January 14th, 2010: "Its what you don't see...."

As we learn more devastating news from the earthquake in Haiti, many of us are charging at the chance to help. Most of us, living in the United States, are more likely to help financially seeing as how there is no way for civilians to travel there to help a relief effort. Financial help is a tremendous offering that helps more than you know. When tragedy hits people uncover a compassionate, giving, and loving side that our busy lives tend to hide. Its easy to uncover those things when we see heartbreaking images and hear tales of sorrow coming from a tragedy. What if we didn't see or hear anything, but a tragedy was going on outside our door?

As we look for ways to help the many beautiful people in Haiti, I ask that we look right outside our door and find way to help our beautiful people in our community as well. There are many people in our community that need our help everyday. We shouldn't just uncover our giving side when a tragedy strikes because many tragedies are going on everyday in our community. As a blogger, in my own blog I feel I should speak about this. I will have links at the bottom of this page for ways you can not only help in Haiti but in your own community as well.

My thoughts in prayers go out to the many people in Haiti and in my community as well. GOD Bless.

MR

* TEXT "YELE" to "501501" and a donation of $5 will be made to the YELE Org. Wyclef Jean's Haiti relief.

* TEXT "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given to the RED CROSS in support of their Haiti relief org.

* Visit your local Red Cross office to find out how you can help in your community.

* Visit local shelters to find out how your donation could help in your community.

*Contact local school officials for ways you can help improve your community schools.

*Visit your city's web site to find out how you can donation to a local family in need.

January 12th, 2010: "Letting them know"

As a female with a decent social life and something to do all the time, when you get married some of your friends feel that you may not want to hang out with them as much anymore. I know some girls do that. Even when they have a boyfriend they drop their friends like flies. Other times, your friends feel like is their duty to "step back" and give you and yours some time to yourselves. I can say that my husband and I, spend a lot of time together experiencing a life that is just ours now. But I recently came to realize that, my friends were stepping back because they figured thats what I wanted. I had to let them know that without them, my life wasn't complete. Yes, things change after you get married, but it changes for good. At least in my case it did and I didn't just keep my friends around before I got married just to bide my time until I got married.

I think it all depends on being able to balance your time with friends, family, and your husband. Again communication is key. If I hadn't let my friends know how I felt, we all would have went on missing each other. Because I missed them, and they missed me. No one should just be wrapped up in just one things. GOD gave us people and experiences and we should grow from that. Keep them always and be thankful for them.

This is just one more bit of knowledge I have learned from being a newlywed. I'll continue to blog them as I experience them!

MR

January 4th, 2010: "Crossroads"

I am at a crossroad because I could continue what I am doing, even though the fire is out of it and has lost its desire for completion, or I could embark on something brand new and exciting. What ever I choose I have most certainly devoted prayer my de lima. My only fear being the new and exciting prospect may soon turn into something that has lost its fire as well. I'm not a simple person, I have many desires for what I want my life to be. Its great because I have a lot of options, and even though I have accomplished a lot on my journey, nothing yet has sat me down for a long involvement yet.

GOD has blessed my life and my desire is to do something with this life. I know I will make something of my life but I need to talk with the LORD and go where he guides me. For anyone to do anything is worthless if the LORD is not guiding it.

It is funny when for many days you have a plan and then something happens that flips it all around. You then try to pick up the pieces and put them in a new order. I pray that GOD orders the pieces in my life. I will be in constant prayer today. Sitting silently where I can to reach an answer. It may not come today or anytime soon but it will come on GODs time and I would rather be on HIS time than mine. I will pray that I not become frustrated or negative, for this time may get stressful. I have a gift of turning situations that are worrisome into exciting times, so with that, I will stray away form any negativity and make this an exciting new time.

I guess its important to add that we all are on a journey that never stops until our life does. We just need to make sure we learn something along the way.

MR