Hmm

Soo, hmm, yeah, clearly I have nothing to blog about for the moment. Well, there is this one thing...just a word of encouragement, sometimes things may not go your way. You may wonder why is this happening to me, when will I ever get a chance to shine, and so forth. AHA! Stop with all the questions. Joyce Meyer said it best, "God wants our trust, not our questions." God knows what is best for you and me, and we just have to trust Him as He makes the way. No matter how the way is looking, He has your best interest in mind all the time. Just trust His course, He knows the best way to enforce the desires of your heart and the giftings in you. : )

♥ Chishinga Shira

So Grateful

Happy Thanksgiving! I love baking yummy treats, partaking in the feast, and spending time with my family. It is the grand day of thanks, but I encourage you (if you don't already) to give thanks everyday regardless of your circumstances. I am truly grateful for the Lord leading me and for being my peace during my post graduate journey. I am blessed with a loving and encouraging family...with amazing friends that I can call on even though we're far apart. I could go on and on. I hope your day was lovely, and I pray that you have an attitude of gratitude daily.

♥ Chishinga Shira

Nothing Really to Blog About...Loving My Hair and Thoughts for the Day

Plain and simple, I love my hair. Just twist it and let it go and flow.

*Be excited about your life, all day everyday, regardless of the situations you're facing. Encourage yourself to keep on and pursuing the desires of your heart.

*I love reading the Bridal Bliss articles on Essence. It's the loveliness, inspirational, keeping me expectant and overflowing with joy for that special day down the road. The story I read today made an important point....your mate is supposed to complement you, not complete you. Yes, indeed, that is the truth. He cannot feel those void places in you, only God can fill those cracks and crevices. He is the only one that can settle down and abide in your heart. (Ephesians 3:17-May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settled down, abide, make his permanent home in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love). His love is made complete in us (1 John 2:5, 4:12), and we just have to accept Him into our hearts. Just think of two complementary angles...they have to be at a certain degree in order to complement the other right? Yep, those angles have to be complete...one can't almost be 60 degrees. In order to be complete, you need to have your own identity-loving yourself and pursuing the plans God has for you. I believe those are the components ya need and he needs in order to be complementary.

*Being a lover of music, I enjoy listening to Instant Vintage by Raphael Saadiq (it's not his latest album, but it is funky, smooth, real and my album for the week). My favorite song from the album is Different Times. The lyrics are just right...."I told myself one day to fall on my knees and pray. I close my eyes and kept on pushing, just stopped looking, guess who showed up." Life cannot be lived without knowing Him. It simply doesn't work that way. God is all around us. He cares for you and me, loves you and me, wants the best for you and me, so make time everyday to say hi to the One who loves you without finding fault.

Favorite Quotes

"We're all imperfect, and life is simply a perpetual, unending struggle against those imperfections."
-Sidney Pottier

"[Life] is a big sea full of many fish. I let down my nets and pulled. I'm still pulling." -Langston Hughes

"I wish to live because life has within it that which is good, that which is beautiful and that which is love. Therefore, since I have known all of these things, I have found them to be reason enough and—I wish to live. Moreover, because this is so, I wish others to live for generations and generations and generations." -Lorraine Hansberry

"The greatest gift is not being afraid to question." -Ruby Dee

"Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth." -Shirley Chisholm

**Just know that God has given a purpose to each person here on this earth. It is up to us to follow His lead along the journey. Through the ups and downs, He is there to carry you.