I had the privilege to deliver the morning message several years ago at Eagles Wings Christian Church. And while I am no longer there, I am no longer there the promise is still true It is still mine. Watching them was a great reminder of who and whose I am. It was posted to YouTube in 2 parts so I will post them both.
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Private Summers
It is hot here in Texas but it is what you would expect this time of year. Each day we check the temperature and we get two numbers: one is the actual temperature and the other is the “feels like” temperature. But there is a third temperature. It is felt by those who experience “private summers”, most commonly known as hot flashes.
I can only share what I’ve been told because I was blessed to only experience them for a couple of days and then they were very mild. So mild that I only realized what was happening when I had a crying, sobbing breakdown in the middle of a meeting at First 5 Riverside with about 20 other women. Fortunately that lasted only a day.
But back to private summers. Some women turn to pharmaceuticals, others just suffer through it but there is another choice. A natural, non-toxic relief is available. Young Living has several products that offer relief. I asked for referrals from the users and the results are
- Progessence Plus blend- serum- blend of bergamot, peppermint, Frankincense enhance progesterone skin penetration. Natural progesterone may help with several things including menapause symptoms.
- Sclaressence blend-supports the hormones
- Femigen – helps balance hormones- supplement capsules
- Clary Sage – affects hormonal system -single oil
There are several others but these were the ones championed the most, listed in the order of highest frequency.
Air conditioning and plenty of water can help the Texas heat and I offer potential relief from those “private summers.”
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Foundations
Do you remember nursery school? Today they call it preschool. I do. The place: McKenzie Courts Center. The administrator/teacher: Mrs. Henderson. The first lovingly, strong academia influence in my life. She and her staff taught us skills to prepare us for elementary school. It wasn’t just the a,b,c’s, colors and numbers. When I left there I could read and write legibily. They taught us how to behave in social settings outside our home. They required our best in all areas. I never thought of that place as a place for poor, black kids. I never felt the sting of “separate but equal” unequal segregation. Jim Crow overshadowed this sanctuary, but I didn’t know it. I felt safe. Mrs. Henderson and company did that for us. I remember we ate, we slept, we played, we learned. But most of all we were respected and loved. You can’t get much richer than that:My Black Soil. My roots got stronger every day. I was a little kid enjoying life. I believe Mrs Henderson is enjoying a well-deserved rest in heaven. Thank you.
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Black Soil Living
Oftentimes a change in direction or purpose is accompanied by a name change. This season in my life is no different. I am still interested in health and wellness for mind, body and spirit.
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What’s In Your Hand? My Story.
This is my story about how and why I became an Independent Distributor for Young Living Essential Oils. Below the video is the link to Young Living Essential Oils. I invite you to listen to my story and invest in your wellness.
This links to me. It will ask you what kind of member you want to be. Retail or Wholesale. Wholesale requires purchasing a kit. Cost range from $45+. The Premium kit is $165. This is the best value. The benefit to becoming a wholesale member is the 24% discount and opportunity to become a Business Builder. It will ask you information to build your account to make your purchase. You have the opportunity to view the product catalogue and choose from every category. Make your purchase directly from them and delivery is made directly to you. Come on and join the YL family.
Changes
I am making changes.
Why I Love Spring
These pictures say it all
Vegetable Salad
Avocado Jalapeno Dressing
Melon Berry Salad
I could eat this or some version of it everyday. Enjoy your spring and summer fruits and veggies.
Blessed Beyond Abundantly
Forty-two years ago today I married my best friend who became my lover, my confident, my spiritual leader and the father of my children. We have had our experiences for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health. We even had a “til death do we part’ moment followed by a resurrection. We enjoyed the mundane and the miracleous. We have had it all. A glorious ride.
Now we are entering year 43. I love you Carl Wiggins III. The ride continues. ♥♥♥♥♥
LOVE?
What did Y’shua mean?
Matthew 22:35-40 (KJV)
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
This word is used so freely to describe such a wide range of emotions. We say “I love you” just to be nice sometimes without thinking of the depth of feelings the other person may believe it to mean. In the scripture above the word is translated from the Greek word agapeo which is defined in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance as “to love in a social and moral sense.” What does that mean? Comparing it to brotherly love, phileo, agapeo is an deliberate, intellectual act of the will that embraces duty, propriety and principle. In other words, it is not based on feelings but is a choice. As Y’shua states above, we are to love God with all our heart, our soul and our mind. Love the Lord your God with all your thoughts and feelings, your breath, and your deep thought (understanding).
That makes clear HOW I am to love but what does the word love mean?Going back to Deuteronomy 6:5 that Y’shua was quoting the word love is defined as ‘to have affection for.” That seems easy. I can have affection for God and for you. However, it goes so much deeper than that. It has to be an “all” kind of love. My entire being expresses love for my God. It’s ALL encompassing; my very lifestyle. That my friend affects how I love you or myself. Paul, a scholar of the Law, summarizes Yahweh’s instructions on the lifestyle of the Israelites and Y’shua’s teachings in the following text.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (ESV)
4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. …….1
13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
I deliberately, and intellectually choose to LOVE.
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