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Blessed

Haven't been on in a while but I just wanted to  provide a bit of an update!


Still single, but I have a new found appreciation for it. I know what I want, but it doesn't matter because i know that God is teaching me the importance of being patient. While I'm learning this gift, not only am I learning myself even more, but He's also helping me learn myself for the MAN He's preparing for me :)

I had the opportunity to participate in an event called RVA Feed the City the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving. Pretty much the event provided hot meals, clothes, person hygiene products, free haircuts and a number of other things to the homeless of Richmond, VA. There were over 1,100 people that were helped. That is such a large number, and if you would've been able to just SEE the families that were there, it made me feel extremely blesssed. That could've been my family and me out there standing in the cold to get all that was given.

But by the Grace of God, I was able to help others who are in that predicament. So many things have been shown to me recently, then I've had confirmation from people I haven't shared things with and I know it's the will of God that's allowing me to see these things.

Before, I wouldn't have had a clue as to what I'm being shown but now I do & I praise God for all that he's doing and is going to do for not only me but Myles as well :)

shine bright like a diamond!!

wherever you go, whatever you do....

STAND OUT!!!

I have always been one to go against the grain. individual. unique. i dont care what THEY say type of chick.

what words would describe you?!?

Aggrivation!

I've been in my garden apartment for almost a year. It's considered a basement apartment because the back is underground, making the only door my front door & our rooms don't have windows.

Back in the beginning of September, I had neighbors move in upstairs. Mind you, nobody had previously lived up there so it was always quiet. The day after the lady and her daughter moved up there, I was driving by her and i introduced myself. She did inform me that it's her and her daughter and they've never lived in a townhouse, and apologized for any extreme noise they had made while they were moving in and getting everything organized.

Well since September, the noises haven't stopped. I feel like they're still moving in but it's louder and all day and all night. I stayed home today with my sick son and literally every hour I heard booms, or stomps. I'm so annoyed, but I'm not the type of person to start any type of confrontation.

So I've decided that tomorrow, when I get home from work, I'll write a note and I'll put it in an envelope then slide it in their door. We have the mail slots on our doors luckily.

This is a small post, that I wanted to get off of my chest.

So yep, I'm done now :)

Night!

**besos

A Sin....is just that, a sin

My name is Lauren and I'm a sinner.

I have a 2 year old son and I had him out of wedlock, which has caused me to be a single mother.....do I have to deal with people looking down on me for the sin I've committed? NO!

Ever since Chic-fil-a's head honcho announced that they're anti-gay, I've been unhappy with the way that so many Christians have responded.

I hate the fact that many "religious" people who claim they have a relationship with God wants to be the first to cast the first stone and look down on gays. Where in the Bible does it say that being gay is the worst sin out of the MANY sins we as humans commit daily??

............................I'll wait, and once you find where it does, PLEASE contact me.............................

Exactly my point. Nowhere in the Bible does it state that.

In another country, I could be shunned for being a single mother, having tattoos on my body, piercings and not being married and deciding to raise my son alone.

The point I'm getting at. Those of us who identify ourselves as Christians need to HELP those that have strayed from the path of the righteous. Lead them in the right direction, lead them to salvation. These are the last days and the LAST thing we want/need as Christians is to have God let us know one of our purposes was to help someone come to him, and we failed. We want to hear "Well done my good & faithful servant", don't we?!

I know I do. Romans 3:23 says "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God".....NOBODY is perfect BUT Him.

Christian. Christ like. Would He turn somebody away or would He help them?

I just get so frustrated with the thought of people wanting/needing help, but nobody helps them.

I know I'm not perfect, but if I find the opportunity to minister to someone and invite them to church, believe me. I do so. 

Put it in perspective....think of it this way:

You have a flat tire, you don't know how to change a tire. Phone is dead so you can't call AAA. You're not in your hometown so you don't know anybody. You're going to hope that someone comes along to help you or points you in the right direction so you can get everything fixed, correct??

That's what we need to do for those who are not as close to God as we are. Let our voices be heard. Minister. Invite them to church. Make them feel welcomed. 

So many people wonder why Christianity is one of the few religions that people despise......overall I feel like we do more to push people away rather than HELPING, HEALING and CONSOLING the lost. 

I'm stepping off of my soapbox now. Feel free to comment. The soapbox is now free.

xo.

Lo

:)

I don't really have anything to blog about but it's been a beautiful day outside & I'm happy I've been blessed to be able to see it!

Hope everyone has been able to get out & enjoy this awesome weather!

xo*

The past prepares you for the future....

....I think I'm beginning to figure it all out. I've always known the things of the past prepare you for the things that are going to occur in your future. I just don't like the waiting game. If I could just get a small peek into my future, I'd take the opportunity. Why? Because at the rate things are going, I truthfully have NO clue what my future holds.

25 (almost). single. single mom. never in a serious relationship.....i could go on & on but i'll stop there. I'm FOREVER grateful for all of my faults, out of them I've gained some blessings, like my bookie!! I wonder sometimes how things would've been if I would've moved out west & been a single mom out there?? God only knows :)

I just wanted to get that off of my chest. No complete thoughts are coming out tonight.

Peace & Blessings.
Besos. xo