And it Begins: Suicide!!!! You will be missed.

And it Begins: Suicide!!!! You will be missed.:   Psalms 3:13 Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Revive me, or else I will die! ******   I know an odd title for an inspirational b...

And it Begins: Excuse me could you repeat that aka You know I'm b...

And it Begins: Excuse me could you repeat that aka You know I'm b...: Excuse me could you repeat that! (Subtitled) You know I’m black right?! Proverbs 22:6 T...

And it Begins: Did you ever know that you're my hero...? Hey Buc...

And it Begins: Did you ever know that you're my hero...? Hey Buc...: Did you ever know that you’re my hero…?   (subtitled – Hey Buck I’m talking bout you) John 1:5   The light shines in the darkness, and ...

And it Begins: Psst...Has anyone seen my cell phone? (subtitled-N...

And it Begins: Psst...Has anyone seen my cell phone? (subtitled-N...: Psst..Has anyone seen my cell phone? (subtitled – No I’m not having a senior moment!) Psalm 19 :2 1 The heavens declare the...

And it Begins: He said he was sorry ... Let's Move on!!

And it Begins: He said he was sorry ... Let's Move on!!: He said he was sorry…Let’s move on!!  (F rom the mouth of the 75 year old 5 year old)   Colossians 3:12-14 ESV Put on then, as God'...

He said he was sorry ... Let's Move on!!

He said he was sorry…Let’s move on!!  (From the mouth of the 75 year old 5 year old) 

Colossians 3:12-14 ESV Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

 

I am so very in love and it is amazing thing because it is fresh and new ever changing and ever growing.  I met my love in December.  Although finger sucking was never something I would consider attractive.  I looked at my beautiful perfect 10 toe having finger sucking daughter and my heart melted.  Three days later after she melted my heart, she put my nerves on edge.  Actually she didn’t but the system did.  I was in awe that the hospital was letting me leave with this bundle of joy.  They didn’t ask about my mothering skills, nobody required finger prints or references.  Sure I had just given birth to her, but clearly there was going to be a lot more to this party then that. 

My love affair and her finger sucking continues.  Now the kid talks walks whistles (which she is ever so proud of by the way) and she is my comic relief.  I expect and look forward to getting calls from her teachers in the future talking about my class clown. 

The weird thing is this child who is the perfect image of her father and I is also quite wise.  I’ve heard people say that each generation gets smarter and weaker (I don’t know about the weak part (although I could clean a chicken and scale fish by the time I was six-I’m just saying – and these jokers can’t make a grill cheese sandwich), but she spits out wisdom on a regular basis.  One time we were at dinner with a friend and I stepped away and came back.  My friend was almost in tears because my then four year old daughter had told her “You just have to believe in yourself.” I said “Oh” and said she’s right about that and kept on eating. 

Well one of her funny wise moments began innocently enough.  She was in the bath tub and she was complaining about her leg.  I asked what happened and she explained that one of the kids at her daycare had knocked her down and she hurt her knee.  WHAT WHAT Growled me!  wHO PUSHED YOU DOWN – WHY DIDN’T THE TEACHER TELL ME AND THIS DON’T MAKE NO SINCE (I was in straight momma black bear attack mode)

My oh so WISE EVER SO FUNNY CHIILD. 
CALMLY LOOKED AT ME AND SAID – MOM IT’S OK HE SAID HE WAS SORRY LETS MOVE ON!

What are you kidding me did my child just tell me to calm down, and did she just use the soothing voice that I use on her.  Although I have never told her to “let’s move on.” ( got to give her dap for that.)

I didn’t laugh – heck I was too shocked to laugh.  I said fine then what can I do for you.  She said she just needed an American Band-Aid (I’ve taught her that the ones that don’t have any characters on it are great because they are American Band-aides).  So I gave Miss. Thing her Band-Aid and let her put it on herself and I left the room.

Her wisdom in let’s move on has been applied to many aspects of my life now.  It’s the perfect innocent wise forgiveness of a kid.  They play they fight they love they forgive and they play again.

Psst...Has anyone seen my cell phone? (subtitled-NO I'm not having a senior moment)

Psst..Has anyone seen my cell phone?

(subtitled – No I’m not having a senior moment!)

Psalm 19^:21 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
² Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.

 

Seriously has anyone seen my keys, my cell phone, my eye glasses, my house phone (oh yeah that’s in my purse!

At the age of 12 my life plan was simple.  Get married at around 20, become a  model and a lawyer and a writer (I got one sort of right!).  Have six kids five boys and one girl.  The girl would be the youngest.  Have a penthouse in New York City and a second home in the country (I was diverse even back then.)  This memory cracks me up, because I clearly remember sitting down with my friend Tiffany and telling her my plans. 

I can’t remember what her plans were but, if I had to bet one was to be a nurse, which I am quite proud to say (As well as those she serves) came through. 

But in the blink of an eye 29 years passed by.  The years that I thought moved so slow in retrospect now seem to be moving at the speed of sand through an hour glass (Day’s of our lives was on to something in that verse).  My life clearly wasn’t as hectic as a soap opera but I’ve had my share of roller coaster rides.  And in this speeding waterfall of sand, I’ve noticed that my mind has begun to move faster than my hands instead of their normal unified front!

What you talking 'bout Willis?! (I hope somebody reading this got that) Well let me give you a fine example of my lightning mind and my slow hands.  It was the end of the work day I was happy because I was exhausted.  I logged off like they tell you to do.  I looked at my cell phone, mentally noted oh we can’t forget that grabbed my purse and hopped on the elevator (I know Onesha I’m supposed to be taking the stairs.)  Because God loves fools and He knows gas is high, a simple thought  popped in my head as I sat in the parking lot “Text Tiffany.”(Yes I’m also proud to say the same Tiffany from so many years ago and I are still great friends)  I reached around before I pulled from my space dug in my deep purse and no phone.  That’s odd I clearly remember looking at the phone saying that I can’t forget that grabbing my purse and leaving.  Well back inside I went.  Back on the elevator (hey if I’m not going to walk down the steps – I’m sure enough not walking up the steps)  Back to my desk and there it was where I had last looked  right where I had told myself not to forget it, my cell phone. 

If you’ve read my blog before I’m sure you can recall the whole leaving the key in the ignition battery draining incident. (If not here yah go! http://hun-nee.blogspot.com/2013/03/whats-up-you-alright-pronounced-aaw-ite.html)

As I ease and dance and cry and creak and dye and  praise towards my birthday, I look back on how time speeds by in big moments and in small ones and that I’ve been moving so fast through it that not only am I losing my keys racing in the house to cook dinner or leaving my glasses in odd places, because I’m racing towards my contacts, so that I can race to get ready, or losing the notes to remind me of what to do.  Nope it’s not a senior moment, it’s a reminder to breathe deep, think and then act.

Here’s your cliché for the day – Stop and smell the roses.

Here’s the Senetra-ism, because the roses will grow, they will bloom, and they will die and you will have missed out on a beautiful thing all because you didn’t slow down.  So Senetra (I talk and write to myself, don’t judge me)slow down breathe deep, unify your mind with your actions.  Remember although it might not seem like it there were only 24 hours in a day when you were 12 too! 

P.S. LOL I never did remember what I was going to text Tiffany (Now that's a senior moment)