In preparation for the holiday season the members of Etsy are going through bootcamp. I am taking the challenge & the pledge.
I, Jenean of Designs by Jenean, pledge to participate in the Etsy Success Holiday Boot Camp to the best of my abilities. I vow to check in every week, do my homework and support my fellow Holiday Boot Campers. I will read the weekly newsletters and blog posts, check in on the weekly forum thread, read the weekly blog post, check off the checklists and salute the mascot. I promise to share what I've learned with those who need it, support my fellow Etsy indiepreneurs and, most of all, have a positive and persistent attitude. I understand that together we can spread the word about our handmade and vintage goods, making this holiday season a more unique and meaningful one to gift givers and give-ees everywhere!
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Cherry Blossoms are Blooming
The Cherry Bloom trees were a gift from Japan in 1912. They signal Washington D. C.’s rite of spring with an explosion of life and color that surrounds the Tidal Basin in a sea of pale pink and white blossoms.
The Peak Bloom Date is defined as the day in which 70 percent of the blossoms of the Yoshino Cherry trees that surround the Tidal Basin are open. The date when the Yoshino Cherry Blossoms reach peak bloom varies from year to year, depending on weather conditions. Cherry Blossom Festival dates are set based on the average date of blooming (April 4), but nature is not always cooperative. Unseasonably warm and/or cool temperatures have resulted in the Yoshino cherries reaching peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958). http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/
Most varieties produce light pink to pure white blossoms, but there are also cherry trees with dark pink or slightly yellowish blossoms. The blossom color of some varieties may change while they are in bloom. For example, a blossom may open as a white flower and change color to pink over the course of a few days.
In case of early blooming trees, the fresh leaves usually do not appear until after full bloom, which gives the trees an attractive, homogenous look while they are in full bloom. In case of later blooming trees, the leaves usually appear before the blossoms, giving the trees a more heterogeneous look. Furthermore, the color of the fresh leaves differs between the varieties. In most cases, the fresh leaves are green, coppery brown, or something in between. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_species.html
I was inspired by the season , the beautiful colors and a pendant I purchased on Etsy some time ago. I created the necklace below as tribute to Cherry Blossom Festival.
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
The Peak Bloom Date is defined as the day in which 70 percent of the blossoms of the Yoshino Cherry trees that surround the Tidal Basin are open. The date when the Yoshino Cherry Blossoms reach peak bloom varies from year to year, depending on weather conditions. Cherry Blossom Festival dates are set based on the average date of blooming (April 4), but nature is not always cooperative. Unseasonably warm and/or cool temperatures have resulted in the Yoshino cherries reaching peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958). http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/
Most varieties produce light pink to pure white blossoms, but there are also cherry trees with dark pink or slightly yellowish blossoms. The blossom color of some varieties may change while they are in bloom. For example, a blossom may open as a white flower and change color to pink over the course of a few days.
In case of early blooming trees, the fresh leaves usually do not appear until after full bloom, which gives the trees an attractive, homogenous look while they are in full bloom. In case of later blooming trees, the leaves usually appear before the blossoms, giving the trees a more heterogeneous look. Furthermore, the color of the fresh leaves differs between the varieties. In most cases, the fresh leaves are green, coppery brown, or something in between. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_species.html
I was inspired by the season , the beautiful colors and a pendant I purchased on Etsy some time ago. I created the necklace below as tribute to Cherry Blossom Festival.
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
Friday, February 26, 2010
An Example of Determination and Inspiration
Madam C.J. Walker (December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an African-American businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur and philanthropist. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a hugely successful line of beauty and hair products for black women, under the company she founded, Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company
She was born Sarah Breedlove in Delta, Louisiana, the first member of her family to be born free, to parents who had been slaves. At age 14, she married a man named Moses McWilliams and was widowed at age 20. She then moved to St. Louis, Missouri to join her brothers. Sarah worked as a laundress for as little as a dollar and a half a day, but she was able to save enough to educate her daughter. While living in St. Louis, she joined St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church, which helped develop her speaking, interpersonal and organizational skills.
In 1905, she worked as a sales agent for Annie Malone, another black woman entrepreneur who manufactured hair care products. Sarah also consulted with a Denver pharmacist, who analyzed Malone's formula and helped Walker formulate her own products. In addition, she often told reporters that the ingredients for her "Wonderful Hair Grower" had come to her in a dream.
In 1906 she married Charles Joseph Walker, a St. Louis newspaperman[1], and changed her name to "Madam C.J. Walker". She founded the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company to sell hair care products and cosmetics. Madam Walker divorced Walker in 1910 and moved her growing manufacturing operations from St. Louis to a new industrial complex in Indianapolis. By 1917 she had the largest business in the United States owned by an African-American.
Walker saw her personal wealth not as an end in itself, but as a means to promote economic opportunities for others, especially black people. She took great pride in the profitable employment — and alternative to domestic labor — that her company afforded many thousands of black women who worked as commissioned agents. Her agents could earn from $5 to $15 per day in an era when unskilled white laborers were making about $11 per week.[3] Marjorie Joyner, who started work as one of her employees, went on to lead the next generation of African-American beauty entrepreneurs.
Walker was known for her philanthropy, leaving two-thirds of her estate to educational institutions and charities, including the NAACP, the Tuskegee Institute and Bethune-Cookman College. In 1919, her $5,000 pledge to the NAACP's anti-lynching campaign was the largest gift the organization had ever received.
Walker had a mansion called "Villa Lewaro" built in the wealthy New York suburb of Irvington on Hudson, New York, near the estates of John D. Rockefeller and Jay Gould. She spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on furnishings.[4] The Italianate villa was designed by architect Vertner Tandy, the first registered black architect in the state of New York, in 1915. Walker also owned townhouses in Indianapolis and New York.
Madam Walker died on May 25, 1919, at age 51, at her estate Villa Lewaro. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.
References
^ http://www.madamcjwalker.com/bio_madam_cj_walker.aspx
^ "Twelve Famous Dreams". brilliantdreams.com. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
^ Henry Louis Gates Jr., "Madam's Crusade", Time magazine, December 7, 1998, Canadian edition.
^ "Madam C.J. Walker–Beauty Culturist Dies". Chicago Defender (Robert Abbott). 1919-05-31.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_C._J._Walker?wasRedirected=true
Jet Black Engine Earring
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
She was born Sarah Breedlove in Delta, Louisiana, the first member of her family to be born free, to parents who had been slaves. At age 14, she married a man named Moses McWilliams and was widowed at age 20. She then moved to St. Louis, Missouri to join her brothers. Sarah worked as a laundress for as little as a dollar and a half a day, but she was able to save enough to educate her daughter. While living in St. Louis, she joined St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church, which helped develop her speaking, interpersonal and organizational skills.
In 1905, she worked as a sales agent for Annie Malone, another black woman entrepreneur who manufactured hair care products. Sarah also consulted with a Denver pharmacist, who analyzed Malone's formula and helped Walker formulate her own products. In addition, she often told reporters that the ingredients for her "Wonderful Hair Grower" had come to her in a dream.
In 1906 she married Charles Joseph Walker, a St. Louis newspaperman[1], and changed her name to "Madam C.J. Walker". She founded the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company to sell hair care products and cosmetics. Madam Walker divorced Walker in 1910 and moved her growing manufacturing operations from St. Louis to a new industrial complex in Indianapolis. By 1917 she had the largest business in the United States owned by an African-American.
Walker saw her personal wealth not as an end in itself, but as a means to promote economic opportunities for others, especially black people. She took great pride in the profitable employment — and alternative to domestic labor — that her company afforded many thousands of black women who worked as commissioned agents. Her agents could earn from $5 to $15 per day in an era when unskilled white laborers were making about $11 per week.[3] Marjorie Joyner, who started work as one of her employees, went on to lead the next generation of African-American beauty entrepreneurs.
Walker was known for her philanthropy, leaving two-thirds of her estate to educational institutions and charities, including the NAACP, the Tuskegee Institute and Bethune-Cookman College. In 1919, her $5,000 pledge to the NAACP's anti-lynching campaign was the largest gift the organization had ever received.
Walker had a mansion called "Villa Lewaro" built in the wealthy New York suburb of Irvington on Hudson, New York, near the estates of John D. Rockefeller and Jay Gould. She spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on furnishings.[4] The Italianate villa was designed by architect Vertner Tandy, the first registered black architect in the state of New York, in 1915. Walker also owned townhouses in Indianapolis and New York.
Madam Walker died on May 25, 1919, at age 51, at her estate Villa Lewaro. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.
References
^ http://www.madamcjwalker.com/bio_madam_cj_walker.aspx
^ "Twelve Famous Dreams". brilliantdreams.com. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
^ Henry Louis Gates Jr., "Madam's Crusade", Time magazine, December 7, 1998, Canadian edition.
^ "Madam C.J. Walker–Beauty Culturist Dies". Chicago Defender (Robert Abbott). 1919-05-31.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_C._J._Walker?wasRedirected=true
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Failure then Success
I am really inspired by this video listed below. Everyone should have a dream but others may not believe in you and your dream and they may try to discourage you. Have faith even if no one else does.
Hebrews 11:1 NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, [a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. (amplified version)
Famous Failures Video
Be inspired, Be believing
God bless
Designs by Jenean
Hebrews 11:1 NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, [a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. (amplified version)
Famous Failures Video
Be inspired, Be believing
God bless
Designs by Jenean
Thursday, October 22, 2009
There's strength in number
It is so wonderful to see so many people and organizations supporting breast cancer research. All those living with the diagnosis, know that you are not alone.
Throughout the month of October do not be surprised to see a lot of pink on the football fields. In an effort to raise awareness about breast cancer the NFL has teamed up with the American Cancer Society and celebrities and have added pink splashes to uniforms, towels and equipment.
NFL Raising Awareness
What could be better than supporting a great cause like breast cancer awareness, than to do so by purchasing products to beautify yourself or loved ones. With Avon having its fantastic annual "Walk for a Cure" that was here and gone at the end of September there are still other ways to support companies that support breast cancer awareness and research through the rest of October.
Avon's Support
Yoplait®'s save lids to save lives. During their annual drive, for every pink lid you send in by December 31, 2009 Yoplait® will donate 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, up to $1.5 million. And they guarantee a donation of at least $500,000. So grab your friends, coworkers, yoga class or neighbors and start getting involved today.
Yoplait's Support
Search the Internet to find more ways you can support breast cancer research.
Designs by Jenean will be donating a portion of sales from all pink items sold in the shop in the month of October.
Breast Cancer Awareness
A wise man once said:
"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves." - Thomas A. Edison
Let's astound ourselves.
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
Throughout the month of October do not be surprised to see a lot of pink on the football fields. In an effort to raise awareness about breast cancer the NFL has teamed up with the American Cancer Society and celebrities and have added pink splashes to uniforms, towels and equipment.
NFL Raising Awareness
What could be better than supporting a great cause like breast cancer awareness, than to do so by purchasing products to beautify yourself or loved ones. With Avon having its fantastic annual "Walk for a Cure" that was here and gone at the end of September there are still other ways to support companies that support breast cancer awareness and research through the rest of October.
Avon's Support
Yoplait®'s save lids to save lives. During their annual drive, for every pink lid you send in by December 31, 2009 Yoplait® will donate 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, up to $1.5 million. And they guarantee a donation of at least $500,000. So grab your friends, coworkers, yoga class or neighbors and start getting involved today.
Yoplait's Support
Search the Internet to find more ways you can support breast cancer research.
Designs by Jenean will be donating a portion of sales from all pink items sold in the shop in the month of October.
Breast Cancer Awareness
A wise man once said:
"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves." - Thomas A. Edison
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Teamwork, what a great and rewarding concept
This story is so inspiring. A legally blind young man scored his first touchdown. He didn't do it on his first attempt but with his persistance and help from his teammates, he was able to score a touchdown.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2009-10-15-ohio-brown-blind-touchdown_N.htm
This story shines the light on teamwork and the support you get from it. As a result I'm giving a shout to my teams etsybead
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=tag_title_all&search_query=etsybead%20team
and Cast team
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=handmade&search_query=Castteam&order=date_desc&ship_to=&page=1
I appreciate the support of my team.
Whose on your team or whose team are you on? Give them a shout out.
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2009-10-15-ohio-brown-blind-touchdown_N.htm
This story shines the light on teamwork and the support you get from it. As a result I'm giving a shout to my teams etsybead
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=tag_title_all&search_query=etsybead%20team
and Cast team
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=handmade&search_query=Castteam&order=date_desc&ship_to=&page=1
I appreciate the support of my team.
Whose on your team or whose team are you on? Give them a shout out.
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
Sunday, October 11, 2009
No More Excuses
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”
—Henry Ford, American entrepreneur
My goal was to make polymer clay beads. The "obstacle", I didn't have all the tools I thought I needed to get started. The frightful thing was fear of failing. Focusing on the goal helped inspire me to take the first step. Once I got the clay in my hands I began to wish I would have started earlier. I made my first set of Polymer Clay Beads
What "obstacles" are you facing. Try focusing on your goals until they become bigger than those frightful things and powerful enough for you to take action.
Inspiration: U of M - Go Blue
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
—Henry Ford, American entrepreneur
My goal was to make polymer clay beads. The "obstacle", I didn't have all the tools I thought I needed to get started. The frightful thing was fear of failing. Focusing on the goal helped inspire me to take the first step. Once I got the clay in my hands I began to wish I would have started earlier. I made my first set of Polymer Clay Beads
What "obstacles" are you facing. Try focusing on your goals until they become bigger than those frightful things and powerful enough for you to take action.
God bless,
Designs by Jenean
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Circle of Promise
I joined the Circle of Promise
It's October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness
Month.
Although breast cancer continues to impact people from all backgrounds, there are significant differences within the mortality rates among racial groups. From 2000-2003 African American women had a 36 percent higher death rate than white women, giving them the highest death rate and poorest survival rate of any other racial or ethnic group for breast cancer in the U.S.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has pledged to do our part to ensure that African American women are empowered with the information and tools they need to take charge of their own health and serve as ambassadors in their local communities. Komen for the Cure’s Circle of Promise campaign is designed to engage African American women to help end breast cancer forever by fostering increased awareness, support, empowerment and action.
http://www.circleofpromise.org/index.php
A portion of the sales of pink items in my shop will be donated to the Susan G. Komen - Karmanos Cancer Institute during the month of October.
http://www.komen.org/
It's October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness
Month.
Although breast cancer continues to impact people from all backgrounds, there are significant differences within the mortality rates among racial groups. From 2000-2003 African American women had a 36 percent higher death rate than white women, giving them the highest death rate and poorest survival rate of any other racial or ethnic group for breast cancer in the U.S.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has pledged to do our part to ensure that African American women are empowered with the information and tools they need to take charge of their own health and serve as ambassadors in their local communities. Komen for the Cure’s Circle of Promise campaign is designed to engage African American women to help end breast cancer forever by fostering increased awareness, support, empowerment and action.
http://www.circleofpromise.org/index.php
A portion of the sales of pink items in my shop will be donated to the Susan G. Komen - Karmanos Cancer Institute during the month of October.
http://www.komen.org/
Friday, January 23, 2009
I am HOPE
I am HOPE
I am Hopeful for real change
I am Optimistic for the future
I am Prayerful for peace
I am Envisioning a better day
I am HOPE
Jenean Matthews
I am Hopeful for real change
I am Optimistic for the future
I am Prayerful for peace
I am Envisioning a better day
I am HOPE
Jenean Matthews
Friday, February 29, 2008
Sparkling Baby Blues
Meet Frankie, the rare blue-eyed baby koala named after Sinatra
What a interesting and cute story. This is unusual, a koala born with blue eyes. He is adorable. The koala lives in Australia. I did a search on Google for animals born with blue eyes. There’s also a tiger and a wolf and more.
Frankie's story
Feeling inspired, I designed a pearl necklace named Sparkling Baby Blues.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
I’m Too Blessed to be Stressed
There's so much talk of lay offs, mortgage foreclosures, bankruptcies and more. This appears to be a stressful period. However, I firmly believe that God is in control and I'm too blessed to be stressed. Just as some are passing on stories of how hard times are, know that there are plenty of triumphant stories as well.
People have gone through times like this in the past and have survived. It is not the end of the world. Don't look out in the future with gloom and doom; instead take life one day at a time. One positive step you can take is to take time to count your blessings. It's not ALL bad. Do you have family and/or friends that love you, do you have your health, can you see, touch, feel, smell and/or hear, do you have a roof over your head, clothes on your back, food to eat. If you have a number of these things going for you, then you are blessed. Take a deep breath, let it out, relax and instead of stressing count your blessings.
God bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
People have gone through times like this in the past and have survived. It is not the end of the world. Don't look out in the future with gloom and doom; instead take life one day at a time. One positive step you can take is to take time to count your blessings. It's not ALL bad. Do you have family and/or friends that love you, do you have your health, can you see, touch, feel, smell and/or hear, do you have a roof over your head, clothes on your back, food to eat. If you have a number of these things going for you, then you are blessed. Take a deep breath, let it out, relax and instead of stressing count your blessings.
God bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
Monday, January 28, 2008
Designs by Jenean Video
I finally did it. I finally became a part of the video world. Please feel free to take a look at my Youtube video. Almost 6,000 views in less than 24 hours!
Here's the link to the Youtube page.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntdUR-R-LYE
Thanks.
God bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
Here's the link to the Youtube page.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntdUR-R-LYE
Thanks.
God bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
Sunday, January 27, 2008
In Search for Your Purpose
I was visiting another Etsy member's blogLSKcrochet, and she wrote something on January 9, 2008, that spoke volumes to me. She was sitting with God while crocheting, looking to find her purpose in life. And she believes God finally revealed her purpose, which is her gift and passion for crocheting. You can view LSKcrochet's blog at http://lskcrochet.blogspot.com/.
I am passionate about beading. When I'm beading I'm so relaxed and excited about the project I'm working on. When I'm not beading I'm thinking of new designs. The dictionary defines passion as “a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object or concept.” And even more deeply, the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion. God places passion in each one of us to fulfill His purpose in our life and to bring us joy for ourselves and sharing with others. What is your passion?
God Bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
I am passionate about beading. When I'm beading I'm so relaxed and excited about the project I'm working on. When I'm not beading I'm thinking of new designs. The dictionary defines passion as “a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object or concept.” And even more deeply, the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion. God places passion in each one of us to fulfill His purpose in our life and to bring us joy for ourselves and sharing with others. What is your passion?
God Bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
Saturday, January 26, 2008
January Blues
I belong to an Etsy Team and each week we have an Etsy Theme of the Week (EBTW) for our team to promote. This week's theme is January Blues. January is a hard month to get through here in Michigan. The winters are long but it seems the sun doesn't shine much in the month of January. However, to get past the blues, I try to watch comedies. My favorite, that makes me laught all the time is the Rush Hour series. Wisdom says that "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine..." Proverbs 17:22. Make sure you have your dose of laughter today and chase the blues away.
God Bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
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Jenean
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Night Beauty
Northern lights or Auroras, according to wiki, are natural different colored light displays, which are usually observed in the night sky, particularly in the polar zone. The aurora borealis are beautiful to view. They are very inspirational to me. I like to buy aurora borealis (AB) crystals for my jewelry. However, in this piece I was inspired by a pendant that reminded me of aurora borealis, a night beauty.
God Bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Song of the Sun
"Have you ever wondered what the Sun would sound like if you could hear it?
Our Sun lies 93,000,000 miles away, surrounded by the vacuum of space. Sound won't travel through space, of course. But with the right instrument, scientists can "hear" pulsations from the Sun."
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/singing/singing.html
I believe the song of the sun, is a song of God's faithful. We should join in and put a song in our hearts and sing unto the Lord a new song. Let His praises fill His temple. We Christians are the temple of God. 1 Corintihians 3:16. We shouldn't let the sun "out shine us" in singing.
Everyday God's creation shows His faithfulness. The sun declares His faithfulness by rising in the east each morning and setting in the west each night, day after day, night after night, all around the world. God's faithfulness is demonstrated at all times. Great is His faithfulness.
God Bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
Our Sun lies 93,000,000 miles away, surrounded by the vacuum of space. Sound won't travel through space, of course. But with the right instrument, scientists can "hear" pulsations from the Sun."
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/singing/singing.html
I believe the song of the sun, is a song of God's faithful. We should join in and put a song in our hearts and sing unto the Lord a new song. Let His praises fill His temple. We Christians are the temple of God. 1 Corintihians 3:16. We shouldn't let the sun "out shine us" in singing.
Everyday God's creation shows His faithfulness. The sun declares His faithfulness by rising in the east each morning and setting in the west each night, day after day, night after night, all around the world. God's faithfulness is demonstrated at all times. Great is His faithfulness.
God Bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
Sunday, December 30, 2007
FREE Shipping
Free shipping for U.S residents will be continued until further notice. I have added a new category called Rings, and I have added four new rings.
God Bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
God Bless,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Free Shipping for the Holidays!
Holiday Announcement:
Free shipping on all items sold on Designs by Jenean's Esty shop during the holiday season. Come visit and find the perfect gift for the holiday.
Thanks
Jenean
Free shipping on all items sold on Designs by Jenean's Esty shop during the holiday season. Come visit and find the perfect gift for the holiday.
Thanks
Jenean
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Designs by Jenean recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Please take some time to pray for those fighting this fight and find a way to make a difference. A portion of all the sales made in the month of October from Designs by Jenean will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
God Bless Everyone,
Jenean
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Will the “Real” Survivors Please Stand Up
I watched a program which showed how there are refugees from Africa that are in need of help. I began to reflect on the turmoil the people from Africa have suffered over the years. I began to wonder are the people surviving. Yet, I read information on the internet which shows the total population of Africa is estimated to be at 888 million people. The population is growing rapidly and some project it to grow to 1 Billion by 2015.
Over the years, many in the population have survived famine, droughts, wars, Aids and corrupt governments. Yet, the people on that continent continue to grow.
I began to wonder whether I could overcome such obstacles and continue to grow in my life. Sometimes, the things that I face in my everyday life weary me. However, when I think about how I overcome life’s challenges, I remember that I don’t go through trials and tribulations by myself. When I face obstacles, I remind myself of Romans 8:31-37,
31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
I can overcome all things reminding myself that I am more than a conqueror. I am a survivor.
Remain overcomers by trusting in God.
God Bless Everyone,
Jenean
Designs by Jenean
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