tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54853903358170809732023-11-16T01:58:25.302-05:00Cynthia's PageThis is a day in the life of...MECynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-77663159484624958282013-10-19T21:26:00.001-04:002013-10-19T21:26:43.864-04:00Haven’t blogged in awhile<p>I haven’t blogged in awhile but I am still around. Listen…this has been a horrible year. For me at least. I had two people I care about to die within a month of each other, people have lost jobs, been homeless, hungry, seen loved ones go to jail, not be able to pay bills and the list just goes on and on. I want  you to know despite all of this…God is still God and Jesus is still saving souls. What does that mean? It means there is still hope, there is still a chance and there is still a bit of time. I encourage you to love more, take a hard look at yourself and make changes where you can and pray about the rest. I will be back to write more in a bit.</p> Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-930400408805817832012-11-07T02:00:00.000-05:002012-11-07T02:00:09.890-05:00President Barack Obama
I am so proud of you. This is clearly your destiny. You have triumphed over the same kinds of things we face daily, including racism, old dead policies and politics. Struggle to live out a vision to help your fellow man even as some would tell you not to. You have a wonderful heart and I am so proud.
I am Cynthia and I approve this message.
To America
OMG America, through our vote, we demonstrate a determination to move forward beyond the old ideologies and fears to stand as a people of all colors and creeds, for common good for all people. New pursuits, new freedoms, new dreams, new hopes!! Thank you America for a strong stand.
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Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-83862733634101475412012-10-02T20:25:00.002-04:002012-10-02T20:27:27.159-04:00Hi All
I haven't posted in some time now, but I have been super busy. I just started my own business and I am excited about it. Here is the link to the website:
<a href="http://fleamarketdiva.webs.com/"> http://fleamarketdiva.webs.com/</a>
I will be keeping you posted on how this is going, and I ask you to go see the site and give me feedback. Thanks.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-26385353282297059502012-02-11T20:29:00.002-05:002012-02-11T20:38:29.953-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rq0S2i0dQ9c/TzcWI9XgZ3I/AAAAAAAACrc/iPHOdN9oATo/s1600/Whitney-Houston.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rq0S2i0dQ9c/TzcWI9XgZ3I/AAAAAAAACrc/iPHOdN9oATo/s320/Whitney-Houston.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708055395883313010" /></a><br /><br /><br />Another one bites the dust...and I mean that with love and adoration...true love and adoration. She will always be dynamic to me. She was close to my age and I have always admired her and had tons of empathy for her. She got lost in drugs...true enough...but let thee without sin cast the first stone. She just got lost along the way and lost in the public eye. Its a shame and in that regard I feel sorry.<br /><br />RIP Whitney...your voice will surely live on.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-32891496614633548452011-05-02T00:33:00.002-04:002011-05-02T00:42:51.654-04:00Osama Bin Laden<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RW2IblCJ0Ic/Tb42EG-L2fI/AAAAAAAABto/QxHwC45KZ5o/s1600/alg_bin-laden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RW2IblCJ0Ic/Tb42EG-L2fI/AAAAAAAABto/QxHwC45KZ5o/s320/alg_bin-laden.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601974430714288626" /></a><br />This entry is not to glorify this man in any way shape, form, or fashion. It is a thought and perhaps a message. While the nation celebrates I can't help but to wonder what reprecussions his death will have. The USA does have other enemies outside of Bin Laden and what are those other enemies thinking? Take China for example. Will this be a sign to them that the USA is such a world power that they may face its wrath if they disagree with the USA? If the US oppose another nation, does that mean we will attack and kill? I personally don't celebrate death. I think that is for God to choose life and death. I am not sad for him but I am not overjoyed either. With so many signs and signs and signs of the "end times" so prevalent these days, I think we should put the party hats away and focus on what it all means in the grand scheme of things.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-78392488793066915992011-03-23T11:16:00.002-04:002011-03-23T11:21:38.788-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vpJKMNFiUaY/TYoP-QsUKZI/AAAAAAAABso/2MkWfFjzctg/s1600/elizabeth-taylor-hospitalized-2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vpJKMNFiUaY/TYoP-QsUKZI/AAAAAAAABso/2MkWfFjzctg/s320/elizabeth-taylor-hospitalized-2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587295850013665682" /></a><br />Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor has died at age 79 of congestive heart failure.<br /><br />Her son released this statement on his mothers passing:<br /><br /><blockquote>"My Mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humor, and love. Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so close and so dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world. Her remarkable body of work in film, her ongoing success as a businesswoman, and her brave and relentless advocacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS, all make us all incredibly proud of what she accomplished. We know, quite simply, that the world is a better place for Mom having lived in it. Her legacy will never fade, her spirit will always be with us, and her love will live forever in our hearts."</blockquote><br /><br />RIP ElizabethCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-68740333251786835892011-01-09T11:15:00.002-05:002011-01-09T11:22:54.206-05:00You will notice I didn't make the first New Year's resolution and there is a reason why. No one seems to be able to keep them past a week especially me so why make 'em. I am just so thankful to see another year and excited to find out what happens in it. I am sitting here nursing an ulcer (at least that is my suspect) and it don't feel good at all, in fact it hurts like hell!!! The last bout with this lasted for months, I lost 20lbs. and was finally throwing up everyday all day! I could use the weight loss but the rest can go. My son told me the other day to lay my hands on my stomach and repeat "by His stripes I am healed" and I did and I like that. Yes, by His stripes I am indeed healed. Still today I ache. So I am taking it easy. For those of you who happen upon my blog (not by error) pray for a speedy recovery and I mean PRAY! I do appreciate it alot. I am back to work tomorrow and the forecast is sleet, snow and Ice. Wow! I really do need the days and this is my long week ( 6 straight days) but if the weather is too bad then well...too bad! I got a blog thought too pertaining to my job but that is for another day. I love you all and remember to give God the Glory!Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-11917239156411752202011-01-04T17:30:00.002-05:002011-01-04T17:51:19.545-05:00ALL Have SinnedWe Have All Fallen Short...lets read scripture!<br /><blockquote>For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;</blockquote><br /><blockquote>For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God. </blockquote><br /><br />Don't that say a mouth full..this is two interpretations of Romans 3:23. It is the first time I saw the second version but it speaks loud and clear to me.<br /><br />I was reading about a few "tv" preachers who have recently fallen from grace (at least fallen in man's eye) and the naysayers have had a field day speaking on it. I found very little from the christian community, perhaps we are afraid of what we are thinking and feeling. So I thought I would blog it on my own blog spot and give a voice to a layman's point of view.<br /><br />The Word of God is true and is infallible. That is the bottom line weather you believe or not. Non-belief has not changed the Word of God yet and it will not. Neither does changing its interpretation. So we know it is true that we all have failed and fallen short of His glory. We know because we know our own secrets and failings and most of the time we are glad that no one else knows but God and yourself. Amen? Amen. So then when we see someone fail, why are we so quick to condemn and sent a soul off to hell when God Himself didn't do that to us?<br /><br />I am not going to address any one rumor or event on any preacher nor person because it is not necessary, we all can see the news and certainly we hear rumors. So we won't go there. Nevertheless when we sin, God is faithful to forgive us. He can restore us to Himself. There is no sin that is beyond His reach except blasphemy. I am not an advocate of sin but we have got to stop condemning and begin healing, praying and lifting a brother or sister up in prayer. If the rumors are true and a man or woman of God has sinned or (as my grandmother would say "got above they raisings) then we are to reach out to that one in love. Yes show them where they have erred (they know already) and help to lead them back to Christ.<br /><br />I offer my brothers and sisters understanding and I am not here to judge. I pray that the blood of Jesus Christ will wash, renew and give redemption where its applied. I pray that He raises your voices again for the world to hear. I pray your faith and love for Jesus is always intact and in operation. Jesus loves you, me and all of us. Thank you Jesus for grace, mercy and love.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-19649777835169024172010-12-25T01:58:00.002-05:002010-12-25T02:16:35.631-05:00Christmas 2010<br /><br />It is Easter rather than Christmas that captures the true essence of Jesus, His life, His purpose and the reality of His birth, death and resurrection. While we do not know the exact date of His birth, it is during Christmas that we celebrate His birth. His birth represents new beginnings to me, a new hope and promise and the dawning of a new day. Sometimes it seems all these things are delayed or worst...impossible, but His very birth demonstrates a Almighty God who always keeps His Word, who is mindful of you and I and always, always defies the odds.<br /><br />From Jesus we witness what it means to suffer, to have faith and hope during persecution and to rise again. We learn that our beginning on earth may not have come about in ideal conditions but the plan God has for us far exceeds our beginnings. We learn to pray, to stand, to weep, and yes, even to get angry. We recognize it is ok to turn away from the crowd and look to the Father. We learn to understand parables and to meditate on them day and night.<br /><br />We learn to love Him, not for what He can give us but for what He has already given us. We celebrate Him. Today, everyday I celebrate Him for all these things and more. I encourage every believer to reflect on these things and let it have meaning for you in a personal way through a relationship with Jesus Christ.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-74348607821296239612010-08-16T04:23:00.003-04:002010-08-16T04:39:45.923-04:00<blockquote>Lyrics to A Move Of God Is On The Way :<br />[Verse 1:]<br />I feel a breakthrough coming your way,<br />it's a mighty move of God,<br />it's gonna change your day.<br />With signs and wonders, miracles to perform,<br />God is gonna bless you for just holding on.<br /><br />[Chorus 1:]<br />Just hold on, a change is coming,<br />feel it in the air,<br />it's in the atmosphere.<br /><br />Just hold on, a change is coming,<br />a move of God is on the way.<br /><br />[Verse 1]<br /><br />[Chorus 1]<br /><br />[Verse 2:]<br />You've been expecting a change in your life,<br />looking for your midnight to turn to sunshine.<br />It's gonna happen, you wait and see,<br />all things are possible to them that believe.<br /><br />[Chorus 1]<br /><br />[Chorus 2:]<br />Just hold on, a change is coming,<br />feel it in the air,<br />it's in the atmosphere.<br /><br />Just hold on, a change is coming...<br /><br />[Vamp:]<br />A move of God is on the way. </blockquote><br /><br />THATS RIGHT, I FEEL A MIGHTY MOVE OF GOD COMING OUR WAY. THE DEVIL HAS BEEN SO BUSY AND HE HAS REASONS TO BE BUSY, BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN THE FUTURE OF THE SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH GOD AND HE IS AFRAID AND SCARED AND HE WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO MAKE US SCARED AND AFRAID ALSO. BUT THE DEVIL IS A LIAR...AMEN? AMEN. GOD IS NOT A MAN THAT HE SHOULD LIE OR THE SON OF MAN THAT HE HAS TO REPENT. IF HE SAID IT HE MEANT AND HE IS GOING TO DO IT AND NOTHING, NOTHING, (NOT EVEN YOU) IS GOING TO CHANGE HIS MIND. BELIEVE ME, GOD KNOWS YOU AND HE IS AWARE OF ALL YOUR FAULTS AND ERRORS, HE ALREADY CONSIDERED ALL THE "MESS" WHEN HE SPOKE. HE SPOKE DESPITE OUR "MESS" AND SO EVEN WE CAN DERAIL HIS PLANS. THE ONLY THING THE DEVIL CAN DO IS CREATE DOUBT AND FRUSTRATIONS SO THAT YOU WILL DOUBT AND DISBELIEVE GOD AND THUS HINDER OR DELAY YOUR BREAKTHROUGH...WELL EVEN IF YOU DO...GOD IS LONG SUFFERING, NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH BUT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE!! AMEN? AMEN. THAT IS REASON TO REJOICE TODAY AND GIVE GOD SOME GLORY!!<br />I'VE BEEN GUILTY LATELY OF PITY PARTIES. QUESTIONING GOD, FEELING FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY. I HAVE DEFINITELY MISSED THE MARK!! BUT MY HEART IS FULL OF JOY BECAUSE GOD KNOWS ME AND HE KNEW OF THOSE MOMENTS OF DOUBT, THAT WHY HE SHOWED ME THOMAS. THOMAS WAS IN DOUBT. HE WANTED TO SEE FOR HIMSELF AND FEEL THE WOUNDS OF CHRIST IN ORDER TO BELIEVE. MANY PASTORS ARE HARD ON THOMAS AND USE HIM AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW NOT TO BE, BUT I SEE THOMAS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. THOMAS NO DOUBT WAS IN PAIN, HIS LORD AND SAVIOR SLAINED, HIS GOOD FRIENDS REJOICING AND HAPPY AT CHRIST APPEARING, BUT HE WAS ABSENT AND NOT THERE...WHATS WRONG WITH ME? YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ASKED THAT QUESTION DEEP DOWN INSIDE BEFORE! SO OF COURSE HE FELT DOUBTFUL. BUT THE BEAUTY OF THIS STORY IS THAT JESUS CAME BACK SO THOMAS COULD INDEED SEE HIM AND TOUCH HIM. HALLELUJAH!!! SAY WHAT YOU PLEASE ABOUT THOMAS, JESUS LOVED HIM AND IF THAT WAS WHAT THOMAS NEEDED THEN JESUS CAME TO HIM (NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH). AMEN? AMEN.<br />SO I AM STRENGTHENED AND ENCOURAGED THIS MORNING THAT GOD WILL NOT LEAVE ME OR FORSAKE ME BUT WILL COME SEE ABOUT ME EVEN WHEN I DOUBT. AND YES (NAYSAYERS) WE ARE TO MATURE TO A POINT WHERE WE DON'T DOUBT BUT BELIEVE AND HAVE FAITH AND HOPE EVEN WHEN WE CAN'T SEE. I GIVE GOD PRAISE, I GIVE GLORY TO MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST TODAY FOR ALL HIS WONDER. I HOPE THIS WORD ENCOURAGES YOU TOO. NO DOUBT IF GOD HAS LEAD YOU TO READ THIS THEN HE HAS A BLESSING WITH YOUR NAME ON IT COMING YOUR WAY. I RECEIVE IT AND BELIEVE IT TO BE SO.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-41226611930351236692010-08-12T02:05:00.000-04:002010-08-12T02:05:15.873-04:00Testimony Judge Mablean Ephriam Divorce Court<object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/whpP3pkvfwc/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/whpP3pkvfwc?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/whpP3pkvfwc?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-49651417458175752512010-08-12T01:59:00.000-04:002010-08-12T01:59:50.703-04:00Kurt Carr Singers - I Almost Let Go<object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/sTQmgp1JppU/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sTQmgp1JppU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sTQmgp1JppU?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />Thank you Jesus for this encouraging song this morning!!Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-89298086090702580602010-08-12T01:26:00.004-04:002010-08-12T01:46:00.325-04:00<blockquote>"Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's."</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote><br />Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary<br /><br />6:11-20 The hope here meant, is a sure looking for good things promised, through those promises, with love, desire, and valuing of them. Hope has its degrees, as faith also. The promise of blessedness God has made to believers, is from God's eternal purpose, settled between the eternal Father, Son, and Spirit. These promises of God may safely be depended upon; for here we have two things which cannot change, the counsel and the oath of God, in which it is not possible for God to lie; it would be contrary to his nature as well as to his will. And as He cannot lie; the destruction of the unbeliever, and the salvation of the believer, are alike certain. Here observe, those to whom God has given full security of happiness, have a title to the promises by inheritance. The consolations of God are strong enough to support his people under their heaviest trials. Here is a refuge for all sinners who flee to the mercy of God, through the redemption of Christ, according to the covenant of grace, laying aside all other confidences. We are in this world as a ship at sea, tossed up and down, and in danger of being cast away. We need an anchor to keep us sure and steady. Gospel hope is our anchor in the storms of this world. It is sure and stedfast, or it could not keep us so. The free grace of God, the merits and mediation of Christ, and the powerful influences of his Spirit, are the grounds of this hope, and so it is a stedfast hope. Christ is the object and ground of the believer's hope. Let us therefore set our affections on things above, and wait patiently for his appearance, when we shall certainly appear with him in glory.</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"> I don't know about you but I have endured some tough storms here lately and I am not talking about a light rain shower either. I am talking about downpour, thunderstorm, tides, waves, tornadoes and hurricanes and even a few earthquakes. Yes it has been an onslaught. BUT don't jump too high and commence celebrations just yet oh enemies of mines. Did you forget the God who sits up high and looks down low? Did you forget He is my FATHER? Or do you assume to know different? If so then reevaluate yourself before casting your eyes my way in judgment. Through the storms I have sought God's Word, submitted to His chastisements, and evaluated it all and the one thing that remains steady is " A WORD AND A PROMISE " and that Word and Promise is sure for God cannot lie. So before you celebrate, or attempt to write an obituary about me, it would be wise to look to the hills from which cometh my help. I pass this Word on to you, to encourage those who need encouragement, and to warn those who would take pleasure in harming another. God is not pleased with such actions and although you may think you have gotten away, you really haven't. He's giving you time to try to repent and correct yourself, after all He is long suffering. However in His due season all will come to bear, things will come to the light and judgment will be set and enacted. I have prayed for my enemies and those who seek to do evil because I fear the wrath of God so much so that I have prayed for mercy. At the same time I have cried out for help and God has again given me A WORD AND A PROMISE. To God be all glory.</span>Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-47762595261684327002010-08-05T00:16:00.002-04:002010-08-05T00:16:29.538-04:00<object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OmwKx8Xc1Uo&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OmwKx8Xc1Uo&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-9140518245938928562010-08-05T00:05:00.002-04:002010-08-05T00:06:47.371-04:00It's been quite awhile since I blogged anything and I really don't have much to blog tonight, but this song was in my heart and thought I would share it. The words are beautiful and if we are willing to admit our many faults, the words will also ring true and touch our hearts!!<br /><br /><br />Confession is good for the soul they say<br />Well now it's my turn<br />I'm willing to share all I've learned someday<br />But somedays not willing to learn<br /><br />I don't always like to be told<br />What's right from wrong<br />I'm selfish sometimes when I don't want to be<br />How can you stand me?<br />Oh Lord, why do you hold on?<br /><br />Chorus:<br />I'm always talking about the way you blessed me, oh yeah<br />I'm always singing about how good you are<br />But I don't always tell<br />That it's despite of myself<br />You know I haven't been good<br />Somedays I don't do what I should<br />Yet your mercy somehow endures.<br /><br />There's no other love that compares to yours<br />It's hard to understand.<br />How you never repay me what I deserve<br />I think you that you're not like man<br />(Not like man)<br />See sometimes I desire to give hurt for hurt<br />Yet I know that's not like you<br />Yet this old flesh of mine tries to win everytime<br />I'm grateful your word is true<br />You faithfully see me through<br /><br />Chorus<br /><br />Your mercy (Is good and it's kind)<br />Your mercy (Is brand new everyday)<br />Your mercy (Is ever lasting)Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-81492676657436769042010-01-20T23:14:00.004-05:002010-01-20T23:28:53.054-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FTXnO4b4ejo/S1fVrroly6I/AAAAAAAABkY/Om7U_YmYIjA/s1600-h/HAITI-GIRL_1558332c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FTXnO4b4ejo/S1fVrroly6I/AAAAAAAABkY/Om7U_YmYIjA/s320/HAITI-GIRL_1558332c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429042822242487202" /></a><br /><blockquote>Four days after Haiti's massive earthquake, efforts are under way to bury the dead as thousands of bodies crumpled in the streets of Port-au-Prince lay exposed to the sun or draped in sheets and cardboard.<br /><br />Throughout the city, people covered their noses from the stench and some resorted to face masks. CNN correspondents in Haiti reported efforts to remove the bodies, including the creation of a mass grave. It's still unclear how many people have been killed in Tuesday's earthquake; the prime minister suggested there could be several hundreds of thousands.<br /><br />CNN's Anderson Cooper, reporting Friday from a mass grave on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, described seeing hundreds of bodies mixed with garbage in open pits. Some bodies were bulldozed into the half-filled pits.<br /><br />"These people will vanish," Cooper said in a phone report. "No one will know what happened to them. That's one of the many horrors.<br /><br />"There's no system in place here. Literally these people here are being collected off the streets, dumped into a dump truck, then brought out here and dumped in the pits," he said.<br /><br />The fear of disease is frequently the reason for rapidly burying bodies in mass graves. But contrary to popular belief, bodies do not cause epidemics after natural disasters, experts said.<br /><br />"The reality is that most of the disease that live in us -- once our body is dead they can't survive very long," said Oliver Morgan, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</blockquote><br /><br />How can your heart not break at the news coming out of Haiti. We (in the USA) are in the habit of dismissing events such as this if it does not affect us personally. Then we fill the news with every slight we happen to experience or be involved in. I wish I could take these people in at least some of them. Running a homeless shelter, I witness far too much whining from women who feel an "entitlement" and feel "life is unfair" well try walking one day in these people shoes. I won't even get into race!! That is a whole other story. This blog is not to beg for money. There are some really great missionaries, churches, organizations and even cell phone companies and Facebook that is providing ways of giving and it is working. This blog is to ask us to stop for one moment and really take a look at these events and and evaluate what it means in our personal lives. What do I mean by that? Well, rather than criticize these people think how you would act if it were you. If your mother was trapped or rescued but you had no food to give her would you steal? Would you become super diligent to what little food you had? I would and you may call me uncivilized or ghetto or whatever and I wouldn't care. How would you react if your loved ones were buried in a mass grave with garbage? Call me what you may but my grief and dis spare would cause me to be uncivil, in an uproar. What if you were watching your own child starve to death? Would you attempt to break down barriers to get to food? I hope your honest answer is a resounding yes!! So lets consider the magnitute of the situation rather than sit comfortable and criticize!Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-2322276833363003232009-11-16T18:08:00.003-05:002009-11-16T18:18:02.809-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpl0uvxv7oFRX3sftfSzuj35hsYhgiSKceVAYz3udlpCiAclGwb6WEFcMfApzxkUGwr6RNLmZ3N_fCOEZXAM8mJp1vYexHa9_oA_LFvsfgb_xJW3LaAer5HjOrK1Cg10uVtwjS0WaFcw/s1600/Shanya.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpl0uvxv7oFRX3sftfSzuj35hsYhgiSKceVAYz3udlpCiAclGwb6WEFcMfApzxkUGwr6RNLmZ3N_fCOEZXAM8mJp1vYexHa9_oA_LFvsfgb_xJW3LaAer5HjOrK1Cg10uVtwjS0WaFcw/s320/Shanya.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404842944961120226" /></a><br /><blockquote>Fayetteville police spokesperson Theresa Chance said the body of a child was located about 100 feet off the road. She said Shaniya Davis' family would be called on to make a positive identification, but detectives were waiting for the FBI and State Bureau of Investigation to finish work at the crime scene. The discovery wrapped up a search conducted by some 250 law enforcement officers and volunteers who used dogs, horses, and a helicopter to scour the woods after police got information about where to find the body.</blockquote> <br /><br />This may be one of the few times I really want to curse!! I ask forgiveness if this blog gets a bit ugly, but I feel in my soul someone need to GO IMMEDIATELY TO HELL for this. I just don't understand how or why someone would give their child over for sex with grown a$$, rusty men. I don't understand why these same grown a$$ sorry men would desire sex with a child of 5. FORGET THE TRIALS, FORGET ALL THE MONEY TO TRY TO DEFEND THESE CREATURES, FORGET WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN JAIL; SOMEONE JUST GET SOME ROPE AND SEND THEIR A$$ES STRAIGHT TO HELL.<br /><br />I cried when I heard she was found dead. I had prayed she would be alive. Maybe the bums had left her with someone. Maybe someone else had harbored her, but she was alive. My heart broke, it is still breaking for this little one. ARGHHHHH.<br /><br />RIP little one. I know you are in heaven with the Father and no one can harm you anymore. You are in a better place than we are right now. I pray to meet you one day. I wish I had known you, could have been there to somehow protect you. Alot of people looked for you and even more cried and prayed for you. The world really missed out on an angel.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-29378205499240509642009-10-25T19:26:00.002-04:002009-10-25T19:38:25.684-04:00Addicted to Facebook!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKA5BTLr1qdYdgiIm-E6PafSqRsUwjEeWLgjanUge8uM6vLgBFIsSmDp6fJKG-GXLVhIlLwZcNEh5p3OzQESeLiNCpmCvSdUdbNqA7iXO3BFvKjakO0qFVAu45RrcW9uZOXX8ZPBHhoU/s1600-h/pic102509_2-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKA5BTLr1qdYdgiIm-E6PafSqRsUwjEeWLgjanUge8uM6vLgBFIsSmDp6fJKG-GXLVhIlLwZcNEh5p3OzQESeLiNCpmCvSdUdbNqA7iXO3BFvKjakO0qFVAu45RrcW9uZOXX8ZPBHhoU/s320/pic102509_2-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396683389532346290" /></a><br /><br />I know you all haven't seen me in awhile here. I am on Facebook!! I really, really am. It can be so addicting and I am chief addict...LOL. So if you miss me here then just follow the Facebook link on this page, add me as a friend and I will see you there. Not much is going on my way. Still busy with work and family. I went to see Judgement Night in Goldsboro last Friday night and took a group with me and it was awesome to say the least. Powerful play. Everyone who has an unsaved relative should drag them kicking and screaming to see it. There is going to be a judgement and we must determine how we will face that day or night. I left with a strong reminder of just how vast and majestic and powerful God is compared to me. Even when I think I am feeling strong and in control, it is weak and foolishness to Him. How great is His mercy and grace! Things I had given up on, I am strongly reminded that He is not a man that He should lie nor the Son of man that He should repent. I have to echo to my own self that His words will not return void and He will do what He says He will do. In the meantime, who are we, who am I, to doubt Him and run with my own thoughts and my own mind. Remember He said "Let this mind be in you"! Why? Because there is no way of having the mind of Christ, and when He shows us something or teaches us His way we have to be obedient to a point of having a right mindset. Phew!!<br />Didn't mean to preach this time just got carried away for a moment.<br />Anyway, I will try hard to update some on this page. Right now the hot news of the day is the prisioners getting released next week. Since I am in the field I am in, I feel for those men and women. Think how society has changed and the statics of going back. That and where do they go? No homeless shelters want them, I know. At the same time I agree that we can't just change the laws at will and keep them in. By NC laws of that day, they have done their time. So that is a hot button item. I will try to post more on that too. If you want to know who is being released then go to WRAL website and there is a listing and photos.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-76391494759036107232009-10-05T19:16:00.003-04:002009-10-05T19:21:23.954-04:00A 55 in a 35<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FTXnO4b4ejo/Ssp-bFu0FZI/AAAAAAAABeI/LBp9M_f0H7A/s1600-h/Ladyc5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FTXnO4b4ejo/Ssp-bFu0FZI/AAAAAAAABeI/LBp9M_f0H7A/s320/Ladyc5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389258907962316178" /></a><br /><br />Ok, this is my last, absolute last, rant about the traffic ticket I got. I mean, really I was speeding, I was disobeying NC traffic laws and I should have gotten the ticket. I readily admit that. So why am I still fuming after being stopped several hours ago? Well it is just the thought of having to pay the state and especially this county fees and fines. The officer was nice and he did reduce the ticket for me and I don't even have to go to court, just pay the fines and fees. Yeah that is like $200.00 and maybe that is why I am fuming. I don't know. Its like when you are caught and you know you are wrong but you don't want to face the consequences for it. That is how I am feeling. So I am going to just finish this blog and then let it go and pay the fines and fees. Learn from my lesson don't go through downtown "anywhere" doing 55 no matter how big of a hurry you are in. Especially in Smithfield, NC.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-36586965483270161442009-09-25T23:50:00.002-04:002009-09-26T00:05:54.439-04:00African American are not the ones leading the welfare roles!I was on a website recently (today) and some ignorant white girl made an ignorant comment. She said something akin to "we should sit on our a$$ and collect welfare like our colored counterpart does." Well I started to comment to her but I refuse to address ignorance as it does little good to educate. In causes arguments and discontent as you really can't take an ignorant person and make them smart. So I decided to just blog it and make it available to who ever dares to read it. I don't know where this person lives but blacks are out in full force in the workplace. I don't walk into many businesses and not find several black men and women working. Long gone is the "token" black. You know that "one" to make things look good. Blacks are taking commanding roles and are valuable to any industry or business venture. I, myself, am in a management position and most of the "business" people I deal with on a daily basis are black. Still, let me debunk the myth that caused me to post this. Blacks on the welfare roles. I checked some statistics and here is what I found. A google search will give you the same results.<br /><br /><blockquote>Myth: People on welfare are usually black, teenage mothers who stay on ten years at a time.<br /><br />Fact: Most welfare recipients are non-black, adult and on welfare less than two years at a time. </blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>According to the statistics, whites form the largest racial group on welfare; half of all welfare recipients leave in the first two years; and teenagers form less than 8 percent of all welfare mothers. </blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>Blacks comprise only 12 percent of the nation, but, according to the above figures, they comprise 37 percent of the welfare rolls. This should not be surprising; in 1994, blacks had a poverty rate of 33 percent. We should not, of course, think it unusual to find poor people on welfare. Consequently, discussions of race and welfare must turn on different issues. </blockquote><br /><br />For those who want to do their own research, here is a good starting point: <br />http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-welfareblack.htm<br /><br />Now simple math (let go with simple because ratios and medians and averages maybe too complicated to small minds) says that if blacks only comprise 37 percent of the welfare roles then...duh...63percent must be NON BLACK.<br /><br />I knew there was still some ignorance in the world but please don't go opening your mouth spewing it so others know without doubt just how ignorant you are. Quit using race as a reason to hate a black president. You would look better just to say you dislike him based on race than to keep trying to put blacks and other groups down to disguise your racism. Your sheets are showing plain and simple.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-83928193597096152842009-09-23T20:48:00.002-04:002009-09-23T20:54:32.218-04:00This is just the most sickening thing I have heard in a long long time.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FTXnO4b4ejo/SrrCFEbO-yI/AAAAAAAABdM/Gu4qg0JbrSA/s1600-h/293.phillips.phillips.lc.092309.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FTXnO4b4ejo/SrrCFEbO-yI/AAAAAAAABdM/Gu4qg0JbrSA/s320/293.phillips.phillips.lc.092309.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384829696817953570" /></a><br /><blockquote>Mackenzie Phillips, the eldest daughter of the late John Phillips, frontman of the Mamas and the Papas, says her father raped her and that they later carried on a consensual incestuous relationship</blockquote><br /><br />Yes that is right, in case you haven't heard, Mackenzie Phillips the former child star of One Day At A Time came forth on Oprah saying first her famous father raped and it then turned into a consentual sexual relationship that lasted a decade!! She said she is coming forth because she knows she is not the only one this is happening to or has happened to.<br />My mind is going crazy!!! How can anyone consent to sex with their father? There is no amount of alcohol or drugs that could make me want to do that. Give me a truck load of booze, a ton of any drugs and at the end of it all I would NOT want to have sex with my own dad!!!<br />Yet, unless one is in the situation it is hard to pass judgement so in all fairness to her I will say that: I believe her, and I feel sorry it had to happen to her. If in fact what she feels is correct (not being the only one) then she is doing a brave thing to put a face to it and come forth. <br />Its still sick tho.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-79854889410303782622009-09-20T08:52:00.000-04:002009-09-20T08:52:41.723-04:00<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSvqF7nfSqkBjzG3EXhbJaWb1V5AXDaT3oaGRHNLKAkFi8WoMJR-JTjkXRfHk1UfvSsi7LLYK1UCQoiI4EG-o0lae7ztJStcesErshObq1gSD2bPcoKanH8Tn6tabajxPwpEJyX578MI/s1600-h/pic092009_6-1.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSvqF7nfSqkBjzG3EXhbJaWb1V5AXDaT3oaGRHNLKAkFi8WoMJR-JTjkXRfHk1UfvSsi7LLYK1UCQoiI4EG-o0lae7ztJStcesErshObq1gSD2bPcoKanH8Tn6tabajxPwpEJyX578MI/s320/pic092009_6-1.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <br /><br />On my way out the door for church. I am giving the message I posted last night. I tell you the truth...this is a powerful word for me. If you have a vision or dream in your heart from God, take the time to read and study this Word. It is a Word in due season. I pray you are blessed and favored today. May God's light shine upon you.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-67765140232092693972009-09-19T00:55:00.002-04:002009-09-19T01:06:02.481-04:00I am NOT a grasshopper, neither are youI will be ministering this sermon this Sunday and thought I would give all of you a preview. In Numbers 13 Moses chose his top leaders to go and spy out the promise land. This was a pivotal moment for the Hebrews as they were just a few miles from the promise land and it was at this junction that Moses hoped to enter it. His hopes would be dashed by the leaders. The 12 was gone for 40 days and returned with the report that "we seem as grasshoppers to ourselves and thus must look that way to them, they are giants" (my version). Only two, Joseph and Caleb said "we can take them, lets go immediately" (my version again). What is astonishing is that the top leaders who should have demonstrated great faith discouraged themselves and also the Hebrews. Needless to say they all became doomed to wander in the wilderness for 40 years and none of them except Joseph and Caleb ever saw the promise land.<br />There is going to be a time (it might be now) where your faith will be challenged. The enemy of your soul will no doubt show you all the "giants" around you. You will hear from the naysayers, you will feel you are not capable, not qualified, barriers in the way and that call of God is questioned because you see your own lack! How you will end up on the other side of your faith will depend on your attitude and answer to God. Will you tell him how inadequate you are? Will you trust God as you remember all the things He has done thus far? Will you teeter on the edge of victory for 40 years?<br />I challenge you to dive into this story and learn a fast lesson. Remember your faith can be as small as a mustard seed to move a mountain! But what will your attitude be? I asked myself this question with several things I am facing and my answer was and remains: I am NOT a grasshopper. I am more than a conquer, I can do ALL things thru Christ who strengthens me!!Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-23258624862872412172009-09-14T20:22:00.002-04:002009-09-14T20:24:49.575-04:00Patrick Swayze Has Died<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FTXnO4b4ejo/Sq7eqcWDNfI/AAAAAAAABas/eZu9BrUAnvg/s1600-h/patrick-swayze.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FTXnO4b4ejo/Sq7eqcWDNfI/AAAAAAAABas/eZu9BrUAnvg/s320/patrick-swayze.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381483425498871282" /></a><br /> Patrick Swayze has died after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.<br /><br />Swayze's publicist Annett Wolf says the 57-year-old "Dirty Dancing" actor died Monday with family at his side. He came forward about his illness last spring, but continued working as he underwent treatments.<br /><br />I actually liked his acting and he died so young. RIP Patrick!Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5485390335817080973.post-41202587499466974482009-09-11T12:23:00.003-04:002009-09-11T12:28:21.610-04:00I wrote this for a blog shortly after 9-11 and am reposting today in memory.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FTXnO4b4ejo/Sqp6HFgB_NI/AAAAAAAABag/RmpvqkwFuhY/s1600-h/9-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FTXnO4b4ejo/Sqp6HFgB_NI/AAAAAAAABag/RmpvqkwFuhY/s320/9-11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380246967001677010" /></a><br /><br />***I actually wrote this blog a few weeks after 9-11 and thought I would repost it this morning in memory of those who have suffered not only on that day but are still suffering with the war and the after effects. I continue to pray for those who lost family and dear friends. I also still cast a jaundice eye at former president Bush and that administration.<br /><br />I wanted to take this time to express my heartfelt sorrow for those lost on 911.<br />I have a son born on this day and so as we celebrate his birthday and life, it is easy to forget that so many lost lives on this day. I assure you those in my family remembers this day as a day when America got a wake up call.<br />It is not strange to know and see hate in the world. Many are hated for race, creed, national orgin and other things that we think defines a person. Then there are small ways that hate runs rampet. Such as education, social classes, health care, schools etc.<br />America has had its own share of innocence blood being shed because of hate. And on Sept. 11,2001 someone decided to show America hate.<br />The one thing that arose out of the ashes was a commitment to Jesus or to a God. People wanted to pray with each other as never before. No one wanted to hate their neighbor that day in time. But I read somewhere since then that most of those shared moments have faded. I sure pray not.<br />I want to extend a plea to the family and friends of those who perished in 911 to remember that your loved ones did not die in vain. To extend to them a time to show love and prayer to a nation that needs it...America. I want to ask you to extend to your neighbors, co-workers and family the 'dream' of equality and love. As I extend this ministry and a personal prayer to you, please reach out to others in the same manner.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163185355825592958noreply@blogger.com0