~ Hope ~
As I reflect on my experience at Joytime this weekend. I am in awe of how God will use the simplicity of an encouraging message to touch your heart ❤ How only He knows what we are dealing with in that moment and He will place in a position that will lead us to divine appointments in our life. Moments that wouldn’t be without God’s hand and favor over our lives. He will use the testimony of others to uplift your spirit. To know that He works wonders and just as you may cry in silent, He prepares a way, it may not be today, tomorrow, or next year…but God is always making a way for you. Know that our hope is in the Lord.
* Hold fast to the promises of God * Keep your eyes to the Lord. * Stay in prayer 🙏 * Trust the Lord with all your heart ❤
Two quotes that touched my heart during this weekend ❤
“God is working in our brokenness” – Dr. Joy Greene
“Expectations can become idols. That will be a misguided path. And cause anger and bitterness and resentment. We can’t be fixed on the outcome. Our hope is in our God. Not the outcomes” – Ellen Vaughn
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I Am Thankful
As I reflect on this year and all the blessings in my life, I thank God for His gracious love. I am thankful for the gifts and talents given to me by God, my Creator.
These last two years, I’ve grown closer to God and am embracing who I am becoming, loving myself because He first loved me, healing through past pain. I am a firm believer in prayer and staying faithful in God’s goodness.
This year I prayed for the opportunity to expand in my passion and purpose in writing poetry, being a poet, and more than anything to be a blessing to those who read my poems.
In the last few months I’ve focused on my purpose for my upcoming poetry book and as I am transforming into the woman God created me to be, I can see the vision of my book becoming, as I too am becoming.
I’m humbled and thankful for having my first poem published in The Black And Latinx Poetry Project by Alegria Publishing.
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I’m thankful for the weekly workshops by Davina, meeting other creative souls and sharing our passion in writing and poetry, for supporting and encouraging each other.
I’m thankful for my family as they support me through my poetry journey.
I’m thankful for the blessings of friends, for my praying friends, my friends that support me and push me to always do my best in all I do.
Thank you for my community of followers and supporters, for reading and embracing my work.
I am growing for you all.
🥰 Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!! 🥰
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Honor The Inner Child In You
~ Every child loves to receive a gift ~
As Adults we forget to take time to enjoy the small blessings of life. To honor the inner child in us that craves to play and be adventurous.
Recently I was gifted three gifts and I keep each gift on my desk. Each gift means something special to me, but together it’s meaning is precious.
The first gift was an Etch-A-Sketch. My inner child was full of joy when I opened my eyes and saw what I thought would be a birthday present months from now.
The second gift was a unique light bulb plant holder. My growing soul smiled as my friend opened it to put the light bulb in place.
The third gift, beautiful stones with encouraging words etched in them. My servant’s heart full of encouragement.
Each gift alone is special, however when together it’s priceless. When I glance at them, I smile and remember to let my inner child play, to grow daily, and be an encouragement to others. To honor my inner child in the process, to be my authentic self, to give myself grace, to be unapologetically ME.
Always remember to honor your inner child. Next time you receive a gift, open it as if you were a child, smile and laugh, enjoying the moment.
When you give a gift, give with an open heart and love. Sow into others your gifts that God has given you. We all have talents and passions, we grow from learning from each other. From embracing our uniqueness to showing our inner child. Those who love and support you will always give space for you to be yourself.
Life is a journey to be experienced with those special souls who bring out the child in us.
Reflections – Self Love Journey
You are responsible for your actions good or bad… live and learn… listen to your mentors, be grateful for those who check up on you or remind you to keep going… pray for your friends who give you wisdom to live by…those who pray for you when you reach out…
Self inventory….Has much as it pains you to be still with yourself…you have to do it in order to grow in each season…
Listen to your inner self…Make peace with yourself and others….
Forgive and let go…
Pray…for guidance…for clarity…
for strength to get through each day….each season…but learn through the process…Take the positive out of each situation….
Love yourself…More than anything… love yourself above all else!! No one can make you happy as much as you can in doing and being true with yourself!!
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PATIENCE
Faith over fear, day by day
You want to run, but life derails
May God’s grace lead your way
Patience, my dear
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Woman of Color, of Strength, Lead us….
As Latina women, we are not given much of a safe place in our community to speak the truth….tell our stories…share our pain, our struggles, so that the next generation will not repeat it.
We are told to put our heads down or turn away, to be stronger…
Yet we are raised by strong women: grandmothers, mothers, aunts, sisters, girlfriends, etc.
We are taught that our value as a woman is by default to be a wife and caretaker… which is a beautiful thing.
However, not all follow this path…be it by choice or circumstances.
To be a woman is not to be labeled, to be set by boundaries, to be held by standards, it’s to live and love the body and person who you were created to be.
As women, we are to live in a way that builds us and our communities, our younger generation, to be a positive role model. To share our stories, to guide them, protect them. To live in faith and love.
~ “No! I won’t be defined by your statistics.
Labeled by a standard, but by who?
Woman, Stand up! Speak up!
Woman of color, of strength….
Lead us…” ~ S 2020
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