It's pronounced "Git-Tar"

Guitar lessons??? I'm thinking about it.

My little sister says it'll go well with my hair (whatever that means).
I'm guessing it was a low ball for naturalistas, but I'll take it as a compliment.

The bad boy above is a Fender DG-8S Acoustic...$199 at Guitar Center. Comes with a solid spruce top, a chromatic tuner, a gig bag, shoulder strap, picks, guitar strings, string winder, and an instructional DVD.

Good deal...link below :-)

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-DG-8S-Acoustic-Guitar-Value-Pack-104506415-i1146547.gc?source=4WFRWXX&CAWELAID=439927289

For the Love of Music.

I was never much of a music fan.
Up until this past summer the last CD I'd purchased was the B2K Christmas album back in 8th grade.
Now, I can't go a day without listening to something.

Some of my favorite artists:

I've adopted "Little Things" by India Arie as my personal mantra and thanks to Urbandictionary.com (definition #1), I've idenitifed "Girl Next Door" by Musiq SoulChild as the story of my life.

I love all of Lauryn's music; my favorites being "Sweetest Thing" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You." Did I mention that I want to name my future son 'Zion' because the joy of my world is there?

More posts later...maybe something natural hair related ;-)

Whose Dreams Are You Chasing??

"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want" -Philippians 4:12

"Contentment."

The world teaches us to want, get, and then want some more...and while there's nothing wrong with wanting all that life has to offer, there is something wrong with wanting just for the sole purpose of being considered "normal."

Never spending time with yourself clogs your perception...you'll find yourself liking things you've never liked, doing things you've never done, and being someone who you never intended to be...that is if you spend all of your time around people, forsaking the personal time that is needed for growth, development, and gaining full familiarity with yourself.


Prime example: according to popular culture, somewhere around the age of 15 (or even earlier nowadays), girls and boys will grow out of the "cootie" stage and start acting upon their attractions to one another...fast forward 5 or 6 years, these "normal" young adults are now on the fast track to dating and within the following few years will be married.

But what about the people who are happy alone? Are they not normal? Do they have a problem? Should they be worried?

At one point, I thought so...I assumed that because everyone around me was either in a relationship or desiring one, I should be too...so I found myself getting into "situations" that did nothing more than highlight the fact that I was ahead of my time and simply trying to "keep up with the Jones'" per say.

Various sources in various ways tell me: "you go to college, you meet a guy, you get married"...and that's life.

But who is the person who created that standard? Who voted on making "happiness is directly associated with courtship" into a law?

Lately I've been on my "getting acquainted with myself" tip and that mindset has allowed me to purge myself of societal opinions and the opinions of my friends and acquaintances...released from the mindset of accommodating everyone elses' desires for my life, I've been able to conclude (amongst other things) that "keeping company" is not what I want for my life right now...I've also concluded that regardless of whether that's considered normal or not, I'm perfectly normal.


I've said all that not to bash relationships or people who desire them...not to take a feminist stand...not to persuade you to feel the same way...for no reason other than to push the agenda of being true to yourself.

God "FEARFULLY and WONDERFULLY" made you. (Psalm 139:14)
The desires you have, He put in your heart.
There is nothing wrong with you because your life is not the spitting image of the people around you; you're in a lane of your own, driving a car that He custom-designed for you.

You don't have to compare yourself to other people, because they are referenced as "other" for a reason...they aren't you.

You are the one who determines what "happy" means for your life and even if you're the only one who understands that happiness, at least you'll be happy (LOL)

Over this break we have from school, work, and our other obligations, I encourage you to take time to find yourself and to find out what you really want. It's so easy to confuse ourselves with other people because although we're with ourselves more than we are with others, some of us regard others more than we regard ourselves.

I don't know about you, but I never want to end up living a life that--upon evaluation--I realize is a mere construction made of other people's bricks and mortar.

Whose dreams are you chasing? Yours or ones that someone else dreamed for you?

"You were born an original, don't die a copy."

I hope I helped someone in someway :-) BE BLESSED!!!

Hand vs Heart

Question: Why is it so difficult to makes amends with your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife, yet so difficult to rectify a broken friendship?

Answer: We extend our hands in most relationships, but we extend our hearts in relationships. Finding another hand to hold is much easier than finding someone to hold your heart.

Quote: “It was so easy to let go because you were holding my hand and not my heart.” DH

Janelle Monae

She's soooo cute, not to mention a wonderful NeoSoul/Rock artist!! I highly recommend you googling her baby!!

The Prayer of Jabez.

1 Chronicles 4:9-10
"Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."
And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be
with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God granted him what he requested."

Much can be derived from Jabez's 2-verse dedication: I've read that he had no father in his life, which at that time was frowned upon; therefore would be the cause of much pain and shame to his mother. I've also read that his actual birth was painful. But what we know for sure is that somewhere along the line, Jabez was the cause of much pain for his mother.

In essence, our sinful nature is painful to our Father, God. Each and every day, He grants us life and new mercies and each and every day, we repay Him by arguing, gossiping, lacking self-control, etc. God, just like Jabez's mother, has every right to name us according to the pain we cause Him but He instead has chosen to forgive us and ensure that not only Him, but "all nations shall call us blessed." (Malachi 3:12)

Although He has extended grace and forgiveness to us, we still owe God the attempt of not causing pain; therefore, I encourage you to pray the prayer that Jabez did and live a life that reaps pleasing rewards for God rather than pain. Let's outweigh our sin by our effort; our negative actions by our positive attempts; our hateful speech by our loving praise.

Be blessed :)

Have You Ever Felt Worthless?

I've always had so much confidence in the amount of time I've spent with God daily. I guess that means my faith was more in my offering than the one that I was offering to. Because of that feeling, I did poorly last semester because I felt as if Bible-reading, prayer, and worship came before school...and it does, in essence, but God understands the fact that we're students. Now that I'm more focused on school, I have time to offer to God, but not as much as I would like. So, the devil is toying with me about that...basically holding it over my head and making me feel as if I'm not good enough in the eyes of God and that I'll never be good at anything beside reading the Bible and praying, so I may as well stick back to that.