Crossroads

HEY! YOU EVER BEEN OR COME ACROSS A CROSSROAD? TIME OF DECISION? TIME WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE AND MAKE SURE THAT IT IS THE RIGHT CHOICE BECAUSE YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT? MAN.. DA PRESSURE AND ALL THESE THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS FLYING THROUGH YOUR MIND AND YOU CAN'T EVEN CATCH ONE!! BUT AINT IT A BIG RELIEF TO KNOW THAT GOD'S WORD SAYS IN Philippians 4:7, "AND THE PEACE OF GOD, WHICH TRASCENDS ALL UNDERSTANDING WILL HELP GUARD YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS IN CHRIST JESUS". A PEACE THAT EVEN THE CHAOS TRYING TO TAKE PLACE IN YOUR MIND WILL SAY.. "WHAT DA HECK!!". HAHAHAHA!!! THANK GOD DAT HE NEVA LEAVES US HANGIN, HE'S ALWAYS TRUE TO HIS PROMISES. THAT HE HAS GIVEN US THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, TO BE OUR GUIDE. WHY? TO GUIDE US INTO ALL TRUTH!!PROVERBS 3: 5,6TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART. LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND HE WILL DIRECT YOUR PATH!!

No More Pain, No More Sorrow, No More Tears

A few weeks ago, we lost two of our beloved, Nick and Marrisa... our big brotha and baby sis!! Its never easy to lose someone you love so much. Many questions ran through our minds. The big questions of why God??? Sometimes things happen in life to make us stronger and to teach us a lesson. Life is too short to hold grudges, to become too busy and miss that quality time with one another, to stay in your comfortable place and not pursue the unknown. In Rev. 21:4, the bible talks about a place where we will never again experience pain, sorrow, and no more crying... just love, joy, and peace!! That is why I put that title "NO MORE PAIN"... signifying that Nick and Marissa are at Rest. They experienced so much pain and grief while here and we can only imagine what they've been through... only God knows!! Look up family... THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT!! Live your life for Nick and Marissa... keep the LOVE fresh and let it grow to flourish in our relationships with one another. Family.... YOU ARE MY HEART AND SOUL!!

If Tomorrow Never Comes

I WRITE THIS TO ALL WHO I'VE EVER KNOWN OR EVER CROSSED PATHS WITH.. LIFE AIN'T EASY... NO ONE EVER SAID IT WOULD BE EASY!! BUT THERES A PROMISED TRUTH.... AND THAT TRUTH IS... LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SIN. MANY THINGS HAPPEN TO US THAT WE'D NEVER THOUGHT COULD HAPPEN TO US.. I FOR ONE KNOW SO. NO ONES PERFECT, NO FAMILY IS PERFECT, NO LIFE IS PERFECT. U SEE... BEHIND THE SMILES AND THE LAUGHTER.. THERE HIDES A LITTLE SCORN OF HATRED, ANGER, DEPRESSION, AND EVERY OTHER SICKNESS DEPRAVED. THERE ARE SECRETS THAT CAN KILL AND SECRETS THAT CAN FREE, BUT ALL FALLS DOWN TO ONE SIGNIFICANT ORDER...IMPERFECTION. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT. I DON'T CARE ABOUT MY IMPERFECTIONS OR YOUR DOUBTS, OR THE SECRETS, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS TORN US APART. I DON'T CARE OF THE MISTAKES WE'VE MADE OR DA WORDS WE REGRET EVERYDAY OF CALLING ONE ANOTHER. I DON'T CARE OF OUR DIFFERENCES, AND WETHER I'VE KNOWN U MY WHOLE LIFE OR NOT. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT. BECAUSE THAT IS ALL IN DA PAST AND DA PAST DOES NOT HOLD ME NOW. I WANT U TO KNOW TODAY.......................


LOVE U WITH AN UNENDING LOVE BECAUSE THAT LOVE WAS BESTOWED UPON ME. I CARE FOR YOU WITH A HEART THAT NOT EVEN THE BIGGEST PASSIONATE HEART OF THIS WORLD COULD COMPREHEND IT. I NEED U LIKE I'VE NEVER NEEDED ANYONE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. BUT TO HATE U... IS WHY TODAY I CHOOSE TO LET LOVE RESIDE.SO IF MY TOMORROW NEVER COMES AND YOU NEVER GOT TO HEAR MY LAST WORDS TO YOU... THIS IS WHAT I WOULD SAY...................


THANK YOU! FOR LOVING ME JUST THE WAY I AM. KNOW THAT THIS HEART OF MINE BEATS FOR THE SAKE OF YOU!!

Dealing with People and Having the Compassion to do it

I KEEP THINKING OF WHAT JESUS ASKED PETER, "DO YOU LOVE ME, THEN FEED MY SHEEP". JESUS ASKED PETER THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES. I THINK HE JUST WANTED TO SEE IF PETER REALLY DOES LOVE HIM... BUT DEN AGAIN, GOD IS THE ALL KNOWING!! I HAD TO ASK MYSELF THE SAME QUESTION, "DO I LOVE JESUS? DO I LOVE HIM TO THE POINT THAT I WOULD DO ANYTHING HE ASK OF ME??". THAT IS A QUESTION THAT I MOST LIKELY HAVE TO ASK MYSELF EVERYDAY.OUR LIVES CONSIST ON BEING AROUND PEOPLE 24/7. AS A COUNSELOR AT THE TEEN CHALLENGE CENTER, I DEAL WITH MANY PEOPLE EVERYDAY. AND WITH PEOPLE, THERE ALSO COMES DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES AND DIFFERENT VIEWS OR PERSPECTIVES. EVEN DIFFERENT MANNERS AND DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THAT DEALING WITH PEOPLE IS VERY HARD TO COME BY. SOMETIMES WE'D LIKE TO STAY IN OUR OWN LITTLE CORNER AND BE ALONE, INSTEAD OF DEALING WITH THEIR FITS AND ATTITUDES. I AM HUMAN TOO AND GOD DID MAKE MY EMOTIONS TO FEEL. BUT THRU IT ALL YOU LEARN THAT IT IS NOT YOUR EMOTIONS THAT SHOULD CONTROL YOU, BUT YOU CONTROLING YOUR FEELINGS. EVEN MORE... IT IS LOVE THAT DRIVES US TO GO BEYOND OUR LIMITATIONS AND EVERYTHING WE'VE EVER DONE. IT IS A GREAT TASK AND HARDER TO DO ALONE. BUT WITH GOD'S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE INSIDE OF ME, I KNOW I CAN DO IT. AGAINST ALL ODD'S, ITS TOO SEE WITH GOD'S EYES BECAUSE HIS VISION AND PASSION IS UNLIMITED. SO WHERE AM I GOING WITH THIS YOU MIGHT ASK?? STRAIGHT TO YOUR HEART. BE A LOVER OF MEN, OF SOULS, OF THE BROKEN HEARTED. BECAUSE I WAS BROKEN HEARTED, I WAS A LOST SOUL. BUT SOMEONE SHOWED LOVE AND COMFORT TO ME. NOW ALL I CAN DO IN RETURN IS GIVE IT BACK TO OTHERS. I HOPE THAT CAN BE YOUR HEART TOO TODAY!!

In my dreams you'll be

I LOOK TO THE SKY AND THE STARS ARE SHINNING BRIGHTER THAN WHICH WAS DAY
THE WIND CARRIED YOUR SCENTAND THERE I BEGAN TO DREAM
DREAMS OF INNOCENSE PURITY OF A LOVE THAT DOES NOT CEASE
IT CONQUERS THE STORMS EVERY THOUGHT OF CAUSE
COVERING ME ENDLESSLY
OH MY NIGHT AND SHINING ARMOR
MY HEART HEARS YOUR VOICE
AS I GLANCE UP TO THE SKY
THE STARS PAINT YOUR FACE
YOU NEVER LEFT ME
YOU NEVER DID FORSAKE ME
YOUR WORDS OF TIME
I KNOW THEM WELL
AND ALL I WANT TO DO
IS GAZE INTO YOUR EYES
KNOWING YOURS ARE ON MINE
MY LOVE, MY SWEET LOVE
MORE BREATHTAKING THAN EVER BEFORE
THY MEMORIES OF YOU WILL LIVE ON
SWEET DREAMS, SWEET DREAMS
I'LL HOLD YOU IN THEM FOR NOW

Friends and Eternity

BY GRACE WE LIVE
OF GRACE, WE WALK SIDE BY SIDE

LIFE BEARS SONGS OF FREEDOM
AND SO FORTH WE CARRY ON LIFE

LOOK TOWARDS THE SUNRISE
A NEW DAY APPROACHES
BIRTHING A NEW INTIMATE BOND
THAT GRACE HAS UTTERLY SPOKEN

SO AS PARALLEL LINES RIP THROUGH THE WIND
AND SHALL NEVER MEET
SO SHALL OUR FRIENDSHIP, IN HIGHS AND LOWS
BEFRIEND ETERNITY