A's Happiness Blogs

Have you ever thought about why it is that we praise God?    Is it because it is something that our mothers, fathers, and grandparents told us to do? Or is it because we read it in the bible and that is what we are supposed to do?    Or is there a purpose in us praising God?   I think that is a great question to ask yourself.    “I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.” Psalm 18”1- 2       Just take a moment to read Psalm 18. Not just Palm 18 but the bible in general. What is the one thing that no matter what is going on that happens?   God is always there.    God is always there for his children. No matter what is going on, he is always by their side.    There may be times, that you may feel like you are alone, but you are not. He is always there.   T...

  For those who do not know, I am a Sunday school teacher at my church. I teach the kids 6 to 10 years old. I love teaching kids this age because it’s fun and they are very smart children.   They love to learn new things about the bible and they ask so many questions.      We have been discussing kindness in our Sunday school class and why it is so important to be kind to others. Not just others, but be kind to all kinds.    As I was thinking on my Sunday school lessons a question came to mind.    How much does it cost to be kind to others?    This is a valid question because we see so much hate in the world. People don’t like each other because of their skin color, or they don’t associate with a certain person because of their background.    Why is that?   Do they feel they have the right to mistreat people just because they are different?  Or do they feel like they are better than other people because of w...

There are times in our lives where we are going to have to deal with the loss of someone. It is hard, and no one wants to deal with it, but one way  or another we have to. See, I have had many people in my life who passed away, but recently I had someone who passed away that was close to me. This hit differently, because of who she was to me. She was my mother. One of the most Godly women I knew, even at the end of her life.  I found myself with a mix of emotions that I did not know how to deal with. I completely shut down from family, friends, my kids and my husband. I even shut down from doing what God has told me to do.  I quit writing, and I even quit seeking God's face. I was barely reading my Bible, and praying, because I was that sad. I was in my feelings  and I did not know how to deal with them.  I still have my days where I do not know how to express how I am feeling, but God is showing me how to deal with grief. See, going through this process, and it...

This will be one of the shortest blogs that I write. But something happened that made me a proud mother today, and it showed me I was doing something right.     As I am resting up for work tonight, my 7-year-old son Jack came to my room to talk to me.    Now a few days ago, I had a conversation with my children about how I will be traveling for work and that I would be gone a few days out the week. I was honest with them, I told them I was nervous because I never done this type of thing before, and I never been away from them, but I was excited at the same time because it was a new opportunity for me to do something different.      So, as I am laying on my bed today Jack comes in my room as he always does with a smile on his face to check on me. Him and my 4-year-old son, Gavin sat on my bed, and he said:  “Mama are you nervous to leave for your job in a new city?”     I told him I was nervous, but it was going to be ok, I knew God ...

Having Peace in your Life Going through this life, we find ourselves having good days and bad days. It seems like sometimes we find ourselves having more bad days than good.   It can be frustrating because it seems like noting seem to be going the way it should be going. We find ourselves stressed out because nothing seems to be going out way. We try everything we can to try to be happy, but it never seems to work out in our favor.    But the beauty of being a child of God, is the peace that he gives us to be able to bear anything that the enemy seems to throw our way.    Philippians 4:7- “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and mind through Christ Jesus.” (KJV)   I love this verse.  This verse means so much to me. When you think about the peace of God! How wonderful it feels to have that kind of peace.  See, when you have the peace of God which passeth all understanding, you find yourself thinking on...

    One thing that frighten me the most when I started blogging and doing social media was the way I came across to other people. I am already a shy person, so when I decided to start sharing a piece of myself a few years back I was scared.   I saw how people would respond to others on their social media platform. Some people were loving, and kind while others were judgmental and negative.    But the one thing that I learned from doing this for so long, was I needed to be myself. It was one thing for me to try to be what others wanted me to be, but I had to learn that I was not being trueful to myself.    See, when I make the choice to share my life, I was trying to be like others that I saw on the internet. And to be honest, I mimic some of the things that I saw others do thinking that I would get the same response that they were receiving from others. I quickly learned that that was not the approach that I needed to take.    Then I had to t...

Back in May of this year, me and my husband took a trip for our 14-year wedding anniversary. We went to Virginia Beach like we do every year for our anniversary.    I remember this trip, because it was at a time in my life where I did not know how I was going to make it. It was hard for me because I felt lost.   This was a chapter in my life where my faith was not strong. I had so much going on and I did not know if I was coming or going. I was just getting over Covid 19 and my relationship with my husband was not the best.    But I knew I was beginning a journey that I have never been on with God, and it was scary. He was telling me what he wanted me to do, and I questioned him every step of the way.    Sure, I was telling everybody through my inspirational videos to have faith and let God show them what to do, but my life was a mess, and I could not give myself whole heartly to God.   One of the things I question the most was why me? Why would y...

Get Connected to God.    As I sit here finishing up my bible study for the night, I cannot help but to reflect on myself.    A few years ago, I would not even pick up my Bible to study it. That is just something that I did not use to do. I called myself a Christian, but you could not tell by the life that I was living.    See, I went to church on a regular basis. I always have ever since I was a little girl. My parents took me, my brother and two sisters to church every Sunday. We did not miss a Sunday. My father was the pastor of the church, so he made sure we were always there when the doors were open. Yes I am a P.K (preachers kid)   So, I knew how to walk, talk, and act like a Christian.    I wanted everybody to look at me and say that they knew I was a Christian, just by the way I carried myself, but I was not doing what I needed to do to show God living in me.    It wasn’t until I went to college my freshmen year, that I wante...

“ I want to do this…. But I don’t know!!! I want to do that…. But I don’t know!”   This has been me for the past few weeks. I have been going back and forth on things that I know in my heart that I need to be doing, but I find myself second guessing myself.   It almost seems that I do not have the faith in God that I say that I have.   Questioning my Life   It’s like I am questioning everything thing that he has been telling me to do in my life. Weather it because I am scared to do it, or it is just the fact that I do not think I know how to do it, I find myself in the same boat repeatedly.     It seems like every time I take two steps forward, I find myself taking five steps back. It’s like I am being repetitive. But I am learning with every passing day, that I am looking in the wrong place for the answers that I need out of life.   You may feel like I am being too honest with this blog, but I just want to help others and show ...