Words to live by...

My sissy text me this and I had to share. Be blessed and encouraged!

Someone has written these beautiful words. Read and try to understand the deeper meaning of them.

1. Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout life.

2. Why is a car's windshield so large & the rear view mirror so small? Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, look ahead and move on.

3. Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes a few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write.

4. All things in life are temporary. If they are going well, enjoy them, they will not last forever. If they are going wrong, don't worry, they can't last long either.

5. Old friends are gold! New friends are diamond! If you get a diamond, don't forget the gold! To hold a diamond, you always need a base of gold!

6. Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, God smiles from above and says, "Relax, sweetheart; it's just a bend, not the end!"

7. When God solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when God doesn't solve your problems, He has faith in YOUR abilities.

8. A blind person asked God: "Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!"

9. When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.

10. Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles; it takes away today's PEACE.

If you enjoyed this, please pass it to others. It may brighten someone else's day, too...

Until Next Time...

I said I wasn't going to cry... I lied. I hadn't seen my sister in over a year and a half so as we hugged by the doorway after being strong for the twins who did not hold back their gallons of tears, I was overcome by emotion too. Not for too long though 'cause I'm a big girl now and big girls don't cry :-P (the lies and propaganda).

God has been so good to our family! What a blessing that we were able to ring in the New Year with Sheila. For anyone who has had to apply for a U.S visa, you know the struggle. But miraculously for sissy, the guy looking over her paperwork at the embassy recognized her as the kind guest relations staff member at the hotel he'd stayed at... There aren't too many black people in Chengdu sooooooo, yea!

I used to be afraid that somehow distance would affect my relationships with my sisters with them being so far away (Caroline's in London). Didn't we all move from Kenya as a unit in 2001 just the 5 of us including the parentals and now we're all over??? Well, I'm glad God always knows what He's doing because our bond as a family is oh so strong. All glory to God for that because in seeking Him and His love, we're able to share it with one another and with all who we meet along the way.

People ask all the time "oh my goodness, how do you guys do it?" Best answer so far, "I don't know but God had everything to do with it."

P.s Happy New Year!!! How long until we stop saying that??? Lol