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I'm engaged!! Chris proposed to me last Friday at my favorite restaurante. So happy! Take care and much love.

Booker T. Washington... Words of Wisdom

Right now, I'm reading a book that consist of articles written by Booker T. Washington. I recommend anyone at any age to read or be read to, this book about Booker T. Washington and his experiences, views, and his relationship with God during pre and post Civil War/Slavery era. Here is a preview:

Chapter II Boyhood Days pg. 17&18, paragraph 3&4

The world should not pass judgement upon the Negro, and especially the Negro youth, too quickly or too harshly. The Negro boy has obstacles, discouragements, and temptations to battle with that are little known to those not situated as he is. When a white boy undertakes a task, it is taken for granted that he will succeed. On the other hand, people are usually surprised if the Negro boy does not fail. In a word, the Negro youth starts out with the presumption against him.

The influence of ancestry, however, is important in helping forward any individual or race, if too much reliance is not placed upon it. Those who constantly direct attention to the Negro youth's moral weaknesses, and compare his advancement with that of white youths, do not consider the influence of the memories which cling about the old family homesteads. I have no idea, as I have stated elsewhere, who my grandmother was. I have, or have had, uncles and aunts and cousins, but I have no knowledge as to where most of them are. My case will illustrate that of hundreds of thousands of black people in every part of our country. The very fact that the white boy is conscious that, if he fails in life, he will disgrace the whole family record, extending back through many generations, is of tremendous value in helping him to resist temptations. The fact that the individual has behind and surrounding him proud family history and connection serves as a stimulus to help him overcome obstacles when striving for success.

Chapter II Boyhood Days pg. 19, paragraph 3

In later years, I confess that I do not envy the white boy as I once did. I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. Looked at from this standpoint, I almost reach the conclusion that often the Negro boy's birth and connection with an unpopular race is an advantage, so far as real life is concerned. With few exceptions, the Negro youth must work harder and must perform his tasks even better than a white youth in order to secure recognition. But out of the hard and unusual struggle through which he is compelled to pass, he gets a strength, a confidence, that one misses whose pathway is comparatively smooth by reason of birth and race.

Stay strong in the Lord and follow His way. Much love.

Currently Reading Up from Slavery (Dover Thrift Editions) By Booker T. Washington see related

His Mercy...My Testimony

How can I not live for my God? How can I not turn away from my selfish and wicked ways to follow my Lord and keep His commandments? After all He had done for me and continues to do, my life belongs to Him. I meditate on what He has done for me in the past. How He had changed my desires from wanting to be with a woman, to desiring to be a woman of God; a mother; a wife. I went from dressing up like a man and trying to imitate and live like one, to loving the modest dressing, and looking forward to cleaning, taking care of the household and helping others. That's truly a women's pride and glory to be able to take care of her family and her home; it's fullfillment at it's best. I've done so much harm in the past, more to myself than to others, and I love God for having mercy and pity on me. I never knew how destructive I was because of how caught up I was in that destruction. Once God reached down and took me out, that's when I finally realize how thankful I should be towards Him and the grace He's given us. He didn't need to take me out of that mess, or change my desires, or let me know Him better now than I did four years ago. No, my heart could of stayed the same. I could of stayed lusting after that girl or girls. I could of stayed decieved everytime I told myself, "I should of been born a guy." No, God has a plan for me, and He was willing to use someone that I'm so ashamed of now, but He saw beyond that and saved me by His grace. There's so much skeletons in my closet, but those skeletons continues to disappear as I desire to become closer to my Savior daily. I'm looking to get baptized really soon, thank God, and I can't wait to do so (both Chris and I). Holiness is the only way to live, and I'm willing to live it through the hard or easy times, through the ups and downs, through strengths or weaknesses; I committ myself to the Lord when I go down into that water, when I call on my Savior's name, and then rise towards the heaven. I'm expected to live in Holiness, not around it, or above it, or outside of it, BUT IN HOLINESS! I thank God for His wonderful Truth; the information that continues to save me till this day. Live for Him daily! Everything you do, do it for Him and only Him. Stay strong in the Lord. God is good all the time! Much love.

Stepping Stone

God is good, all the time! Well, it's time for a change. We can't get comfortable when we're seeking God. We have to continue to grow in our relationship with our Heavenly Father. Always seeking Him and His ways daily! God is so patient with us. Look around, and see how patient He has been. There's so much corruption, and hate towards His people and nonetheless, towards Him as well. Yet, being the Father He is, He's merciful enough to wake us up this morning. When you wake up this morning, thank God for another day. Make those changes in you're lifestyle to become closer to Him, to know who He is through reading the Word daily. Stay strong in the Lord and have a good day. Much love!