W.O.W. Christmas Dinner

Instead of having our normal practice tonite we had our christmas dinner at O'Charley's. We had alot of fun and laughed so much. Here a few pictures from tonite. If you want to see the rest check out my myspace there is a slideshow on there of them.

Washing Away The Residue

This entire year for me has been a new beginning for me. I have been through alot this year due to the choices and decisions I have made in the past and this was a year of healing for me.

This January will be 30 years ago I accepted Christ in to my life. I wish that I could say that I always did what I should have. I spent alot of years running from the call of god on my life. I was a one of those people who could put on a mask and you would never see the things I was going through behind closed doors.

Many of you have read my blog and know me and so you know that the relationship I ended last year left alot of baggage that I had to deal with. It has not been easy but I know that it was the right decision. God has mended my wounds and helped me change my way of thinking and seeing things.

Yesterday at church was a special day for me. I was baptized as a child and I knew the meaning of it then, but I kept feeling the lord leading me to be baptized again. It was a symbol of washing away the past mistakes and the residue of the hurt and pain. Also God has been requiring more of our group and especially of me. Its been a long journey and still more to come. I wanted all the ladies from W.O.W. there with me cause they played a major role in my healing. Each and everyone of them has impacted my life and been such a blessing to me. We not only minister together we are there for each other when we need one another. I was so overwhelmed I couldn't hardly say what I wanted and not sure if it came out the way I wanted to say it, but even if no one understood what I meant the ladies did cause they have seen me go through it all and been there with me all the way. Like I said yesterday we don't just get up in front of the church and wave some flags around and dance to be seen. We do it cause we all have a heart of worship and were called to be there. We live what we do each and everyday of our lives.

Thank you everyone who gave me encouraging words yesterday it really blessed me.

Family

Many of you know by reading my blog or my myspace that I am a part of the wings of worship dance ministry. They are like my sisters and when something happens to one of them it affects me. Just like if something good happens I rejoice with them. They are my family. This past thursday morning a memeber of the group Bo was in a car accident with her mother. Her mother was killed in the accident and she suffered some injuries. When Tammy called me and told me that Bo had been in an accident and her mother was killed I was in shock. After I hung the phone up I cried for almost an hour. I was sad to know that her mother was killed but i know she is with the father right now and at that time Bo was in critical condition. She has been released from the hospital and starting her recovery. When things like this happen we dont always know what to say or what to think. I know my heart went out to Bo because I know she was very close to her mother. Her mother was her rock and her covering. I know it will be very difficult for her but she knows that she has all her sisters by her side and surrounding her to help her through this time. I know that god will comfort her and take her to a place of peace. My prayers are with Bo and her family.

Being Ready In Season And Out

Talk about being ready in season and out. Yesterday Tammy called me and said that we had been asked to dance on WLKY news at 5am in the morning. I said really that was great. We were not sure how many of the ladies could do it at a moments notice. Ended up being 6 of us that were able to do it. If that wasn't hectic enough we had to do it to a song that Pastor Curtis was going to sing live and we had nothing choreographed to it. So after church last nite we all spent about 3 hrs coming up with it and ministered it live on the news at 5am this morning. It was truly a privilege to be able to minister this morning even if it was only for a few minutes. God will use that to his glory and good. I am excited that our church is helping usher Santa Claus to town cause god will use that to help us impact the heart of this city. So many peoples lives will be touched and changed by us being obedient and moving when god said to move.

Please keep Wings of Worship in prayer as we have our "Behind The Veil" workshop Saturday also. It is going to be a powerful time of worship for everyone. We have all been preparing for this for a while now. If you want to be apart of that and come worship with us it starts at 8am and goes to 8:30pm. The cost is $20.00 which will include lunch and you can register at the door as you come in. You don't have to be in the dance ministry to join us its about breaking out of your box and having freedom in your worship. We will close out our workshop with a river service that starts at 7pm and anyone is welcome to come and join us for that. There will be some of us who will be doing individual dances and singing and Pastor Curtis will be doing praise and worship to close it out for us. If anyone has ever been to one of our river services in the past then you know how powerful and anointed they are. I look forward to seeing some of you there.

70 Days of Ridiculous Miracles

I believe with all my heart that god has ridiculous miracles that are going to take place in my life. I have been a christian for 29 years. I have strayed a few times in those years but I have never stopped believing. I came to New Vision in May of 2006 and new instantly that was where god wanted me to be. I had no idea the call he had put on my life was about to be fufilled, but not in the way that I had thought that it would. It was prophecied over me many years ago and several times since then that god would use me to minister to people and that healing would take place. Well I had my own idea of what I thought that meant, but god has his plan set into motion all those years ago. I had no idea that I would be in a dance ministry and that through me just being obedient that healings would take place in peoples lives. I dont meant physical healing I mean broken hearts, broken marriages, depression, and the list goes on and on. Each time we minister whether it be at our church or when we go out we see lives touched and changed. It is so awesome to see that and to be apart of that. It took several years of going through some hard times and stubborness for me to get to where god wanted me to be to fufill the call he has on my life. During this next 70 days of ridiculous miracles I know he will show me more of what he wants for me. So dont sit back and think just cause it didnt happen to you like it has for someone else dont be discouraged. Keep believing and thanking him. God has his perfecting timing for what he wants to do in your life and he is an on time god.

Deeply Touched

Today was an awesome time at church. I always look forward to worshiping with the ladies every sunday and today was no exception. We ministered during the offereing with Tom singing Holy. Something very special happened at church that especially touched me. During the second service today a couple who has been coming to our church was married during the service. They were living together and not married when they started coming to church. As god started to deal with them they decided they wanted to make things right, but didnt have the money to have a wedding and our pastor said that isnt a problem we will marry you during the sunday service. That especially touched me cause as many of you know I came out of a situation very similar. Only difference is that I didnt end up getting married but I did make the situation right by getting out of the relationship. I have to say that it just confirmed for me that I am exactly where god wants me. I know by what I have come out of that god will use that to minister to other people.

Almost Back To Normal

Well I am almost done with my first week back to work. It has been a struggle to keep my energy up, but after all its only been three weeks since I had surgery. I am doing fine and the pain is starting to diminish. My kids are glad that I am finally cooking dinner again. They were tired of eating sandwiches or microwavable food. I am just now getting to where I can eat what I want, but I still have to chew my food good so that I can swallow it easier. By this time next week I should be pain free and back to normal...well not sure about normal but back to being me....:) Please continue to pray for Wings of Worship as we are nearing the end of our week of prayer and fasting. We will end it Monday evening at practice where we will come together to pray and pastor curtis will come and have a time of worship with us so that we can just soak in his presence. Sunday we will be ministering a dance for both services. I hope to see you there.

If Your Going To Do Something, Do It With Excellence

Today was my first day back to work after being off for two weeks. It was a little tiring but i made it through the day without falling asleep at my computer. I am feeling much better now and I go back to the doctor tomorrow morning. I am talking better now without dragging my words. I still cant yell yet, which my kids are thankful for, but Im sure i will be able to before long. I want to thank everyone for their prayers for me while I was recooperating from surgery. I will be glad to be able to dance with the group now and do worship with them on sundays now. It was really hard to sit on the side not being able to worship with them. Not so people will see me but because I know that is what I was called to do is worship him with all that I have within me. Before I had surgery I had made the decision to start going back to the gym to get myself in shape to be able to minister more effectively. If you are going to do something you should do it with excellence and to the best of your ability. I want to be able to do things in the future when called upon to do so. That means to get myself in the best shape possible to be able to do that. My legs and knees especially need strength and mobility more than I have now so I am taking steps to do that. I am so excited that we have new members of the group now and they are all such a blessing and bring more diversity to the group. God is truly shaping and molding us and requiring more of us as we begin to grow. Anna who has done mime before has such a sweet spirit and a true heart of worship. Bo is funny and loving and has overcome alot and turned her life around. We are going to a dance conference in September and 8 of us are going. Please pray that god does some miraculous things while we are there. We are looking forward to getting fed as well as ministering to. We will be ministering at a Baptist church that we previously went to on that Sunday night for their friends and family service. When we were there the last time it was truly a powerful time and touched each of us in a special way. Please keep us in prayer as we will be having a week of prayer and fasting. We do this from time to time for direction and to be ministered to as well. I am excited about what god is about to do with us and where he is taking us. I encourage all of you to join us for at least one day out of the next week to fast and pray.

Over Ambitious, Me? Never...lol!

This past week of recovery has been very hard for me. I have not had any energy and to eat is extremely hard. I am getting better everyday and the pain is gradually getting less. Yesterday was the first day I attempted to get out and I went to the Jefferson Mall just to walk around and get out of these four walls. I made it halfway through the mall and it was like someone had knocked all the wind out me. I became dizzy and weak and I was by myself, not too smart, but I stopped for a few minutes and regrouped myself. I had to get out but I think that was a little over ambitious for me to do. My daughter was frantic calling my mom to see where I was and then my mom calls me wondering where I am. I was texting my boyfriend while I was stopping and resting in the mall and mom and natalie calling me. It was kind of funny cause I am a grown woman and here they are calling checking on me. Hahaha....I can understand why they were worried but I was okay. I did go to church last nite and it felt good to be there but while pastor was talking I started to feel very bad and had to leave cause I knew I needed to get home and rest cause I couldnt make it anymore. I am doing okay I have just not been able to eat much and I didnt have enough energy to handle all that yesterday. I am the type of person who is very stubborn and doesnt like to stay in all the time. So it didnt suprise my boyfriend that I got out but he did say I should have waited and took someone with me. He is right but me being who I am I went anyway...lol! I cant wait to get back my energy and be able to dance again. I miss so much just being able to worship with the ladies and everyone at church, but I have to get the okay from the dr before I can do anything. I will be at church on sunday and I hope to see everyone there. I can talk now but I have to warn you I sound funny when I talk and I drag my words a bit cause my throat still hurts. So just let me get my words out and then you can laugh...lol!

At My Age?

For those of you who did not know I had my tonsils and my adenoids removed yesterday. Yes at my age I had to have it done. Lets just say that when they said I would have severe throat pain is an understatement. I have a high tolerance of pain but this is awful. The pain medication that they gave me is in liquid form but it just barely takes the edge off the pain. I cant hardly talk yet just barely whisper and I have had ice chips and water since yesterday. I am going to attempt ice cream today. I had thrown up some blood a few times yesterday and it hurts to throw up after having that kind of surgery. I feel for Pastor David and what he has had to deal with after his surgery. It is no fun and you feel horrible and not being able to talk is hard for me. My girls have been great about helping take care of me and things around here. They gave me a bell to ring if I need anything but I try not to ask for anything unless I really need it. Natalie even got up in the middle of the night last nite to get me some ice chips and to make sure I took my medicine and she had to be up at 6 this morning for school. She has been a big help. Im very proud of her and how she has taken charge while I am in bed. I will be at church on Sunday but I wont be doing flags or dancing for at least 3 weeks. I have to get okay from the doctor to do any kind of strenous activity. So if you see me on Sunday and I dont speak I only smile you will know why. Dont take it the wrong way Im just in alot of pain and its hard to talk. Love you all and keep me and the girls in your prayers.

Can You Believe It?

11 years ago today was truly a special day in my life. That was the day my youngest daughter Olivia was born. She is a mommas girl for sure and truly a blessing from god. She is so sweet and loving to everyone, but also has an ATTITUDE from time to time as all little girls do at that age. She is growing up so fast and the time has flown by quickly and I see her losing her childlike ways slowly and trying to come into her own. She has enriched my life more than I can ever describe with words. Being a single mom isnt easy sometimes, but I would not trade it for any amount of money in the world. So if you should see her at church sunday tell her happy birthday. Love you munchkin....lol!!!

Long Time No Blogging!

Hello everyone!!! Did you miss me...lol! I have missed blogging believe it or not. I dont have any profound things to tell you only that I have been taking time for myself and my girls the past few months. I have been dating someone and he is a wonderful man and god has truly blessed me with him. That is all I will say about that for now. Things have been going good and I am still staying busy as usual. I hope everyone is doing good as well and please keep me and my family in your prayers.

Soon!

Hi everybody sorry its been a while since I have blogged but I have been working so much overtime the past few months that the last thing I want to do is get on my computer at night when I come home. I promise I will start back up again soon. I have been doing pretty good lately, but it had been a bit rough for a while. I had been dealing with some anger I had towards myself and have had to work through some of that. Please keep me and my girls in your prayers. I will hopefully be starting back blogging soon. Til then god bless you all and I look forward to talking to you all soon.

A Funny Thing Happened Today

A funny thing happened today. Well I guess I should start by telling everyone how the week has gone first before i tell the funny thing. My week started off rough at work but it was expected. Monday nights practice was my first practice in 3 weeks and i was so lost in this new dance I felt like I couldn't get it down. I have slacked in learning it cause of my vacation and working so much. I woke up Wednesday morning feeling okay. I went to work and by lunch time I felt light headed and I was coughing a little bit. By the time I left work that day at 5:00 I was running a fever and could hardly breath. It hit me hard and out of no where. I went straight to the doctor cause I knew I wasn't going to make it if I didnt. I found out I had severe bronchitis and a sinus infection, yeah a double whammy. Well they took me off work until this monday. I spent from Wednesday night til today in the bed cause I had no energy and my muscles ached, fever, coughing, sneezing, no appetite hardly, just a blob in the bed. Well I was starting to feel bad cause I was laying in bed and doing nothing which always makes me feel sorry for myself and start to think things that I shouldn't. I started to dwell a little bit on the things that have taken place these past 6 months and the mistakes I have made and it wasn't a road I should have went down in my mind at all. I made myself get out of bed today and got out. I had to take Natalie to her solo and ensemble for band today anyway so I thought you know I will go shopping and look for a new couch. You have to understand that the thoughts I was having was over not having someone in my life to share it with and I was wondering if I really wanted that still or if anyone really wanted me. I read Tammy's blog she posted about its okay to be me, you all should stop by her blog and read it, and it reminded me that god made me exactly the way he wanted me and wouldn't change a thing about me and he has the one out there for me when the time is right for it. Well I haven't felt attractive at all lately and haven't felt like anyone was interested in me the way I am. The devil will try to hit you where you are most vulnerable at that moment to knock you down and try to stop you. So I was feeling sorry for myself and just let my mind go in directions of what if I were this way or that way. God had to remind me that I am who I am and that is his child uniquely made perfect in his sight. Okay now to the funny thing that happened today. God reminds us of how uniquely made we are in strange ways too. I picked Natalie up from here solo and ensemble and we all went couch shopping. We went to Valu City Furniture and looked around for almost 35 minutes before a salesperson walked over to us. Which is fine with me cause I like to look instead of someone following me around while I look. This salesman walks up to me and asks if I have any questions and I said yes I do and he said okay I'm here to serve and started to walk with me and the girls to the back of the showroom to see what I had a question about. Now keep in mind the whole time we are walking back to that area my girls are with me and this salesman starts flirting with me. He says are these ur sisters I laughed and said yeah right I don't look that young now. He says well you dont look like your that old either. I said no these are my brats. He said well they are as pretty as their mother. I raised my eyebrow at him and he said well It's true. I said ahuh yeah. Well while we are looking some couches he is talking to me the whole time about different stuff and he says to me well your a single mom and I try to look out for the single moms cause my mom raised me by myself so I know how it is. Natalie said how did you know she was a single mom? He smiled and said I didnt I was guessing she was. He was looking to see if a ring on my finger too.....LOL!! Come on laugh dont be so serious. Well to make along story short we bought a sectional and he drew up the paperwork and took me to the CSR and normally a salesperson leaves their customer with them and they move on. Well he didn't even though at the same time he was helping me their were two other couples who he was helping and had wait for him til he was done with me. I paid for my couch and he gave me his business card after the fact which I thought was strange and said here if you have any questions once you get the couch in call let me know. I took and put it in my wallet and was signing my receipt. I was getting ready to walk away and noticed he was still standing there. I looked at him as I was getting ready to leave and he smiled at me. I told the girls to get up it was time to go and he said they listen well the first time. I laughed and said well they know they better. He said well if you have any question call me. He said here let me write my cell number on the business card for you and give me a call if you have any questions about the couch. I must have given him a look cause he looked at the girls and said I give it to my customers. I knew he didnt give it to all his customers but I gave him his card back and he wrote it on there and said if you have questions about anything at all please give me a call. I stuck my hand out to shake his and said thank you and to have a good day and he kissed my hand and spoke something in another langueage to me. I smiled and walked off. As we walked out the door Natalie got ready to say something to me but stopped cause she thought I would get made at her. I said yes that man was hitting on mom. My girls were laughing and saying mom just got hit on by a guy. I thought about it after I got home and said thank you god for reminding me that I am uniquely mad and that it's okay to be me just the way I am. Thank you Tammy for writing that blog cause that allowed god to remind me that I am okay the way I am. I have struggled with that for the past few months. I hope that those of you who struggle with not being comfortable with who you are and the way you look that you will see that you are uniquely made by your father in heaven. He made you so why do you want to change it cause he made you perfect the first time. Never thought of it that way did you?

A Special Request

I have been taking a break from blogging lately and trying to rest and spend time with my kids. I am currently working overtime again so my time to get on the computer and blog will be much less for a while. I will cut it to once a week until work slows down.

I am happier than I've ever been and excited about what's ahead. Things have been going really well for me and I have been at peace for the first time in a long time. You all may have heard that song by Tye Tribbett "I Want It All Back", well that song has been my life for that past several months. I have been taking it all back that the devil stole from me. Tammy has told me we have some new people interested in joing W.O.W. and that is exciting. We have went through some growing pains over the past year to get ready for the harvest of people that we will be ministering to and to also be ready for the new people who will join us. It is awesome to see what is starting to take place and I can't wait to see what else lies ahead.

I have a special prayer request of everyone. It is for a friend of mine who will main nameless cause they do read my blog. They are at a point in their life that they are searching for answers and seems to be wandering around in the dark. I am there for them as a friend and I hope that my mistakes that I have made doesn't turn them from god. I hope that god can use that to show them that we all make mistakes but that he is there to forgive us and love us unconditionally. Just pray that god will get ahold of them and change their life around.

My Trip To NY

I know everyone is wanting to hear about my recent trip to NY but to tell you the truth I dont have alot to say about it other than I had a wonderful time and it wasnt long enough of a trip for me. I saw some wonder things while I was there and I just relaxed. It's exactly what I needed and I am glad I went. This trip wasn't for me to talk about it was for me to experience and to have a time for myself which I needed badly. I took some pictures of my trip. Not as many as I would have liked to but the things I saw and experienced are in my memories forever. I want to say thank you to my friend, you know who you are, for a wonderful time. I know its not what you expected to hear from me because I talk about everything on my blog. I hope everyone understands and I hope you all enjoy the pictures.

Take A Deep Breath

I'm going on a trip to NY in a week to get away and spend time with a friend. I don't get to do that very often cause life gets so crazy sometimes we forget to take time out for ourselves. I know as a mom I give all of my time to the kids, my job, my family, friends, and church and I don't really take for myself. This is a time for me to just go on a vacation of my own. Its the first time ever that I am doing it and it feels great to be able to do it. Don't let yourself get so bogged down by the stresses and strains of life that you forget to take time for yourself. We all need room to take a deep breath and relax. It allows us to be able to gather our strength for what life tries to throw at us.

What A Weekend!

As you know a few of the ladies and I went to glasgow and to nashville this past weekend. It was an awesome experience. Alisha who is a girl I met last year through Tammy goes to a church in glasgow ky and god layed it on her heart to start a dance ministry. She didnt know anything about it or how to get started or what to do. She is familiar with our dance ministry and asked Tammy if she would come and do a workshop with them to teach them some things and just for them to learn what it is to be in a dance ministry. We never know what to expect when we go to minister as it is, we really didn't know what to expect because we have never done anything like this before. Its one thing to minister another to impart. This weekend was a new beginning for our group. There were only four of us that went, Tammy, Tammy J., Angel, and myself. On the way down I felt an excitement begin to stir up inside of me. I knew to expect something but not sure what. When we arrived at the church their were only 3 women that showed up to the workshop. Its not about the number of people its about being obedient. It wouldn't have mattered if it was 1 person god has us there to impart something to those women.

We just started off by introducing ourselves and then Tammy told them that we were just going to have free worship to begin with to set the atmosphere. They stood and watched us as we began to pick up a flag and just worship to the song playing. It was fall on me. That song has such power to it. "Fall on me, Fall on me, let your manifested glory fall one me...." How can you not worship thinking of the glory of the lord falling down over you drenching you and you basking in it. Some of us put our flags down and began to dance and do whatever we were lead to do. It was a good way to start off the day. I met a lady named Tammy. Her daughter Brittany is going to be apart of their dance ministry and she was there to just be a spectator and she also bought us all lunch, that was very sweet of her. There was a point at the end of the workshop that we did another free worship session and the song on the shekinah glory cd "praise is what I do" was playing. As I danced with my flag and just lost myself in worship closing my eyes the whole time god began to show me that lady Tammy dancing and waving a flag. I didn't say anything to her except that I saw her doing it eventually as the day ended. We went back to their church the next morning to minister at their church. It was different than we are used to. Pastor Curtis, the choir, and the praise team do an awesome job leading us in worship. This church is still in its humble beginnings and have people there that are not free in their worship yet. So it was a bit tough for us to get through their praise and worship, but it doesn't matter where you are you can worship god in any circumstance. They turned the service over to us after that. We did the service much like we do when we normally go out except we initiated Angel this weekend. This was her first time going out with us and she got up to testify and she spoke with such love and without much effort. She later said she was a bundle of nerves and had so much going in her head she thought she was fumbling over her words. You would never know it. God has a way of making our jumbled messes come out beautiful. When the service ended the pastor got up in front of his congregation and all he said at first was WOW. We laughed and he said it again cause he was almost speechless. He had a sermon all ready to preach on praise and worship but he said it was pointless because they had already been ministered to about that through our dance and testimonies. He said if you missed that one then there isn't anything i can do for you. He had us come up front and everyone came by and gave us hugs and words of encouragement. That lady Tammy I spoke about came up to me and looked at me and said, "You and I are alot alike. We have went through some similar things and I want to thank you for sharing that with us it touched me. She began to cry and I gave her a hug and said you have been called this weekend and god is waiting for you to step into what he has for you. She smiled and said I know. I am not usually one to say something unless i feel led by god to say it. We loaded up from there and went to Nashville. This was a different experience than I ever expected. It was a southern baptist church to begin with. We had no idea what to expect. They had us begin the service and Tammy J. sang. That girl can sing. Dont let her being quiet fool you she is a firecracker for jesus. Then we did the service much like we did that morning. Tammy had asked earlier that morning when we were in glasgow what song she thought she should do for her solo dance. She was going to do alabastor box, but i kept hearing into the holy of holies in my spirit so i told her she should do that one. She said really, I said yeah. She ended the service in that southern baptist church with that song. There was a young girl who was helping us do our music and while Tammy was dancing that dance she was intently watching her. She began to let tears flow down her face. At one point in the song Tammy had turned right at her and was a couple of feet away from her while she was dancing and the girl began to weep a little harder. That song is powerful anyway but with the dance it ministered to that girl in a way that no one else but god could do. You could see it on her face. When we were finished the minister came up and began to speak. I dont remember much of what he said other than this, "If you feel like dancing dance, if you feel like shouting shout, don't let religion hold you back in your worhip". He then pulled out oil from behind the podium and asked Tammy to come up and he wanted the whole church to pray for her and us. Keep in mind this is a southern baptist church, they don't do things like that there. It was the most awesome experience. Everyone we met over the weekend was so kind and sweet. I will never forget them and I wont forget the way god touched each of our lives either.

I know god is opening up a new door for us to step into and this past weekend was the first step into many other things to come. Keep us in your prayers.

Like A Drive Thru?

This was just a thought that I had the other day while I was thinking about the people that have come and gone in my life.


"People come in and out of your life like a car that stops at the drive through. They come into your life for a short period of time and then they move on. It's not a sad thing its just life and god didn't always mean for every person you meet to stay in your life. He brings people by your way for a season when you need them the most or when they may need you. I have had many friends come my way and they have all enriched my life in some way or another. I have been blessed with some good friends who have been there with me through some very difficult times and they have stayed in my life. I am truly blessed for that. So don't be sad as people come and go into your life take the time you have been given with them and enjoy it"

Never Boring!

Just when you think church is routine then god takes over. It's never boring at church and god always shows up. Today was no exception. It was only Tammy J. and myself doing flags today which was odd for us because we usually dont have that much room. We took advantage of it....lol!

Saturday the ladies and I had come together to practice because we were supposed to dance today, but Tammy pulled a muscle in her back. It threw us all for a moment or two and Tammy said pray for me now. We dropped what we were doing and prayed. She is a remarkable woman of faith. She pushes through despite what obstacles are thrown at her and she has tremendous strength. We are supposed to go to Glasgow, Ky and Nashville,Tn next weekend. Please keep us in prayer as we go to help another church begin a dance ministry. It isn't about talent and ability its about having a heart of worship. We may know alot about the dance ministry but we know it takes the annointing of god for it to touch lives. We have been asked to minister at a church in Nashville on sunday evening and I am excited because Tammy is finally going to step out of that box and into what god has called her to do. You are gonna be hearing miraculous things happening from W.O.W. Please pray that we have a safe trip, that everyone is well, and most importanly that god shows himself through us. We appreciate all the support we get from our church family and from Pastor and the staff.

This is just the beginning of the journey for us and every step we take has been layed out before us all we have to do is be obedient and walk it.

A Time Of Transition

This week has been a good week for me. I don't have anything profound to tell you other than I have never felt such peace and joy in my life. Daniel was dead on wednesday night. He is a such a blessing and he tells it like it is. He has such a heart for people and you can see it on his face and when he speaks. The atmosphere was so charged that night I could have basked in it all night. Have you ever just got so caught up in your worship that you feel like you are right there at his thrown? That's what its been like for me everytime I worship lately. I feel as if he has brought into to his thrown.

Please keep me in prayer as I move forward with god has for me to do. He is taking our dance group a new direction. I am so excited I can't hardly stand it.

Tranisition is never easy whether it's in a good situation or bad, but it's necessary to be able to move forward with what god has planned for your life.

Addictions - The Road To Healing

Today was an awesome time at church. It was our ordinate sunday and a time to look back at what god has done in 2007 and to look ahead to 2008. Praise and worship was great as always and I felt like no one else was there today but me and god. I love those moments. Pastor was summing up the year we had and taking in new members to the church. I always cry when I see new people join and make NVMC their church home. At the end of the service they did water baptism for new converts as well as new beginnings. I was especially connected to this one because my former boyfriend who you all have seen me write about was baptized today and spoke of how a sexual addiction had gotten a deep hold on his life. I was happy to see him finally come clean about it and to move past it. He didn't mention my name out of respect for me, but anyone who goes to church there probably knows it was me. I told him he could share what ever he thought necessary. This wasn't about me it was about him and the addiction that had such a stronghold on his life. I spent 6 years with him and even though I loved him it was hell. I was constantly battling things that I didn't understand that was taking place and once I did know what I was battling then it was how do you get rid of it. I still really don't understand to the extent his addiction was and why it come about and maybe I never will, but I do know that I was proud of him for starting to make the changes necessary for him to get healing. It still doesn't change my mind about our relationship because that door has closed, but I still want to see him set free totally. I don't know what its like to have an addiction to something so its hard for me to understand. I know we all have our things we battle, but addiction of any kind wasn't one I ever dealt with. I do know that whatever it is your addicted to its take ahold of your life and turns your world upside down. It doesn't just affect you it affects everyone around. I am no expert on that but if you find yourself wrestling with an addiction seek help from a pastor, counselor, or someone who will tell you like it is. Then get down on your knees and seek god and ask him to help you through it. He doesn't always take the addiction away instantly sometimes you have to walk a tough road of healing. It can be painful for you and the people around you, but god will give you strength through it all. No matter how deep the valley is always know that he went there before you and walked it, He will be right there with you through it, and he will be there on the other side when you come out. He will never leave you alone. There will be moments where you will feel as if he has left you for dead, but he hasn't. God will never put anymore on you than you can handle. It seems like if someone put a feather on us we would crack from all the pressure of the situation, but god is our rock and our refuge. Trust in him and he will see you through it. Please keep Andrew in prayer because he still has a long road ahead of him. He has tried many times before to be free and he needs all the support he can get from his church family. This is a new beginning for him and with the support of friends, family, and his church family he can be set totally free and step into what god has planned for his life.

Strange But Good Week

It's been a strange week for me. I have been proposed to by a good friend of mine four times this week, I have been asked out on a couple of dates, and I just found out I have vacation time coming, my car door wouldn't shut all the way so i had to drive holding the door so it wouldn't fly open, I told told you it's been a strange week. You gotta laugh at all the crazy things that come at you in a days time. If I were to let everything get to me I would be a basket case. With me you never know what is gonna happen, what I am going to say or do. I like it that way it keeps people guessing about me......LOL!!! I have been in a great mood this week. It's like I just woke up from a good nights sleep. I feel better than I ever have and I have laughed so much this week it has hurt, that's a good thing. I lost my joy and laughter for a while and god has helped me find it again. It was like I was wandering around in darkness trying to feel my way through, but because I couldn't feel anything but my pain I couldn't find my way. Have you ever been so hurt that you go numb? That is how I was for such a longtime. I know how to put on the good face for people so if you couldn't tell that's why. I went alot of years of my life putting on a mask hiding what I was feeling and going through. I didn't put one on to deceive anyone I put it on so I could get through the day without feeling the pain. I know that sounds silly, but that is how I thought I should handle it. Pastor says fake it til you make it. I know what he means now. I thank god that I made it out the other side because the valley was so low that I almost didn't come out of it. It was a long journey, but he was there every step of the way. I know that there are probably more valleys to go through, but I know he has walked it before me, will be there with me through it and lead me out the other side. For those of you who are single like me don't let anyone take the place of god. You may not intend for that to happen but often times we get so wrapped up in a relationship that we put them before god. Wait on god and let him guide you to the one he has for you. I myself am not looking I am happy being single and wanting to go forward with the path god has layed out for me. If you read my blog you are liable to hear me say anything. Whatever is going on with me at that moment is what you will see me write most of the time and from time to time what god has shared with me. I love writing and i have many things I have written. I will share some of these in the coming weeks as god leads me to. God Bless and keep me in your prayers.

One Step At A Time

That's what this walk with god is all about one step at a time. 2007 is over and 2008 begins. Its a year of new beginnings for me and a time of walking into the unknown with god. I don't yet know where he is going to take me, but wherever it is he knows I will go. I have such antisipation in my spirit for what lies ahead for this year. I know that god is going to take W.O.W. to a places we have not been before to minister to people we probably never would have had a chance to minister to. 2007 was a time of refining for our group and we all had to go through some difficult times last year in order for him to prepare us for the journey we are about to take in 2008. We had to be prepared for the awesome things that are going to take place right before our eyes. He had to get us to a place where we only depend on him and that no matter what we never let or faith be shaken. Each of one of the ladies have had their own journey to walk and have come out of it with such renewed strength that the devil can't stop us now. He has thrown things in front of each of us to try and stop us so that we wouldn't be able to fufill the call that god has placed on us. We are stronger than ever as a group and as individuals. We have all prayed and fasted for each other, cried and laughed with each other, worshiped with each other, and now its time for us to step into what god has layed out for us to do. What that is for us to do is yet to be determined, but I have no doubt whatsoever that he has us ready and we are waiting for him to say its time to take that first step now go.