Never underestimate the goodness of God, nor His love. It’s His goodness and love that bring peace in the midst of storms. It’s His love and goodness that provide that ram in the bush and move mountains. I’m not telling you what I’ve heard, but what I know. It’s His goodness and love.
Tap into God’s goodness and love and hold them close.♥️
Here’s a message to get your day and week started.
You already know what you have been chosen to do. You have known this for ages, so what I am saying is nothing new.
God handpicked YOU, specifically, because YOU are the ONLY one who can do what you have been called to do. ONLY YOU!
So, stop running.
You’re not going to fail.
God is with you.
He’s got you!
Yes, YOU! You were chosen for this!
That’s all for now. I pray you have a fabulous week! May it be filled with lots of love—unconditional love, that is—peace, joy, happiness, and laughter.♥️
I’m back home! Had a wonderful time with my baby girl. The festivities began as soon as I arrived on Thursday, and by Friday evening, I was exhausted. Yesterday (Saturday), I asked if we could skip the plans and just hang out and go with the flow, and she was okay with that. Y’all, she had many more activities planned.
Here’s a brief recap of the past few days.
Thursday
I love a good baseball game, but only in person. I’m not a fan of watching it on TV. That evening, the Atlanta Braves played the New York Mets and won!🏆
Friday
On Friday, my daughter’s fiancé took me on a tour of his workplace before we went shopping. He works in tech support, and the view from his workspace is quite nice.
We finished the evening by visiting two of my favorite places to eat.
Southern Fire Soul Food KitchenJeni’s Ice Creams
Saturday
My daughter made breakfast on Saturday morning. Afterwards, we hung out for a while and watched the latest episodes of Love Island USA. She loves reality shows. I just can’t get into them. Anyhoo… It was too hot to do anything else. However… we did walk down to a Brisket and Bourbon event they were having and picked up a rib plate and some cinnamon rolls.☺️
Then, last night, we had dinner at Culinary Dropout, a restaurant they had wanted to take me to during previous visits, but we never managed to visit it. I’m glad I finally went. The food was good.
This morning, I had a yogurt parfait and a BBQ rib for breakfast. That was all I needed before I left. I’m not sure what I’ll do tomorrow. We shall see.🥰
Here are two posts I shared previously on this day.
Instagram Story: June 22, 2021
“Focus on the promise, not the process.”
Facebook Memory: June 22, 2019
Again, what has your focus—the promise or the process? I don’t know about you but the promise has my focus. The process is always going to do what it does. It’s called life. My advice is to stay focused on the promise.♥️
First, I want to start by saying I love you. You deserve to hear it first, not last. Times are stranger than ever, BUT GOD. Resist the urge to panic. Panicking only causes destruction and further devastation. Remain calm but prepare for the worst while also planning for the best. I know it’s easier said than done, but it can be done.
At this moment, many of my fellow veterans are experiencing PTSD. We’ve been here before. Last night, I was explaining to my daughter everything I would have been doing at this moment as it related to her. Being stationed in Turkey was scary at times. While everyone was living it up stateside, without a care in the world, we were being careful about our every move on and off base. Anything could happen at any time. We knew this. We lived it daily.
When I first arrived in Turkey, within 30 days, I had to have an emergency evacuation plan for my daughter in case there was a possible attack. I was a 24-year-old single mom in a new country where I knew no one but my three year old. Within the first week, I had made friends with someone I trusted enough to accompany my baby girl back home to my mom or sister. I didn’t know her or her husband, but I had to trust God enough to trust them with my child. I was on edge with every threat of an attack. However, I did not live in constant fear of what could or may not have happened. Instead, I did what most military families are doing right now and that’s banding closer together. It was my military family who made stressful situations, calm.
Right now, I’m praying for our troops (all branches). God, please give them peace and calm their hearts. Let them know that You are with them. For all others, including us veterans, please do the same—calm our fears and give us a sense of peace.
That’s all I have for now. I’m about to get dressed and go love on my baby girl a little more before I head home. I’ve had a wonderful time with her. I feel so refreshed!
TWO MORE DAYS!!🎉 And yes, I’m still excited about my upcoming birthday. God’s got me. He’s got us!♥️
“Now isn’t the time to turn away from God, but to draw closer to Him. Please don’t lose faith or let your heart grow cold over the chaos and destruction that’s happening across the world. The more the enemy tries to pull us apart or make us doubt God, the more we must dig in and band together. Goodness and love will win. Amen
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