On The Journey With Jesus: Celebrating 35 Years

 It's A New Day! Everyday is Holy! Enter in and enjoy today as it is present.

It's been a long journey since that Last Friday, 35 years ago on March the 25th. It falls on a Palm Sunday this year. Thank You, LORD!

I said, my I do to Jesus on that day.  And today,  I'll say it again. I do with no turning back, no turning back.

I'm following Jesus and staying on the journey with  Him.
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Happy Holy Week!
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Enjoy today as it is present, a gift from God. God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Where Oh Where Would I Rather Be Right Now? At Rest

I know where I should be at about 9:00 PM. I'm not there yet. But if was were there, I would be laying down in my warm bed. I could be listening to a CD. Or relaxing, praying. I find so much rest when I'm in bed.

I would be surrounded in a world of its own. At rest in peace communing with God or listening to a CD. I would be hearing words or sound of heavenly sent sounds. Sounds that would be ministering to me.

I would be safe. In the place where I dwell. I won't need to question if something was going to happen. I would be at rest.

I would than turn the CD off. Preparing to go to sleep. I would be thinking thoughts of goodness. I would be seeing the beauty of my surrounding.
I would be concern about the time. I would be wanting to be there. Be there in the time that I was in. I would be experiencing time.

I'm learning to know that I need my rest. I think that it's a good thing to prepare yourself before going to sleep. It does something for me.

Our bodies need rest. We can't be on the go. We need to restore our bodies through resting. I need about 7 hours of sleep.

Just think of it, in eternity will our bodies need rest? Do people sleep in heaven? What about eating? The question could go on and on.

May we use what time we have. May we find the best in what we do. May we at times do the things that bring us pleasure. May we learn to enjoy life the best way we know how. Amen!

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Where Oh Where Would I Rather Be Right Now? At Rest

Staying On The Journaling Journey,
Susan

Where Would I Rather Be Right NOW? In His Presence And In Peace

The perfect place to be is in the will of God. That's is good to know. The peace that comes from knowing.

The presence of God in the midst. There's a wonderful feeling. The comfort that surrounds. The joy that fills my heart.

There's no worry here. There's a since of wanting to be here. Time seems that it's there. I'm lost in where I'm at.

It's good to learn to practice the presence of knowing that God is with us. We at times may never feel God's presence. But if we stay in His word. Practice being in his presence and just letting go, we may be aware of things.

In time there may be a change in our lives. We have to keep practicing. We have to keep in training. We have to. We are always in God presence whether we feel Him there are not.

There is such a wonderful feeling being in a church gathering. The presence of God is there. He's in the people. He's there in the music that we sing. He is so presence with us.

May we be guided by the Holy Spirit. May we gather to gether as the people of God. May we be open to hear from God. May we be transformed by the renewing of our minds. May we be willing to let God do His work in us. Amen!

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Where Would I Rather Be Right NOW! In His Presence And In Peace


Staying On The Journaling Journey,
Susan

How Am I Working With: What Isn't Working To What Is Working?

What have I been doing to improve some of the things that aren't working with the thing that are working? What to keep? What to change? What to alter? What to eliminate?

On January 17, 2011, I made up my mind to start getting back on. I'm using my day planner. I made appointments for some things.

We can make appointments to go to the doctor and so forth, why not to do that when needing other things to do? I see, if I continue to look at that's on my daily plan, I can at least have a guide to work from.

When Time To Go To Sleep:

I have my mind set, to get to bed earlier. I have been planning to stop doing things before a certain hour. I have to stick with it.

I notice that I need to get more rest. I have more energy when I take a power nap in the day. I have been learning to take naps. I got out of the habit.

I see by getting the rest I need I can be more productive. I notice when I'm weary, I seem to be slower. I need to have that mind set to get the rest that I need.

Friendships / Relationships That Seem To Be On A Way One Way:

I'm learning let it go and more on. I can't let this get to me. I have to forgive. And make the most of what is working. I have to pray too.

I'm learning to enjoy the friends who communicate on a regular basis. I'm being a blessings to them. And they are being a blessing to me.

I notice that friends are friendly, tend to what to share things with one another. I make a point in sharing some interest in the friends that I see on a regular basis. This shows that we care for one another.

Organization:

 I'm learning to be a little more organized in some things. When I'm searching for family history information, I have a folder to place things in. I need to have a system when time to put into categories.


Even with the other things in my life. I'm made up my mind to be a little more organized. I need to make it a habit. Beside, if I just take the time when the time is there, things would be so disorganized.

What Is Working?
I plan to continue to future post, journal and the other things that bring me joy and happiness. I see by using a day planner, I can think on what I need to do. I'm using future post in a new way.

Since I know what I post as devotional, I future post them during the time I'm on my computer. I don't have to get on my computer to post them. This does save me time to do other things.

May we see what we can do to change or eliminate what we see isn't working. May we set our minds to do something about what we can. May we enjoy the good of what is working. Amen!

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How I'm Working With What Is Working To What Isn't Working?


Moving On To Assignment # 11
Staying On The Journey,
Susan

Working And Not Working

My mind wasn't on this assignment today. I was doing other things. I had a great day. I was journaling some. I was searching on my family tree. I was future posting statues on my websites.

I found out that a cousin on the DADE side passed away last week. I can across someone searching.....I was searching the Internet for HENDREDs. I came across two other obituaries.

So much in a one day. I did enjoy myself. I didn't think about what wasn't working is what was. I just went with the flow of the day.

I even greeted the people at church in a new way. I did some things that I wouldn't normally do. That was a blessing to to.

In all things worked out today. Whether I thought is wasn't the way that I wouldn't to be. I was happy and not bent out of shape over it.

One thing: I plan to get back on a routine dos. I have to get in bed at a set time. I need my rest.

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Working And Not WorkingAssignment continues next entry.
Staying On The Journey,
Susan

What Is Working For Me?

What are the things that are working for me? What brings joy and happiness? Am I productive in those areas? Those are good questions.

One thing I like to do is search for my family history. I like to journal as well. I like to pursue after things that have mystery to them. I like to future post my blogs. There's great joy in seeing things, I like to do.

When I do search for Family History, it give me a sense of accomplishing something. Also, I can escape for the things that aren't working. I can get my mind on things. I can do some things that I enjoy. What a great reward!

I have accomplished a lot through my family history journey. There is such a good feeling for me to look back on what I have come across over the years. There is so much there. That's one reason why I like to Journal. I can record what I have discovered.

Future Postings is working for me. I can write my blogs in advance. I can set the time I would them to be posted my websites. I can get a lot done this way.

I don't have to come to those my sites every day to post. What I post will automatically post itself. I don't have to post it. This saves a lot of time for me.

What's so great about future postings, I can post my statuses on Twitter, Myspace and Facebook without doing it live. O how I like that. It's a time saver. I can do Twitter, Myspace and Facebook updates all at the same time.

May we see that things are working on our behalf. May we see the good in what we do. May we feel refreshed and restored in what brings us joy. Amen.

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What Is Working For Me?Assignment continues on my next entry.

Staying On The Journey,
Susan

What Isn't Working With Organization?

I need to be more organize. There are times when I can't find things. I can't remember where I put things are.

I could say that I'm getting old. But I should have some sort of system by now. There are times when I misplace my keys. I can't recall where my cell phone is. Where's my gloves.

Well, I can say after misplacing my keys, cell phone and gloves, I have learned to place them in the proper place where I now where they are.

As for my family history information, I have so much. I'm at a point where I'm finding more along my journey. I copy things and set them aside.

Over a period of time, I would have to come back and look for things. That's a lot of paper to go through. I need to label things in categories.

Don't get me wrong. I have what information on my ancestry.com site. It's there. But for my paper trail, it's well, I don't know.

I have to come up with something. I don't want to lost what I have on paper. There are some relatives who don't have a a computer. They can't see what  I have in the Internet.

I need to find a way. I have been putting some material in notebooks. This does seem to help. Those notebooks are growing. I've compiled a lot of stuff.

May we have some kind of system when we do things. May we use common sense. May God grant us the grace that we need to get the job done. Amen!

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What Isn't Working With Organization?

My assignment continues on my next entry.
Staying On The Journey,
Susan

What Isn't Working When Friendship/ Relationships Seem Like A One Way Street?

I've been thinking about some of my friendships / relationships. Which friendships are lasting? Which ones are there but not there? Which ones to be just friends at a distant?

I have friends who communicate. There's feedback from time to time. Then there are some friends who speak only if they want something. Some speak when I speak to them. Than there are some if I'm in their path way. So they might say a few words.

I have been holding back on some of my friendships. The ones when I'm doing most of the communicating. It's like a one way street. We're going the same direct but there's only contact when one says something. It's rare when the other friends speak.

That least on a two way street, I can see when my friends are coming and where there headed. Friends have some kind of concern for one another. Like how are you really doing? Not as quickie response spoken as a routine way to talk to some one and go about their way.

Last year, I left some things behind. One of them was some friends that are on that one way street. There's nothing to pursuit. There seems to be no interest in being only but friends.
It's not healthy to keep doing things that's not helping out. It gets tiresome. There's frustration that builds up over a period of times. What's left to do? We can't beg people to be our friends.

What do we do when we see a friend having a conversation with another person? Do we look on wondering why they don't speak to me? Or should we forgive them and pray for them? Look away and go about your way?

I've been looking more at the friendships that are lasting.  That's being around friends where I can be myself. The friends who are there. The ones who know me. The ones who don't shut me out. Or pushed away so to speak.

I know we can't be friends with every one. Be we can be friendly. I will need wisdom in choosing who to be friends with. Friends stick together. They are there. They let you know that they are there.

May we have healthy friendships/relationships. May we not be offended by people when they speak to others and not you. May God help us to be good friends with the people who are TRULY in our lives. May we be good friends to our friends. Amen!

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What Isn't Working When Friendships/ Relationships Seem Like A One Way Street?
Assignment continues on my next entry.
Staying On The Journey,
Susan

What Isn't Working: When It's Time To Go To Sleep?

I seem to be slow in getting to bed. I see that I have to tackle this issue each night. I need to be more discipline on this matter.

I should have a set time when I go to sleep and when I get out of bed. I tell myself that I'm going to bed about 9 PM. But, when 9PM comes around, I'm not in bed.

I know what the problem is. This computer.... NO! It's me. I haven't learn to stop when I'm suppose to. I need to get off my computer by a certain time of the day. I get hooked up in doing some things. I don't when to stop.

Especially, when I'm searching for things on my family history. I need to leave room for the next day. I have to find a better way in doing things. I have to change some things.

Perhaps, I need to have computer time. There has to be an off time from being on my computer. Than of there's on one time. This will balance what I do.

It could be that I have to many websites to look at. Or maybe I should lighten up on some of what I do. I don't know.

I am determine to get to bed on time tonight. I'm getting off my computer at a set time. Then prepare for bed. That's a good start.

May we have discipline in what we do. May we see that we can rest from what we do. May we make the changes that are needed daily. May what we do be enjoyable. Amen!

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What Isn't Working: When It's Time To Go To Sleep?

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Staying On The Journey,
Susan

Journaling Assignment # 10: What's Working And What Isn't?

The first thing that came to my thinking after I saw the topic for this assignment was, What isn't working? That would be the common reaction for me.

The medicine that I was taking for my allergies isn't working. I had to find another one that will do the job. My voice is better.

Here is some of what the assignment is about. I'm using what's in my assignment sheet. I'm using the word us instead of you.

As for this assignment for this week, we are to define and contrast what is working in our lives and what is not. We need to take a look at the activities, relationships, ideas, pursuits, and experiences and etc. that bring us joy and happiness. And than line them up against those that bring us down and leave us unfulfilled or provide little benefit.

Here's The First Step:
To uncover the things that are not working in our lives and explain why they aren't working and what the effect is on us.

Considering the relationships in our lives and look at the elements in those relationships that leave us feeling sad, mad, frustrated or tried. Why is that?

Take a look at our productivity. Why don't we accomplish more? What is standing in our way? What is bogging us down?

Examine our physical surroundings, our time management and the activities that we are busy with - figure out what about those things we  are not satisfied with.

The Next Step:
Notice all the thing in our lives that are working. Our jobs...to discover the pieces of our lives that are truly fulfilling. What systems in our lives are working? Which parts of our relationships make us feel wonderful? Why is that? Consider the things that we do during the day. What brings us a sense of accomplish? When do we feel most confident?

Now that we have identified what scenarios are not working, for us it is important that we take action to make eliminate, change or simplify the things that are not working and expand the things that are. Our goal is engage in activities, relationships and pursuits that bring happiness into our life.

Some Of My Thoughts:
This is an interesting assignment. I'm needing to sit down and ponder this one. I will tackle this assignment.

May we take a look at the things in our lives that are working. May we see the good in the things in our lives. May we learn from what's not working. May God grant us the wisdom to do what is right. Amen!

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What's Working And What Isn't?

Staying On The Journey,
Susan