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Happy New Year!

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 The magazines, newspapers and front page of the websites are filled with the most memorable events and significant people that have affected our lives in the past year. We can look back over the last year and see certain markers that changed our course and shaped our lives individually...

January 1, 2009 | comments (4) | Truly Transformed......

A Fresh Start.

"Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls." Jeremiah 6:16 As we come to the beginning of a new year and the ending of an old one, we often wish we could turn over a new leaf or gain a fresh start. I once read about a man who was reading his morning newspaper and was shocked to find his name listed in the obituary column. He called up t...

December 30, 2008 | comments (4) | Truly Transformed......

Untangle the Knots...One Day at a Time

Picture your life as a jumble of shoestrings all tied up in knots, each shoestring a different color. The different shoestrings represent the different elements of your life, such as your family, your job, etc. This jumble of knots could represent many of our lives—with everything all knotted up. Each knot represents a problem, and the process of untangling those knots and straightening out those problems is going to take a bit of time and ...

December 3, 2008 | comments (4) | Truly Transformed......

Learning to Like Yourself

Did you know that you and I have to learn to deal with our do separately from our who? The fact is, I don’t do everything right all the time, but that doesn’t affect who I am. I know I’m loved and that I’m still a good person. I’ve made mistakes in my life—and I’m sure I’ll make mistakes in the future—but I still like myself. If you like yourself—even though others may not—you&rsqu...

November 29, 2008 | comments (2) | Truly Transformed......

The Potter

"Why am I this way? Why can\'t I change?"Most of us have heard that cry from troubled individuals. The first time I heard it, it came from a man who had been addicted to the crack pipe for almost a decade. He kept trying to quit; once he stayed away from it for eight months, and another time for nearly a year. He always went back to the pipe. I didn\'t have an answer for him. I don\'t think he actually asked for...

November 3, 2008 | comments (2) | Truly Transformed......

Going Home!

Well today I finally get to go back home to be with my wifey! It's been a long vacation....I first flew to Texas where I met Troy (Zooman) I had a great time there and was able to meet some T members as well. It was a great time. Then I flew to Las Vegas to visit my family and to help my niece out with her transformation. I don't pretend I know a lot but I know enough to at least give her the tools she needed to help her. She has been doing great...

October 30, 2008 | comments (18) | Truly Transformed......

LIVING FREE

"A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense." Proverbs 19:11 NIV Thoughts for TodayOne key to controlling our temper is to have realistic expectations of others. No one is ever wrong or right all the time. It is wrong to expect others to always be happy and helpful. None of us are "up" all the time. We all have times that we are sick, stressed or just plain tired. And, right or wrong, these th...

October 9, 2008 | comments (2) | Truly Transformed......

My Friend

I'm sure everyone knows I went to Texas for a week to help Troy out and to hang with him. I tell ya it was a blessing to be with him and his wife. Troy has the biggest heart I've ever known! If he could he would give the shirt off his back. being there for the first few days was awesome, I got to spend time with his animals, that was the first time I have seen a llama up front, spectacular!!!! As time went on I really believe Troy and I developed...

October 1, 2008 | comments (6) | Truly Transformed......

Update 2

Here I am at home recovering from the procedure I had done on Monday. For everyone here that doesn't know.....This procedure is not going to relieve me of pain, we are trying to find out if the majority of my pain is coming from two discs and not from my existing surgeries, in all honesty I pray that the pain I'm feeling is just from the previous surgeries because if they aren't and it's from the two discs then I will then need more surgery. I ca...

September 24, 2008 | comments (14) | Truly Transformed......

Update

I thought I give an update of what has been going on in my life. It turns out I will be having that procedure (Discogram) done on Sept.22nd 3 days prior to me flying out to texas to meet my homeboy Troy aka Zooman. Hopefully they will find out which discs are causing the problems and God willingly fix it.Lately it's been pretty rough for me, these last couple of days have been hard. Tuesday I was in so much pain that I had to take some pain ...

September 11, 2008 | comments (17) | Truly Transformed......

Preparing To Run

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 1 Corinthians 9:24 How often do we feel as though we are running a race? Life seems to be one big race. We run from place to place to get things done, just to accomplish one more task. But what about the race of life? Some of us run from parts of our lives, some run from the past, some run towards the future, and ...

August 27, 2008 | comments (5) | Truly Transformed......

Why God Allows Christians to Suffer

I had an appointment yesterday with my doctor. I wasn't expecting bad news but it was what it was. He had received my report from another specialist I went to see in Chicago and he was pretty upset with me. He mentioned that my strength training has to stop because of the instability I have in my back. In the mean time I can walk and get on an exercise bike but still he also diagnosed me with several things....I have Spondylolisthesis which ...

August 12, 2008 | comments (19) | Truly Transformed......

As Real As I Can Be........

I've been procrastinating with what I've been wanting to write about myself here at T.com. But I owe it to everyone here to truly tell you who I am and where I come from and what God has brought me through. I was hesitant at first because I didn't want anyone to judge me but as time went on I feel very comfortable with everyone here so here goes........Let's see, I'm in a family of four I have two brothers and one sister. Growing up wasn't easy f...

August 5, 2008 | comments (20) | Truly Transformed......

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