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With holidays, come the unveiling of holiday family traditions that I admire in  my friends who come from such families but am also left feeling a little envious. Those traditions range from ...everyone travelling from wherever they are to grandpa's lake house, or everyone wearing a onesie (i know it sounds silly) and etc 'Presently, after all the mind work I've done over the years to crush my spirit of comparison, the only thing that holidays leave me longing for, is a spouse and a family of my own. Until that happens, I have spent the last couple of years creating holiday traditions with my friends instead of waiting for my "future" family to start them. Disconnecting from social media especially during the holidays helps me to deal with those feelings when people are sharing and revealing their gifts be it an engagement ring, a new car, or a pregnancy announcement. I've learnt to celebrate others, especially those who have hit life milestones ...

Since returning from this mission trip , I have tried several times to write a blog post about my experiences. Each attempt has been met with failure because WORDS are not enough to describe what this experience DID TO ME......Continues to do to me even now as I type this. WORDS cannot describe my appreciation to Kim, her staff and their ministry in San Pedro, Sula WORDS cannot describe my appreciation to my YNG family, and how I firmly believe everyone who went on this trip with me was a divine orchestration by God so that we could all lean, take, and receive from one another. I went to serve and pour out whatever I had in me into every encounter I had in Honduras and yet some how I left refueled , inspired and energized to continue running my life race. So here is 1% of the story of how my life got changed in Honduras and how that experience is one of the many reasons I will be embarking on a new experience in 2020. This ICON night.....remi...

I remember a season in my life when I was making a 180 degree shift.  What that transition required of me, was getting rid of many relationships that could not support me on this new journey.  The aftermath of my choice to change my lifestyle meant I lost many friends. Some walked away because they could not relate to the "new me". Others, I released because we were shifting in opposite directions and could no longer serve each other. I remember praying for a new community of godly friends.  Friends who will not only show up physically & emotionally but will also pray for me in the privacy of their homes.  God answered my prayers and blessed me with an amazing group of young men and women of faith at my current church. In the past, I was always worried that I could not be a devote christian and still be myself. That I had to get rid of many of the quirks & hobbies that made me, me in order to follow Christ...

    This is such a small but powerful book, you should be able to read it in a day. I love this book because it is a not so gentle reminder to us Christian believers, of all the many dimensions of our faith.     If you call yourself a Christian and you believe in the words of the bible, then you have to believe  EVERYTHING that the bible says about our Authority over this fallen world that we live in.     This book was a recommended read for our team before we headed out to Honduras. I went to Honduras on a mission trip over the summer. I have yet to post about it because every time I try to, words fail me. I am not able to put into words everything that I experienced on that trip.   The believer's authority reminds us that there is a spiritual dimension here on earth. As we walk through the challenges in life and take physical actions against them, let us not forget the power of prayers and our authority ...