Bold,Unique....Love for Jesus

Hey Everyone!

I'm sure you all are wondering what exactly the title of this blog post signifies....."Bold,Unique....Love for Jesus." These are just a few of the adjectives I'd use to describe my sister in Christ, Tierra, and her new album "Outta My Witts." Tierra displays a strong propensity to light the fire of many youngsters for Jesus Christ. She desires young people, as well as older people, to be able to know the Lord while having a fun,fresh message that they can relate to.

Her new album does just that. I will post a link to her album promo, as well as a brief bio and place where you can purchase the album for yourself if you'd like.

http://www.societyrevival.com/events/tete-out-of-my-witts/




Peace and Blessings,

Dany

Completion

Hey everyone!

I want to wish all Mother's a happy Mother's Day! Mothers are truly a blessing. I'm beyond blessed to have my mother. She's been my teacher, nurturer, spiritual mentor, and biggest supporter my entire life. She's prayed for me through so many trials, and I believe her love and care has been a big part of the reason that I've been so blessed. I love my mom.

I also wanted to share that by the grace of God, I graduated yesterday! It has been a long, tumultuous journey...but, my hard work has paid off. Yesterday was a beautiful day. Some relatives from out of town came to see me graduate, and I got to share the day with close friends and family after the ceremony.  I'm grateful for the opportunity to have completed my degree, although there were many rough times along the way. May God continue to mold me and lead me in the direction he wants me to go. I pray the same thing for everyone who may read this! Here are a few pics from yesterday:

        
                                                                     Tasha and I

                                                                     Amber and I

                    Me with one of the toughest Professors Ever! We nicknamed him "Dream Crusher" ha ha:-)

Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Peace and Blessings, Dany

One Lovely Blog Award:-)

I am blessed and honored to reveal that I have been awarded the "One Lovely Blog" award. In the world of blogging many things occur, including the giving of awards. I find this to be quite sweet. It's always nice to know that your time and efforts are not unappreciated, although I'm sure most bloggers would agree that we'd still do what we do with our without the awards...still nice though!

I want to thank an awesome blogger/sister in Christ, SpecialK for giving me this awesome award. I believe the award requires 7 random facts about yourself, along with passing the award on to a few other bloggers. Here goes:

     1.I LOVE to sing. I've been debating on whether or not I'll virally share my gift. ha ha:)
     2.I love people....all people. I'm not only nice to those I know personally, but I love meeting people.
     3. I don't eat beef or pork. I've been toying with the notion of becoming a vegetarian.
     4.I love to exercise: including dancing and skating
     5.I don't like airplanes very much :-/
     6.I've read the entire bible.It took me about a year. I've always wanted to do it, and I feel that @ first, I did it for the sake of reading the entire word of God. Now, I read for more clarity and understanding :-)
      7.I practice abstinence. I really love the Lord, and I see that this is an area that is often neglected in this day and age,even by believers.I plan to wait until marriage to share myself with the man God has for me:-)
(P.S)If you haven't waited, it's never too late to practice celibacy, and allow God to mold you into the person he wants you to be, so that you and whoever you choose to share your life with may become one in his perfect timing.


I'd like to pass this award to:

Tiffani: The Beautiful Life,  http://tiffani-anderson.blogspot.com/

Michaeline: Divine Rebellion, http://divinerebellion.blogspot.com/

Ms. Tapootie: Ms Tapootie's Blog, http://tapootie.blogspot.com/

Jynkx: What you Talkin Bout, Jynkx?  http://msjynkx.blogspot.com/

Michelle: Pulling Empty Wagons, http://msjaymichelle.blogspot.com/

CBCLady: http://cbclady.blogspot.com/


There are many other bloggers deserving of this award(Some may have already received it), but these are some of the few who I'd like to bless with this honor:-)

Thanks again, Special K!!!(You can check out her blog here:
http://healthyhairbyspecialk.blogspot.com/

Peace and Blessings,

Dany

The Main Thing!

Hello All,

As mentioned in an earlier post, I have been reading a wonderful devotional book called Love Out Loud by Joyce Meyer. So many of these daily devotionals have been a blessing to me, but this is another one I thought I 'd share with you all. It emphasizes the fact that God is the single most important entity in our lives:
                                   
                                                 Seek the One Thing


One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and(insistently) require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord[in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty[the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to meditate, consider,and inquire in His temple.
           Psalm 27:4

If you could ask for only one thing in life, what would it be? David said there was only one thing he sought after: to dwell in God's presence. Truly, to know God is the highest calling we have.
   We can get so distracted with life that we neglect the most important thing--spending time with God, knowing Him, appreciating Him, seeking his wisdom.
   How foolish we are to spend our lives seeking those things that can not satisfy while we ignore God, the "One Thing" Who can give us great joy, peace, satisfaction, and contentment. The world is filled with empty people who are trying to satisfy the voids in their lives with a new car, a promotion, a relationship or some other thing. Their efforts to find fulfillment in those things never work. They never know the joy of seeking the "One Thing" they really need. Each of us has a God-shaped hole inside, and nothing can fill it except God Himself. No matter what else we try to fill it with, we will remain empty and frustrated.
    If God is on your list of things to seek but not at the top, I encourage you to move everything around and put it all after Him. If you will put Him first in everything you do, you will be blessed beyond measure.

Love God Today: "Lord, I will seek You as my One Thing above everything else. You are my number one priority."


-Joyce Meyer

I hope this blesses someone as much as it did myself. I can never be reminded enough to put Christ first. Each day is a new day to refresh our relationship with the father, just as we would with anyone else whom we love. I've noticed that when my focus is God-centered, things fall into place and I'm able to think more clearly. God is truly all we need, and he takes care of all of our needs if we let him. Placing him first allows us to take a backseat while he does what he does best! There's no better place to be than in the presence of God. That doesn't just mean @ church or in prayer, although those are great ways to be near him and sense his presence. But, when you build a relationship with the father, you start to feel his presence EVERYWHERE you are: work, home,school,shopping,out to eat, at the movies, wherever you are, you can take the Lord with you!

Peace and Blessings,
Dany

Hello!

Hey Everyone!

Wow, I haven't made a post since my birthday. It's been about two weeks, and God has been good....as always. I was blessed to enjoy beautiful weather that day. It started out with scattered t-storms, but before our dinner @ 3pm, the weather was as beautiful as God wanted it to be! ha ha:-)

I mentioned that I might share some pictures from our special day, so here are some pictures:

This is me and some of my closest friends/sisters in Christ! From Left: Amber,Jessica,Yours Truly, and Jennifer :)

Us again, and @ the end is my lovely older sis Dawn.Love her soooo much:)

 Daniel decided to jump in the pic! Hey, it was his birthday too! Love my brother, grateful he was able to come to town :-)

This is one of my favorites! My sister wanted to take a picture with her younger twin siblings before she and her husband had to leave. We are the youngest three of nine children! All of them couldn't make it, some live out of town,my eldest sister was there too, and my two other brothers who live here saw us later that day :-)


I'm thanking God for allowing me to see another day, another year....I will continue to try to live a life pleasing to him! I'm a work in progress, as we all are, but the keyword is....PROGRESS. Each day I learn something new, allowing God to mold me into the woman he wants me to be. My prayer is that I continue to strive to be more Christlike each day. I'm grateful for God's lOVE,all my blessings: most importantly, family and friends.




Peace and Blessings,
Dany

Birthday!

Hello All!

Today is my birthday! The Lord has blessed me to see yet another day. I'm thankful for everything he has done for me. Birthday's are a great time to reflect over your life. Coincidentally, many of my posts lately have discussed purpose and such. I am ready to receive all that is in store, and I pray that the Lord's will reigns in my life.

My twin brother was able to come to town for our birthday, so I am happy about that! I haven't seen him in about 2 years. As we grow older, we see that life's responsibilities( school and work) can consume much of our time, but we never want to get too busy for one another. I love him very much.

We will be heading out for dinner with family and friends in about an hour. I may try and post some pics up. I hope everyone is having a blessed Sunday!

Peace and Blessings,

Dany

Seasons

Hey Everyone!

I haven't been able to post much lately. Partly because I have such a hectic schedule, and because I want my posts to have substance( although random posts are good too). I've mentioned more than once on this blog that I am seeking the Lord in many areas in my life. We've all heard the concept of "seasons" before right? Life is full of seasons. As I grow older, I see the relevance to this spiritual theory more and more in my life.

For example, as graduation, my birthday, and other occasions approach, I can sense that I am in a transition season. I can feel the Lord tugging on my heart, trying to get me to move into the place that he wants me to be. Again, Proverbs 3:5-6 is constantly a reminder for me to surrender my all to the Lord. I know that as long as I remain focused and prayerful, I cannot go wrong.

I'm going to enjoy each season I'm in because I know that each and every one of them are meant to mold me into the woman God has called me to be. My friends and I often have conversation about what the future holds....Things like marriage and career plans always come into the conversation. I always try to remember that everything happens in Gods timing....In the right season!

I'm using this time to grow spiritually,mentally, and physically so that I'll be prepared for each season from here on out. What are you going to do in this season of your life?

Peace and Blessings,

Dany