My Number One Friend

I am thankful that God calls me friend.
I am thankful that He has brought friends into my life.
Friends are truly blessings to have.

Who is my number one friend? 

Actually, my number one friend is more than a friend,
He's my LORD and Savior, to name a few. 

His name is above all names.
His name is Jesus.
He with me 24/7.
No one can ever ask for a better friend. 

I'm thankful that Jesus came into my life 40+ years ago.
He knows me more than anyone could  know me. 

I'm thankful that Jesus is leading me in the way I should go. 
Without Him, I am nothing.

I am thankful that the LORD is  always with me throughout my life's journey. 
I can talk to Him about anything that concerns me. 
I'm thankful that some day I will get to met my friend Jesus face to face. 

Thank You, LORD, the lover of my soul! 
My Number One Friend

Thanks for reading.

Blessings
S.A.Blakley 

Something Someone Gave Me: A Compliment

I'm thankful for the gifts that God has blessed me with. I'm thankful for the gift of life that Jesus gives. I'm thankful that I have the opportunity to welcome people into the service before the Sunday gathering.

It's a good feeling to see people coming into the building each Sunday as we gather as the church to worship Jesus. And seeing the children running to check in to their classes. Thank You, Jesus!   

The compliment came on  Sunday, January 22, 2023.
I'm thankful for the elderly man who came up to me and gave me a compliment.  I was not expecting to hear this.

At first, he asked me if I was a greeter? I said yes and showed him my name tag. Then he reached out his left hand to shake mine.. He thank me for being a greeter. And he said that he appreciated all that I do. That made a good feeling inside me. I thank God for that man. And I believe God sent him to me. I needed to hear this. 

Being a greeter is challenging. 
At times we forget to thank others for what they do. We can take the gifts that God blesses us with for granted. If you are a greeter in a church or work where you greet people ; THANK YOU for your ministry. God bless you. 

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Something Someone Gave Me: A Compliment

Blessings
S.A. Blakley . 

Why Start This Challenge Of Gratitude? Week One

I was searching throw some of my old papers. And I came across a sheet of paper with 52 Weeks Of Gratitude Challenge. I thought to myself: maybe I can use this On My Journey site. It will keep me active in journaling. 

Why Start This Challenge Of Gratitude? It's good to have something to be thankful for and we should thank God daily for all the goodness and mercy that comes into our lives.  

I'm thankful that I found this 52 weeks challenge. I have done this before I can't recall the year. Perhaps it was around 2015 or earlier. It was a challenge to do back then. Now I will see how my life has changed over the years. This is my second time around with these same journaling prompts. 


NOTE:
I came back to start this entry on January 14, 2023.
I didn't want to miss out on the first week. 
I hope to post the week two on January 14, 2023. 

Thanks for reading. 
S.A. Blakley

Here's what I posted on January 7, 2023. 

Into Another Year,  In Season

I still don't know what to use this site for. 
I'm using my other blogger sites

I'm not much into poetry.
But, here is one I started. 

Into another year, this season 
Come bow, we're suppose to be

Shining forth from darkness
Walking into the light, let's see

Praising and worshipping 
The everlasting King

Evening  through morning our hearts  
In Him, we'll always to sing

He's our Salvations 
From season to season
 

Thinking About Ideas For This Site

 What can I do here that I don't do on my other blogs?  

I have a journal site where I journal about my doings.
I have two family connections sites where I share my findings.
I have this site On My Journey...

I want to  start  posting other things here.
This will be a challenge to do. 
But, if I think about it more, I can do it. 

Maybe, I can be more creative here.
I've fallen away from writing poems. 
I got into my family connection searching. 

I'm thinking
I'm wondering.
What can I do here?

Thanks for reading. 
Thinking About Ideas For This Site.

God bless 
S.A. Blakley

So Far Away #52Ancestors 52 Weeks

I wasn't for sure how to approach this theme.

What have I noticed by being so far away?
I started searching for my family connections with little information. And now I've gained  more than I've started. There's more out there. But, it seems so far away.

Where I lived is so far away from where some of my relatives lived. 
New York, New York,  Denver Colorado, Sacramento, California, Portland, Oregon. St. Paul, Minnesota, Ann Harbor, Michigan.

How can I see so far away?
There were times when I could see things in a distant without knowing clues of some family connections. I connected the dots. I had to wait to see if what I saw was true.

Why do some things feel so far away?
Some times, I wonder why things appear so far away. There are things that could be so near to me. I can't see. My mind wonders. Is this so? The feeling at a lost and being so far away.


When and where will I see it?  It's so far away.
I figure, by now, I shouldn't be so uptight about what I can't see things. If I learn to wait, things will come in due time or not at all. I need to believe. I can't see everything I want.

So far away may not be, too far away.
If we ponder, being on the positive side of what we're seeking, things won't appear so far away. We have to learn to wait. So far away maybe. But, we shouldn't worry about the out come.

May we not think of things being so far away. May we believe in due season, those things so far away will be so close to us and so dear to us then we can imagine. May we not worry about things.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Why Do We Do The Things We Do?

Note: Tuesday, 15 May 2012

• Why Do We Do The Things We Do?

  I've been thinking. My mind wonders, Why d we follow after things. Or even follow people? What draws us to do what we do?
  
  Is it because we want to be liked? Be loved? Be accepted? Be appreciated? We have a reason why we do what we do?
  
  I'm learning not to follow others because others follow after others. It's like copying. It's like moving with the crowd. There should be something that motives us in following.
  
  There should be some encouragement or lifting in spirit that draws us to follow after God's Spirit. We shouldn't be driven to do on emotions strives. But on something that draws us to want or who to follow.
  
  There will come a time when there is a dry spell in our lives. We question the whys. Our mind will wonder. Why am I doing this? Is the well dry? Have the flames grown dimmer?
  
  We all have our yearnings and things that fascinates us to follow after our hearts desires. Those things that appeal us. Those pleasurable things that captures our hearts. Those things that satisfy our souls.
  
  We all have our likes and dislikes. We all have our own opinions. We all have something inside of us the drives to do what we do.
  
  May the LORD draw us closer to Him.
  May we be God driven and not people driven.
  May the Spirit of the LORD guide us into the truth.
  May we do what is right in the sight of the LORD.
  May God grant us our hearts desire through His will for us.
  Amen.
  
  Thank for reading.
  Have A Great Day!

How Much Money Do You Want To Have?

Here's assignment # 18.

"How much money do you want to have?

Write down how much money you want to be earning.
Why don't you have that amount?
Write down the reasons you don't have it.
Is the reason that you have no choice?
Is the reason that your wealth is in someone else's hands?
Is your financial well-being is a function of circumstances?

Are these reasons you want to continue living with?
What are your beliefs about wealth?

Do you believe that it comes easier to others and is harder for you to acquire?
Do you believe that wealthy people are arrogant?
Do you have a clear picture of what you would do with tremendous wealth?

Learn how to challenge and eliminate each reason that you don't have the money you want.
Learn how to identify and replace your limiting beliefs with ones that serve you better.

Through your journaling, attempt to continuously trade up your thoughts so that you arrive at the conclusion that you are sure that you deserve to be wealthy. If you find this kind of change difficult, enroll someone to help you with it.

Surround yourself with people who are wealthy and write about the conversations you have with them. To assist in this process, find at least 3 people who are earning what it is you want to earn in your respective field and interview them.

Ask them how they built their businesses, what qualities they feel are most important both personally and professionally, and what reasons they feel are most responsible for creating the businesses that they have."

I use the bold print above to some of the words that stood out to me.

SOME OF MY THOUGHTS:
How much money do you want to have? This sounds like wishing upon a start. Or a game show where we imagine what we would do if we had the money that we really want. When we want things we need to remember that there is more to it than what we think.

We can have our mind set on what we want or want to earn in life. However we forget about the cost of living and things that we desire. Things add up. Things have a cost.

I have to think on this assignment. I don't think I will ask for any help. I think that will be to personal. Let allow not respectful. We don't need to know what others make. There can be jealousy.

When we think of money, we think of power. The more money we have the better off we can be. That could be so, but in some cases, money can't buy you the things most important in life. For instead, love, health, happiness, joy, peace, patience, the list can go on.

May the LORD grant us wisdom to use our money wisely. May we not make money an idol. May we the value in our lives, that money can't buy us every thing. AMEN!

Thanks for reading.How Much Money Do You Want To Have?
I need to think on this assignment.

Staying On The Journey,
Susan