Walking In Power

Shhhhhhhhh……..THE GAME IS ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning Family....Let's Walk.................... 💜

Sometimes I look around my own house and realize I've left myself reminders everywhere. 🤣

Scripture on the wall.
A Bible somewhere close.
A song that'll take me right back to Him.
Little pieces of God's Word woven into my everyday life.

And I love that.

Because sometimes I need the reminder I left for myself on a day when I didn't know I'd need it.

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Philippians 4:13 KJV

Put the Word where you live.

You never know when you're going to need to read your own walls.

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TODAY MY LIL MAN IS 8!!!!! 🎉🎂🥳💜

Eight whole years around the sun for my second born grandson and third born grandchild....and what a FUN eight years it has been loving this little baby!! 🥹💜

He's always been curious, funny, smart and FULL of personality.

At THREE years old, this child called me around 2:00 in the morning after waking up to use the bathroom....to talk about TELEPORTING. 😭🤣🤣

I asked him, “What do YOU know about teleporting?!”

And very matter-of-factly, he explained that his mom taught him and he'd seen a few videos. 🤣

Well alright then, Professor! 😂

I told him he could teleport anywhere he wanted...EXCEPT MY HOUSE....unless he was ready to meet Jesus in the air!!! 😭🤣🤣🤣

And speaking of Jesus....................

There was the time he thought MaMa had JESUS on the phone and got SO excited because he wanted me to ask Him for an ARMOR SUIT!!! 😭😂🛡️

Baby, if Jesus is on the line, you better put your request in!! 🤣🤣🤣

He's always loved superheroes....especially Spider-Man. 🕷️🕸️❤️

I've watched him grow from that little baby into this funny, loving, gaming, superhero-loving BOY who still calls his MaMa just because.

Sometimes he wants to come over.
Sometimes he wants to talk.
And if I don't really feel like talking.....................

“MaMa, just watch me play my game.” 😂🎮💜

I've watched him learn.
I've watched him laugh.
I taught him how to catch his first ball. 🥹⚾
I've watched that little personality get BIGGER and BIGGER...

And today, I get to watch him turn EIGHT. 🎉🎂

My prayer for you, birthday boo, is that you keep that curiosity.
Keep that imagination.
Keep laughing BIG.
Keep asking questions.
Keep dreaming.
Keep loving superheroes.
Keep being exactly the bright, funny, loving little boy God created you to be. 💜

May God cover you, protect you, guide you and allow MaMa to watch you become everything He created you to become.

But TODAY???

No growing-up speeches! 😂

TODAY WE CELEBRATE YOU!!!! 🥳🎈🎂🎁🎉

EIGHT YEARS OLD!!!
EIGHT YEARS OF MEMORIES!!!
EIGHT YEARS OF LAUGHTER!!!
EIGHT YEARS OF LOVING YOU!!!

Happy 8th Birthday, baby!!!! 🎂🥳💜

MaMa loves you BIG..............

But one thing I think I may love just as much?

I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME. 🥹💜

Now go enjoy YOUR DAY.................

And please don't teleport anywhere without telling your mother first. 😭🤣🤣🤣

The whole time that I was choosing you....you were too..........

And I opened my eyes and realized that no one was choosing me.

BUT GOD WAS.

And maybe that's why He had to open my eyes.

Because sometimes the hardest person to stop choosing is the person you keep choosing over YOU.

I thought losing you was the heartbreak....until God showed me how long I had been losing ME.

And the whole time..........

HE WAS CHOOSING ME.

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Good Morning Family....Let's Walk................... 💜

Father, thank You for another morning.

Before I ask You for anything....thank You for what You have already done.

Thank You for keeping me when I knew You were keeping me....and for the times I didn't even realize I needed to be kept.

Thank You for the prayers You answered the way I wanted....and for the ones I can now thank You for answering differently.

Thank You for doors You opened.
Thank You for doors You didn't.
Thank You for what stayed.
Thank You for what had to go.

And Father, as I walk into this day, don't let me become so focused on what I'm still waiting for that I overlook what You've already placed in front of me.

Help me recognize Your hand in the ordinary things today.

Give me a grateful heart before You give me anything else.

And whatever this day holds, remind me that my gratitude doesn't have to wait until everything looks the way I prayed it would.

You've already been good to me.

You've already been faithful.

And for that alone....

Thank You, Father. 🙇🏾‍♀️

In Jesus' name....Amen.

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“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalm 107:1 KJV

Your position is preparation.

Don’t let it paralyze your purpose.

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Two years ago today, I smoked my last cigarette.

After almost 30 years of smoking.

I had tried to quit before....unsuccessfully.

This time, I stood in my bedroom holding my ci******es and told God, “I want this to be the last pack.”

And whew....by day three, I was FIGHTING.

But it was day four when God revealed something to me that changed the fight completely.

Ci******es had become my go-to whenever I felt emotionally or mentally challenged or drained. I reached for them for comfort. I depended on them in ways I hadn't even realized.

And when God showed me what they had become in my life, I was heartbroken.

The fight changed.

I stopped fighting....and I surrendered.

Today, August 28, 2026, makes TWO YEARS since I smoked a cigarette.

And I need to say this part because there was once a version of me who thought smoking made me lose my witness.

I wondered who wanted to hear me talking about Jesus while I was smoking or smelling like ci******es.

But look at God.............

Today, the very thing I thought disqualified my witness has become part of my testimony.

I don't have to hide that woman.

She gets to testify.

Almost 30 years of smoking....and now TWO YEARS without a cigarette.

Not because I finally became strong enough.

I surrendered to the One who was always stronger.

And TODAY....I celebrate what GOD has done. 😭🙌🏾

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TWO YEARS CIGARETTE FREE!!!!!

Good Morning Family!! 💜

There may be something in you that you simply enjoy doing.………

Painting.
Writing.
Cooking.
Building.
Planting.
Singing.
Learning something new.

And it doesn't always have to become more than that.

Not every gift has to become an assignment.

Not every ability has to become a business.

Some things can simply bring you joy.

So enjoy what God has placed in you.

Create because you love to create.

Sing because there's a song in you.

Cook the meal because you love seeing people enjoy it.

Plant the flowers because you think they're beautiful.

There is room in this life God has given you for JOY too.

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