Please Pray for Me

It has just been a rough year for me. Don't get me wrong their are wonderful aspects too, but it just seems like the negative just keep on coming in my life. I work with a summer camp that I really enjoy, but this year it just hasn't been as fun for me. There were actually two components that were put into place that made it MUCH easier on me this year and I thank God for those two people! It just seems like I need a break. I want to go away and enjoy a weekend with someone I love very much but that really just doesn't look possible with our schedules and vacation time allowed... Please just pray good and positive things for me. I really really need them.

AOL Full CD Listening Party

Hi All! I just love music... all kinds... granted as stated in previous blogs... there are some genres that will always hold a special place in my heart but there I just love music.... except really heavy stuff. Regardless your preference I encourage you to check out AOL's Full CD Listening Party. Here, you can listen to several CDs coming out that week in their entirety for at least a week. So when you need to jam on the job or just relax at the house I recommend trying AOL Full CD Listening Party! You may even find out you like groups you never thought you would like or ever heard of... I am currently jammming the Steve Miller Band...what are you listening to?

You can catch more flies with honey...

"You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" .... that was a favorite saying of someone that passed away recently. This year has been and continues to be a bit of a stuggle for me, and the passing of my "church godmother" Miss Ellen Naomi Childers" does not make it easier. I would like to take a moment and pay tribute to her in this blog. I never realized how much I enjoyed learning about history until I spent time with Miss Childers. She was a former educator that wrote books, poetry, and as many say was "walking history". She introduced me to Rosenwald Schools, genealogy, and much more. She lived a beautiful life and she will be missed by many. I love you Miss Childers.

One of Her Books...
A Journey of Faith-40 Years of Excellence: A History of Seneca Institute (Paperback)

BELIEVE AGAIN

Sometimes you may feel like your life is spinning out of control...from time to time I do. I am a control nut and I know it. So out of control... or not clearly understanding freaks me out! I am much better in recent times but lately I just feel a little unfrazzled and a lot of emotional weight weighing me down. However it is my nature to just be quiet... smile and nodd... unless provoked OR vent to close friends...(which I know they get tired of therefore I start holding more in)...When I do speak up... I am scared that I may push people away from me. I HATE negative confrontation under any circumstances but when pushed one too many times I push back when I can or get a little down when there is nothing I can do. I tend to stop believing in the good things in life, stop believing in the positives...

Recently I have been experiencing that and needed a little inspiration, and when I was cleaning out my email I found this poem my friend Demeterius recently shared.

BELIEVE AGAIN
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it shrivel up and die?
Naw,
Grapes of promise may be gone
But even they leave evidence of hope
By becoming raisins when they dry
Tis not over, no where close
Pick up the pen again,
Start up your business again,
Open your heart again,
Trust Jesus again,
Run the race to win,
Believe again!
©2006 Demeterius Smith (By inspiration of The Holy Spirit)

It helped to inspire me at just the right time. I hope it inspires you. Smile it may just brighten someone elses day.