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A Week of Thanks Rambles…

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It’s the week of Thanksgiving! First off, I’m not sure why corporate America doesn’t allow us the entire week off like the children – minus the homework packages we used to receive the week before the holidays. I was an overachiever in school and I always finished my packets on the first day out of school, so I could enjoy the rest of the days off.

However, it never fails, every year I forget something at the store I need for cooking. Like Every single year.  Okay, so this time I didn’t forget something from my list. I had sage at home, but I should have purchased a new one. I’m pretty sure, I hadn’t used the bottle I have since the holidays in 2021. 😂Don’t worry y’all, I ordered some more sage because it is required for my dressing.  Sidenote:  Dressing is the best holiday food – to me. Lol

Holiday storytime: So one year we went to my aunt’s house for the holidays and no one made dressing. 😩 My mom decided she wasn’t cooking that year and so one of my sisters (I won’t share their name) and I decided to make the dressing. 🙃 #tragic My mom warned us too much sage could turn the dressing green and cause the guest to be sick; therefore we opted to not include any sage in the dressing (it was probably my decision). Y’all the dressing was terrible. 🤢It tasted like seasoned cornbread with onions and celery.

I digress. Well, my dressing is much better now. Lol. Anywho all of this to say, happy holidays to you and your family! Please feel free to share a memorable Thanksgiving story!

I’m thankful to every one of you who reads and or listens to my blogs.

“O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” Psalms 136:1 KJV

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Play the Cards Dealt

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I had the pleasure of playing some card games with friends this weekend. We played one particular game called Phase Ten. To win the game you had to complete 10 different phases. Some phases were easy and some were much harder. Playing phase 10 was fun, but also frustrating. Some rounds you were able to complete a phase in one round, while in other phases it would take several rounds to get to the next phase.

It was frustrating to see other people moving on to the next phase, while you were still stuck on the same phase. When someone was stuck (I’m the person stuck 🙃) on a particular phase  – we termed the phrase, “You can only play the cards dealt.”

It’s a term that became very true of the game, but is also applicable to life. Life is great; however, some days or even seasons it feels like you are just playing the cards life dealt when things happen which are completely out of our control.

Like in the game of Phase 10, some things are dealt which aren’t fair but continue to weather that phase with grace until the next phase. The next phase may be the best season of your life!

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)

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Uprooted

Posted on By wrenhowsway

In the past couple of months, I have purchased two plants and will purchase more soon. One thing I noticed about one of my plants is that it should have been replanted. The plant had outgrown the vase and had no more room to grow.

The roots of plants need room to grow, so the plant can grow properly. As uncomfortable as it is for the roots of a plant to be uprooted – it has to be done to facilitate growth.

As I thought about the replanting process, I thought about my own life. God has been uprooting unhealthy things in me that needed to be addressed, so that I can grow in my spiritual walk. Uprooted things can range from unhealthy eating to thoughts, attitudes, and past decisions. Whew…

Most of the things that were uprooted were not things that are visible to most by a mere physical appearance. The things that really have to be uprooted are the small things that you can hide from most people.

How do you even deal with unhealthy things when they are uprooted?

I had to go back to the one true source – which is the Bible. The roots of certain unhealthy things can run so deep that they aren’t easy to walk away from alone. For me, I had to ask God for forgiveness, confess to someone (it helps to foster the healing process), find accountability partners, and be willing to share my truth even if I felt completely exposed at that moment. After that moment – I realized how freeing it was for me.  I also found comfort in knowing, that:

“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” John‬ ‭8:36‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Question of the Day: Have God uprooted something in you? What did your healing process look like?