Spring is coming.....I can see it in the gorgeous blue skies. It is right around the corner.....I know because I got a pedicure (the Sabrina sign that open toed shoes are coming!).
However, this Spring I realized more than ever I think, that my soul and spirit need a Spring cleaning. Sabrina the Christian woman/girl was getting kind of sluggish and distracted.
I thank God continually that he is so forgiving.....and yet takes me to the mat when needed. I need both of those parts of him.
You see as I am reading the Bible through chronologically I reread the 10 Commandments the other day. And I was humbled when I realized I was letting graduate school (which I love) sort of start becoming another god in my life. I DID NOT mean for that to happen, but honest reflection tells me it's the truth. And I need to face that truth as a part of the Spring cleaning.
In the last few days I was reminded, I am needed in the Kingdom. God has blessed me with gifts and I need to be using them. They will not grow if I don't. I was reminded that there is love, harmony and praise in meeting with other believers. And I crave that!
So here is the plan.....this week I hope to post some specifics about the cleaning that needs to go on in my life. Tomorrow I will start with cleaning the windows (aka my eyes and what I am watching/noticing). I invite you to come back if you find this topic interesting or maybe have stories to share about how Spring cleaning has brightened your walk of faith.
Bible Verse of note: Exodus 14:14- The Lord shall fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.
Song of note: This is the Air I Breathe
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Instead
I have plenty of school counseling projects I could be doing. There are numerous books lying around my house that need to be read for class. There are taxes and forms and papers that need to be organized.
Do you know what I choose to do instead?
Instead I start planning ahead for my birth month celebrations. There will be more details coming soon I promise:) Instead I make a list of the Florida activities I want Stacey to experience during Spring Break. Instead I book hotel rooms for summer reunions with my girls and The Backstreet Boys. Instead I find rental houses for more reunions with my FSU ladies and Melanie.
It takes all sorts in this life and currently my sort is dealing with attempts at procrastination and daydreams of blissful, fun-filled vacations and adventures.
Welcome to my Wednesday!
Do you know what I choose to do instead?
Instead I start planning ahead for my birth month celebrations. There will be more details coming soon I promise:) Instead I make a list of the Florida activities I want Stacey to experience during Spring Break. Instead I book hotel rooms for summer reunions with my girls and The Backstreet Boys. Instead I find rental houses for more reunions with my FSU ladies and Melanie.
It takes all sorts in this life and currently my sort is dealing with attempts at procrastination and daydreams of blissful, fun-filled vacations and adventures.
Welcome to my Wednesday!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
She can sing no wrong
Rolling in the Deep from You Tube
Someone Like You from You Tube
Monday, February 21, 2011
Here's to Monday:)
“I always give 100% at work:
13% Monday
22% Tuesday
26% Wednesday
35% Thursday
4% Friday”
- Unknown-
I hope it is not going to be that kind of a week;) I found this little funny quote at www.thinkexist.com. It made me smile.....I think it would look good on a T-shirt!
13% Monday
22% Tuesday
26% Wednesday
35% Thursday
4% Friday”
- Unknown-
I hope it is not going to be that kind of a week;) I found this little funny quote at www.thinkexist.com. It made me smile.....I think it would look good on a T-shirt!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
The semester where I was in Athens but not really
Hahahaha....yeah the title of this is how I feel. Yes, I will be in Athens this term and really, all the way up until May 2012.
But.....I feel as if I will also not be in Athens. How is this possible?
Well with a sister in a maybe transition
and a Practicum in the Atlanta area
and Spring Break
and Spring Fever
with Retreats
and maybe Scrapbook Weekends
mixed with the Random things that life will throw in.....
This seems like the semester where I was in Athens but not really!
But.....I feel as if I will also not be in Athens. How is this possible?
Well with a sister in a maybe transition
and a Practicum in the Atlanta area
and Spring Break
and Spring Fever
with Retreats
and maybe Scrapbook Weekends
mixed with the Random things that life will throw in.....
This seems like the semester where I was in Athens but not really!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Say it Loud....
I'm Black and I'm Proud:)
We are well underway into this Black History Month 2011. I could go sooo many places with this. Black history/herstory in Sports, Music, Medicine, Technology, Business, etc.
So instead I will go along the path that feels right to me this evening. It is a path that looks back at ancestors I never knew, yet I love. I will admit, that a part of me hates the Ancestory.com commercials that promise insight into your family tree. A part of me wants to say, having a clear family tree, easily traced by something so simple as a last name is a sort of privilege. I can trace my family back but after awhile the people and places get jumbled and pushed around by slavery, oppression, prejudice and the like.
That to me is why Black History Month is so critical, because if we don't celebrate, we often forget. And I don't ever in my life want to forget the extreme sacrifice paid for my freedom. I share this life I call my own with generations of family who would not have dreamed that my reality was possible. I owe the happy, joyful, hardworking Sabrina that I am, to real blood, sweat, and tears of my family that was.
So maybe writing this has helped because I don't have to hate Ancestory.com. I can be strengthened and renewed by the quiet whispers of long ago that settle in my soul and motivate me to go out there and grasp every single opportunity I can. I can understand that the past is full of pride for some and shame/indifference for others and the real sorrow in the whole thing is when we stop acknowledging that we all have a shared past and a shared future. That the people who can trace their family back 10 generations and the people who can't, need to come together and learn something from each other's experiences.
May this month, more than most, I open my eyes to hear and celebrate the stories all around me. And may I step boldly into my future carrying the spirit of all I hold dear close to my heart.
We are well underway into this Black History Month 2011. I could go sooo many places with this. Black history/herstory in Sports, Music, Medicine, Technology, Business, etc.
So instead I will go along the path that feels right to me this evening. It is a path that looks back at ancestors I never knew, yet I love. I will admit, that a part of me hates the Ancestory.com commercials that promise insight into your family tree. A part of me wants to say, having a clear family tree, easily traced by something so simple as a last name is a sort of privilege. I can trace my family back but after awhile the people and places get jumbled and pushed around by slavery, oppression, prejudice and the like.
That to me is why Black History Month is so critical, because if we don't celebrate, we often forget. And I don't ever in my life want to forget the extreme sacrifice paid for my freedom. I share this life I call my own with generations of family who would not have dreamed that my reality was possible. I owe the happy, joyful, hardworking Sabrina that I am, to real blood, sweat, and tears of my family that was.
So maybe writing this has helped because I don't have to hate Ancestory.com. I can be strengthened and renewed by the quiet whispers of long ago that settle in my soul and motivate me to go out there and grasp every single opportunity I can. I can understand that the past is full of pride for some and shame/indifference for others and the real sorrow in the whole thing is when we stop acknowledging that we all have a shared past and a shared future. That the people who can trace their family back 10 generations and the people who can't, need to come together and learn something from each other's experiences.
May this month, more than most, I open my eyes to hear and celebrate the stories all around me. And may I step boldly into my future carrying the spirit of all I hold dear close to my heart.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The reward
"If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people."
Tich Nhat Hanh
Life is hectic right now. There are SO many things going on in my life. However, I have invited or asked for them all so this is not me complaining...this is more like accepting:)
The reward is coming on Friday. MY FAMILY IS COMING TO GEORGIA! Yeah, I am that excited. I treasure my family more and more throughout the grad school experience.
With my future plans being so up in the air about whether I will end up settling in FL or GA, time with my family is safe and protected.
However, before I get to Friday I have.....
classes
cleaning
interviewing
working
reading
mentoring
meeting
studying
planning
presenting
Tich Nhat Hanh
Life is hectic right now. There are SO many things going on in my life. However, I have invited or asked for them all so this is not me complaining...this is more like accepting:)
The reward is coming on Friday. MY FAMILY IS COMING TO GEORGIA! Yeah, I am that excited. I treasure my family more and more throughout the grad school experience.
With my future plans being so up in the air about whether I will end up settling in FL or GA, time with my family is safe and protected.
However, before I get to Friday I have.....
classes
cleaning
interviewing
working
reading
mentoring
meeting
studying
planning
presenting
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