Hello Rosebuds!

Just stopping by to wish you all a very Happy Valentine's Day!  Each of you are a gift from God that are priceless gems that are treasures to the world.  Beneath all the exterior beauty, deep within is a woman full of ideas, talents, gifts, strength, and endurance.  Each journey you take will not be easy and will have some rough patches, turns and cliffs but it's the inner strength that each of you have that will assist you in persevering.  If you don't have a Valentine, you are your own sweetheart!  Take today to peel back each layer and you will discover some great things about yourself.  Keep pressing forward, hold your heads high, and smile from the inside out!

Ree

Hello everyone,

You ever wonder when you are sitting down day dreaming about your past, present and future, we often think of the what if's?! If you are not whole you tend to feel emptiness, feelings of there is something missing, something is broken, which puts you in the danger zone of being in the kingdom of darkness. We MUST become whole in order to help restore others to become whole for the kingdom of God. The "core" of who we are is infinite, unique, and we have an unchanging value when you know your worth. You are just as important and precious as any other person. Everyone has equal value in the eyes of the Lord. Eternal things neither add to or diminish your value and true worth to our heavenly father. We can't experience God's love, or the love of another in a personal way until we have that true ultimate experience with God to try to share and give it to others. Putting it all together means stop wearing the mask not just with others, but with yourself to be healthy and whole. Overcome your personal struggles....and God will position you to lead. God WILL give you the power to overcome. Take the limits off!!

Chat with you soon, Ree

Happy New Year to all of my visitors!  May this year bring you peace, comfort, happiness, love and joy!

I must start out with saying we have an incredible God!! When you sit back and think about all the problems He has solved, the storms He has brought you through, the trials you have endured and made it out.  I know that often times we get that strain on our lives that give us a spirit of fear, sweat and tears, but it is His power and our Faith that must join together to know that we know He has our backs.  1st Corinthinans 14:33 "For God is not a God of disorder but of peace."  Say this prayer each time you feel tested in anything...Lord give me the wisdom to not allow anything that would disturb that order and peace to influence my life.  Order is so vital in our lives, that it sets the function of our daily lives in every way.  Without order how can you keep your focus, stay in God's presence, be steadfast in prayer or think clearly.  An undivided heart will break the allegiance you have with God. You must unite your heart (align) with God, so that it never strays from Him. I have a motto I use in my business, "No Order, No Structure, No Success!" 

Chat with you soon,

Ree

Everyday when you rise there are choices to be made throughout the day, what to wear, what to eat for breakfast, where to go, who to talk with.  I pose the questions, What are you interested in? What are your likes and dislikes? How do you spend your time?  Choices play an important role in our lives which determine where we live, where we work, where we worship.  The ultimate choice is to follow Christ and be obedient to His will and His ways is the most crucial choice one will ever have to make in life.  You see, we can have unlimited access with VIP seating when we are mindful of our position.  You have to change your priorities, your way of thinking, speaking and the way you do things.  The word of God will cause you to shift everything in and around you to be what He has called you to be and the purpose for your life.  When you have a desire to increase, you always have a bible with you at all times, CD's in the car, something educational in your desk at work for your lunch times, literature on your nightstand, in your bathroom.  Once you read a few minutes here and there those minutes add up, and there goes your increase! Christian music adds to your knowledge.  As you begin to sing, praise, worship then your mind is expanded.  There will be mountains that contain challenges that we need to climb. The view form the bottom of that mountain and the view from the top of that mountain are different.  Speak to those mountains, and take each challenge with the word of God, His word is your greatest weapon and with a heart of trust and a mind of victory in advance, you can make it.  During those challenges you can still have joy, peace is a necessary ingredient in pushing through what you have to.  Peace always follows joy! Make a choice to meditate more, spend time in devotion, study the word, fast and pray, surrender, commit to being more obedient and love more.  Instead of making a new years resolution, make life resolutions to audit your priorities, relationships, commitments, responsibilities, opportunities, your own motives, compromises, decisions.....

Until we chat again,

Happy New Year Ree

The dictionary defines cheating as: to deceive, deprive, escape, violate rules deliberately, lie, hide things, the list goes on and on.  A few questions came to mind as I began to think about this, What are your standards? How do you package yourself?  What are you worth?  We tend to rob ourselves of life's treasures, not life rob us.  We tend to give up easy, throw in the towel, and rely on that old famous crutch, "I can't."  Nothing in life is etched in stone or a guarantee, life can change in a heartbeat.  One day can change everything, never give up on God, who is your refuge.  I have a saying that I use, If I keep My hands on it, then how can God keep His grip on it!  There is NOTHING that God does not already know.  He formed each of us in our mother's womb and knows our every thought and every hair on our heads.  Words are like a vacuum, that sucks up everything, and in that vacuum are your words, thoughts, feelings, attitude, which equals your life.  Be very cognizant of your ear and eyes gate.  We must monitor what type of music we listen to, what conversations we listen to, people who speak into your life, what movies you watch, what sites you view.  Your body is that vacuum that sucks all of these things in, and either the vacuum bag gets full and you discard it or items that don't belong in the vacuum get trapped, with no way out, unless manually removed.  The same goes for your spiritual life, whatever is not of God must be discarded, purged from our very being.  People often view cheating as to what someone did to them, but we cheat on ourselves.  When you deprive yourself of what God has for you, from deliberately violating the rules, deceiving yourself and others, using things are people to escape from reality to cope with life's situations you are cheating on yourself.  When you allow someone or something to over-power you, control your mind, your attitude, your energy, you are cheating yourself.  Peel back the layers, ask yourself, What am I worth?  What are my standards?  How do I package myself?  And, the final question Am I Cheating on Myself?  And Why?

Talk to you soon,

Ree

Good Morning,

I know all of my recent posts have been speaking of how it is coming to the end of 2012, and that is exactly where my mind has been and on the future.  It is amazing and shocking as to all the things we have been through and endured in twelve months.  There were some somber moments, some crazy moments, some triumph moments, some wham moments, but we made it through.  When you have been through the storms and are completely healed you can be sure to know exactly what day the persuaion hit you!  You know exactly the day you received your revelation!  One day I realized no matter how I felt or acted, what I did or didn't do, what I felt or didn't feel, what I thought or didn't think, Jesus died on the cross just for me!  That right there is enough to say, enough!  Standing on God's counsel which is His word is our part in getting it right.  It's okay to praise and cry at the same time, it is through your circumstance that you conquer what God has purposed for your life.  When you are healed you are like; Me! Yes Me! Oh me, Oh my!  Be thanknful that the spirit of God disciplines and encourages, that he is your muscle to stand upon.  Be thankful that He is your refuge, that He gives you anointings, gifts, talents so that He can manifest through you to witness to others.  Some  healings are instantaneously and others are healed through a process, but the end result is you have been filtered through Jesus and you have the victory!

Be thankful, be blessed

I Love You,

Ree

Good morning,

When one thinks of harvest one begin to think of crops of food, vegetables, Thanksgiving, etc.. For me, harvest is reaping whatever is sown, whether it may be in froms of food, veggies, finances, love, energy, and the list can go on and on.  Our lives are surrounded with "giving and receiveing" in the worldly terms as "reaping and sowing" in the spirtual world.  Take a moment to think about what you are actually sowing into?  And, what is your harvest?  What are you reaping?  Is it positive or negative energy, worry and doubt vs. trust and faith, smiling or frowning, praying or feeling defeated, hope or despair, sad vs. happy, anger or forgiveness, wrath or humility, complaining or being thankful. Before we end 2012, take time to mend a quarrel, forgive an enemy, be kind and gentle, write a love letter to yourself, encourage someone, share a warm thought or treasure.  Give what matters most than any gift, give of yourself;  believe me, it will make a difference.

Talk to you soon,

Ree 

Good morning,

A very dear friend once shared with me, God created family to love, laugh and share.  The diversity in our families is a representation of what love can mold.  Love is a spirit of compassion with a tenderness to those we serve.  Love is Integrity which provides guidance with truth and honesty.  Love is hope offering emotional and spiritual support.  Love is dignity always giving respect and honor.  Love is comfort, helping those in time of need with pain, sorrow, an offering of peace.  Often times one thinks of family as just our parents and siblings, but family is those we work with, neighbors, community, those we worship with, pray with.  Family is one nation under God! 1st Corinthians 16:4 Let all You do be done in LOVE.

Talk to you soon,

Ree

Good morning rosebuds!

As we rose on this morning and stepped outside, there was dew on the grass and snow on the roofs of houses and cars. There was a crisp cool refreshing feeling as you breathed in the air.  In the same manner, when we rise in the morning we should have that same feeling of the crisp refreshed atmosphere.  As we start the course of the day, many of us use a GPS or some sort of navigation system to guide us through the day.  Along the course we may encounter a few rough curves, bumps or collisions in the natural. But, in the supernatural when we pray and ask God for direction at the start of your day to guide every aspect of your life, those bumps and curves become easier to work through. It's through prayer that God directs us through each collision in life.  It's the direction that He gives us that helps us walk in the difficult times that we seek Him, worship Him, and thank Him. I always rely on my faithful verse in the bible;  Jeremiah 29:11(NIV) "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  Our hidden power is in prayer, worship, praise and thanksgiving.

Talk to you soon,

Ree

AS WE GO THROUGH LIFE'S JOURNEY, WE HEAR FAMILIAR QUOTES THAT WE TEND TO CARRY WITH US ALONG THE WAY. HERE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITES.

I'VE LEARNED THAT YOU SHOULDN'T GO THROUGH LIFE WITH A CATCHER'S MIT ON BOTH HANDS; YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO THROW SOMETHING BACK - MAYA ANGELOU.  IF YOU DON'T LIKE BEING A DOORMAT THEN GET OFF THE FLOOR-AL ANON.  THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED- SALLY BERGER.  IT IS ONLY WHEN WE TRULY KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A LIMITED TIME ON EARTH AND THAT WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN OUR TIME IS UP THAT WE WILL BEGIN TO LIVE EACH DAY TO THE FULLEST, AS IF IT WERE THE OLY ONE WE HAD-ELISABETH KUBLER-ROSS.

WE ALL HAVE AREAS IN OUR LIVES THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT OR POLISHING UP, WHETHER IT IS OUR CAREERS, RELATIONSHIPS, FITNESS, MINISTRY OR A MORE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. WE ALL HAVE FLAWS, SECRETS, MISTAKES WE ARE NOT PROUD OF, BUT THE IDEAL THING OF ALL OF THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT, OWN IT, DUST YOURSELF OFF AND COME OUT POLISHED FROM BEING TARNISHED.  WHEN WE POLISH UP, IT SMOOTHES OUT ON THE SURFACE AND AROUND ALL THE EDGES!

TALK TO YOU SOON,

START POLISHING, REE