Hey My Fellow Bloggers

Long time...No Hear From!!

I haven't talked to you since July and I bet you are wondering, "What in the world is going on with MonaLisa?"  Well, here we go...

In July, I was unemployed and barely making ends meet.  I quit my job in March and lived off my savings for about 2 months.  In those two months, I wanted to start my business and my nonprofit AT THE SAME TIME!!  I know...I know...ambitious huh??  How about CRAZY?  LOL

I went and got certified for the business I started and its name is Style Architect Image Consulting Firm.  It was looking pretty good.  I was pumped and motivated in getting started.  I thought everything was flowing.  Then in August and September a few deals crashed and burned.  Now that is when your girl starting freaking out!! By this time I am living off friends and family and my bills are steady piling up.  Then I turned to the ONLY one that could help such a prideful and egotistic girl like me....GOD!

I prayed like someone had died or something.  Well, to really look at it.  I had to really DIE and depend on God for my source of income and not me.  I know you are wondering what I'm talking about well let me break it down.  I decided to do what he wants me to do, instead of what I wanted to do.  I wanted to own my own business....God said not yet.  I wanted to start up a nonprofit business, God said not yet.  So I had to surrender to what he wanted for me and that was working a 9 to 5 again!!

So, the moment I really surrendered and gave God full authority on what he wanted to do with me, He blessed me with a 9 to 5 and it pays more than my last endeavor.  But the enemy tried to allow my ego to kick in again and I didnt want to really say how bad I was doing to my new boss but when I did she understood and started me immediately.  So you cant tell me GOD AINT GOOD!!

Are You A Couple??

Hello Friends..

I was playing on the internet this morning.  And you guys know I like social media.  So I was going to all my favorite sites and ended up on facebook.  You probably dont know this but I absolutely love Tamela Mann and David Mann.  Well, they are having a couple's event.  I am not a couple with anyone yet but I decided to give them a promo opportunity to push the event by plugging them here.  So if you and the other arent doing anything...I strongly suggest this event.  Have Fun and tell me all about it.

http://www.blendedsand.com/

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th Of July!!!

Please be safe out there. This is one of those holidays where people seem to lose track of Life.  If you know what I mean.  Have fun but dont get carried away.  God bless!

News You Can Use!!!

n today's The New York Times LLS President and CEO, John Walter, points out in a Letter to the Editor that cancer patients purchasing insurance under the Affordable Care Act could face exorbitant out-of-pocket costs in some states for their therapies because of high co-insurance fees. 

Read the letter by visiting our blog:http://community.lls.org/blogs/lls/2013/06/22/lls-the-new-york-times-letter-to-the-editor

Pumped and Ready To Go!!!

Hello Friends and Family

I am so pumped and excited about what is finally getting ready to go down.  CureQuest is about to start its first campaign.  Its Launch will be in the upcoming posts for all you guys to attend.  What campaign you ask?  Well, we have been trying to get all the data and video needed to get this thing going.  We have set out to educate and inform our local and regional communities about the blood cancer disease called Leukemia.  It is so often that cancer campaigns and adds are letting you know of the many types but hardly about the specific disease Leukemia. We have a national foundation called LLS (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) and a statewide foundation called Leukemia Texas but no regional foundation.  That is where we come in.  This campaign will generate funds to get the foundation CureQuest up and running or off the ground as some would say.  So please give to the cause and help get the word out about this disease.  We want to do some major stuff that will help with awareness and assist those who are already diagnosed and living with the disease. 

 If you have any questions, concerns or comments, please hit me up on facebook at the address:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/CureQuest/266449106705342?fref=ts.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/FACES-Support-Group-for-Cancer-Suvivors/133413350008374?fref=ts.

Give to the Cause at:

https://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/faces-of-leukemia/62291

and?or comment on my blog.  And you can even go to the website at www.cancercurequest.com

we have a twitter page and linkedIn page as well.  

Oh yea, we are out there and waiting to hear from you!!

Playing with the video on the computer.....

Me and my son playing with the computer trying to figure some fun things out on video.  Bare with us as we continue to look a little crazy...check us out!!

BIG NEWS!!!

Hello Friends and Family,

I am starting something that will change the fight in the blood cancer war.  First, it all starts with awareness.  You know I am a survivor of Leukemia and I noticed that not a lot of people even know about the disease.  I talked to people all the time and they dont know about it or even if they are at risk of it.  So I made up in my mind that I would educate the world even more about the disease and the affects of what it could cause but better yet how you can overcome it.  You overcome by first knowing the symptoms.  So I want to start a video and social media campaign to help people all over the world that might not know or think that it couldnt happen to them.  Believe or Not Leukemia looks just like you.  Help me in these efforts by supporting the video and social media campaign by giving to the fund.  Here is the link and I look forward to spreading the news to help fight and beat this disease.

https://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/faces-of-leukemia/62291

The Month of May Means.....HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!

I decided to do something different this time.  I have been reading a few books these past couple of years and they have really inspired me.  So I decided to share two books that are on my MUST HAVE list.  MonaLisa Must Have List: The first book will encourage and challenge you all at the same time. It is an Awesome read and I hope you get one for yourself and any female you may know.  How about getting one for mom? That's even better. The book is called A Woman After God's Own Heart by Elizabeth George. You can get it at www.amazon.com or any book store.  I know they would have it at a Christian book store as well. The second book is called Becoming The Woman God Wants Me To Be by Donna Partow . That also would be online at www.amazon.com.  Please get them and let me know what you think.  Thanks and have a blessed night.

One Step At A Time

Hello and Good Morning My Fellow Bloggers,

I am on the grind today.  Getting extra money for the master plan that will take place in about two months.  I told you that I was starting a business, well low and behold, I have two businesses in my belly.  I have a nonprofit and a for profit company.  I am so excited.  The nonprofit of course is my baby CureQuest. The for profit business is called MonaLisa Image Consulting Group.  That is Unique Image on steroids.  I am too excited.  But my focus right now is to make some quick money to pay the bills up for a month and then close some deals that will bring me the big contracts.  Man, when God is for you, he is more than the world against you.  I just need to stay on track.  Stay focused and don't let anything or anyone distract me.  So everyone start praying now if you haven't already.  Peace.

A New Level Beating The New Devils

Well, I really don't know how to start.  I know its been a minute since I have posted anything.  So let me just back up and start over.  Well the last time I posted my Step Father Robert Earl Williams better known as Ole Folks passed away.  So since then my life has turned upside down. In February I had the makeover movement for what I didn't know until now was the last one.  In February we talked about Love.  What is Love and what does it mean to you?  The makeover movement was and always will be a blessing to me.  Even though it is no longer under that title.  We are doing some revamping and reconstruction right now.  So in March, I ended up getting me some new knowledge and understanding spiritually that I later found out saved my life.  March 31 was my son's birthday Menes Osiris Daniels.  He was the one that was killed by a teenage driver back in 2005.  That has been sometime now, but this time it really made me look at some things.  And unannounced to me, his father took it harder than me.  He set in motion an action plan to "rescue" our son that is now 8 years of age from me.  I tell you people I have been through a lot these few months.  But on a higher note.  I decided to start my own business.  It is long over due,

so I am working on getting that started now.  I will keep you posted.

NEW YEAR to break into NEW TERRITORY

OK..so not only are we in the new year, we are in February of the new year.  No one is saying to each other Happy New Year anymore.  We are moving on now.  Getting on with our lives.  We are going about our business.  Well, let me take a moment to say Happy New Year and I hope everyone is working to be a better person on earth this year and for the rest of your lives.  I want to thank God for another year because some people didnt make it. 

My beloved Step Father Robert Earl Williams passed away last month and I have to say it took everyone by surprise.  I guess when anyone dies, it catches you off guard.  But he had gotten ill in December but I guess he never really recovered.  But needless to say, I know he had a good heart.  May God continue to bless our family thru this.  As it says in the Bible, "this too shall pass."

Miss You Ole Folks aka Robert Earl Williams....

ITS ALMOST 2013!!!

I want to be the first one to tell you HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! The New Year starts tomorrow.  Can you believe it?? I am disappointed in just a few things.  I want to start out by kicking myself in the behind about not being able to keep up with the blog they way I should.  I will do better in the next year. I am supper excited about what God has in store for me and the ministry.  God have your way with me.  I know people say, "watch what you pray for" but whatever happens, he is the only one that can help you and save you.  So with that being said, "Lord Use Me" I will be getting back with you guys soon.

January 12th 2013  The MakeOver Movement!!!

Hello Friends!! I just wanted to speak a little more on the MakeOver Movement and how it went.  But before I get to that let me tell you how my Christmas went. Well, I was so excited about Christmas.  I was going to go home to see my mom and family members in Cameron Texas then I was going to stop by Georgetown TX to see my brother and his family and then lastly go to Austin to see my Sister and my niece.  Well, low and behold none of that happened.  My brother's son ended up sick so him and his family didnt have visitors over to protect them from getting sick.  My sister ended up letting her daughter spend Christmas with her father.  I ended up stuck in Dallas Tx because of the snow.  So my mom and family back in Cameron didnt get to see my on Christmas either.  Man, my Christmas surprised the heck out of me but its all good.  I love my family and they know it so prayfully we will have the opportunity to see each other after the New Year.  And speaking of the New Year...yep you guessed it...The MakeOver Movement!!! The movement is January 12th at 9:00am and I am excited and will be praying for the women to come and get delivered.  So I want you guys to continue to keep us in prayer at The Harvest and continue to read and follow.  Love Ya!!

What's Been Going On???

Hello My Fellow Bloggers!!!

I know its been awhile but let me catch you up.  The last time we talked, I was talking about The President of the USA who is of course President Barack Obama!!! I am extremly happy about that.  Now, that is a story within itself.  Thanksgiving rolled around and I spent some time with my brother and his family which was a blessing.  I didnt have any kiddos with me so hangin out by myself has been the norm lately.  Its all good though because a few years ago, I wouldnt havent been able to do it.  I absolutely needed people around me because I didnt know who I was and the little I did know, I didnt like. So the more people around the less I could focus on me.  What a long way God has brought me.  I actually enjoy chillin by myself and going to resturants alone. I love taking myself out on REALLY nice dates.  Places that I can dress up and spend a little money. Smile.  So in December, I have been working on The MakeOver Movement.  This is a movement for Women to make themselves over from the inside out.  I see why God had me alone so I could minister to women for real.  It was December 8th when the Movement gave birth.  There where women from all different backgrounds that were seeking and hungry for change and the movement gave it to them.  We had a panel of 4 women with dynamic testimonies that broke barriers that were generational.  It was a true movement from God.  So I will keep you posted

PRESIDENT OBAMA!!! FOUR MORE YEARS!!!

Wow!! We made it!! I have to admit though, that was a close one, at least for a little while.  The beginning of the race looked a little scary.  I was sitting at my wonderful church Friendship West.  We were having a revival the same night called Bishop 5 + 1.  This revival was just the ice cream on the cake, if you ask me.  Well, getting back to it. During the Bishop's sermon, I was really not trying to hear the updates...it was hard.  But low and behold the race seemed a little tight at first but we pulled it through.  So I know its not a good idea to talk about politics and religion, so to end this conversation I will say,  "And That IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT!"

ELECTION TIME!!

Hello my fellow bloggers!! It is election time again and I dont really want to know who you are voting for just as long as you vote. There has been people in our history that has died for the right to vote so please exercise that right and freedom of speech.  I know everyone in the world wants to know but really, I dont!  JUST VOTE!! It is your business and your poragative not to share your vote with anyone.  This world is not going to go crazy if you do or dont.  The leaders who are chosen are still under the main authority who is GOD.  So my prayers is that whoever is elected prays often.  This world is not getting better, its actually getting worse.  So, God please bless not just America but the whole world.  Amen!

ACCEPTANCE.....

Hello Family

Thank you so much for your well wishes on my birthday.  I had such a great time.  It was a beautiful day and I was so peaceful.  I didnt party all night like I would have it I was leaving in "back in the day" mode.  I was just peaceful and grateful for God's grace and mercy.  This post is about a discipline that I pulled for the month of October.  You see every month I try and focus and meditate on a discipline.  I pull from a container with 12 disciplines.  Whatever I pull for the month that is what I focus on.  I read and pray on it.  So the month of October was ACCEPTANCE.  In the begining of the month you never know how its going to unfold.  You just look for it.  In the conversations you have with people.  The attitudes of people around you.  The job, the kids, even me, I have to check me for the signs of the discipline.  This word hit me like a ton of bricks the first couple of days in the month.  I had to learn how to accept people, their attitudes, their way of thinking, etc.  I am still unfolding this one and we are in the middle of the month.  I also have to accept my purpose, my mission, my vision, etc.  So I will keep you posted on anything that really blows me away.  So stay tuned...

ITS MY BIRTHDAY AND I CAN BE GLAD IF I WANT TO!!!

HELLO FAMILY!!!  It's my 41st Birthday Today and I am so blessed and grateful to still be here inspite of what life has thrown at me.  If God let it pass to get to me then he gave me the strength to endure and conquer it.  The people who have followed me all this way, understand the trials and tribulations that I have been through.  Inspite of what comes up in the end I WIN!!!  I wouldnt take back anything that has happened to me.  It caused me to grow in the woman I am today.  So I thank you all for the journey thus far and I pray that you continue to Keep God First!! Selah/Amen

TEST RUN....

Hello Family!! I am thinking about finishing up on a project I started earlier in the year.  I briefly talked about it in a few of the ealier blogs this week.  It was my documentary.  Here is a video from one of the sessions.  I sat down and was asked one question and off I went.  Tell me what you think...

Ok Ladies...Let's Talk About It!!!

Okay ladies...I am going to stretch out on a limb right now and say that we are confused and deranged right now.  We are actually thinking that we are going to get and keep a man just by what we give which is our body. We are thinking that they love us because they continue to have sex with us.  REALLY?? We are going to have to take this thing back a little bit...maybe a lot.  Ladies what happened to waiting?  What really is wrong with telling a man NO.  If he likes you or even if he loves you, he will stick around to get to know you.  If not, let him go.  I plan on having a girls night out but this night is not including club, liquor, or anything like.  This night is going to include educating and getting the word.  This is not church but it will be filled with the inspired word of GOD.  We are going to have to find out where we went wrong and get back on track.  I will be writing on this topic for the up coming weeks. So let me know whatcha think.

Standing Firm and Flat Footed...

I am now in this new time and space in my life where the TRUTH means everything.  Not to say it didnt before but I could except it if you are not trying to hurt my feelings.  Well, now Im like....just tell me the truth whether it cuts like a knife or a dull pare of scissors.  I'd rather hear the truth.  The truth hurts but you can move on faster and heal better.  The better half of my life is approaching and I am going to make the best of it.  I look and feel fabulous.  Not being conceited but confident.  There is a difference you know.  I am moving in God's purpose and plan for my life.  I want to share this joy that I have.  The world didnt give it to me and the world cant take it away. People are now trying to find fulfillment in there jobs, their spouse or significant other, their money and even their children. When the only person that can give you fulfillment is GOD.  This is an easy but hard concept to wrap your brain around.  It sounds to simple but its true.  God is and always will be the great I AM.  He is your food when you are hungry, your joy in times of sorrow, your money when you are broke.  This might be a series that I will start on my blog.  What and who is GOD TO YOU?

Getting Back What I Thought I Lost...

I have been in a state of silence for awhile now.  I have been really concerned about that.  I was thinking to myself, "Have I gave up my dream?" "Have I allowed my dream to be deferred?  Then silently or should I say softly a voice tells me, "NO".  I have not given up. I just needed to regroup.  I needed to get to know me a little better in order to serve someone else.  How can you listen and understand someone else if you are not listening and understanding yourself.  Man, I'm so glad I took the time to answer this question for myself.  Sometimes we just have to take a moment to re-evaluate what we are doing and even who we are.  I love the fact that I can go to the Word of God to confirm and validate myself.  When I am insecure or in doubt..go to the book.  The Word of God is so reassuring and positive.  God will tell you exactly who you are. My job is to just BELIEVE IT!!

Just Catching Up!!

Hello my people!!! Long time no hear from.  On my part for sure.  I havent said anything in almost two months.  My how time flies.  Well, I have quite a bit to catch you up on.  So lets start out by saying, in July around my last post, my middle son came to see me with his girlfriend.  We had a great time.  We went out to eat.  We went to the movies.  We went to the mall.  Man, needless to say, when the weekend was over me and my little one was exhausted.  So after July came August. So nothing really major happend in August but I was so glad that my church was able to have a summer camp for kids that started in June and ended in August.  Awesome isnt even the word for it.  Praise God!!

And The Count Down Begins....

Hello my bloggin friends!! So, the count down begins now.  I am so excited and looking forward to this Sunday.  This Sunday is the Harvest and I am the one to bring God's holy word!! Yahoo!! This message was sent from God and its time that we start standing up for what the word of God says. We are set up to stand out and be counted.  Praise God for his word.  The word will be coming forth out of I Corinthians.  The passage is about Paul telling the Corinthians to follow him as he follows Christ.  We must all follow Christ.  So lets not be weary in doing good.  Stay on track.  Keep pressing to mark of a higher calling.  So as I press, I need you guys to continue to pray.  Be blessed in the Lord.

Easy Does It....

Hello bloggers!! I am coming to you today to announce yet another speaking engagement coming up for me.  I will be preaching at The Harvest for the second time.  This time I feel like I am more spiritually and mentally prepared then the first.  I guess that all goes with time.  Time heals all things including the shakes. :-) I pray that I will be a blessing to all that hear God's word.  I will be coming out of I Corinth. when Paul was telling the people of Israel to follow him as he follows Christ. In this walk we have to be better stewards as well as representatives of God. So I pray that God continues to show me the errors of my ways so I can continue to correct them according to his word. I promise I will come back to tell you all what happened but between that time and this time Pray for Me!!

Can I Follow You???

Hello Friends!! I have been really busy these last couple of months but that doesnt mean I cant drop a few lines to let you know how Im doing. Its really been heavy on my heart about being who God wants me to be.  The last time I wrote on the blog, I was feeling a little isolated.  No friends to talk to about what I was going through.  No family to understand that its not just about them sometimes.  I could be going through something too and sometimes it gets heavy ...even for me.  A lot of times people see you and they think she is strong she will be alright and in reality you need prayer too.  So I am asking you as I continue to walk in the manner in which God has called that I continue to represent HIM well.  I take pride (the good kind) in who I speak for and who I consider my inner circle.  I love them enough to let them know whatever and I hope they love me enough to do the same.  So you guys be safe out there and remember nobody can Love you like God.....Nobody!

Walking Alone....

Sometimes I feel like I'm in this thing all by myself.  Well, in a way I am.  God said that we all have to stand on our own when it comes down to being judged.  God will only ask us the questions that we can only answer. When its time to give an account for every action, every look, every word, and every thought, God and you know the results.  I just want to be in that number.  In that number that is following Christ. I just want to be able to look at My Jesus and he turn and says to me "Well done my Good and Faithful servant, well done." Those are the words I look for and the person who I am listening to, to give them to me.  No one can love me like Jesus.  No one.  I want to be real with him and real with my brothers and sisters.  I may be the only bible, the only word, the only Jesus some people see or hear.  So I want to make sure to the best of my ability that it is coming out truthfully and with love. So Lord give me strength and give me discipline to represent you well.

OMG!! What Just Happened??

I am still full from last month.  I really dont know where to start. Okay, lets start with I didnt add the fact that I spoke at a Mother and Daughter Day Conference in Austin.  That was a tremendous blessing.  The women and their daughter were all ears.  I had to speak on the Seed of Faith.  That is something that I could talk about for days.  The month of April was such a growth month for me.  My spiritual life has hit a new plato.  I was involved in classes again at my church that is helping me with my spiritual disciplines and when I tell you they have came in handy.  I had a friend to get sick and the power of prayer is WOW!! She has made a full recovery but that experience has changed my life forever.  Sometimes you think you are doing okay until God says, "Now its time to grow a little more."  Well, as long as I got the Lord on my side, I can do it.  Continue your prayers for me as I grow steady in the Lord.

Time To Step Up!!

Hello everyone.  It is so great to see that you havent lost faith in me.  I am going to tell you what's been happening in my life these last few weeks.  I was invited to preach at a church called Solomon's Porch for a Pre-Easter Celebration Service called 'We Saw Him First'. It was referring to the two Marys that followed Jesus to the grave or to the tomb.  Only one of the two Marys saw him first.  It was the Mary that had the 7 demons cast out of her.  Her full name was Mary Magdalene.  I spoke on the ladies character and then ended speaking about ours as Christians. Are we willing to follow Christ to the grave?  Will we obey him and love him, like he loved us.  It was a word from God for sure.  The service was a total blessing and I was tremendously blessed.  I have another preaching engagement in May dealing with Love, Sex, and Relationships.  I will keep you posted.  Thanks again for hanging in there with me.  Have a blessed weekend.

Celebrate Good Times...Come On Let's Celebrate!!!

I am so happy you just don't even know.  My first video for my documentary called Face of Faith is complete.  It is being edited as we speak.  OMG!! I cant wait to post it on my site as well as the blog.  It is all coming together for me right now.  Oh yea, I forgot to mention that I just bought my first car.  I know you are wondering, 'she is 40 years old and this is her first car?' Yes, I have always had a car either given to me or when I was married, we got a car for the family together.  But this one is ALL MINE! I bought it, its RED!  I love it.  My first red, small, and sporty car. It a Honda Civic Coupe!  Next for me is a new computer and some odds and ends to make my beautiful place even more cozy.  But for now my beloved followers ...I bid you a due. (in other words) LATER!

OMG!!!

Okay friends, let me first off apologize for not having a post in a long time.  I have been really busy but that is no excuse for not talking to the people who support me everyday by reading my blog.  So I deeply apologize for that.  Let me get started by updating you on what has been happening to me just this month.  February 7th as you know, was the day I attended the radio show hear in Dallas.  The radio station is called Fishbowl and the station is 360Talk.  I was there with three other women and we all talked about Living in the 21st Century being a Christian Woman.  It was such a blessing. We even received a caller on the line and we ended up praying for her and it just went higher from there. When the show was over all the women who attended exchanged numbers and I hope we can connect at a later date.  After that was the speaking engagement at the St. David's Episcopal Church on February 25th. Wow..what a blessing that was.  The ladies at the Women and Daughters Conference was in the house.  They showed up in great spirits and they received me in love.  I was so excited and blessed by the word that God sent forth.  Planting Seeds...oh boy what a great subject.  I spoke on my life experiences and spoke on the scripture Matthew 13:1-13.  I am so excited and ready for where God is taking me.  Lord, I want to please you in everything I do.  Bless your holy name.

Another Day...Another Blessing

Hello fellow bloggers!! I have some great news for February.  I am going to take this blessing and testimony on the road.  A woman called me after reading my facebook page everyday and felt that I would be a great inspiration for one of the conferences she will be hosting in Austin on Feb 25th.  Can you believe it? My first speaking engagement.  God is up to something.  I have prayed that I be an inspiration in the lives of the people who read my page and my blog and OMG!!  When he blesses...he blesses! I also have a guest spot on a radio show here in Dallas on Feb 7th.  She heard about the support group called F.A.C.E.S that I started in 2010.  I changed the name to CureQuest in 2011 for legal purposes. So I get to mention both aspects of me this month, The Blog A Face Of Hope and the support group CureQuest.  It is going to be a very exciting time for me and I am going to share every moment with you.  Stay tuned....God Bless!

Let's Get It Started!!!

Hello Fellow Bloggers!  I have GREAT NEWS!! I am still in Remission from the disease called APL. What is that you ask?  It is a form of Leukemia.  I am clear and free of this disease and have no one to THANK BUT GOD!! He has truly blessed me. I am so grateful.  I want to shout it from the roof tops!! Lord, I SAY YES!! I will start focusing on things that he has purposed for me in my life.  The book will get started in February and the documentary will start in February as well. The website for CureQuest in getting constructed as we speak.  Everything is moving according to God's plan and His plan is always ON TIME! Check me out on facebook under CureQuest and F.A.C.E.S.  These are two pages I started to inform you about blood cancers.  Unique Image is a fan page I started last year for encouragement to anyone feeling like they need a word from the Lord.  Unique Image started out being about image (outside) and turned into your true image (inside) of who and what God made you to be.  I have made up in my mind that I will follow him to my dying day.  I will not go back to the way I use to be.  Praise His Holy Name!!

It's A NEW DAY!!

Happy New Year!!! Happy 2012!! And all that stuff!! Its a new day in the life of The MonaLisa and I'm glad about it.  A lot has transpired since the last time we have talked.  Let me back up and explain. Well, the last time we talked I was telling you that my kids and my family were coming up to see my for Christmas. That sorta happened.  Some of the family came up and my sons weren't with me at all.  My oldest called and told me he was going to come to the states in January, so he would see me then.  My middle son said, "Oh, Kirk isn't going to come down until January, well I will come up then." Then my lil man stayed with his father for Christmas.  Ain't that something? Now, the family coming up to see me turned into my sister, my niece, and my brother. My youngest sister and brother and mother didn't make it.  Needless to say, I could have been disappointed, offended, and down right mad but I chose to have a great time with whoever came and WE DID!!! It was such a blessing and a joy to spend time with any family members.  So now we are in January and I have made a few trips to the doctor that ended up being very interesting.  I had a MRI done on my brain and found out that my hormone levels were low and I might need to see a hormone doctor. So I am scheduled for that and I also made some decisions about NOT getting a hysterectomy.  That was huge for me because I was thinking it would solve some problems but later found out it might cause me some new ones....who wants that? So now here we are. You are caught up.  Just to drop a few more things on you before I go...I plan on doing a documentary, writing a book, and branching out with CureQuest.  I know that's a lot to end on but I promise I will keep you in the loop. God Bless!!

Ready....Set.....Let's Go

Okay, first I want to just say Happy Birthday to my first born.  The one and only Kirk Cash. There is no one like you.  I praise God that he touched my Grandmother's heart to name you.  I praise God that he touched me to be your mother.  You have been and will be a blessing to me as long as I live.  I am so excited about 2012 it is just amazing.  Just to look back on this year and the prior year....he has brought me from a might long way.  I am so grateful that he decided to give me another chance.  I am grateful that he chose me to be an instrument to bring him glory.  I pray that I continue to touch the lives of his people all around the world.  Blessed by the name of the Lord.

We judge ourselves by one of the world’s four standards that don’t matter:


Appearance. How do I look? This mentality says that the more beautiful you are, the more important and more valuable you are.

Affluence. If I own a lot, then I must be worth a lot.

Achievement. Do you base your value on your awards, notoriety, and promotions?

Approval. How many people like me? How popular am I?

The problem with this value system is that it’s not stable. Beauty fades with age; possessions wear out; someone else will surpassed your successes; and not everyone will like you.

Studies show that you tend to base your self-esteem on what you think the most important person in our life thinks about you. So I recommend you make Jesus Christ the most important person in your life because he will always tell you the truth.

Jesus Is THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.

Something That Inspired Me ......Purpose Driven

“As she stood behind Jesus at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.” Luke 7:38 (NIV)

"You don't have to clean up your act before you can worship God. Just worship him and he'll clean up your act. You don't repent and confess in order to earn forgiveness. You change your ways because you've been forgiven."

There are some powerful lessons about worship and about the transformation that happens in the life of a worshiper in Luke 7. The sinful woman in this story exhibited four traits we need to take note of:

1. She worshiped boldly. This woman took a risk coming to the Pharisee’s house. She could have been thrown out or stoned, but she came boldly. She marched right into the house, into the dining room, into Jesus’ presence. Why would she do that? She was looking for forgiveness. She was looking for hope and acceptance. She was looking for some kind of change in her life. She was not there just to pay homage to some holy guy.
2. She worshiped humbly. She wept in Jesus’ presence, wetting his feet with her tears. Then, in her deep sorrow, she got down on her knees, showing her submission to God, and dried his feet with her hair.
3. She worshiped honestly. Many biblical scholars believe the sinful woman must have been a prostitute because she brought an expensive jar of perfume with her. This jar of perfume had significance – it represented her life; it represented her background; it was one of the tools of the trade. When she came to Jesus with that jar and poured it on his feet, it was her confession. She was honestly telling Jesus who she was.
4. She worshiped extravagantly. She showed Jesus extravagant worship by using a jar of perfume that probably cost her an entire year’s wages. And she didn’t just dab on a couple of drops. Luke 7:38 says she poured the perfume on his feet. Why? This was her opportunity to come clean, to meet God, worship him and be transformed. It was her chance to start over.

You don’t have to clean up your act before you can worship God. Worship him and he’ll clean up your act. You don’t repent and confess in order to earn forgiveness. You change your ways because you’ve been forgiven.
Romans 12 says that we offer ourselves to the Lord in worship so that he can transform us. It’s the worship that comes first. That’s what we see in this woman’s life.

It's Almost HERE!!!

Yep, Christmas is almost here and I am so excited.  Not only is it my favorite holiday of the year, it is the best holy day next to Resurrection Sunday.  I love the day he was born and the day he rose!!  My family will be visiting me in Dallas for the first time since I've been here.  I have been living in Dallas for a year now, so that's a long time.  I am too excited.  I am preparing now..putting the decorations up and getting the sleeping arrangements ready....WOW!!  I want to thank you for all your support on this journey and it is always great to express your feeling in some form or fashion.  This blog has really given my that chance to express, share, encourage, and VENT!!...lol  Once again THANK YOU SO MUCH!! BY THE WAY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Hitting The Home Stretch...

Hello Friends, we are in the last month of 2012. Can you believe it? This year I can say by a long shot that it was better than 2010 and even better than 2011. I have grown so much in this year it goes beyond words.  I have grown as a person, as a woman, as a christian, as a mother, and as a friend.  You know we throw that word around so carelessly but when you really take an honest to God look at yourself are you a TRUE FRIEND? We really need to look at that word closely if we want to use it for other people and if we want to use it for ourselves.  So, getting back to the original conversation about this year, I have looked at myself with a magnifying glass and not everything looked good.  The things that didnt it took time to accept it and then get God to make changes.  We cant do it on our own.  I tried and it never worked.  The things that looked good looked really great when the pieces started coming together for my true purspose in life.  God takes us through things....no I should say 'allows' us to go through things to help us grow and mature and thats alrite with me.  It took me a long time to be 'alright' with it but now I see the ultimate goal.....its not about ME its about HIM.  Praise His Holy Name!!

Thanksgiving Day....

Hello my fellow bloggers! Just getting back from a trip to Cameron and a trip to Austin all in one day. We had so much fun on the way home to see my mom, baby sister and baby brother.  We laughed the whole time we were in Camerson and we laughed some more when we were in Austin.  I think if camera crews were to ever sneak in one day on my family, we would win the $100,000 prize hands down.  My family is H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!!! We talked, laughed, and prayed together. We even did some testimony time.  My mom even went down the line telling us how proud she was of us and how she respects us so much in different ways.  She shared with us strengths that she admires about us as an individual then in as a group.  Can you believe it? The woman that made so many sacrafices for us was telling us how she admires us.  It was diffinelty a tear jerker, I tell you.  I just really praise God for a God fearing family that believes in prayer. We know that God will follow through with his promises....we just have to make sure we follow through with ours.  Praise God for FAMILY!!

Change Is GONE COME...

Hello Friends!!! Everything changes in this world but GOD.  God remains the same. Everything changes but GOD! Change....that is a word that some of us are afraid of and some take it head on.  Me...well, I seem to do both.  I am afraid but yet I take it head on.  I seem to be making changes earlier than expected.  You know you seem to always have plans but God has THE PLAN. So, I have learned to say YES LORD in spite of whether I understand it or if I like it or not.  God knows whats best.  He sees the begining and the end while I just see the right now.  Lord, you are so good to me.  I know you know what's best for me.  Thank you for everything inspite of what the outcome. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.  Just decided to drop just a few lines for now but I will talk to you again soon.

Going To The Next Level..

Ok...Hello my fellow bloggers.  I am in amazement right now.  I cant believe that this year is almost over.  I am sitting here thinking, "its the middle of November already?"  Well, the new year is approaching and I dont know about you but I start to think about what have I done to make a difference in this world? What have a done to make a difference in someone's life POSITIVELY? What do I plan to do better for the next year?  You know stuff like that.  Well, I hope I have made a difference in someone's life by writing and creating this blog of HOPE.  If you dont mind, can you comment and let me know? I would love to know how God has blessed you through the trials and tribulations of my life.  I would also love to here how my triumphs has helped you as well.  I am putting this out there because I plan on doing some big things in 2012 to try and help my sisters and brothers with strength and hope.  May God continue to bless you and your families!!

Feeling Free and Starting Over At 40!

I am feeling free and looking good at the rip ole age of 40!!  Hello my fellow bloggers!! Yep, you guessed it, I just recently turned the Big 40!  My birthday was October 16th.  I had a great time in Austin celebrating with some close friends that I hadnt seen in a long while.  I have been in such a blessed state of mind.  Thanking God for another birthday and letting me try this thing over and this time doing it right.  I am in the place where he wants me right now and what makes it even sweeter, he is taking me higher and higher as I go.  God is doing big things and he continues to show his face in my errors and my triumphs.  You know when the song says God is sweeter than any honey comb or when the bible said he sticks closer than any brother, mother, sister, or father.  I could go on and on I tell you.  He has been so good to me...and just cant tell it all.  My children are blessed and I am honored to be their mother.  Thank God for them and their love for HIM!  Praise his HOLY NAME!!

Here We GO AGAIN!!!

Yep..You guessed it. I am in need of prayer.  I am not to proud to beg.  Please pray for me.  The enemy is busy and he is trying to postpone some things that I feel suppose to be happening.  Well, you know what, come to think about it.  It just might not be time to launch it yet.  Yep CureQuest Foundation is once again on hold.  I thought it was full speed ahead on the site and everything.  Then all of the sudden the company that is helping me with it ended up getting a hacker to hack into their system causing some serious turmoil. But nevertheless, I am not going to trip or stress about it.  God is in control of everything including my CureQuest.  So just let me dance instead....Praise HIM!!

Long Time No See....or Hear!

Hello my fellow bloggers.  First, let me apologize for it being a month since I have been talking to you.  Absence makes the heart grow founder...right? Well, lets not delay on catching you up with my life.  I have been attending Friendship West Baptist Church here in Dallas and I love it.  I have been taking these classes for spiritual growth.  The classes you take are from an institute called HTBI (Howard Thurman Bible Institute). You can even get a certificate in Theology or Family studies that counts toward a seminary school.  That means I could become ordained if I wanted to continue.  I am just so excited about the classes because I can see the growth in me.  The things that would have set off bells and whistles, I now sort it out...I have even been able to talk it out.  Now, I'm still a work in progress but I am striving for the mark of a higher calling in Christ Jesus.  Okay and what else....oh yes, I still go to The Harvest and it is growing with leaps and bounds.  We are really benefiting from the classes because it is teaching us to stretch what we know and spread the news with the knowledge that God is giving us. I went to the doctor and he found a bunch of fibroid so many that it has made my uterus enlarged.  He stated that this is when they recommend surgery..you know what that means hysterectomy!!! I was wanting one anyway because of the heavy menstrual cycles so we are planning to have one in November.  I actually have to meet with my oncologist first in October to get the okay. So here we go.....God is able and he is Good anyhow!!

Ride Or Die...Friends For Life

I had some close friends..some dear friends come up and visit and Oh was I blessed.  These are true friends.  Friends you can count on regardless the storm. I can talk to true friends and let them know when you have a problem and when you are weak and can't go on.  I just truly love these people. They are a couple that has been through the ups and downs of marriage and they are not afraid to share so you can be helped.  This couple has shown me that no matter what they love GOD number ONE and that means they can make it.  True..everything is a choice and they chose to stick it out.  What an example for me.  I love the realness of them.  I can just go on and on but I just wanted this post to be dedicated to them.  My Friends to the end.  Love you guys.

I Am Still Trippin

I am still trippin.  I have the opportunity to spread the word of God thru this blog, facebook, and speaking at the Harvest.  What a blessing! I have been blessed with a healed body and a great family. Now I have a great working opportunity to increase the blessing thru CureQuest.  The new name for F.A.C.E.S. I just got the logo done by a close friend of mine and it is AWESOME!  CureQuest will have the same focus but different objectives to get there.  FACES was a support group to help women of color surviving blood cancer well, CureQuest will be a foundation to raise money for the cure of blood cancers such as Leukemia.  I am not only wanting and needing to help women of color, I am wanting and needing to help men, boys, girls, and young adults suffering from these diseases.  I have set out in my mind to be the next foundation to raise billions of dollars to support the cure of cancer.  Pray for the success of CureQuest and my strength in the Lord to accomplish such a task.  Thanks and Amen!

Looking Back....

I was looking through an old journal of mine and found some "Love Letters".  Yep, I was writing love letters to Jesus.  I would sit up in my bed before I went to sleep and write God some love letters.  I read them and was taken back by a few.  I sometimes would write about how happy I was with whatever was going on with me and then some of them was very disturbing.  Disturbing in the fact of me just crying out to the Lord asking him to please forgive the sins that I had committed and that I am really trying to do the right thing but keep falling short.  It just all reminds me of Paul.  His scriptures he wrote about trying to do good but evil is always present.  How he now has no more condemnation. He is free to live in Christ.  Christ has forgiven his sins and will forgive his sins daily.  I think that is so important to know.  I was trying to do it right all by myself and failed.  I cant do anything without Christ.  And even when I fall short, he is there to pick me up and dust me off.  Does that mean that I wont be punished..no, that means that you have a just and loving God so, even during the punishment phase...HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU!!  That is why I think God is so loving and caring it is incredible. Dont ever think you have to do it on your own.  He is there for us even in our worse state.  Dont be like me trying to do it all by yourself.  It leaves you sad and depressed.  Lift your head up and pray to the Man who is the one who can save you....GOD! Be blessed. 

Put Your Dukes UP!!!

Okay people, you think you only have to fight people that dont believe in what you believe? Think again.  You also have to fight people who do believe what you believe.  Now dont get the word fight out of context.  I am simply meaning...you have to get on your knees and pray.  That is our best and only defense.  Let God fight your battles.  He can do it better than you, believe me.  God deals with the heart.  I have read it and heard it but now I know it.  God deals with the heart of man.  "Out of the heart the mouth speaks." So, what are YOU TALKING ABOUT??  If you arent uplifting, you are tearing down.  If you arent talking about good things, you are talking about bad things.  Its that simple.  I am choosing this day and believe me, it is a day to day process but I am choosing to watch and listen to what I say.  Words are powerful. God built this earth on a word.  He made man with just his word.  There is power in your words.  So if you aint talkn bout nothing...dont talk to me.  Be blessed and not stressed.

Did You Miss ME?!?

Hello my fellow bloggers.  Boy it has been awhile.  I apologize for the delay.  I have no computer at home now it has been raided by viruses.  I had an HP for years.  Now, I think its time to just get a MAC. But nether here nor there....I am here on a computer so lets get started.  The last time I talked with you I was going to speak at the HARVEST.  It was a TRUE BLESSING! But of course you know, I new level...a new devil.  I have been under attack spiritually but the but the storm is over now.  I am blessed to come out of it with my joy.  The enemy thought that he could attack my character.  Yes, he was trying to accuse me of things that where outside of who I am.  Then, he tried to get me tempted with things thought would under any other circumstance...make me lose it.  But, good news is, its over.  I have just a few things to share now with you.  You can not believe the lie of the enemy.  You have to know who you are in Christ.  You have to know who GOD says you are.  Once you got that down, there is nothing anyone can say or do to change it.  God says that I am the apple of his eye.  I am more than an conqueror.  I am beautiful and wonderfully made.  I am his child.  Case closed.....point blank.

Nothing But The Blood...

Hello my good people.  Well folks tomorrow is the day of my first sermon.  I am so excited to share God's word to his people.  I am knowing now what my place is..where I stand...who I "REALLY"am in Christ.  A lot of times we think we know who we are until God shows us the real us in the mirror.  We are filthy rags without the blood of Jesus.  I am perfect in HIM.  I am beautiful and wonderfully made in him.  You might not like the way I talk.  You might not like the way I walk.  You might not like the way I look but in Christ I am made in God's image.  How awesome is THAT? I just want to give him all of me.  I want him to use me up.  I want him to use me just where I am and take me higher.  I love the fact that he takes us higher.  I am no body without him but I am everything with him.  Praise His Holy Name!

IT'S SO FUNNY...

..when God takes you through things that you ask for.  I know that doesn't make sense to you right now, but let me explain.  I pray for things like help me to do this or that and then before I know it, I am smack dab in the middle of exactly for what I prayed for.  Last month my focus was OBEDIENCE and I'm telling you....if everything came at me last month that could have caused me to go the other way.  You see, I prayed to be more obedient and God allowed me to be in circumstances that would make me be humble and obey his will and his word.  WOW!! So, this month I choose to focus on JOY and here we go.  It is only the 6th of the month and so far I have experienced things that could definitely steal ALL MY JOY if I allowed it.  But this is what I know. By the end of the month, I always end up stronger in that discipline that I choose to focus on.  Yep, you guessed it...so by tomorrow I will be looking for JOY in everything...even when it causes me pain.  I CHOOSE JOY this MONTH.  Praise God on HIGH!!  See I'M SMILING ALREADY!