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My Weekend WrapUp

My Moo has been officially dedicated to GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!  I’m so excited and happy.  Oh, this weekend was awesome, a little bit stressful and amazing all in one.  As you all know, Saturday was the BIG Day!  I was happy that my brother was able to make it.  This is his senior year of college and we don’t get to see as often.  However, he came him Friday afternoon and we had a blast.

Saturday morning got off to an early start thanks to Moo.  She is an early riser for some reason.  I wish she would sleep in more.  Of course, I wasn’t really planning on sleeping in too late Saturday because we still had to make Moo’s gown. Yes, totally last minute, but not my fault.  Her gown was suppose to be made two days prior to this event. However, somebody (who shall remain nameless) decided to procrastinate and wait until the day of.

And of course, that’s where my stress came in.  That and the fact that Jay and I had gotten into a rather unpleasant dispute the day before and he had said that he wasn’t going to come to her baptism.  So, I was on pins and needles waiting for him to show up.  In the back of my mind, I kept telling myself that he wouldn’t dare miss his child’s baptism ceremony.  Then again, I wasn’t too sure.

So, here we are sewing, ironing clothes and curling hair.  Meanwhile, time is just flying by and before we know it it’s time to go.  Actually, it was past time to go.  We were late to venue and had to rush to set up.  However, we managed to get everything sat up on time.  And her father did show up.  I was thankful.  I want so much for him to win back my family’s good graces.  And I knew for sure that if he missed this event, his chances would be even more shot to hell.

I’m a family person and it’s very important that we all get along.  He’s done some stuff in the past that has made my family a little bit cold towards him, but I feel like he’s trying to seriously turn over a new leaf, but only time will tell.  I’ve given the matter to God.  Whatever happens from here on out is in His hands.  Anyways, the ceremony was beautiful.  The gown turned out amazing.

As you can see, we did not go with your traditional white gown.  No, I wanted something unique and something that paid tribute to her African heritage. Excuse the back pic.  She was having a diva moment and refused to be still.  Had to catch her at whatever angle we could. LOL.
Anyways, I loved the gown and she did too.  In fact everybody loved it.  I can’t say enough about how happy I am to know that Moo is officially welcomed as one of God’s children.  My faith has always kept me grounded and gotten me  through hard times.  I very eager to help Moo establish an equally wonderful relationship with the Lord.
Sunday went well, but could have been better.  I’m learning to not let everything affect me on such a personal level.   Hope you all had a great weekend.
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My Weekend WrapUp

My Moo has been officially dedicated to GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!  I’m so excited and happy.  Oh, this weekend was awesome, a little bit stressful and amazing all in one.  As you all know, Saturday was the BIG Day!  I was happy that my brother was able to make it.  This is his senior year of college and we don’t get to see as often.  However, he came him Friday afternoon and we had a blast.

Saturday morning got off to an early start thanks to Moo.  She is an early riser for some reason.  I wish she would sleep in more.  Of course, I wasn’t really planning on sleeping in too late Saturday because we still had to make Moo’s gown. Yes, totally last minute, but not my fault.  Her gown was suppose to be made two days prior to this event. However, somebody (who shall remain nameless) decided to procrastinate and wait until the day of.

And of course, that’s where my stress came in.  That and the fact that Jay and I had gotten into a rather unpleasant dispute the day before and he had said that he wasn’t going to come to her baptism.  So, I was on pins and needles waiting for him to show up.  In the back of my mind, I kept telling myself that he wouldn’t dare miss his child’s baptism ceremony.  Then again, I wasn’t too sure.

So, here we are sewing, ironing clothes and curling hair.  Meanwhile, time is just flying by and before we know it it’s time to go.  Actually, it was past time to go.  We were late to venue and had to rush to set up.  However, we managed to get everything sat up on time.  And her father did show up.  I was thankful.  I want so much for him to win back my family’s good graces.  And I knew for sure that if he missed this event, his chances would be even more shot to hell.

I’m a family person and it’s very important that we all get along.  He’s done some stuff in the past that has made my family a little bit cold towards him, but I feel like he’s trying to seriously turn over a new leaf, but only time will tell.  I’ve given the matter to God.  Whatever happens from here on out is in His hands.  Anyways, the ceremony was beautiful.  The gown turned out amazing.

As you can see, we did not go with your traditional white gown.  No, I wanted something unique and something that paid tribute to her African heritage. Excuse the back pic.  She was having a diva moment and refused to be still.  Had to catch her at whatever angle we could. LOL.
Anyways, I loved the gown and she did too.  In fact everybody loved it.  I can’t say enough about how happy I am to know that Moo is officially welcomed as one of God’s children.  My faith has always kept me grounded and gotten me  through hard times.  I very eager to help Moo establish an equally wonderful relationship with the Lord.
Sunday went well, but could have been better.  I’m learning to not let everything affect me on such a personal level.   Hope you all had a great weekend.
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All In A Dream

“A dream realized is good, but a dream achieved is better.”
~YUMMommy Proverb
When I graduated high school, I had a list of dreams that I wanted to accomplish.  I wanted to graduate from college, move to New York, get a job in fashion, write for a big name magazine and travel the world.  I was pretty sure that I had my life all planned out.  However, as I soon learned, everything does not always go as planned.  
Here I am almost seven years later and I’m still working on getting my master’s degree.  I haven’t moved to New York.  I had a job in fashion retail.  No, I haven’t caught the eye of any big name magazines yet.  And traveling around the world for me means going down to my mom’s house.  Pretty sad right?
Not really.  What I have done is found the love of my life, gotten married, had two beautiful children, moved away from home and started this wonderful blog.  In process of achieving all of this, I’ve realized that my dreams are still the same. Almost.  I’m torn between whether or not I still want to move to New York.  Anyways, with two kids and strong desire to still make something more of myself, I’m more determined than ever to accomplish my dreams. 
Starting YUMMommy has opened a lot of doors for me.  It’s allowed me to meet and bond with some pretty awesome men and women.  Before I started this blog, I knew that I loved writing and inspiring others but I didn’t know how much.  I get a rush when write.  And it warms my heart when I read a comment about how my writing has touched someone in a positive way.
It’s because of YUMMommy that I have been motivated to not give up on my master’s or settle for just an associate’s degree.  I’ve read about how so many of you with way more obstacles than I have going back to grad school.  Some of you have even started your own businesses and brands!! 
 I’m realizing that I don’t have to write for those big name magazines, I can become one.  I deserve and desire better.  Likewise my children deserve to have a mommy who can teach them how to follow their dreams. 
You see, there will be times in your life when you will get caught up in life and forget that at one point you had dreams.  However, when you do realize those dreams again, you should work harder at achieving them.  When we achieve our dreams we conquer our deepest fear– failure.  When we achieve our dreams we prove to ourselves that we more than adequate.  
So, go ahead and dare to dream again!  Go ahead and watch all your fears disappear.  Best of all remember than becoming the best you all lies in a dream.
  
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All In A Dream

“A dream realized is good, but a dream achieved is better.”
~YUMMommy Proverb
When I graduated high school, I had a list of dreams that I wanted to accomplish.  I wanted to graduate from college, move to New York, get a job in fashion, write for a big name magazine and travel the world.  I was pretty sure that I had my life all planned out.  However, as I soon learned, everything does not always go as planned.  
Here I am almost seven years later and I’m still working on getting my master’s degree.  I haven’t moved to New York.  I had a job in fashion retail.  No, I haven’t caught the eye of any big name magazines yet.  And traveling around the world for me means going down to my mom’s house.  Pretty sad right?
Not really.  What I have done is found the love of my life, gotten married, had two beautiful children, moved away from home and started this wonderful blog.  In process of achieving all of this, I’ve realized that my dreams are still the same. Almost.  I’m torn between whether or not I still want to move to New York.  Anyways, with two kids and strong desire to still make something more of myself, I’m more determined than ever to accomplish my dreams. 
Starting YUMMommy has opened a lot of doors for me.  It’s allowed me to meet and bond with some pretty awesome men and women.  Before I started this blog, I knew that I loved writing and inspiring others but I didn’t know how much.  I get a rush when write.  And it warms my heart when I read a comment about how my writing has touched someone in a positive way.
It’s because of YUMMommy that I have been motivated to not give up on my master’s or settle for just an associate’s degree.  I’ve read about how so many of you with way more obstacles than I have going back to grad school.  Some of you have even started your own businesses and brands!! 
 I’m realizing that I don’t have to write for those big name magazines, I can become one.  I deserve and desire better.  Likewise my children deserve to have a mommy who can teach them how to follow their dreams. 
You see, there will be times in your life when you will get caught up in life and forget that at one point you had dreams.  However, when you do realize those dreams again, you should work harder at achieving them.  When we achieve our dreams we conquer our deepest fear– failure.  When we achieve our dreams we prove to ourselves that we more than adequate.  
So, go ahead and dare to dream again!  Go ahead and watch all your fears disappear.  Best of all remember than becoming the best you all lies in a dream.
  
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My Weekend WrapUp

My Moo has been officially dedicated to GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!  I’m so excited and happy.  Oh, this weekend was awesome, a little bit stressful and amazing all in one.  As you all know, Saturday was the BIG Day!  I was happy that my brother was able to make it.  This is his senior year of college and we don’t get to see as often.  However, he came him Friday afternoon and we had a blast.

Saturday morning got off to an early start thanks to Moo.  She is an early riser for some reason.  I wish she would sleep in more.  Of course, I wasn’t really planning on sleeping in too late Saturday because we still had to make Moo’s gown. Yes, totally last minute, but not my fault.  Her gown was suppose to be made two days prior to this event. However, somebody (who shall remain nameless) decided to procrastinate and wait until the day of.

And of course, that’s where my stress came in.  That and the fact that Jay and I had gotten into a rather unpleasant dispute the day before and he had said that he wasn’t going to come to her baptism.  So, I was on pins and needles waiting for him to show up.  In the back of my mind, I kept telling myself that he wouldn’t dare miss his child’s baptism ceremony.  Then again, I wasn’t too sure.

So, here we are sewing, ironing clothes and curling hair.  Meanwhile, time is just flying by and before we know it it’s time to go.  Actually, it was past time to go.  We were late to venue and had to rush to set up.  However, we managed to get everything sat up on time.  And her father did show up.  I was thankful.  I want so much for him to win back my family’s good graces.  And I knew for sure that if he missed this event, his chances would be even more shot to hell.

I’m a family person and it’s very important that we all get along.  He’s done some stuff in the past that has made my family a little bit cold towards him, but I feel like he’s trying to seriously turn over a new leaf, but only time will tell.  I’ve given the matter to God.  Whatever happens from here on out is in His hands.  Anyways, the ceremony was beautiful.  The gown turned out amazing.

As you can see, we did not go with your traditional white gown.  No, I wanted something unique and something that paid tribute to her African heritage. Excuse the back pic.  She was having a diva moment and refused to be still.  Had to catch her at whatever angle we could. LOL.
Anyways, I loved the gown and she did too.  In fact everybody loved it.  I can’t say enough about how happy I am to know that Moo is officially welcomed as one of God’s children.  My faith has always kept me grounded and gotten me  through hard times.  I very eager to help Moo establish an equally wonderful relationship with the Lord.
Sunday went well, but could have been better.  I’m learning to not let everything affect me on such a personal level.   Hope you all had a great weekend.
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Bible 365: Week 15

We’ve made it to week 15 people!!  Thanks again to those of you who are still hanging in here with me.  And before I get into our recap, I just want to ask that you keep the people of Boston in your prayers and thoughts tonight and in the coming days as they try to move on and rebuild from the bombing tragedy that occurred earlier today.  It’s truly evil times that we are living in.  Don’t take anything or anyone for granted because you never know what’s going to happen.
Now, for our recap.  What a mighty and awesome God we serve.  I’m telling you all that the Israelites were truly blessed.  Even after generations of the Israelities proving that they couldn’t stay faithful to Him or obey His commandments, God still frees them yet again from enslavement (Ezra 1).  As Ezra 3:11 reads, “…For He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel.”  So, the Israelites set out to rebuild, but the people of Persia did everything in their power to stop them claiming that “this city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces..” (Ezra 4:15).  However, God was with them and moved their mountains.
Just the fact that God delivered them again proves how forgiving and loving He is.  Many times we sound like Nehemiah 1:11, “O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray,…”  Little do we know and did these people know, God is always attentive to our prayers despite our disobedience.  No matter how hardheaded we are (with the exception of blasphemy), our God never stops loving us or looking out for us like He did the Israelites.
And sometimes, we are blessed not due in part to anything that we are doing but because of someone else standing in the gap on our behalf.  Think about it.  God saved the entire generations of Israelites time and time again usually because one person showed fear and righteous so strong that it moved Him to mercy.
Nehemiah 4:14 really stands out today with all that’s happened with this Boston Marathon bombing.  It’s a reminder that “…the Lord, great and awesome,..” will “fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives and your houses.”  Our times are getting more and more evil as bombings, school shootings and civil uproar become more common place not only in the United States but around the world.  It’s comforting to know that God still has our back in these troubled times.
Week 16 Readings
4/15: Nehemiah 8-10
4/16: Nehemiah 11-13
4/17: Esther 1-4
4/18:  Esther 4-6
4/19: Esther 7-10
4/20: Job 1-7
4/21: Job 8-14
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Bible 365: Week 22

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us.  And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!”  Psalm 117 is the shortest Psalm in the Bible folks. It only has 2 verses.  As many times as I have read the book of Psalm, I never noticed this little fact.  Although short, Psalm 117 reminds us that we should give God thanks for all that He has done.
It reminds us that no matter what lies and foolishness we as men and women put into the word, the truth according to God will always reign supreme!  The longest Psalm is Psalm 119.  It has 176 verses!  When I first read the 119th Psalm as a teenager, I thought it was written by multiple people.  However, that’s not the case.
Those strange symbols and words at the top of every 8 verses aren’t names but are actually letters from the Hebrew alphabet and the word tells you how to pronounce it.  Learning something new every day with this Bible studying I tell you.  I really like the 119th because it’s one big poem about how great God and His word is.  If you’ve never read the 119th Psalm, I suggest that you do so.
And while you’re reading be sure highlight or right down any verses that stand out to you.  Then mediate on those verses daily.  You’ll definitely notice that small things won’t bother you as much.  You’ll be too busy reminding yourself of how wonderful God is and thinking of all the great things He’s done for us already!

Week 23 Readings
6/3: Psalms 130-134
6/4: Psalms 135-137
6/5: Psalms 138-140
6/6: Psalms 141-144
6/7: Psalms 145-150
6/8: Proverbs 1
6//9: Proverbs 2