Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year! You have been given a brand new canvas...paint your life the way YOU want it to be. Accept no limitations for there are NO limitations with God! My wish for you is that you do not just exist...but that you LIVE! 

Let the world know that you were here! Find your passion and dive in head first with the excitement of a child. Do not follow your dreams, CHASE them, CATCH them, and make them a REALITY. 

We are not promised tomorrow, we are only promised today. Do not worry about your future...God holds it in His hand and there is no place safer for it to be! Think about when you were a child and you felt like you were invincible...what things did you promise yourself that you would do? Did you do them? It is not to late...the time to do them is now!  

The only regrets you will have at the end of your life will be for the things that you never attempted to do. Start each day asking God to help you accomplish all that He has for you to do. Tell Him your dreams, troubles and desires...talk to Him as if He were your best friend. You will not believe how close you will become with Him. He is a living God, and desires a close relationship with us...which brings me to this note...do not just pray, or ask God to meet a certain need you have...you have to also stay still in His presence and give Him a chance to talk to you too. 

May God open the windows of Heaven and pour out His blessings upon you every day this year, my friend. May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home. {{{giggles & hugs}}}

As the Sun Sets on 2013...

As the New Year approaches, take inventory of those who are in your life. Move forward in 2014 surrounded by family and friends who will be just as supportive in the relationship as you will be. Your inner circle of friends should be positive people who will help make you a better person, who will be there for you through trials and tribulations. 

They should be people that have integrity and high morals. It is not only ok but healthy physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually to let go of the people in your life who are only there for your unconditional love, unconditional respect, unconditional help, unconditional support and unconditional time. However when you are in need of such things…there always seems to be CONDITIONS! 

God wants us to love, to be kind, supportive, encouraging and helpful to others...However, He does NOT want us to be doormats for ANYONE! It would be very beneficial to you to keep "friends", such as these at an arm’s length.

Do not allow yourself to get smothered by someone who is continuously needy and draining on you. When you are always trying to help someone else straighten out their lives, you lose sight of your vision and your goals! Besides that, you are not helping them learn how to stand on their own! 

So as the sun sets on this year, let all the disappointments, pain and heartaches you had this year go with it. Clear out all negativity and make room for love, hope and faith to reign in your heart! Strive to keep stretching yourself to be more like Y’shua (Jesus) every day. 

Have a blessed and wonderful New Year’s Eve, my friend. Be safe and remember NOT to DRINK and DRIVE...as many of you know, my brother John was killed by a drunk driver! May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home! {{giggles & hugs}}}

Letting Go...

Blessed is he who does not show hatefulness over what is lost, but instead, shows gratefulness over what is left. We can lose anything in the blink of an eye so enjoy what you have while you have it. Then when it is gone...enjoy the memories that you made with them.  

Sometimes we have to let go of something or someone we love in order to get something else that we did not even realize we wanted or that we would love even more! 

God knows the secrets of our heart and He desires to give it to us...so trust Him when He is blowing wishes your way! You may have to wait before the next thing comes along but when God gives you something it is always worth the wait!

Have a blessed and grateful day, my friend. May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home. {{{giggles & hugs}}}

Dance Before God...

Sometimes the greatest growth spurts we have are while we are waiting for God to open the next door. He cannot always get our attention, especially when we are too busy to listen. Therefore, there are times that He has to take all distractions away from us before we actually hear His voice. 

When it seems like an eternity and nothing is happening, NEVER get discouraged, NEVER allow the enemy to plant doubt in your heart. Satan sees what is happening in the spiritual realm, and his only recourse is to make you stop believing that God is going to open another door. Stay in and stand on His Word. Pray, Praise and Thank Him. When you wrap yourself up in Y'shua, there is no room for satan to slip in!

FAITH is the ability to hear the music of the future, JOY is being able to dance to it today! God closes doors no man can open & He opens doors no man can close. So when one door closes and you are waiting for the next one to open, just dance down the hallway. Let your spirit soar as you worship and dance before God! However, make sure that you listen for the sound of His voice within the music. 

Have a blessed and musical day, my friend. May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home. {{{giggles & hugs}}}

A Hug for YOU!

I believe that a hug is one of the most important things you can say to someone without speaking. It is free to give and invaluable to get. A hug can give you strength that you could not find just seconds before it. 

There are times that Y’shua (Jesus) will hug you through the arms of someone else just to let you know, that He knows how you are feeling and He cares...then there are other times when you can feel Him wrap His arms around you and it fills you with undeniable peace and love!

So this hug is for you:

 ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((BIG HUG))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) 

Please do not keep it to yourself, pass it along to someone else that needs one. I hope you have a wonderful day wrapped in the loving arms of Y’shua. May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home. {{{giggles & hugs}}}

Give EVERYTHING that you have....

"When I stand before Y'shua at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent or strength left in me. Therefore, I could say, “Yes, I have used EVERYTHING you gave me, Y’shua.” 

We are all created with special gifts and talents. When we use them solely for our own pleasure or gain they will lose their luster. However,when we use them for the glory and honor of our Lord, He can magnify them and they will shine with brilliance. 

There is never a need to hold back anything from anyone...because it is in the giving that you receive! The more you pour out from yourself, the more He fills you. I am a walking testimony to this! 

Have a blessed and overflowing day, my friend. May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home. {{{giggles & hugs}}}

Fear No Evil...

Fear no evil because Y’shua has already conquered evil. It has power to hurt only those who do not place themselves under His protection. 

This is not a question of feeling, it is an assured fact. All we have to do is to say with assurance that whatever it is cannot harm us, as Y’shua has already conquered it! 

Satan looks to steal anything he can from us because he hates us. But when we attach ourselves to Y’shua we are under HIS DIVINE PROTECTION FROM ALL EVIL! However, Satan tries to slip in and use our weaknesses against us. We have to continually try to align our flesh to Y’shua’s Word. 

I hope this will encourage you to rid yourself from any doubt of Y'shua protection from all harm because doubt will open the door for Satan to try and use it against you. 

Have a blessed day surrounded in Y'shua's divine protection, my friend. May there always be Shalom in your heart and in your home. 

{{{giggles & hugs}}}