“1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
There’s no need for us to get caught up in the hoopla of the world system. Sabbath is restorative…let’s practice for proficiency.🙌🏽 May rest and restoration be yours today, my friend!🕊 #Selah
Blessings,
Kayren
“8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.“
Free YOURSELF this holiday season and FORGIVE. Let go of the heavy burden disguised as a grudge. Forgiveness is a gift you give YOURSELF.🎁 Begin NOW to prepare your heart to experience and celebrate the birth of Christ like never before.😇🙏🏼🕊 #LetItGo #Selah P.S. In case you missed it, you can still access my BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL: If you’ve ever asked, “ME Time…what’s THAT?!” then these 7 Easy Self-Care Tips are for YOU! Why? Because #SelfCareIsNOTselfish – that’s why!
P.S. Share this link with all your friends! After all, gifts are for giving…and it’s WAY more fun to enjoy goodies with friends, right?! That’s why I’m GIVING you some of my best self-care tips…enjoy!
“37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
(Matthew 22:37-39)
“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.”
We’re talking about FASTING during the Thanksgiving season?! 😳😯 Seriously, y’all KNOW that must be led by the LORD and not by me!🤣😇🙏🏼🙌🏽 LOL😜
I’m sharing reminders from Isaiah 58 to strengthen us as we prepare for holiday family interactions…I hope you’ll check out this new podcast (Episode 13) – in less than 10 minutes, you’ll have some ammo to help you fight for your peace!👍🏼🕊
God is able to put the missing pieces 🧩 of our families back in place as the processes of repair, reconciliation, and restoration take place. Trust Him to complete what He’s started!💓
“And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.”
My shadow while taking a pic of Mama – pretty cool, eh?
Q: Do you know the only thing funnier than me being a TechnoDino🦖 (my teenagers have iPhones, but I don’t)?
A: It’s me providing tech support for my parents when I visited them – and actually fixing their issues!🤣 LOL
My parents and I are Android users. Their new cell phones are nicer than mine – not jealous, I just know that (at least) 70% of the features will never be touched.💯 Seriously, the only reason Mama’s barely used flip phone got replaced was because it was misplaced…go figure (bless her heart)! This is the lady who referred to sending me an email (a decade ago) by saying, “I’m gonna type to you today if I get time, Kayren!”😳 Anyhoo…
Not only did I teach my Mama (#CutieAt74) to send her first text, but I also showed her how to download a photo to her Gallery (AND add it to a Contact – new or existing) and set an alarm for important reminders (like upcoming appointments). We set up a Gmail account so she can subscribe to my YouTube channel, and she took her first cell phone photo!🥳
She even did a video call with me – that was especially funny! She’s still getting used to swiping and touching the screen, but with a bit more use, I have full confidence that she’ll reach proficiency in no time.🤔😏😉
This is a lady who has a lifetime legacy of teaching – a former middle school (translation: combat zone) Teacher of the Year…my Mama is a real life, ol’ school, bona fide educator. She just has to overcome some tech phobias (like many of us at one point or another). But she finally faced some of her techno-apprehensions, and I’m really proud of her for it.💓
Sure, it took a bit of extra patience for this Life Transition Coach to hand-hold my Mama while demonstrating some new technology. However, in comparison to the innumerable times in my 4.5 decades that she’s extended an abundance of grace and patience to me, I’ve gotta say it was more than #WorthItAll. 😊🌻🤗
“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”
Crunch, crunch, crunch – that’s the sound of the leaves I stepped on while walking without music from my playlist today.🎵 It was absolutely delightful!
What seemingly small sounds are speaking to you today? Pay attention…they may hold an unexpected hidden treasure! Blessings, Kayren 😊
P.S. Sharing photos from my weekend walk with my mom – I didn’t realize all the beauty (and duck activity! LOL🦆) of the neighborhood creek when I lived there…funny how time can change your perspective, eh?😏🎁
“Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.”
I was blessed to visit my parents (who live in another state) this weekend – I’m super-grateful for the great time of fellowship we had with lots of laughs! I was really surprised that several homes already displayed full Christmas decorations.😯 What really got my attention was hearing “The Little Drummer Boy”🥁🎵 piped through one of the Rest Areas. I was like, “Did I miss the memo about being late for Christmas?🎄 Gee whiz, I thought I was early in my Thanksgiving preparations, but am I already behind?!”😳
Don’t get me wrong…I am 150% a Christmas fan – I LOVE to celebrate the miracle of the birth of Christ EVERY DAY🎉 (and my daughter’s been able to pull me into watching Christmas movies at any time of the year LOL).🎁
Yet, I’m being VERY intentional to make SURE I give thanks (and not just one one day!) for ALL the marvelous things God has done in MY life over the past year. Truthfully, I am incorporating an “attitude of gratitude” into my daily reflections and meditations, and finding an exponential improvement in my quality of life with this adjustment!🙌🏽 I invite you to join me in celebrating the season of Thanksgiving BEFORE we get swept away by the festivities of Christmas (as it’s been hyper-commercialized). I’d love to hear how YOU are celebrating this season of Thanksgiving…drop me a comment!😇
Praying we focus on the reason for EVERY season…🙏🏼
Abundant blessings, Kayren💓
“7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.”
(Psalm 26:7-8)
“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.”