Life

Drown Out the Noise

In the words of Smokie Norful—

The noise of my day
The depression that steals my voice
The confusion that arrests my life
So I can’t even make a choice

Life seems so loud
I’ve been too proud
So Lord, what do I do?
I just need a word from You

Drown out the noise
Let me hear Your voice
Oh Lord, I know need a word from You

Song: I Need a Word

Breathe. God’s got you.♥️

Shaun

Life

God Has Something Better Planned

I’m learning more and more not to become discouraged when things don’t work out as I thought they would. Either things do not happen because 1) it’s not time, 2) it’s for our protection, or 3) it just isn’t meant to be. No matter the reasons, God always has something better planned. Always

Unfortunately, my uncle did not win the election. There were a few hiccups (ran out of ballots at several precincts) in one of the major counties. Yes, voter suppression at its finest. Anyhoo… In my opinion, my uncle did very well. With 94% of the votes in, he received nearly 42% of the votes (over 300K votes). To me that’s pretty awesome. To go from no one knowing your name six months ago to having over 300 thousand votes is good.

Well y’all, my Year50 continues. It was nice to experience politics from a different point of view. I have absolutely no idea what other adventures are in store for the next seven months. I will say that so far things have been much different from the first 50 years. Not in a bad way, just different and interesting. The way I view life is so different from before. I’m much calmer now, and expecting the unexpected is becoming the norm. Yeah… nothing really surprises me anymore. People are going to people and life is going to continue doing what it does. No need to stress about it, right?

Anyway…

Thanking God for peace, grace and exceptional love. I am truly blessed.

Good Night!♥️

Shaun

Life

Feeling Nervous

It’s been a pretty long day, and I imagine tonight will feel even longer. This morning I voted for my uncle in our state’s general election. In a little over an hour, the polls will close and the results will start pouring in. It’s one thing to watch the results come in for people you don’t know but another for someone you actually know. It’s both exciting and nerve-racking. I can only imagine what he must be feeling at this moment.

My grandma and mom would be so proud of my uncle. At least my mom had a chance to support his decision to run for office before she passed.🙏🏽

That’s all for today. I’ll update y’all on the results tomorrow.

By the way, this is his Year50 also. Our birthdays are only 11 days apart and I’m the oldest. Gotta love life. What a year!

Shaun