This past weekend was not only the fourth of July Weekend but it was also my son's 7th birthday. I went to visit my cousin in Jacksonville, NC. People who know me know that I do not like spending money. Spending money is not needed for you, your child, or your family to have a good time. Here is my VLOG on what I did for my son's birthday and for my 4th of July weekend.
Showing posts with label Parenting. Show all posts
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Monday, July 6, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Dating Tips For The Single Mother
I had the wonderful chance to do a guest post for 411Momma on Youtube in which I talked about my five best dating tips for the single mom. Check it out below.
Monday, April 6, 2015
How to have fun with you kids
I could not have asked God for a better son. Who need a man when you have this much fun with you kid. Parenting does not have to be a burden.
I can show you better than what I can tell you . Check out me and my little one.
I can show you better than what I can tell you . Check out me and my little one.
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Send Them Into The Desert.
I contemplated writing this blog. The reason being is because my son’s father once read a blog in which he was included and sought to put disrespectful comments in the blog comment section. Which I promptly deleted. I will be the first to admit that I made mistakes as a person. Who hasn’t? I used to be a wild child which I openly admitted.
When people find out about the history of me and my son’s father, they think
“ How did you end up involved with someone like that?”
Well because I was like how he is. But the point is that one should never stay in foolishness. I was in my early twenties doing things that early twenty years old do. But then I woke up and decided not to stay crazy. Unfortunately for my son’s father, we are not in the same place and he is 38.
I can recall the exact moment when God told me to let God of my son’s father. It was when he was in prison, maybe around year three. I was watching a Tyler Perry Medea play. At the end of the play during that time Medea would give advice or whatever came to her spirit. And during that play, I knew this message was for me.
Tyler Perry spoke about not hanging on to men who do not know how to love you, your child, or know how to be a man. He went on to say, how can God bring you someone new if you are hanging on to the past of someone old? If a man does not deserve your attention, deserve to be in your life, and your children’s lives, then why are you allowing them to be there?
Good question. I was watching this play with family. As I watched it, I remember trying not to cry in front of them. I was so tired of the situation with my son’s father. It was so much to deal with. It wore me out. But letting go is never that easy. The next time I went to church I went to the alter (which I never do by the way) to get prayer. I did not tell them what was wrong or what I was going through as a single mother. As they prayed for me, they prayed the right thing. I recalled tears coming down my eyes as they prayed (which I never cry in front of others). That’s is how tired I was of the whole situation. Of him. And after that prayer I felt free.
This was a key moment in the midst of all the drama that was going on with my son’s father that I decided to let go. And I felt at peace. Fast forward until now, after he did three more years. I really wanted him to change. I wanted him to be different and I wanted him to be the man and father that my son deserved. At first, for about a few weeks, it went okay. But as time went by he turned back to the same old him. He has moved on to another girlfriend, which is the same pattern he did while he was locked up. He has not called or seen his son in about two months. And even after reminding him for months and offering to give him a school schedule, he forgot my son’s school Christmas play last week. Oh, but he did not forget to make a Facebook video saying how he was going to do better as a father and post it to his page. Really, how? He never even called my son to apologize.
But, I do not even think my son mind. How could he mind or care about someone who regularly is not there. My son’s father not being there for him, was normal at this point. He was more disappointed that my cousin could not make it ( who is three hours away and got off late from work) and did not even asked about his father. And his father is only 30 minutes away. Sad isn’t it.
I was talking to a friend of mind who is a fellow counselor, and she told me just to let him be, pretend he is still locked up. I had the same inclination as well, but I felt guilty. I did not want to be the one to keep my son away from his father. But I also did not want to be the one to be disrespected by him and have my son be disregarded by him either.
Years ago, after watching that Tyler Perry play, I said a prayer. I prayed that God would bring a man into me and my son’s life that would accept my son as his own. That would be the father that I wanted my son to have. When my son’s father got out, I was hopeful, but God shows us amazing things.
I know now it had to be this way. I think if I would have never given my son’s father a chance I would have always wondered what if, what if, am I robbing my son of a relationship with his real father? But I know now that I am not. And I know that it is okay for us to walk away.
As I prayed further on this matter God brought this to mind.
You know when Abraham had a son Ishmael from his servant. Abraham was a good father, but then one day God told Abraham to send Ishmael and his mother away, into the desert no less! How insensitive this sounds to send a women and child into the wilderness. Even though God assured them they would be okay, it was still kinda of crazy.
But God knew that the servant was causing problems with Sarah, Abraham’s wife. Even though Sarah gave Abraham permission to have the child, the presence of the child and his mother was just too much. It would have been too much negativity and more than likely ruined God’s plan.
The point I am trying to make is that sometimes we have to let people go. Even though it may seem insensitive, it may seem like were are being cruel or the bad guy, we just have to close the door on some people so that another door can be open.
The ending of the Abraham’s story as you know is that he and Sarah had Issac. Which was the promised child.
My point is, how can me and my son get on with our lives with an Ishmael out there that will cause continual conflict? How can I expect my prayers to be answered and another door opened for a good father for my child, when I am hanging on to a not so good one. One who thinks that he deserves a cookie for doing what he is suppose to do. He literally left in the comment section of my blog that a two days after getting out of prison he was there to see my son. Well that should be expected seeing as how you were in prison for 6 years, a true father would seek to see their children first.
I do not want my son to see a man disrespecting me as his mother, I do not want him to see a man jumping around from woman to woman, I do not want my son think that his father’s behavior his normal. I do not want my son to learn anything from him.
I have learned to forgive. But forgiving from a distance is key (see my blog here). How many times should I allow for my son or me to be disappointed by his father? How many times is enough before I listen to God saying, “this is enough. I have something better for you in mind!”
It took for me to see and understand all of these things about his father before I was ready to shut the door for all eternity, never to be reopened again. And not feel bad about it. Every time I try, he always shows me why I shut that door in the first place. I used to feel guilty and felt that God would not approve. But I do not think so. I did nothing wrong. I am a good mother. I have been more than accommodating for my son’s father to be a father. But there comes a time when you just have to send that person out into the desert. It does not mean that I wish him harm. It just means that they cannot be in the way because God is trying to make space for something better.
Some people may not agree with what I am saying. But they have not been through what I have been through. Tried what I tried.
I ask each and every one of you to determine who is keeping you from your future. Who is that person that you keep opening the door to when in fact it needs to be shut, locked, and never be reopened again? Who is God trying to tell you to get rid of?
If you are confused about who, you can see it through their actions. If you know for a fact that you have tried and tried with this person, but they are still causing you pain. This means God is saying
““Let go. Forgive and let that person do what they want to do. You cannot make anyone do anything. I have something better in store for you. And the only way that you can move toward it, is to let go of old baggage. Because that baggage is hurting you. Send them out into the wilderness. Let them go!!”
You could be holding yourself up from what you really desire, by hanging on to the past.
When people find out about the history of me and my son’s father, they think
“ How did you end up involved with someone like that?”
Well because I was like how he is. But the point is that one should never stay in foolishness. I was in my early twenties doing things that early twenty years old do. But then I woke up and decided not to stay crazy. Unfortunately for my son’s father, we are not in the same place and he is 38.
I can recall the exact moment when God told me to let God of my son’s father. It was when he was in prison, maybe around year three. I was watching a Tyler Perry Medea play. At the end of the play during that time Medea would give advice or whatever came to her spirit. And during that play, I knew this message was for me.
Tyler Perry spoke about not hanging on to men who do not know how to love you, your child, or know how to be a man. He went on to say, how can God bring you someone new if you are hanging on to the past of someone old? If a man does not deserve your attention, deserve to be in your life, and your children’s lives, then why are you allowing them to be there?
Good question. I was watching this play with family. As I watched it, I remember trying not to cry in front of them. I was so tired of the situation with my son’s father. It was so much to deal with. It wore me out. But letting go is never that easy. The next time I went to church I went to the alter (which I never do by the way) to get prayer. I did not tell them what was wrong or what I was going through as a single mother. As they prayed for me, they prayed the right thing. I recalled tears coming down my eyes as they prayed (which I never cry in front of others). That’s is how tired I was of the whole situation. Of him. And after that prayer I felt free.
But, I do not even think my son mind. How could he mind or care about someone who regularly is not there. My son’s father not being there for him, was normal at this point. He was more disappointed that my cousin could not make it ( who is three hours away and got off late from work) and did not even asked about his father. And his father is only 30 minutes away. Sad isn’t it.
I was talking to a friend of mind who is a fellow counselor, and she told me just to let him be, pretend he is still locked up. I had the same inclination as well, but I felt guilty. I did not want to be the one to keep my son away from his father. But I also did not want to be the one to be disrespected by him and have my son be disregarded by him either.
Years ago, after watching that Tyler Perry play, I said a prayer. I prayed that God would bring a man into me and my son’s life that would accept my son as his own. That would be the father that I wanted my son to have. When my son’s father got out, I was hopeful, but God shows us amazing things.
I know now it had to be this way. I think if I would have never given my son’s father a chance I would have always wondered what if, what if, am I robbing my son of a relationship with his real father? But I know now that I am not. And I know that it is okay for us to walk away.
As I prayed further on this matter God brought this to mind.
But God knew that the servant was causing problems with Sarah, Abraham’s wife. Even though Sarah gave Abraham permission to have the child, the presence of the child and his mother was just too much. It would have been too much negativity and more than likely ruined God’s plan.
The point I am trying to make is that sometimes we have to let people go. Even though it may seem insensitive, it may seem like were are being cruel or the bad guy, we just have to close the door on some people so that another door can be open.
The ending of the Abraham’s story as you know is that he and Sarah had Issac. Which was the promised child.
My point is, how can me and my son get on with our lives with an Ishmael out there that will cause continual conflict? How can I expect my prayers to be answered and another door opened for a good father for my child, when I am hanging on to a not so good one. One who thinks that he deserves a cookie for doing what he is suppose to do. He literally left in the comment section of my blog that a two days after getting out of prison he was there to see my son. Well that should be expected seeing as how you were in prison for 6 years, a true father would seek to see their children first.
I do not want my son to see a man disrespecting me as his mother, I do not want him to see a man jumping around from woman to woman, I do not want my son think that his father’s behavior his normal. I do not want my son to learn anything from him.
I have learned to forgive. But forgiving from a distance is key (see my blog here). How many times should I allow for my son or me to be disappointed by his father? How many times is enough before I listen to God saying, “this is enough. I have something better for you in mind!”
Some people may not agree with what I am saying. But they have not been through what I have been through. Tried what I tried.
I ask each and every one of you to determine who is keeping you from your future. Who is that person that you keep opening the door to when in fact it needs to be shut, locked, and never be reopened again? Who is God trying to tell you to get rid of?
If you are confused about who, you can see it through their actions. If you know for a fact that you have tried and tried with this person, but they are still causing you pain. This means God is saying
You could be holding yourself up from what you really desire, by hanging on to the past.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Why Are You Hanging On To People God is Trying To Tear You Away From?
As I was having a conversation with God today about my son’s father that I have wished for the past six years would get it together and be the father that my son deserves, God revealed something to me that I thought was profound and something that I wanted to share. Just to give you a little background on this situation, he pops in and out of our lives. There are times when things are going good between us and there are even more times when they are going bad.I have learned that sometimes the reason why God puts us in certain situations is because He wants to show us who we can depend on versus who we cannot. I have openly admitted that I do not trust people at all (see my blog here). But the bigger picture is not being distrustful of people, but learning who to trust versus who not to trust. As Christians we should always forgive, but forgiveness does not equal allowing them to come back into your personal space and it does not mean that you have to put yourself in a position to allow them to hurt you again and again (see my blog here on this).
Sometimes it is just best to let go and leave that person to live their dysfunctional life without you being included in it. What God showed me, is that when things are good, he wants to be in my world. But when I am depending on them to do something and he does not follow through, and that is really his true colors.
When we are put in situations in which we have to depend on someone and they let us down, it is important for us to always remember the person that they have shown us they really are. This is important because when our situations changes and we do not need to depend on them anymore, we need to remember what they did, who they are, and that they were not there for us when we really needed it the most. We need to remember this so that we do not get suckered into going back.Sometimes we are put in bad situations not to hurt us but so that we can see who is really for us and who is not.
Can anyone relate to what I am saying?
Have you been in a relationships or even a friendship for that matter in which they have let you down time and time again. But you keep giving them a chance, hoping that things will change?
We have all heard the saying, “Why do you try to hold on to people that God is trying to tear away from your life?”
Therefore I ask you to pay attention to the people that God is trying to tear out of your life. Do not be resentful that they left, but be glad. Be glad that you see their true colors now. And be glad that God is making the situation so bad between you that there is no way you will ever want to have them back in your life.
This especially rings true for me and my son’s father. Not that I want him and I to be together. But I did want him to be a better man and a better father to our son. However, time and time again he has shown me that this is not possible. Therefore I have a choice to make. I can keep allowing him back into me and my son’s life, allowing him to be a bad example to my son, and show my son everything that a man should NOT be. Or I can choose to completely raise my son on my own, like I have been doing, and know that one day when the time is right God will bring a man into me and my son’s life that my son would be proud to call his father.
I am not saying that single mothers should keep their children away from their fathers. But in some cases, when the dad actively chooses not to be a father and having them in the child’s life will cause more harm than good, then you really have no choice. And I learned that this is okay.
It is not about holding grudges. A grudge is when you hate someone. It is about not allowing to that person to make your life a living hell. Just to give you an example of what I am talking about. My son’s father is only ordered to pay $65 a month in child support ( I know right!). This has been into place for the past 6 years. He has yet to pay one red cent (which is a penny) in child support. That is crazy right!
This month, my son has been in need of many things for his Christmas play and other things needed for school. Even though $65 is not much, it will cover the additional things that he needs. His father has promised that he will pay the child support for this month. But it has not happened. I contacted him telling him about the expenses that his son needs, and he does not even have the respect to call me back or pay the money.
Behind this story, God trying to tell me something. God put these extra expenses on my plate so that I can see his true colors. Although I will get everything done on my own like I always do. God was trying to show me that this man was not a man that needs to be in me or my son’s life. And in all honestly, he does not want to be.
I am sure, a few months down the line when I am in a better financial position, his father will try to pop up and pretend that everything is all good. And from there, I have a decision to make. I will choose to remember the time that he did not answer the phone, call us back, or follow up on what he was suppose to do. I will remember the look on my son’s face wondering why in the world his father was letting him down yet again, for the thousandth time. And I will tell his father to go kick rocks. And I know for a fact that my son is starting to see the same thing. Not because I am telling my son to hate his father, but because my son see’s my struggle to provide for him and his dad’s lack of effort to do anything. My son’s sees a parent that is being a parent, and a parent that is anything but.I do not have to verbalize this with my son, he sees it with his own eyes. I do not condone parenting bashing or anything, but allowing a child to see the person for who they are. In this situation, I have to let go. God showed me that. He asked me why am I trying to keep this person that will only wreak havoc in our lives. When I know for a fact that having him here will only cause me and my son pain. As my son’s father so nicely put it when asked him for the $65. We have been managing on our own this long, why do I need anything from him now? And he is right.
No matter how you have tried to help them, pray for them, or wanted things to work out with you and them. You just have to let go and walk into a better future without them. It may hurt, but you also have to realize that it is the best thing that you can do. God has a great future planned for you and He can’t give it to you with dysfunctional people around you messing it up. Think about it.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day.
I think that some people have their sanity meter and I think mine has just reached it tipping point.
You know the Bible verse that says:
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13
Well I am starting to think that this does not apply to me. I would like to put out a disclaimer and let you know that my tolerance level for stress is pretty good. Me being overwhelmed is my baseline, but lately either God is putting me through some test that I am failing miserably or I am about to loose my mind.
Let me take you through my day.
Morning: My son is getting ready to go to school. Or so I thought. I called out to him several times, and got no answer. By the time I went into his room, I saw that he was no where near ready and had gotten back in his bed, AFTER I had waken him up. This may not sound like a big deal, but for a single mother like myself who is on a tight schedule where the most minor things can throw you off, this was the first thing that set me off.
Midday: I will not even get into my workday, because it is always the same. Me working my butt off never making enough money. Overqualified and underpaid, and in this economy companies can get away with it, enough said. Since it is at the beginning of the month I need to pay bills and I need to grocery shopping, but with my underpaid-ness, this only add to the frustration. But this is not even the what causes me stress, this aspect of my life is a constant that I have somehow learn to deal with.
Evening: I was ready to put my stressful day behind me until I got home and saw it getting worse. I checked my email only to see that my professor gave me a zero on an assignment because I did it incorrectly and I am doing terrible in my other class. Never have I gotten a F on an assignment. I beg her to resubmit and begin to retype the work. This one top of the work that I already have to do. And I still have another class that I am doing horrible in. And while I am typing my computer screen kept going in and out for whatever reason, only adding to me being agitated.
Oh yes, there is a silver lining. My son, that I have to care for when I get home. My little one that I love oh so much, but boy, was he pushing his luck today. I decided to try to call his father so my son could talk to him, but he was out and about doing God knows what, and he told me he would call us back ( I am still waiting for that call by the way). So oh well for that plan to have another adult around to assist me in parenting.
As I began to do my homework I asked my son to start his, as he does every night. My son wondered around the living room aimlessly for a while, before I asked him what he was doing. He told me he was looking for a pencil sharpener. I find the sharpener for him and 30 minutes later my son is still wondering around looking lost in the sauce singing to himself. When I ask him what he is doing he told me he was looking for a pencil.
This is where my sanity goes out the window. Lord help this child PLEASE! This may seem minor, but when your whole day is falling part just one little thing will cause you to snap. I could not understand
My point is have you ever had one of those days, weeks, months, years?
Have you ever wondered what in the world God was doing and why in the world He was ignoring your anguish? Have you ever been in a position where your entire world rested on your shoulders and whatever is going wrong in your household it was up to you to fix it.
There is no backup plan, no husband, no other person to help you parent, and you are about to see your brain go out the window never to be seen or heard from again. I do not even know how I am typing this because my mental state is gone.
But, then I remember the verse:
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13
I would love to say that I read this verse and felt like everything was all good. I have defiantly had more than I can bear for the past few years, and I do not think that I can take:
It is all so frustrating. So why does God do this? Why does He put more on us then we think we can bare, even though He tell us that He is not going to?
Since we know that God is not a liar, then I know this Bible verse is true. So the fact that I feel that I cannot take it anymore must be some lie from the devil or something, because I can.
The Bible teaches us:
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12
Have you ever wondered what this means. It means that every single day there is a battle in our mind. The evils of this world are coming against it trying to make us mad, trying to make us angry, trying to make us mad at God, mad at ourselves, and trying to overwhelms us.
I have come to learn that the devil is so cunning, because he was here way before man kind. He knows what makes us tick, he knows what makes us mad, and he knows how to make us feel like we have had enough.
When I revisit my day, yeah it appeared as if it sucked, but there were some good things too. The devil has a way to make those good things seem so small and emphasize the bad things. So let me count my blessings first:
Things went smoothly at work. I work in the mental health field and no one tried to kill me, shoot me, or curse me out today.
Even though I am doing bad in my classes. These are the last classes that I have to take. I have been maintaining a 3.0 or above from all of my graduate career. I have went from my Masters right into my PhD and I am literally getting tired. Even though I have to do all the work all over, at least once this class is over I go into the dissertation phase, which is the end. And that is a good thing.
If you did not know, I write for Putting On The New, I received an email that the last post I wrote (seen here) was highly popular on the site, when it was first posted, and that is a good thing.
I received two calls for an interview for a job. Even though one of them is over an hour a way, and I will not take it, that is still a good thing.
There were several bad things that went on today. There are stressful things that go on everyday. But I see it as the devil just trying to get in my way. If he was not messing with me, then I must not be doing anything right. The only reason why the devil comes at you is because he wants to render you helpless. He wants to make you think that you are losing control. He wants to make you think that he is in control.
I once heard the devil compared to a lion with no teeth or claws. He may look scary, he may even roar, but he has no power to hurt you. I think when you have those days where you seem like you are going to go absolutely crazy, realize that it is just an attack. Understand that you are bigger than the one that is coming against you
Relax, look up, pray, be thankful. Be thankful to God, and start a new day. If the devil is not after you, then you are not doing something right. So bring it on.
You know the Bible verse that says:
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13
Well I am starting to think that this does not apply to me. I would like to put out a disclaimer and let you know that my tolerance level for stress is pretty good. Me being overwhelmed is my baseline, but lately either God is putting me through some test that I am failing miserably or I am about to loose my mind.Let me take you through my day.
Morning: My son is getting ready to go to school. Or so I thought. I called out to him several times, and got no answer. By the time I went into his room, I saw that he was no where near ready and had gotten back in his bed, AFTER I had waken him up. This may not sound like a big deal, but for a single mother like myself who is on a tight schedule where the most minor things can throw you off, this was the first thing that set me off.
Midday: I will not even get into my workday, because it is always the same. Me working my butt off never making enough money. Overqualified and underpaid, and in this economy companies can get away with it, enough said. Since it is at the beginning of the month I need to pay bills and I need to grocery shopping, but with my underpaid-ness, this only add to the frustration. But this is not even the what causes me stress, this aspect of my life is a constant that I have somehow learn to deal with.
Oh yes, there is a silver lining. My son, that I have to care for when I get home. My little one that I love oh so much, but boy, was he pushing his luck today. I decided to try to call his father so my son could talk to him, but he was out and about doing God knows what, and he told me he would call us back ( I am still waiting for that call by the way). So oh well for that plan to have another adult around to assist me in parenting.
As I began to do my homework I asked my son to start his, as he does every night. My son wondered around the living room aimlessly for a while, before I asked him what he was doing. He told me he was looking for a pencil sharpener. I find the sharpener for him and 30 minutes later my son is still wondering around looking lost in the sauce singing to himself. When I ask him what he is doing he told me he was looking for a pencil.
This is where my sanity goes out the window. Lord help this child PLEASE! This may seem minor, but when your whole day is falling part just one little thing will cause you to snap. I could not understand
A. Why my son had been looking for a pencil sharpener when he did not even have a pencil. What was he going to sharpen?
B. Why he did he not know where his pencil was when he has homework every day. And everyday he comes home and pretends like he cannot find a pencil.
My point is have you ever had one of those days, weeks, months, years?
Have you ever wondered what in the world God was doing and why in the world He was ignoring your anguish? Have you ever been in a position where your entire world rested on your shoulders and whatever is going wrong in your household it was up to you to fix it.
But, then I remember the verse:
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13
I would love to say that I read this verse and felt like everything was all good. I have defiantly had more than I can bear for the past few years, and I do not think that I can take:
- Another thing going wrong.
- Another person making me mad.
- Another person asking me to do something that I have no time to do.
- Another failed co-parenting effort with my son’s father.
It is all so frustrating. So why does God do this? Why does He put more on us then we think we can bare, even though He tell us that He is not going to?
Since we know that God is not a liar, then I know this Bible verse is true. So the fact that I feel that I cannot take it anymore must be some lie from the devil or something, because I can.
The Bible teaches us:
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12
Have you ever wondered what this means. It means that every single day there is a battle in our mind. The evils of this world are coming against it trying to make us mad, trying to make us angry, trying to make us mad at God, mad at ourselves, and trying to overwhelms us.
When I revisit my day, yeah it appeared as if it sucked, but there were some good things too. The devil has a way to make those good things seem so small and emphasize the bad things. So let me count my blessings first:
Things went smoothly at work. I work in the mental health field and no one tried to kill me, shoot me, or curse me out today.
Even though I am doing bad in my classes. These are the last classes that I have to take. I have been maintaining a 3.0 or above from all of my graduate career. I have went from my Masters right into my PhD and I am literally getting tired. Even though I have to do all the work all over, at least once this class is over I go into the dissertation phase, which is the end. And that is a good thing.
If you did not know, I write for Putting On The New, I received an email that the last post I wrote (seen here) was highly popular on the site, when it was first posted, and that is a good thing.
I received two calls for an interview for a job. Even though one of them is over an hour a way, and I will not take it, that is still a good thing.
I once heard the devil compared to a lion with no teeth or claws. He may look scary, he may even roar, but he has no power to hurt you. I think when you have those days where you seem like you are going to go absolutely crazy, realize that it is just an attack. Understand that you are bigger than the one that is coming against you
Relax, look up, pray, be thankful. Be thankful to God, and start a new day. If the devil is not after you, then you are not doing something right. So bring it on.
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