tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63872698779496502322024-09-01T19:47:46.526-05:00This is a blog dedicated to expressing my thoughts and feelings at any point in my life. I also offer non-professional advice on family, love, etc.Schawayna Raiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998887163975084766noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387269877949650232.post-63036056521145703572013-01-13T13:34:00.001-06:002013-01-13T18:00:00.783-06:00

I received a great word today that spoke to my spirit tremendously! If anyone knows me, I'm a very independently proud person. It's difficult for me to let my guard down and allow someone else to take care of my needs (other than allowing God). I've experienced some personal hurts, church hurts, family hurts and friend hurts. I've always pride myself in being able to let those past hurts go,

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I had the opportunity to fellowship with a young lady a couple of Sundays ago. Now, I wasn't intending on meeting her nor was I trying to. My intents after I left church was to go to the mall, get a bite to eat (to go) and head to the movies with a friend. My friend ended up having to change my plans (well God changed my plans via my friend). I decided to go to dinner with this young lady. She

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I've always enjoyed hanging with my girlfriends. They have been my greatest support system in my roughest times. This is a day I can share another thing that I love which is learning new recipes and enjoying the taste of it. If you too enjoy these things, join me with my girlfriends as we learn a new recipe from Lifestyle Artist, Nikita Richardson from Sizzling Single, Online Cooking Show as she

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I have been heavily affiliated with the church for all of my life with a short time being removed due to my decision to walk away from God's will for my life. I have seen many things and done many things. Although we as Christians are not perfect, we do hold a certain level of responsibility when it comes to accepting the calling of God. I know I have wronged some people in my past, I have

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We are not created for our own purpose. A lot of times, we think that we have money because God wants us to have nice things, we have nice homes for us to live comfortably, we have cars so that we may be able to get where we need to go, we have hands so that we can feed, clothe and take care of ourselves, we have voices so that we may speak our minds. We have the wrong idea about the things

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Sometimes you have to be careful with whom you allow to share your space. I went on a vacation and thought I would have relaxation time. Unfortunately, the place was filled with things that weren't necessarily my cup of tea. Being the person I am and having the calling that I have; causes me to be very selective of where I allow myself to go and the things I subject myself to. I have to be

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What if the world was just like you? What if everyone did their jobs just like you? What if everyone handled life situations just like you? What if everyone had the same focus, goals and career as you? What if the world was JUST LIKE YOU? Do you ever think when you are going about your daily activities; "did I do that to the best of my ability?", "did I handle that situation correctly?", "could

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We go through life without a care in the world. Not thinking about whom we hurt, whom we walked over, or to whom we offend with words and deeds. Do you ever take the time to call someone to tell them that you love them? Not someone in your immediate circle but someone who would totally be off guard to your tender and timeless gesture. Do you think about how God has died for you and ALL the

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I visited a restaurant (Ruby's Sweets) about a month ago. It was an African American lady that opened up in Circle Center Mall of downtown Indianapolis. I kind of stumbled up on this place looking for a restroom. I was hungry, so I decided to also eat there. I spoke with the owner and noticed that she did a gospel brunch on Saturdays. My light in my head went on and I wanted to do what I could to

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I know someone of which I will always say, they are always talking about someone. So much so that I would try to keep my distance from them. They would always know the latest juice/info and would talk forever with their friend about different people within their church. Their friend would relentlessly keep them updated on close friends and families situations as well as church members as they

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So many people take this scripture as a man finding a woman so that a woman shouldn't look for a man. I take this interpretation of it. The bible speaks of silly women and virtuous women. I believe when God inspired this scripture, He was talking about how blessed a man would be to find a wife. wife•ly (wīf′lē) adj. Of or befitting a wife. wife′li•ness n. The American Heritage® Dictionary A

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I know at times we go through our daily routines thinking about ourselves and what we need to get to that next place in our lives. We are so focused that we can't channel in on the needs or wants of others. I'm always so concerned about what this person needs and what that person needs that I sometimes miss out on what I need. I've not always been the one to put someone else before myself but I

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I have held on to toxic relationships many times before. Friendships that should have ended years ago are still toxic years later. I've done this in the past because I was too afraid to let go from fear of being talked about or consensus of communications about me. This is something that I still struggle with today. I hold onto people vaguely just to not appear petty or to not seem mean. I want

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I never understood how someone could go from one relationship to the next, never giving themselves time to find out about themselves. We call those people chronic daters. They are always dating someone. Two weeks, two months, three days, five months... Doesn't matter how long the relationship as long as you're in one. Do you ever take time out after a relationship to get to know yourself? To

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As I read some of the post on FaceBook, I notice how so many people complained about the heat. Those same people are probably the ones complaining about the cold. We as human beings are never satisfied. That's why we keep chasing things that will make us happy. We work hard to buy bigger homes, luxurious cars, designer clothes and bags, expensive jewelry. Why? We are not satisfied with what God

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I had the opportunity of watching Evelyn "Champagne" King on Unsung. She spoke about her child that was born too early and how she couldn't pull life support. She spent everyday nursing her daughter to health only to have her pass on anyway. She spent the following years without conceiving again. I don't know if that was a choice due to the pain of her previous offsprings death or if she wasn't

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I've had the opportunity to frequent several restaurants in Indy. When I stumble across a good place, I like to share. I love to start off first at a place called The Taste. I tell all my friends about it, now I'm sharing it with you. I especially love their waffles and pomme frites. Check them out today! I always stumble across eating places as I travel through my everyday routines or what my

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Sometimes we can be in such a hurry in life that we don't sit back and allow God to take the lead. We make our plans for the day, the week, the month, the year; for our lives without asking God, "What do YOU want me to do?". I experienced some, "not in my plans, but in God's plans" events upon this weekend. I had my weekend vacation for my family reunion all mapped out. 1. Go to work. 2. Get

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My all time favorites are.... I Shall Wear A Crown "Thomas Whitfield" Running Back To You "Commissioned" Now Behold The Lamb "Kirk Franklin and the Family" How Excellent Is Thy Name "Walt Whitman and the Soul Children of Chicago" Nobody But Jesus "Vanessa Bell Armstrong" Beyond The Veil "Daryl Coley" What are your all time favorites? I may review them and post them on my blog.

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Hello, and welcome to my blog. Here you will find music reviews of gospel artist that are mainstream and unsigned. I hope that through this relationship, you may be able to obtain a large gospel music library and become a fan of many artist that would have never made it into your home. I also hope that this opens the door for artist (gospel) to send music to be reviewed, gain feedback and

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