Never Alone

I can't believe it has been almost a year since I wrote on this blog, when last year's New Year's resolution was to write each week. Ah well. Lets try it again.

Today i found this song playing on my Pandora account; it makes me think of, 1 my son and how much I love him and 2 Just how much God loves me. I will share it with you in hopes that you will sit back for a minute, before you dedicate it to someone else in your mind, close your eyes, and let it, for at least one time, be God singing to YOU.

We are Never alone. Not if we are open to the vastness of life that we can not physically see or touch. So much is around us, shaping us into who are and calling us to be so much more. That is 2011 is going to be for me. I am actually going to put my big girl panties on, and become the person that God has always called me to be and I have always been to scared to become. What is different this year, is that I have this feeling that God will bring me to that place, where it will be revealed to me; what a feeling. How different it is to live without fear. WOW, unexplainable.

Lately, I have had this feeling that God can speak through Facebook; I know! it sounds crazy. But this ap called "God Wants You to Know" has been one of the most inspirational things since I have found it. And like anyone who is trying to "become your friend" it started out saying very nice things, inspirational not too pushy...but today my message was:

"Lorraine, we believe that God wants you to know... that you are asked for very little, just the totality of your being. God demands the totality of your being. That you invest all of your Self into celebrating the glory and the preciousness of being alive right now, no holding back and saving for later."

I have been thinking about this for awhile now. Why hold back in life, I AM (well do my darndest) to give life's moments everything I got...! Trying is the most important, right?

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This was in my inbox, and I just loved it.... it was entitled "Maya Angelou's Best Poem Ever"

A woman should have . . .

enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants or needs to;
something perfect to wear if the employer, or date, of her dreams wants to see her in an hour;

A woman should have . . .

a youth she is content to leave behind,
a past juicey enough that she is looking forward to retelling it in her old age;
a set of screwdrivers,
a cordless drill,
and a black lace bra;
one friend to who always makes her laugh,
and one who lets her cry;

A woman should have . . .

a good piece of furniture never owned by someone else in her family,
eight matching plates,
wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe with a meal that will make her guests feel honored.

A woman should have . . .

a feeling of control over her destiny,

Every woman should know. . .

how to fall in love without losing herself;
hot to quit a job
break up with a lover
and confront a friend without ruining a frienship;

Every woman should know. .

when to try harder and when to walk away,

Every woman should know...
that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips,
or the nature of her parents;
that her childhood may not have been perfect, but that it is over.

Every woman should know...
what she would or wouldn't do for love or more

Every woman should know. . .
how to live alone, even if she doesn't like it.

Every woman should know. . .
whom she can trust, whom she can't and why she shouldn't take it personally;

Every woman should know. . .
where to go, be it her best friends kitchen table, or a charming inn in the woods when her soul needs soothing.

Every woman should know...
what she can and can't accomplish in a day, a month, a year.


This has been going around the internet since the 90's and is attributed to Maya Angelou, however it is not a poem by Angelou it is rather written by Pamela Redmond Stratton, who has written 5 novels and has been published in numerous magazines and newspapers. The piece, called "30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She is 30" appeared in her article in Glamour Magazine in 1997. (Just in case you were wondering).

After reviewing the list, I have passed 30, yet still have something to know and have. Life is a journey.

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