New Start

Each new day brings new opportunists. A new sun to start anew.
Second chances brings all things around to the start again.
What I don't understand is why people hold onto the past. I mean the bad things that has happened to them. Watching these new TV shows it seems like everyone is on a revenge kick. There out to get revenge on those who hurt them. The bible says In Psalms revenge is mine saith the Lord. So why do we get all riled up over past transgressions? If someone can forgive a person for abusing them as a child then why can't others forgive as well? I know it's not easy. There will be days you wake up filled with anger over a really bad incident that happened. But if Jesus forgave those who persecuted him and crucified him on the cross then we should be able to forgive our fellow man or woman any transgressions they caused us.

Things to Come

I know that I haven't wrote on here in awhile. I have several drafts saved that I'm working on and once there done I will have some stuff to publish. Right now I'm working on a poem I wrote and a tribute to my grandfather. The grandfather that was a preacher. Both my grandfather's died before I was born. But my mom's dad has a special meaning in my life. See I think he had the disease I do and I think even though he died, he found ways to overcome it. Even though he's gone I look to him for help. I have some of his sermons. When I'm feeling really bad I look over his sermons they always seem to give me strength. Or better yet God does through them. It's hard for me to talk about my grandfather. Someone that means so much to me because of a disease we may share and whom I've never met on this earth.

Petition for a Cure!!

Please help by signing this petition for congress to support more research for Porphyria and other genetic diseases. Time to find a cure! The time is now! Who else besides me is sick and tired of waiting around for other people to do something about our illness? It's time to stand and say we want a cure! Please do more genetic testing, more scientific research to help us find a cure. If your with me please sign. Thanks for your help!

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25 For Life!

So last month I did it! Yes, I finally turned 30. And in my old age of middle aged crisis I have come to realize one thing, from now on I am 25 for life! Yep, if you ask my age 25, every birthday after this I will be 25, When I get married and have kids *if* and the kids are all grown I'm still 25!!!!!!!!!!!! You hit a point where you realize that your 30, 30! Not young in your teens, or in your 20's, but 30! And it just hits you, where has my life gone? So now maybe I am officially 30 but I don't think like I'm 30, my mind is still somewhere in the twenties, my body doesn't look my age, and if it wasn't for my sickness I wouldn't act my age either! So what age am I 25 for life!!!

Fourth of July Thoughts

 

“The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” - Thomas Jefferson

Happy 4th of July!

The thought above was on facebook 

Here are a couple I came up with.

When we forget ourselves look to the men and women who died to give us our freedom and be reminded of all the things we take for granted!! Happy Independence day!!

 

As for the true independence of life, be reminded of Christ's sacrifice on the cross and know that our sins our forgiven. Happy Christian Independence Day!!

The Runner

Running far and fast, in her mind that is all she has.
To run far and fast, to get away from the demons of her past.
Running ever still, not stopping to catch a breath.
Her life has been a constant downhill. Filled with failure and not success.
No one could understand her pain, the disease she suffered from. 
The emotional pain she felt inside, that she so desperate tried to hide. 
But here she is at a breaking point. 
The demons in her life are gathered to overtake her.
So she runs far away from them, she runs to catch Jesus.
She feels if she can run fast and far enough God will catch her before she meets a ghastly end.
Save me she cries, so loud her voice but no words come out. 
Save me from this maddening hell I live in. Save me from the constant pain and death I feel. Save me from myself.
She runs, so fast and so far, running to get away from the broken heart, the diseased girl that didn't have any friends, the tortured soul that just wanted to be let in, the abandon child that prayed to live, a house divided can't stand. 
Run, run, far away, don't look back and you might be safe. 
In Jesus' arms I commit myself today, my hope and trust lies in him and my life will show that Jesus lives!!!!!!!

Gifts

We all have special gifts that God gave us. Sometimes it takes us awhile to figure out that the thing we love to do the most is probably the thing God wants us to excel in. For me it has always been writing. I started in junior high writing poetry. In high school I wrote a poem book, basically that is a really long poem split into different parts. And ever since then I write on and off. But when it comes to my writing I feel so strongly about it that when I sit down to write something it has to be perfect the first time, and so I struggle to make it perfect. Gifts are things we excel in, they may not always be perfect, but as I am learning it is OK to make mistakes. I can't punctuate right for the life of me. I never could! But I can write a pretty compelling story, even with bad punctuation. And if I didn't have spell check there would be a lot of misspelled words. It's hard to perfect the gifts God has given us. And sometimes I think we focus so much that we set ourselves up for failure. I know I can write. I know I'm good at it. Give me a minute and I can just start rambling some profound verse that I just made up. I guess I feel like I have to use this gift in such a way to reach the world that it overwhelms me sometimes. We need to learn that it's OK to make a mistake and it's OK to not always know what were doing. Just as long as we know that God will lead us through our failures.