Growing up in Trinidad, I knew the importance of Easter Sunday. My mother was a seamstress and made us the most beautiful dresses for Easter. From the kitchen, I could smell the aroma from the various breads and food my mother prepared, which included our own home-grown turkey or duck. When we came to America, my siblings and I continued this tradition with our own families. …
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God is with You
What are you experiencing?
Are you experiencing difficult times? Your loved one may be sick with a serious condition; you may have lost a son or daughter to violence; you may be caring for a child or an adult with special-needs; your friend may be at the point of dying; you may be homeless and lonely or may be so depressed that you feel like giving up. …
How to Experience Peace and Strength during Your Troubles
Troubles come in many different ways. They may come from a family member's illness, your own illness, a relationship you may have, the death of a loved one, trouble in your business or workplace or your son or daughter's difficulties. Regardless of the trouble you are facing and the intensity of it, you must be aware by now that troubles do not always go away, and if they …
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How Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Brought Freedom for Us All
Do you know that you and I are free from the burdens that others place on us or the burdens we place on ourselves? We are free from our current and past issues that have held us captive (Gal 5:1). We obtained our freedom because Jesus suffered and died in our place, rose triumphantly from the grave on the third day, and is seated on the right hand of the Father interceding for …
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Join Our Support Group
Please Join Our Support Group By Joan M. Blake As parents of special-need children/adults, we face continual life-issues which do not go away. What do we do? Where do we go from here? 1. We should pray and find solutions to our problems. 2. We should continue doing exciting …
Forego your past and live anew
Foregoing your past and living anew is easier said than done, particularly for some who have experienced significant pain. But coming out of significant pain is a good thing especially when you have a bright future ahead of you. I believe that one way of viewing past hurts is looking at what you have learned from your past experiences that you can bring to your current and …
How to climb over your mountains.
By Joan M. Blake author. Does anyone have mountains they need to climb? I was praying early this morning when I visualized myself standing at the bottom of a large mountain and realized that I had a choice to make: either stand there or find a way to climb up that mountain. Since I will never climb an actual mountain, my visualization was metaphorically related to a mountain …
Disappointments Lead to Incredible Opportunities
Do you remember how disappointed you felt earlier or even later in life? You felt sad or depressed, because you didn’t make the mark or reach your expectation. When you were younger, you faced competition, for example: in sports, in a spelling Bee, in a musical talent show and you wanted to win but you didn’t. As a high school student, you competed for the post popular girl or …
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We Have Victory Through Jesus Christ.
We know the story of how the Lord, Jesus, for whom John referred to as the Word (1 John 1:1), came down from heaven as the Son of Man and lived among us, identified with our pain, died, and rose again the third day (1 Cor 15:4) and brought hope (1 Tim 1:1) to a dying world. By His death, Jesus spared us from the wrath of sin (Acts 15:11), and …
Would a parent forsake his/her child?
This year 2018, has started out very busy for me, with a lot of doctor's appointments for my daughter and myself. I felt that I was consumed with going to the doctors, but thanks to God, we are doing well. Life continues to be hectic, but I refuse to give up, because my family and I belong to God. He knows the end from the beginning and He knows your destiny as well as mine, …
Trust God When You Cannot Trace Him
This is a familiar phrase that my prayer partner would remind me of, as she prayed for me. This means that we should not try to figure out what God is doing in our lives but instead, we should trust God during the process. We should trust God because God is the author and finisher of our faith (Heb 12:2). He is the Alpha and the Omega (Rev 22:13), the Beginning and the End and …
Christmas Message
THE GIFT OF LOVE-JESUS’ BIRTH Hello everyone and welcome to another Christmas celebration where family and friends come together not only to share gifts, but to show love for one another. On this day, we commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, God’s gift to us. GOD’S REDEMPTIVE PLAN The all-knowing and mighty God (Psalm 139:1-4; …