Aye, you... FOCUS!!!!

Yo!!! What's good!!!

F.O.C.U.S.

F.OLLOW

O.NE

C.OURSE

U.NTIL

S.UCCESSFUL!!!

Rev Run tweeted that the other day and that is my new motto!!! I shared it with a friend the other day and now I'm sharing it with you guys!!!

Stop looking at that huge track of hurdles... Jump each hurdle one at a time... Tackle each obstacle as they come!!! I'm learning to do that and life just seems so much better!!

I promise my days are getting brighter and brighter!!!

So here... Try this...

Make a list of those things that need to be done!!! You know... the important stuff! The short and long term goals!!! Try not to focus on how long the list is!!! Your main focus is that next thing that needs to be done!!!

GOT IT?!... GOOD!!!

Here's my example:


Financial aid..... ✔

Call NES and get lights turned on... ✔

Call Monitronics to install alarm system... ✔

START PACKING... *coughs*... UMM.... THAT'S NEXT!!

lol... Start making some things happen!!! By the end of this year... That list should just get smaller and smaller!!!

Alright... Sorry for the pep talk, guys! lol I'm getting ready for a new phase in my life and when I learn new things I can't wait to share them with you!!! It's all random!! lol

Anyway... I'm out for now!! Hopefully I'll have more blogs coming soon!!!

Until next time,
♥ STIX!

**What a day, What a day!!!**

"Be still and know that I am God!"- Psalm 46:10.
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^^Yea, yea!! I know what I said in the last blog!!! Unfortunately I needed for Him to say it ONE more time!!! lol #dontjudgeme

TODAY!!!! smh... What a day!!!

*forcing myself to be transparent*

After yesterday's blog you would think that I had it all together! You would think I had figured it out by now... LET GOD DO IT!!! But NOOOOOO.... Stix decides to try again!... "walk by faith" lol Not because I heard from the Lord, but because I NEED A CAR! As a result guess who only got 2 hours of sleep before coming to work tonight!!... YOU GUESSED IT!!

Nothing worked out in my favor today and oh was I frustrated about it! I keep trying to "force" blessings on myself. But... I'm done!!! Bishop mentioned in his sermon on Sunday that God will "block" those prayers that don't line up with His will for us... and only give us what we need and what is meant for us. If we're not careful and continue to pray that prayer, eventually we'll get what we want and suffer tremendously!!! A little car is not worth my soul!!! smh... NOPE!!

So there... I got it, Lord!!!

I'm done...

I surrender...

You can handle this one...

My plan is to rejoice in each new day, spend time with God, and patiently wait for what He has for me!!! I'm done learning things the hard way!!

"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!"- Psalm 118:24.

I feel like I'm about to pass out right now! I'm soo sleepy!!! LOL!!!

I'm out for now...

Enjoy your week!

Until next time,
♥ Stix.

::.... Totally Committed ....::

"God never ceases to amaze me. Be faithful. Show up. He'll do the rest."
-Francesca Battistelli via twitter. (@francescamusic)

Amen, Francesca!!

Last week was rough!!! I had such HIGH expectations for that week. I had so many plans and when most of them failed...

I was upset.

I was frustrated.... confused.

I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. I felt like I was giving a lot... "Why wasn't ANYTHING going as planned?! Where are my blessings?!"

I was sad...

I began to worry....

My lease is up on Aug. 10th and I had yet to find an apartment. I totaled my car in March and I had yet to buy a car!!! Things were looking bad! I had plans to get a car this week but it seemed like that wasn't working out. I mean every time I seemed to be getting up... I felt like I was being knocked right back down.

By Saturday, I had had enough! I laid in my bed and the tears began to fall. As bad as I wanted to blame God... I couldn't!!! I wanted to give up... He wouldn't let me! Donnie McClurkin's song came to mind, "I'll Trust You" and I immediately went online on my phone and listened... and cried! Next I played James Fortune's "I Trust You" and cried some more. The moment I began to believe it my mom called. She helped me so much.

"A delay... is not a denial. Who knows... YOUR car probably isn't there yet! No sense in wasting your time or anyone else's by going down there before God has instructed you to. Trust God... HAVE FAITH!"-Mom.

It was just what I needed to hear... I tried going to sleep and when I didn't succeed I called my grandma. She called me when I was going through and I wasn't ready to talk. I realized that God was trying to help me... He sent me help and encouragement to keep me going!!! It helped!!!

Today's service was the icing on the cake!!! From worship to the altar call, God WAS THERE!! Bishop's message was exactly what I needed. He reminded us of how we can't operate in our will. Sometimes the plans we have for ourselves are not the plans God has for us!! It's time to TRUST HIM!!!... It's' time to agree with the plan God has for us and not our own. As many times as I'd heard that before, today was the day that it stuck! It was the day that I really understood it!

God's presence was so heavy... so refreshing!!! I loved it!!! I NEEDED IT!!! I watched one of my closest friends get the release... the breakthrough... the BLESSING OF THE LORD!!! I rejoiced with her. The moment that touched me the most was when my other friend and I went over to pray and support her! It spoke volumes to me... it was symbolic of what we've been doing all along. We've been there for each other through our hard times. We've held each other up and in that moment I knew... God is about to bless us all together... but in different areas in our lives! God is good and I thank Him daily for the support and love that I receive from them daily. They haven't given up on me... They have been right there... through it all!!! And for that... I LOVE THEM!!!

Anyway... let me get to the "cherry on top" of this iced cake! lol

My friend Renee knows a lady at her job that has to move back to Dallas to take care of her mom. She had just signed a 12-month lease and needed someone to sub-lease it for her. Renee told her about me and the rest is history!!!! Let's just say that as of today I now have my own apartment... in the Brentwood area and only paying $450. The lights are already on and I can move in.... on Tuesday if I want to!!! The lady also left me some things that she won't need when she moves back to Dallas. She was so sweet! God is so good.--He pretty much handled that situation before I had much time to worry about it. My biggest worry at the time was my car... and now... I know God will handle it!

Psalm 46:10... "Be still and know that I am God!"

He doesn't have to say that again!!!

I'm still...

I trust HIM...

I BELIEVE....

I AGREE... with the plan HE has for my life!!!

I pray that you can do the same. Trust me. His plan is far better than the one you have planned for yourself!!! Commit to Him... Trust Him... He has so much in store for you...!!!!

I'm out for now...

Until next time,
♥ Stix

... AND ANOTHER ONE...

Kiddunot (a blog that I'm really feeling right now) has found yet another bangin' singer!!! I love this girl for more reasons than one!!! First off, HER NAME IS JESSICA!!! lol... (2.) She's from the U.K. #dontask and (3.) THE GIRL IS STRAIGHT UP HUMMIN' OUT THE FRAME!!! lol For those of you who don't know, that means she can pretty much sing her butt off in Memphis SLANG!!! HA!! (moving on...)

I won't even take the time to try and make her sound all good with my words!! Her videos will do that for you!!! #trustme!!!

So here it is... singer/songwriter Jessica 'Jessie J' Cornish!!! Enjoy!!! (You may want to turn your volume down! It was crazy loud on my computer at work!... #justsayin)




Ok... Here's one more!!! Just so you know... I kept listening to the run at 0:58-1:00!! KILLED IT!



OK, Ok, ok... Now... You know you're the bomb when you can sing an old Whitney Houston song! (last one!...promise! :))



4real, Jessie!!! You just gonna blow us away with your voice like that?!!? #ohyoufancyhuh LOL!!! I'm such a fan!!!

3 questions and I'll let you guys go!!!...

Adele WHO?!?!?

Leona Lewis Who?!

Estelle who?!?!?

I'm just sayin'!!! lol


Until next time,
♥ Stix

Think POSITIVE...

The other night I turned my TV to TBN because I heard that Forever Jones was going to be featured. (Click here to go the blog entry where I talk more about them.) To my surprise Melinda Doolittle was a guest as well! A few of my friends and I had the pleasure of eating lunch with her last month, so I was already aware of how great of a person she was! I'm so serious when I say that the joy of the Lord is all over her. She is genuinely the happiest person I know! What a great trait to have!!! I learned a lot of things about her in her interview, but what stood out was her testimony on where she gained that happiness!


Like we all did as a child, Melinda would come home from school with the most negative things to say about her day. Her mom didn't like that too much, so she told her that in the future before she can say anything negative about her day she would first have to say 3 positive things! She learned that after saying those 3 positive things, the negative things didn't seem so bad! I loved that! She still does that today and as a result lives a very happy life!

I've decided that I will do that as well! I'm sure that's exactly what God wants us to do!! We all know God is fair and gives us choices, right?! Does that not seem like something He would want us to do?!.. Not force us to be Positive Patty all the time, but give us the choice to be Negative Nancy at least once!!!... and at the end of the day... Those positive thoughts will knock that ONE negative thought right out the window and you'll feel better about life!! Is that not the most awesome way to kick the devil's negativity out for good?! I mean... really?! ;)


So I challenge you... Think positive first! Count your blessings!!! Your life is not as bad as you think!! It could be so much worse, right?!

Here's Melinda's motto as well: ♥ this!!!

#DREAMBIG

#PRAYHARD

#BEPREPARED

Does that not preach or what?!? lol

Ok... Go on about your business... THINK POSITIVE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT!!! ;)




Until next time,

♥ Stix

Back to Reality... #why

hey, Hey, HEY!!!

I've been M.I.A. for a minute... but I'm back!!!! ;)

I'm recovering from a much needed vacation to Orlando and Melbourne, FL!!! I was gone too long to try and fit everything in one little blog!!! Let's just say I had "the time of MY LIFE!!!"

iShopped...

iAte ALOT...

iRelaxed on the beach...

You name it... I'm pretty sure I did it! ;)

I ate like a pig (smh...literally... I've gained a few pounds!!!) I went to two theme parks, spent a couple of days on the beach, and shopped like there was no tomorrow!!! I enjoyed every bit of my trip and totally regretted coming back!!! I missed my boyfriend and friends like crazy, but I swear I could have stayed another two weeks!!! If they could have been there to enjoy that time with me, it would have been THE BEST TRIP EVER!! I just know it!!!

I don't have much time to go in to detail, but I have to tell you guys about this experience!!! I saw the most AMAZING fireworks show on the 4th!!! Guess where it was... GIVE UP?!... Disney World!!! Man, the fireworks synchronized perfectly with the music and dialogue! It was awesome!!!... quite magical, actually!! It was raining pretty hard that night, but it didn't take away from the experience AT ALL!!!

Ok... well... that's that on that!! Back to reality and it feels sooo... BLAH!!! lol Just kidding!!! I'm back and ready to see my friends again! They all texted, tweeted, and called to tell me that I was gone too long!!! I most definitely felt the love!! Gotta love those girls!!! I saw the booski already!!! I bought him a really cool Marvel shirt from Universal Studios!! He loved it! *smile*

Anyway...I'm well rested and ready to make some things happen!!! I had plenty of time to figure out what all needs to be done by the end of this month!!! I'm ready... ARE YOU READY?!... Then... LETSSS GOOOO!!!!

I'm out for now!!! Praying for you always!!!!

Until next time,
♥ Stix