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Falling

29 Apr

I believe we all need someone to fall in love with. I’ve written many blogs about love, but this one is by far different. Its about falling in love. Let me run down the situation for you..

Kisha likes Patrick and Patrick likes Kisha. They spend most days of the week together and as a matter of fact Kisha has met alot of Patricks friends and family members. Patrick is a great man. He cater’s to Kisha, he let’s Kisha do whatever she wants to do! Kisha and Patrick aren’t “official” but Kisha doesn’t mind because Patrick is a very open, honest and giving man. Short story she knows another chick can’t do it likes she does. But there is a major problem, Kisha is falling in love with Patrick, she always wants to be around him, shes a happier person when she is around Patrick. She would rather cook for him than be out with her girls. But what happens when Patrick doesn’t care about Love? His heart and whats in between his legs is lazy because being in love is not at the top of his agenda.

As 1 of my faves Brook Says “I don’t spell out the word L-ve, because LOVE is the REAL four letter word. Not “fuck”. Fucking is easy, not l-ving me is more offensive.” -Brook Lynne.”

People are so easy to talk about Sex but never about Love. But God is love. How can we not want to be in love and God is the giver of Love. If we deny Love we deny God. So take the time to fall and take the time to love. Its always better to have loved than not loved at all

Do Men Want to Work Hard for a Relationship?

23 Apr

This week on Nightline there was a documentary on ” Why can’t a successful black woman find a man?” I didn’t watch and I didn’t care to watch because I think it is a pointless conversation. The more women become successful the more they will “think” they don’t need a man. It’s not just BLACK WOMEN its WOMEN period. The more successful you are the harder it is to find a mate, male, female, Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, Indian etc.

I just had a conversation on Twitter, about Brandy who said on The Wendy Williams Show that she didn’t need a man, and she was working on her. I’m all for self-improvement but Brandy stop lying! As women, we function off the desire to be needed and wanted by a man. Its not just mental its spiritual. Men should be the head of our lives.

So I asked the question to a few male friends of mine. The question was “Are Men afraid of working hard on a relationship? They work hard on careers and money but why do they find it hard to work on relationships? Is it lack of desire”

I received an overwhelming response to my questions. Here are the answers from men that are married, divorced, single, in a relationship ages 25-40:

“Sex is too easy”
“They ask for too much, too soon and too fast”
“If we are talking about Real men, and the lady is worth working hard for, he will work hard and go through the hell’s fire for her”
“I just think men will be human,stereotypes just make us feel better, niggas ain’t shit”
“No money is not an option, plenty pussy out there to have, women come and go, but as a man money, success defines us as a man”
“Not all men, and with these new age women. Sometimes its difficult to work hard on relationships, most men want to know that a woman is willing to work hard for that relationship too”
“No, they have no incentive to when you live in a place where there are more women than men and half the men are gay, so lack of desire is the right answer”
“Because career and money will make a relationship come easier for a man”
“Most men look at a relationship as giving up, Men are hunters, how do you all of a sudden tell a hunter to start growing vegetables, he will eventually want to kill”
“if a guy doesn’t give 100% to his relationship it’s cause it’s something he doesn’t take seriously, not something that he fears”
“It’s not just men, its women too, our generation is more into having fun than our predecessors”
“men will work hard at anything they feel is worth working hard at”
“with women, especially black women yall want a husband,but don’t want to submit”
“My theory is get money then deal with the rest later because I want my wife to respect me as a provider”
“no I think it can be primary contribute to lack of communication and women forget they are the helper, If a woman want time with her man-she needs to speak it and both needs to agree to put time aside for each other, man’s main role is to provide and a woman’s main role is to help. I feel folks get provide and help mixed up”
“some men just arent dedicated to put in the time and work needed to build a solid foundation. Behind every strong man, theres a strong woman. And if the strengh and the bond is there, then the career and the money will be there but stronger and better”

Even Charlotte from Sex and the City said “It’s infuriating! Women sit around, obsessing about what went wrong, while men just say “alrighty”, and move on.”

The phenomena is this. We have got to do better. When I say do better, I mean make an honest and conscious decision to be better people, for the future of our generations. It can start with one man who influences his friend to get serious about being in a relationship with the woman he keeps cheating on, but yet she is at home taking care of his children. It even can start with Steve Harvey and his Strawberry Letters to let women know how stupid they seem when making relationship decisions.

It never ceases to amaze me that there are men who have children women, married or unmarried then leave their women and their children but then expect what ever woman that marries them to just “submit” and be behind the man. Regardless of the situation as to why the man left the children, the truth is, How can women learn to be a good wife when we were raised COMPLETELY BY A WOMAN WHO HAD TO DO IT ON HER OWN?

The bible says IN Proverbs 18:22 “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.” The Lord God wanted to make sure we knew, status or no status, money or no money, a man’s TRUE VALUE is in having a relationship with a woman whom he can call wife.

Men will work hard to make sure they obtain a nice home, make sure they work hard so that can have “status” in the community and work even harder to look good but when it comes to finding a woman, but when it comes to committing to a woman they don’t do it.

Don’t take this as me bashing men, because undoubtedly there are SOME GREAT men out there. My uncle is 1 of the greatest men I know. He has been married to my aunt for over 40 years and they have a very happy marriage with 1 child. My grandfather was a great man too! He married my grandmother had 3 children and raised her child as well. He worked everyday and was the provider. Both my uncle and aunt were raised by single mothers but yet they overcome and became successful and stand up men.

So what about our daughters? How can women learn to be better at their “jobs of being supportive” when the daddy is constantly molesting us and was never there? What about our sons? How can he do is job at providing for his kids if his mama is sleeping with every man in the complex?

So what can you do? You can make a consious effort about who you deal with. Platonic and Non Platonic. Every person you meet and decide to pursue has a lasting affect on your spirit. Stop opening up your legs male and female to any and everybody. Kids or no kids, your spirit is waiting on you. Yes, we make mistakes and the man/woman who thought the world of could have been a very bad choice but the choice is up to you. Women stop looking for a man. Scripture notes the man will FIND the woman. Make it an effort to STOP talking so negative about men around your friends, families and children! Why would we want this generational curse to continue?!

Teach your children or even children that aren’t your own love stories. When was the last time you told your daughter about a successful love story? Women and Men alike! Men don’t understand if its not taught. Women won’t understand if its not taught. SPEAK LIFE into the lives of our children. Instead of telling them the negative aspects and that all men are evil teach them the story of the love that brought someone you know together.

Its easier said than done. But I know the power of God is looking to us to change how sacred marriage is. Its not about how much money you have in your account but how much of a friend you are to your mate. If she/he has the trust/dependability of her mate that moves mountains. Just think about how much more a man/woman can do if they are together?

xoxox
Miss.Jenee

Open-Relationships

25 Mar

Destiny’s Child Sang in the song “Is She the Reason”

“See, I know we not official
But us being official ain’t never been an issue
It came down to us
Boy, remember we were different
We said that we’d talk
If we ever had problems about anything
I was cool with no commitment,wait
Let me take that back
It was you, so I was with it

I know why Destiny’s CHILD is the highest selling group of all time. They spoke the truth that we as women need to hear no matter the age. I have been in a few open relationships and thy haven’t ever turned out good. Someone always has more feelings than the other. And it usually isn’t me. Monique always talks about how her and her husband have an open marriage and my issue is why?

Why do we settle on being an option when we make the other person a priority?  Steve Harvey said if we don’t “demand a relationship or title we won’t get 1″ but what if we don’t want to complicate things.  But why do we even want to be in an open relationship? If we can’t commit to the 1 person we care about, how in the world are we going to commit to the other things in our lives?

An open relationship is described as “a relationship in which the participants are free to have emotional and/or physical relationships with other partners, often within mutually agreed limits”.

Basically, you can do you and I can do me, but at the end of the day you are who’s most important.  The truth is the commitment and responsibility that comes with being in a monogamous relationship is a lot of pressure for a lot of people. People assume that if you get into a monogamous relatonship you lose yourself. But a relationship is supposed to be a benefit for both parties. It is supposed to be a team that can work out issues together. But that’s the main issue, people look for excitement outside of the relationship instead of finding it within that person they care the most about.

How do we share bodily fluids with someone, spend 4 or 5 days a week with them but yet we don’t want to be attached to them. Humans will be attached to a dog quicker than they are attached to someone of the opposite sex.

So my question is Do Open relationships work? Have you been in one? Do you think they can transpire into something more committed?

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Faith..

16 Mar

I’m desperately  wondering where my faith is. The most difficult part of having faith is asking and being patient. When no more actions can be taken by the saint, other than waiting  patiently for God to work out his true will in our lives. These moments are the most crucial times we have as Christians. This is the time when our anxiety arises and depression kicks in. It is at this time when faith continues to knock on our carnal minds and wonder when and where is God and how is he going to move in our lives. It is then when miracles happen and our faith is taken to a different level. Ever situation that is placed in our lives that is left for God to take control over will never be an easy one but as we grow as believers and doers of God’s work we understand that even if not when we want it to happen. God NEVER fails us and the best is yet to come..

The Beginning…

15 Mar

I’m starting something new on my blog. In an effort to jumpstart my career as an author I have decided to start blogging a series of short stories. Make sure to read comment, scrutinize and share my blogs and stories with others. I’ll be sure to never leave you disappointed!!

xoxoxox

Miss.Jenee

Love Lost

by Alexis Jenee

I am a Single Female that dates in Atlanta and I hate it. Being beautiful has never been easy and I think it is even harder now. Yes, I am drop dead gorgeous, but that doesn’t mean, I am exempt from bullshit. I can’t walk out the house without someone trying to compliment me. It gets annoying especially since, I can’t stand for men who are NOT in my class, to even look at me. What makes him think that I want to be in a financial struggle and deal with his insecurity issues for the rest of my life? A guy once told me that I would never get married because I was too high maintenance! I later asked him to define high maintenance, since he was the same guy who got weekly spa manicures and pedicures. We broke up a week later because I asked him to go with me to a family function and he said he had a “previous engagement”. I later found out it was because “he had to go get his monthly facial” and his esthetician “was the best in the country” and there was no way he was canceling his appointment he made “8 months ago.”

I think the whole fucked up idea of love came from my shitty relationship with my dad. Yes he was there and no he wasn’t there. He worked but never had money. Cheated but never left home. Lied but never came through. He was the same type of  guy I continued to fall for, but yet I kept towards this path of destruction.

I fell for Daniel in 3 weeks. 3 weeks of non stop sex. No love making, but in the words of  Tyrese “straight fuckin”  I was late to work, because we were up till 5am fuckin, I couldn’t make it to girls night at the club cause we were in his kitchen fucking. This dude had me so whipped on the dick that I was crying on the days he actually worked and I couldn’t get any. But this only lasted for a few weeks. Yes, our sexual chemistry was out of this world, but we never had conversations about anything relevant to our future or our success as a couple. I got tired of waiting on him to ask me to be his girl so the next week, I changed my number. This is the story of my life. From Daniel to Tony to Alex to Shawn to Kion to Harve they all had the same affect on my life, awesome sex with no substance. It was the beginning of the lenten season at c hurch and I was determined to change the patterns in my life. No more  being the “hot girl” at the club every week or shopping at Neimans and Bloomies every day. I was determined to step out of the box of GMD into a real relationship.

What the hell was I thinking? My name is Autumn and this is my story of love lost.

I met Calvin 2 weeks after my pledge to remove sexual attraction out of my quest for fulfillment. He was a police officer. Slick talking and corny as hell but he wad the sexiest smile and his style was impeccable. Whenever we went on dates, he always picked me up, came up to my condo door with a gift. The 1st date he brought me chocolate covered strawberries in a tiffany box. I thought it was corny as hell, who the hell brings chocolates in a diamond box? But he said I’d have to wait for the real diamond. Cornball. I continued to date him because our date was fantastic. He believed in the same things I did,  was straight from Atlanta, like me and was even raised by his single  father like me. I understood his struggles and he understood mine and that 1st date I experienced something I hadn’t ever experienced in 27 years of life, understanding. He knew why I was a bitch, why I had my guard up and why instead of investing in love, I concentrated on great sex. He was just to good to be true.

On our 5th date, we hadn’t even kissed. Whenever he came to my door, with his usual clean shaven face, polo shirt and khaki pants, gift in hand, he would kiss me on my cheek but nothing more. He would do the same as he walked me to my door at the end of the night.  My kitty would be purring but I resisted the urges. I was totally connected to Calvin, and unlike my previous relationships, I would not let sex break up the true feelings I was starting to get with him.  On the 5th date, he requested we  go make dinner together at the local cooking school. I had already told him, although I was the only child and grew up with my father and his girlfriends, I was the worst cook. I ordered out everyday and it actually was cheaper for us because usually it was just me home alone.

Calvin was however the best cook, I had ever met. He cooked me lunch and brought it to my job during week 2 of our friendship. Crab Cake sandwich, homemade salt and pepper chips and homemade pickles on the side. I ate every crumb and morsel of food like it was the best meal I had eaten and again, he put a tingle in my heart I hadn’t ever felt.

By our 8th date we had seen each other almost ever day of the week. Wether it was him bringing me lunch or dinner and dancing, nights at the comedy club and not once did I have to pay. Yes it was weird, I am used to taking control and paying for everything by the 3rd date. But Calvin, was different, he never stayed at my house past 9pm. Was always a gentleman and on the 8th date when our lips, tongues and  saliva met in unity, I was in heaven. It felt like I was kissed for the 1st time and it was an instant love.

On date 10 and into month 3 of our courtship he gave me a gift. A book of love. Each page was dedicated to each of our 10 dates. It had recipes to all the  things  he had ever cooked for me. Including recipes to all the dinners we had out. There were flower petals from the dozens of flowers he had delivered to my home and office. As tears flowed down my face and I looked at the last page, the words “Will you be my Woman, not just now,  but forever” were printed in magazine letters. I hugged, kissed and grabbed him. This was the kind of love that was only in movies, the kind of love I never knew I could experience. This was the beginning of a true love, that I had waited for.  The next day, I looked at wedding rings and thought about all the things I wanted to do for him when we finally made love. We had decided that night that we would wait until we were engaged and married before we would make love.  We weren’t engaged yet, but we were friends and lovers and for once in my life my career and my love life were perfect.

It was February 10. and I was waiting on Calvin, to visit me at work as he did every Friday. My office was in his precinct so he made sure his rounds included my building. He had to work on Valentine’s day so we were going to the mountains for the day. We agreed to spend the night together but he would be on the couch and I in the bed. We were very serious about abstaining.  I was clutching the David Yurman bracelet he had given me. I always wondered how he had money to afford such elaborate gifts on his police officer salary but because his father was a successful multi-millionaire  lawyer in Atlanta, I only figured he had a trust fund. We made a vow to never discuss money in our relationship unless it was necessary because the lack of money was the reason his mother killed herself when he was 12. He assured me that he would always take care of me, and if I ever decided not to work, he would keep me at the same life style I was used to. As I opened and closed my bracelet for the 134th time I called him again on his blackberry and his iPhone his phones went to voice-mail. I began to worry, until I looked at my office phone and saw his number on the caller id. I picked up hastily and said “Baby, where are you, I have been waiting and calling and its late, I am very worried” There was a brief pause, I looked at the phone to make sure the call had not dropped and said hello again. The voice that spoke back to me, was one I never envisioned hearing. In a soft but direct voice the person on the other end of the line said “I don’t know who you are, I’m assuming your name is Autumn, but your number is the only number that has come up on his phone log, I am Calvin’s wife, and I am assuming you are his mistress. Anyway, Calvin got shot this morning by an intruder in our home. I’m glad his ass is dead, now he can stop running around town with you”  I held my phone to ear, this could not be happening. All my hopes and dreams and future were being taken from me, not only because Calvin was married but because he was killed. My baby was married and murdered. Now y’all wonder why I’m such a bitch…

To Be Continued..

The Blind Man Never Asked to See

9 Mar

In John 9:1-18 the bible teaches us the story of God healing the Blind man from Madagascar.  When the disciples approached the Blind man, they asked God. “Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?” Why did the disciples ask God the REASON this man was born blind? That’s like me walking up to a woman who can’t bear children of her own and saying “How come your sister can have kids and you can’t? Were you a slut?”  The reasons that we go through things aren’t as relevant as how we get out of those situations.

The blind man never asked to see, yes he begged at the temple for food and money  but the blind man never even went to the temple on Sunday. His faith in God wasn’t so strong that he was going to church and praying for God to heal him of his blindness. Most of us who are going through things our entire lives never ask to be healed. We go through life not even HOPING that the things we have lived through will change because we have been so stuck in the reality of the situation.  The blind man lived all those years of his life not seeing for 1 reason: To know that the works of God were alive and reveled.

I’ve lived my life like this. Living from day to day not  expecting major miracles because that is my reality. My reality is that, yes God will bless me, and yes sometimes he will bless me further than I can imagine, but no there isn’t a miracle happening on my street.

Yes I go to church and I follow God’s word, but no, I’m not going to just hit the lottery, or win a brand new car! I know that my works are done to please God and my faith is built on Jesus’ love.

So what is my point in this? We need to start expecting miracles. We need to start having more faith in God’s miracles. Having more faith that when we walk out into the street, we may meet someone who will give us all the desires of our hears. That God doesn’t just grant us our desires but he gives us miracles everyday.

I often thought that miracles in the bible were just that, miracles that were told in stories that I would never get to see myself but God has granted miracles 4 me. I don’t know what’s about to happen in my life, or your life, but I am expecting a miracle. Not just because I know God can grant a miracle but because I know he WILL grant miracles!

Verse 4 OF THIS same passage says “4 “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

What have we done through our works that would make God want to grant us a miracle. The devil wants you to have a job, but God wants you to work. Work on healing the generational gaps in our families, work on restoring the brokenness in our lives, work on opportunities that will bless others.

If we don’t want to work, God will take us away from our jobs.

Remember the Blind Man Never Asked to See. Will you take the time to See the Miracles in your life that God is preparing you fro or will you continue the job that you think you are here on earth to do?


Why is it?

28 Feb

Why is it when you like someone they don’t like you and when someone likes you, you don’t like them?

This question has been boggling my brain all week! Life never ceases to amaze me. There is this guy that I really like, funny, caring warm etc etc and he always acts like he’s “JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU” but then will tell me he likes me the next day. Leaving me confused as hell thinking he really isn’t that into just wants to get something out of the deal of ‘”dating me”

Then there is another guy that LOVES me, will do any and everything for me. Thinks the earth and sea were made because of me. He is a great guy but just not my type. If he takes me out, I’m thinking about the other guy who basically doesn’t even acknowledge me half of the time.

So my question is this: Why do the ones we really like act like they don’t like us and the ones that really like us, we have no interest in?

I guess I answered my own question in that the more interest we show to people the more they dislike us. But this is my thing, If I really like you, I will show you! I want to spend time with you doing nothing at all but just spending time with you in your company. So whats the problem in this?

“Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up. If a guy punches you he likes you. Never try to trim your own bangs and someday you will meet a wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. Every movie we see, Every story we’re told implores us to wait for it, the third act twist, the unexpected declaration of love, the exception to the rule. But sometimes we’re so focused on finding our happy ending we don’t learn how to read the signs. How to tell from the ones who want us and the ones who don’t, the ones who will stay and the ones who will leave. And maybe a happy ending doesn’t include a guy, maybe… it’s you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. Maybe the happy ending is… just… moving on. Or maybe the happy ending is this, knowing after all the unreturned phone calls, broken-hearts, through the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment you never gave up hope.”

When the Going Get’s Rough

28 Feb

It’s the Sunday after CIAA and I am in my hotel business center alone. Nobody here but me. It sounds normal, maybe. But I can’t remember the last time I have been alone either at home in Atlanta or outside of Atlanta and just had NOTHING to do! It feels so weird but there is always a calmness after the storm.

Charlotte is BEAUTIFUL and bright and brisk today! I actually love the weather here. Other than CIAA, I am here to start on a new endeavour. If you are close to me you know what it is. I am assured that if it’s according to God’s will I will be moving closer to that goal asap.

But times have been crazy I have been running around the city of Atlanta nonstop for the past few weeks. I haven’t had a time to sleep much less just chill and enjoy life. Yesterday, I was at the airport for 7 hours because I missed my flight to Charlotte and I had the most engaging time! My friend who works at the airport came to sit with me, I met an awesome new connect/business friend and I really enjoyed the alone time.

My point is make alone time.  I didn’t realize how important it is until now. I love staying busy but alone time is essential for my mental health. I wasn’t even sure if I was going to MAKE IT to Charlotte! Much less be alone for the weekend. But God gave me everything I needed to be here at this ordained time.

All is according to God’s will the people you meet, the things that happen and the situations you are placed in and I am so grateful to have this alone time! You should join me and go into your prayer closet and spending a lot of time with God today and tomorrow. I pray everyday, but I think that for times such as this in such a transition stage, its important to ask GOD specifically for the things that we desire. God will always grant us the desires of our heart if they are within his will and time. I learned to ask and receive a long time ago and I’m still working on it! It’s a challenge because often we think that God knows all and sees all. But truth of the matter is that we have to have personal and intimate daily conversations with him about our desires.  We have to ask and believe. Faith without works is dead.

So I challenge you today to MAKE some alone time. I don’t care how many things you have to do. Make at least 30min-1hr of time for you. Wether its  reading a book or walking in the beautiful weather. Spend time alone with your thoughts and God! I promise you will see the increase in your life.

The Lenten Season

17 Feb

I have gotten a lot of questions about Lent so I have decided to break it down for everyone.

Lent starts on TODAY, Ash Wednesday.

The Bible does not mention Ash Wednesday or the Lenten celebration as a custom, however, the practice of repentance and mourning in ashes is found in Ezekiel 27:30 And they will make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly. They will cast dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes.

Ashes were used in the Bible, to express mourning

During Ash Wednesday services, the pastor rubs a cross with ashes onto the foreheads of worshipers. In our church, the ashes come from the Palms from the previous Palm Sunday

Not all Christian churches observe Ash Wednesday or Lent. They are mostly observed by the Lutheran,Methodist,Presbyterian and Roman Catholics.

These Christian denominations are among those that mark Ash Wednesday by holding a service of worship or Mass:

  • African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
  • Anglican/Episcopal churches
  • Individual Baptist churches may hold a service
  • Church of God
  • Church of South India
  • Church of North India
  • Church of the Nazarene
  • Some congregations of Community of Christ
  • Some Free Churches
  • The Liberal Catholic Church
  • Lutheran Church
  • Moravian Church
  • Old Catholic Church
  • Reformed churches (Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), etc.)
  • Roman Catholic Church
  • United Methodist Church
  • Wesleyan Church

We call Lent a Celebration because it is the time of the year when we prepare for the return of Jesus 40 days before Easter. The 6 Sundays in this season are not counted. In the bible, Jesus spent forty days in the desert before he began his ministry to the public and received constant attacks from Satan.  in Matthew 4 1:-2 it says 1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

The traditional purpose of Lenten  is to prepare Christians through prayer, penitence and self-denial for the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. Most people do not KNOW that Easter or Resurrection Sunday is the biggest day in the Christian year! This is the day we celebrate Jesus being  resurrected from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion and sitting on the right hand of God the Father Almighty!

The modern custom to also give up something a Christian enjoys or loathes in during the Lenten season is not required or part of any rule, it is merely a time to do like Jesus and fast and pray. To give Jesus a sacrifice and focus more on him. It is a fasting period were some choose to give up meat, candy,sweets, etc and during that time focus on Praying and growing closer with God. It isn’t merely a “test” to see if for 40 days you can stop eating candy or you will stop doing a task, it is the time of the year you should be the closest with GOD!

In the book of Isiah the 58th Chapter and 3rd Chapter Verse 3-7, it speaks of fasting as this:

3‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not?
Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’
Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.
4Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight
and to hit with a wicked fist.
Fasting like yours this day
will not make your voice to be heard on high.
5 Is such the fast that I choose, a day for a person to humble himself?
Is it to bow down his head like a reed,
and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him?
Will you call this a fast,
and a day acceptable to the LORD?

6“Is not this the fast that I choose:to loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps of the yoke,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to break every yoke?
7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

So this Lenten season fast not  because you think it is “Right” or a “ritual” fast because Jesus called for us to fast in times such as this. Jesus wants us to grow closer to him and his word to grow closer to our purpose. Pray that during the Lenten season Jesus will move those things that are flesh and allow more of himself to come in! I promise when Easter comes you will be a renewed spirit!

So what are you giving up for Lent and Why?

Peace and Blessings!

What do the Lonely Do At Christmas?

25 Dec

We’ve heard the song before! But how many of us really wonder what the lonely do on Christmas DAY? Merry Christmas Everyone! Welcome to the land of the lonely.

So what did this Lonely Lady do on Christmas. Well so far, I’ve cleaned my house from top to bottom. 2 bathrooms, my room, the kitchen, living room, den, and polished the wood. Yeah and its only 12:30. Lol I figure in order to keep myself from feeling lonely, I have to clean till I can’t move! lol

So again I ask what do the lonely do at Christmas. I have many friends who are single, and some who are involved but still feel lonely on this Christmas day. So what is the perfect remedy so that there is no feeling of loneliness on Christmas?

Give love on Christmas Day! This morning I woke up and I won’t ever forget how last year, I was single but I was in the bed with my lil 4-year-old cousin. He woke up @ 5am. I made him sleep till 7. My mom, my aunt, my sister and brother we all woke up and opened gifts. That was a beautiful Christmas morning!

Everywhere we go, there are reminders of love and comfort on Christmas! The songs are all cheery, everyone is out shopping for each other! But what about the homeless people in the world, who only have themselves. Or the girl who has just had a baby and the father is not there anymore. Give love to someone else and I promise you won’t be lonely. Wether its calling a friend you haven’t talked to in a while, or going to visit a family member you haven’t seen in years. Give love on Christmas DAY!

Regardless of everything going on, I woke up Happy! I finally got the sewing machine I’ve asked for years for, my family is healthy and happy and I have accomplished so much since this time last year.

So instead of feeling sorry for yourself this Christmas and feeling lonely because you don’t have the love of someone you want. Be grateful to God that he has blessed you to live another year! Give love to someone else, text your friends (NOT MASS TEXT) and have a great Christmas

Peace and Blessings

Miss. Jenee

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