was delayed in getting here, thank you Air Jamaica which is now Caribbean Airlines, and I had a not so great day on Tuesday. But nevertheless, I have taken in the beauty of my country and the awesomeness of friends. My dad looks great! I haven't seen him in two years. (that story will come in a blog soon)

But back to my thoughts. I've been in a weird place lately. I feel unsatisfied where I am; there's more to go but I don't know how to get there. I'm doing a dance program that requires Biblical studies and in reading and studying I've found comfort in some of the Old Testament characters. The two I've been comforted by are David and Gideon. David's life, the beginning anyway before he became king, showed me some things.

First, that he was doing him when he was called. Out in the fields minding his sheep, not much to everyone else but obviously much to God who saw him fit to be anointed as king. The second thing I saw though was that he didn't become king right away. He went through many things before stepping into the position he was anointed for. I believe he learned and gained much knowledge that would help him in his role and develop him personally.

Gideon was out "doing him" also when the angel appeared to him. He had only heard of who the Lord was but never witnessed Him for himself. His heart was right which is why I believe he was chosen to lead Israel into victory. He was afraid and consulted the Lord in each fearful situation. But once the Lord gave him all he needed he moved forward with confidence.

How does this relate to me? I'm fearful and asking God for the directions, desiring all that I need so I can move forward with confidence. I also understand that I have not yet stepped into my full "anointing" and am still going through lessons that will better me as a person and equip me for my call.

I write this to encourage you that there will be those moments that you don't feel God, may not hear Him, may not be confident in where you are going.....but do not despair. And don't get overly religious and try to use a formula to get things going in your life again. God isn't limited by our thoughts or ways. Tell Him all of what you are going through, what you're thinking about, what you struggle with and allow Him to be the BIG GOD that He is and "do HIM!" Let Him meet you where you are as you cry out to Him in His sovereignty.

He loves us and is concerned with us. Let Him love you, console you, comfort you, teach you, be Daddy to you and everything else you need.

Blessings til next time!