From the Abundance

I've been in Daytona Beach for three months now and it's beginning to feel more like home.  I've made a few friends, found a couple of places where I can go and get good word and have great encounters with God, gotten involved in some thing to help with my writing and have tackled the first round of job interviews.  I'm not worried about a job or making money because I know that will come.  God taught me how to wholly lean on Him for everything I need. Last week I sent out my weekly message that encouraged us not to trade our deadlines for God's timeline.  It's something that I remind myself of constantly. That reminder came again over the weekend.  If you know me, you know that I've always loved everything artistic and creative.  One of my dreams has always been to have my own line of merchandise; clothing, accessories, interior decor items and the whole nine. I was offered the opportunity to join the design team for an online retailer.  At first ...

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. ...