The Earth and Her Child

All year long I waited,

Month by month I counted.

Hoping and wishing praying to God,

To bring a better year to everyone.

Coming up with names that would fit you,

Asking my self what to name you.

Hope? Love? Faith? Or Joy?

You are many but you are one,

There is no one name I can give you.

All I know deep in my heart,
You are different and very special.

Bringing good news to everyone,

Sitting inside me like an unborn child,

Kicking, turning, waiting and hoping;

Counting the days sleeping and waiting,

Growing better, growing bigger,

the big day is coming it is getting closer.

Sweet New Year I cannot wait,  

Yes I admit I am impatient.

To see your face, to see your eyes,

To say welcome my new child,

To hold you and caress you with my warm hands;

To kneel on my knees and thank my God.

The world is waiting,

The world is hoping;

The world named you 2013.

Some want love, some want hope,

Some want God, some want change,

But you are everything to everyone.

Go on my child, go on and be born,

Bring good news to everyone.

"This is what the Lord Says-Your redeemer, who formed you in the Womb: I am the Lord, who has made all things, Who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself..." Isaiah 44:24 May the Lord be a head of you, on your side, behind you, through your heart and Soul this Coming New Year and forever...Amen. Happy New Year!

Image Credit: www.bereketdecor.blogspot.com 

Nothing is Impossible to God

“With God Nothing will be impossible ” Said the Angel to Mary the virgin who was about to conceive a child by the power of the Holly Spirit. Yes it is true nothing is impossible to God. The Christmas season, more than any other season is a reminder of the fact that God is capable of anything. When the Angel said “Nothing is Impossible to God” he meant “nothing”.  He didn’t say except solving your problems, except healing your sickness, except opening the closed door you have been waiting for to open...we can go on and on. But, why do we doubt? Why do we think our problem is so special and God can’t fix it?

If a Virgin Can conceive a child and still stay a virgin by the power of God, If God Can send his only son to come as a human to earth, If the king of king’s could make himself so low and be born in a Manger because he loved us, If God can send the star to lead the Shepherds, so they can go see the new born king. If Mary’s Cousin Elizabeth could conceive a child by the power of God in her old age after every one thought it was impossible for her to have a child…If God can do all of these and more, why do we doubt when it comes to our own problems?

Let’s not doubt my brothers and sisters…Instead let’s remember Christmas the birth of our lord is also the birth of hope, It is the birth of Joy, the birth of salvation, the birth of peace and yes of course the birth of “Love” Which is the greatest of all, and no one ever showed greater love more than Christ himself.

This Christmas season let's make it a point to renew our faith in God who makes the impossible possible. Let's also bring the good news of Love, peace, hope and Joy to everyone we come in contact with,  for there is no better present ever given than those. And when we receive those presents, may our song of praise be as beautiful as Mary when she received the good news.  

                                                             

                                                              The Song of Mary

My soul magnifies the Lord,

And my Spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

For he has regarded the lowly state of his maidservant;

For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.

For he who is mighty have done great things for me,

And holy is his name.

And his mercy is on those who fear him.

From generation to generation he has shown strength with his arm:

He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things.

And the rich he has sent away empty.

He has helped his servant Israel,

In remembrance of his mercy,

And he spoke to our fathers

To Abraham and his seeds forever”

Luke 1: 47-54

Season of Hope

Season hope season of love,

Christmas the birth of our lord.

He had come to mend the broken hearted,

Let us celebrate and be glad in it.

He had come to preach the good tidings to the poor,

To set liberty to those who are bound.

He had come to remove the problem called sin,

And to show us what love really means.

Season of hope, the plan of our lord,

This child is born in Bethlehem;

He had come to proclaim liberty to the captive,

This  is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation;

In his death he will purchase our redemption.

Joyful people the good tiding has sent his only son,

Not to condemn, but to set us free from our sin.

Let’s invite the poor to our heart,

Let‘s bring good news to everyone we meet;

Let’s tell them what this season is all about.

The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ,

The greatest gift of all we can receive.

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, the everlasting Father, the prince of peace." Issaiah 9:6

Visible Love through Shopping: Part 8

You better watch out, you better  be good,  Santa clause is coming to town…

With most companies December 19^th is the last day to do online orders, which means we really only have a week and half left to support all this fabulous companies who are in the business of changing lives. Here are today's picks...

Indigenous is one of my personal favorite shop that carries fashion forward, elegant, handmade, organic, fair-trade men and women clothing. Indigenous is committed to providing premium fair trade and organic clothing with a mission to elevate artisans in the poorest regions of South America to world renowned status in handicraft textile market while preserving rich cultural Heritage.

www.indigenous.com

Lemelem: Supermodel/ Actress  Liya Kebede who is also  Good will Ambassador for maternal, Newborn and child health,  discovered that traditional weavers in her native country of Ethiopia were losing their jobs due to decline in local demand for their good and wanted to do something about it. Recognizing the beauty, quality and historic Significance of their work, Liya started Lemlem as a way to inspire economic independence in her native country and to preserve the art of weaving.

www.lemelem.com

At Roozt every purchase makes a difference. All featured brands on this sight are fashion forward companies that are making a positive impact in their community, environment with their employees and with humanity as a whole. Also for every member who join Roozt site (It is free) Roozt will provide a meal to an American in need. One person one meal.

www.roozt.com

And all of us have had that veil removed so that we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the lord. And as the spirit of the Lord works with in us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more. 2 Coronthians 3:18

The 5 steps of prayer

I am to enter your gate in thanks giving,

This makes me so happy there is no more grieving.

Either I am happy or I feel blue and sad,

Specifically thanking you one by one;

For what you have done for me makes some so glad.

I thank you for what you have done throughout the day,

For my health, love, and peace; friends and family.

I thank you for the peace in my mind and body,

Even the little things you give me day by day.

I also praise you lord, for what you are every day,

For your undying love, glory and mercy;

For creating the world, and creating the sea,

For not lacking any thing because you are holly.

After thanks giving I confess all my sins,

Because of your mercy  you gave me salvation.

When I confess my sin I know I am wrong,

I become so clean, sin can hold me no more.

 I bow down and ask for what I need every day,

Though you know what I want, you like to hear me say.

I ask for my daily bread, and everything else I dreamed,

Expecting the best to give me what I need.

I pray for others even my enemies,

Once I pray for them they no longer will be.

I pray for the poor and I pray for the rich ,

My family and neighbors and my closest friends;

 Every one in my mind that needs a prayer,

I give you one by one to god my savior.

I spent some time reading the bible,

To hear you speak to me so it is not one way done.

I meditate and think and try to understand,

Your wonderful wisdom my soul needs so bad.

Starting every prayer with thankfulness makes our prayer life so much more enjoyable. Not only God is delighted when we open our prayer with thanksgiving,  it will also  make it easier for us to see our blessings and we become so much more appreciative of what we have. Daily prayer is as important to our soul as food is to our body. The best way to encurage our selves  to pray daily and make our prayer time more effective is to have an organized prayer. I found the 5 steps of prayer listed below very helpful. Which is why I wanted to share them with you.

1.       Thanking God for what he has done for us and who he is

2.       Confessing our sins

3.       Asking for our needs

4.       Praying for others

5.       Meditating on his word

Wsley L. Duewel said it best when he wrote about the importance of prayer "Time waiting on God in prayer is never lost. From your prespective there may be much waiting and apparent delay. From God's prespective your waiting in extended prayer is an investment."  so lets pray and encourage others to do so as well.

" Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, belive that you have recived it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your father in heaven my forgive you your sins." Mark 11:24-15

Visible Love through Shopping: Part 7

Only 3 more weeks left  for online Christmas shopping...let’s avoid the stress of shopping at the mall, while helping others who are in need by buying from this companies who are changing lives. Even if we can commit to doing as little as 25% of our shopping's from this websites, we can say we made a difference. Pleases feel free  to go back and revisit "visible love through shopping Part 1 to 6"  so you can have a wider selection.

One Mango Tree is a company that is owned by people who believe that economic empowerment provides the foundation for sustainable peace and development.  They go beyond fair trade to create jobs and improve quality of life in some of the most challenging environment in the world. They specifically look for people who lost their job due to factory closing and also women who are in displacement camps, former combatants and victims. The collections at one Mango tree includes, women clothing, handbags, scarves and hats.

http://www.onemangotree.com

Novica  is one of the largest e-commerce website that allows artisans around the world to sell unique, high-quality goods directly to consumers. These goods include home furnishings, apparel, jewelry, ceramics, art, and more...items that would often never make it to international markets at the prices Novica pays to artisans (and offers to consumers). Novica provides detailed information and stories about each artisan, which helps to cut out middle-men and establishes direct global connections that support entrepreneurs and small businesses in Indonesia, the Andes, Mexico, Brazil, Central America, India, Thailand, and West Africa

http://www.novica.com

Sole hope is  a children shoe company that is changing lives by providing close toe shoes to children in need in Africa and by  teaching the trades of shoe making   to homeless, recovering addicts, and non profits in the US and Africa. You can also adopt a child as little as $10 a month through this website.To those of us who cares about the enviroment; sole hope shoes are earth friendly and made from recycled material.  

http://solehope.com

"For if you give, you will get! Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use to give — large or small — will be used to measure what is given back to you." Luke 6:38