"Never doubt in the dark, what God told you in the light..."

Hurrs a tight pic i took w/charisse after the youf rally was ova! So i was going through some hightlights in my purpose driven life book this quote stuck out to me. It's a good reminder to always hang on to God, even if its juss hanging on to the tips of His toes. ITs a reminder that He loves me, if he didnt love me then i wouldnt of been created. For i have learned errthang GOd creates, God loves. So whatever suffering and trials i may be going through, i need to learn to say Praise God! Banne brought up a good point that whenever something good happens to us, we're so excited to say Praise God and shurr it w/the world. Yet when it comes to our pains and things that may hurt us or things that we may not like that happen, were not first to say, 'Praise God!' Though were so quick to say the infamous, 'oh why God?!' So let's try to turn the frown upside down when things dont work out our way. Going back to purpose #1, it's not bout me, its bout Him

Last nite i was on the phone for bout almost two hours talking to wilane. It was a really good conversation we had. We were shurring bout sufferings and trials that have come our way. Actually, she was doing all the shurring, God was using me as His vessel to listen and advise. I love the other half of 2 cor 12:7-10. Whurr St. Paul says in verse 10, 'Therefore, i am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then i am strong.' For me when errthang falls apart and when i totally surrender myself and fully rely on Him, thas when i feel strong. For me often times i tend to trust in Him more, when things fall apart, rather when things are already together. So this verse it goes back to really not complaining bout the crosses we have, but embracing them w/joy, especially during lent.

I was trying ot be patient w/some of the kids yesterday who were helping w/the commodities. Thurr were a couple of kids who werent doing it right and after i showed them and explained it to them. I know they only had good intentions, but i ended up having them do something else cuz it was slowing the production line down. Trying to be patient w/them wasnt the easiest thing to do, but i made it some what. Im hardly ever at my desk anymore cuz of all the stuff going on at work. Praise God though that i have a job. Not juss any job either, but a job full of rich fruits and blessings.

I had a lot of kids missing for class the other day. I had gotten real upset w/them cuz only 8 out of the wha 25-26 students i have in class turned in their hw. I told them this is a reflection of the effort youre willing to make to make your confirmation. Deanna was shurring w/the class how she had a lot of fun during the youf rally. She said we didnt win the spirit award cuz we dindt have enough people so next time yall better come. Ha i trained my kids real well, to focus on winning spirit award....or else no confirmation! haha jk We had gone over an examination of conscience and a lot of them didnt know certain things were a sin. I felt bad cuz one of my kids couldnt go to mass cuz it was their dad's birfday and they all gone out. The reason i felt bad was yes #1 he couldnt go to mass but #2 cuz i said not going to mass is a mortal sin. Then mortal sin equals not recieving Jesus until confession. Mitch who was sitting next to him said, 'so does that mean he;s going to hell?'

I said no! it doesnt mean he's going to hell. Its not for me to decide but for God. Just know that its unhealthy to be in a state of mortal sin. Anyway, cuz i felt bad for telling charles he was in mortal sin i claifired something to the whole class. I told them if your parents or whoever cant take you to mass, well then youre not in mortal sin. Its not your fault cuz you dont have transportation. HOWEVER i said to them you cant use that to justify not going to mass. THurr are other ways to get to mass. I said i am one of those ways if you need to. I juss didnt want them coming to class errweek saying oh i didnt go to mass cuz my parents couldnt take me.

I also told them why i make errone stay back at the end of class when theyre being bad. See my theory is when i teach is, 'you take up my time, i take up yours.' WE dont have much time togetehr so errmin. is precious. I explained to them the theory of being one body in CHrist, how as a class we are one body in Christ. So when one purrt of the body suffers, we all suffer together. So were off for the next 2 weeks for spring break...

Prayer meeting was great as always, tito tom gave a teaching bout family and all that good stuff. Praise God for tito tom, that God still enkindles him w/that fire to serve SH and the church. Despite the fact that he can say the most random, outrageous things, he's got a puso of purr gold. Especially when it comes to helping out SH. Its good to know that we can rely on him and teh rest of the elders to help us out. IM glad that theyre still active and still play a vital role in the SH ministry. Its a real blessing to have them their to support us.

Afterwards it was off to mcdonalds for the weekly 99 cent menu order. OH before i forget, i have to add this to the youf rally entry. So during the rally lft was suppose to meet at a certain time for directions as to the workshop stuff. WEll pops and i were out in front of the classroom#1 waiting to see wha was going to take place. We werent sure exactly whurr we were suppose to meet. These two SOLers pass by and pops approaches them. 'Hey guys, do you happen to know whurr the lft is suppose to meet?' The SOLers got skurred and they said, ' hurr hurr man take whatever you want! You cant have it all!.' Then they ran! hahaha no this didnt actually happen but it wouldve made for a better story. haha

Wednesday was a long day! Went to class @ 8am and it was booooooooooooring! I was tempted to leave during break. It wouldnt of made sense though cuz i had another class @ 10am. I figured ah ill lift it up...so i stayed. After work i ccame home and i had lunch @ paul's place w/my sister and mom, jam packed! Then watched the rest of days, i cant believe marlena killed alice!! This show is getting dumb now! agh! I loved mrs. horton, and i feel so bad for hope and the entire horton family.

Work was busy as always, gone to the apts and didnt have too many kids this week. THough i got so frustrated w/one kid i sent him home. HE wasnt listening for anything and i was getting so pissed off. Cy heard me getting angry at the kid over the phone! Came back to work and i was doing wha i could to finish makign the rest of the posters for next sat. Charisse called and we were talking bout all this crazy jokes going around bout us. So then i said, 'umm i think im falling for you.' I was skurred but i had to let the spirit guide me. So she told me ive been asking myself whas going on w/me cuz ive been looking at you in a whole different way. It was real crazy, cuz we bof dont want this to interfere in serving Spirit Games. We bof decided were gonna give it a shot. So pray for us...

so i was talking to her a bit bout my convo w/fr. don. I also brought up the whole praisefest thing for the music min @ the end and she thought the idea was good. A way to move into fellowship, and not juss saying 'its over bye God bless!'

After work gone to the Purpose driven life bible studies. I felt really tired, i couldve totally knocked out on the floor. This is a really good book, i juss gotta try to read it chapter by chapter and not all at once. They have some really good insights that help you. Praise God! I was telling wilaine over the phone on my way home bout the book. Maybe during the summer or something in the future her, myself, cyril, and mikee could do this. Or i could find other people whom im sure wouldnt mind do it. Hey i can even do it w/my coworkers! I should bring that up to luz tomorrow @ work! That'd be d0pe!

Well im tired and hurrs the update for the past two days. TOmorrow another busy day, and the next day is another busy day. I cant wait for spring break to come! So i can sleep in and some what relax. It would be nice to have a spring break and not have to work. Then i have to work holy sat! agh! I mean praise God i have a job and praise God for all those kids the city of stanton will make happy by giving them an easter. Oh and by the way that thing bout charisse and i was a joke...nothing like that happend. Were not talking and nothing is going on between us! APRILS FOOS!!!!


Happy APRIL FOOLS you FOO!!!

"Fools talk real loud but don't run up..."im done, im out God bless!