Sorry I haven't posted much lately. I am continuing to work on the website to make it more user friendly and preparing to easily receive the reader submissions and respond appropriately.
'Til the next time . . .
GOD SAYS . . .
"You will guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory." Psalm 73:24
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DECLARING MY PURPOSE
MY FAITH STATEMENT:
"I am a child of God, made possible through the awesome and glorious gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, who died so my sins would be forever forgiven, giving me the promise of salvation and eternal life." ~ mjk 09/28/03
MY MISSION STATEMENT:
"To personally know and share the love of God through my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and as I prepare for eternity, to live my life in a way that is deserving of His love and friendship." ~ mjk 09/28/03
MY LIFE'S PURPOSE STATEMENT:
"My goal in life is to live a Christ-centered life . . . and to experience all that comes with it." ~ mjk 11/20/04
MY LIFE'S MOTTO:
"To always be faithful" and "To thine own self be true."
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FINDING MY PURPOSE
Semper Fi, the motto of the Marine Corp, means "always faithful". I learned about it from my husband who is a marine (once a marine - always a marine).
And, as I began my journey in life - the next phase to challenge me - I realized the first 4 letters could include the aspects of balance: spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical - just what I was searching for in an acronym. It took me a few years to figure out the rest of the acronym for S.E.M.P.ER.F.I., however I eventually came up with "evolving, radiating from inside".
And so, I began fulfilling my purpose in life putting together this website, "Journey for Life" to be able to share my journey in hope of helping someone in theirs. I told myself, "even if I only help one person, it would be worth it.
I will be sharing the wealth of information I have collected in my lifetime from the people who have touched my life.
'Til the next time . . . God Bless!
SEARCHING FOR MY PURPOSE
In 2003, I interviewed for a secretarial position at a local church. I was asked what my faith statement was and I couldn't come up with anything. My fate was sealed.
However, I did join an individual group at that church which was just beginning Rick Warren's "40 Days of Purpose" with the entire congregation over the next 40 days. It was perfect for me because I had been searching for my "purpose" in life - so began the next part of my "journey for life."
As a result, I wrote my faith statement. Later, I also wrote my mission statement and my life's purpose statement, and decided on my motto.
'Til the next time, God bless . . .
BEGINNING OF GOALS
I began the year in 1999 with the following written goal:
"My first priority is to learn and focus on behaviour that finds a balance for healthy, constructive, positive and loving relationships where I am able to clearly define the boundaries between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour."
I continue to set goals at the beginning of each year and to do my best to complete them.
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WOMAN OF GOD
REBUILDING YOUR LIFE
HEALTH IS WEALTH
NEW YEAR GOALS
Robert H. Schuller used to say that "If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail."
More than 20 years ago, I began each day with a reading from "The Language of Letting Go" by Melody Beattie. Besides the "Seek Balance" excerpt used on the "Balance Page" of this website, I began to set yearly goals for myself, based on the following excerpt from Melody's book.
GUIDE FOR SETTING NEW YEAR GOALS
I would make some time to review and answer the questions posed as honestly as I could, type them up using the second page as a template, print a copy for myself and put it somewhere so I would come across it occasionally throughout the year. To my amazement, I would find that I was working on or accomplishing my goals.
I challenge my readers to try this - you will be amazed how well it works and how good you feel having reaching some or all of your goals!
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GRATITUDE . . .
I am thankful to my daughter, Nikki, and her husband for believing in my dream and for their assistance with my website. They are amazing and have been a blessing in getting me this far . . .
What are you grateful for today?
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BACK UP AND RUNNING . . .
I apologize for the delay in getting the site back up and running, however, I want to ensure that your privacy is protected.
As issues surface, I again will shut the site down and try to fix the issue as quickly as I can.
Thank you for your patience - it is appreciated!
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WELL I ALMOST MADE IT . . . Happy New Year 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
5 minutes after midnight and into a new year (2019), I almost got my website up and running before the end of 2018. Not everything is complete yet, however, I will continue to work on it . . . please bear with me . . .
I look forward to thoughts on what is working and what is not working. Feel free to leave your thoughts or comments . . .
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