From the Abundance

It's teacher Appreciation Day and I would be in error if I didn't shout out all of my teachers and all of my friends that are blessed and gifted to carry this mantle.  Whether you teach at school, in church, academics, music, sign language, dance, Sunday School, art, makeup, or anything in between... Thank You!  It takes a special person with lots of love, compassion, and patience to teach others.   I have to give a special thank you to two of my favorite teachers.  Mrs. Connie Murphy,  my elementary school Art teacher and Mrs. Joan Stafford, my senior English teacher.  These two ladies established and set my creative foundation.  I was the Art helper for a few years in Elementary School and Art was always my favorite class. Mrs. Murphy always inspired us, encouraged us to be different and expressive in our artwork and kept us motivated when things didn't turn out quite the way we wanted.  Mrs. Stafford helped my love for writing blossom. ...

Every day we walk past people in the hallways at work or school, we drive and ride past others in cars on our way home, greet people in the aisles at the grocery store or smile and nod at a stranger passing. Have you ever wondered what that person's life is like? What they believe? Who are they really? Do they even believe in God? Are they married? Or if you're like me, I love hearing people's stories.... stories of struggles turned to victory, defeat turned to triumph, and the impossible manifest in miracles. My momma always tells me that I don't meet any strangers and that I know everybody... I for one take pride in not meeting strangers. What can I say, I'm a people person. To that end, each month I will be featuring an untold story. Some will be people I know well, others will be people I've met along the way. So here goes.. I frequently visit the Dollar Tree behind my house and I know most of the cashiers and managers by name. I told you, I'm...

I truly believe that children are a blessing and a precious gift from God.  Today I had the experience of being witnessed to by my 4 and 8 year old cousins.  It was the most precious thing ever and I can't even begin to describe how it blessed me.  I was so overjoyed and proud!  It's a blessing to know that seeds are going into good ground and the fruit is beginning to manifest. I took my girls out for icecream, as I often do, and we were driving back to our granny's house when my 8 year old cousin asked me where God lives and my 4 year old cousin answers.  The conversation went as follows: TT - Where does God live? Vaeh - In heaven! Me- God lives in heaven, but He's everywhere all the time. TT - but we can't see Him and we can't touch Him... Me- No but He can see us, and touch us, and we can feel Him on the inside.  He's everywhere all the time. Vaeh - I think I feel Him right now!   TT - so He's everywhere, but we can't see Him becau...