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Do you pray? Now be honest with yourself. If so, how often? When you need something from God, like a Genie with 3 magical wishes? Or do you pray in thanksgiving to the Lord? Do you only pray in church or is this something you only do in your quiet time, on your knees in your room while no one is watching you? Do you pray when you're in your car in the middle of worship music or when you almost got in that head-on collision in you car cause you were texting while driving and scream out "Thank you G-O-D for saving me!!" Whatever the case, you need to realize how important prayer really is. It is like the glue that holds this relationship with God all together.

Over and over again, God mentions prayer in the Bible. In-fact, He even modeled it for us and showed us how to pray  to Him in Matthew 6:9-10. Do we listen? What's stopping us from being a true prayer warrior? Is it time? Do we feel dumb when we pray? Are you the kind of person who quietly prays to yourself but when it comes to praying in front of people, in a public setting, there is just NO WAY?! We must be men and women of prayer in a world that is in such desperation.

If you're anything like me, you get so easily distracted when it comes to focusing on one thing and praying is one of them. I can start off wanting to pray for one thing in particular and end up on some crazy tangent praying for all sorts of stuff and forget the true reason I was praying in the first place. Yikes! It must start with structure. Pray with purpose and with power. The Bible tells us to pray to the Lord as if He has already grated us our request(s). He is our God after all and wants the very best for us as His children. We are Heirs with Christ, light-bearers and vessels for His kingdom so pray with authority!!

Don't be scared or intimated, just get on your knees, right now, and just pray!!
He is listening, He always is!!

It's been quiet a while since I last wrote anything on here but I figured, today is a new day and it's time!! :)

Life in the last year has been an emotional roller-coaster, with ups, down, twist and turns. Nothing in my life is ever as it seems and always has surprises and things up it's sleeve, LOL.
(Yes, that rhymed, ha ha!)

This past week has really reflected on God..Not only on how amazing He really is, but more on His unfailing, incomparable, unfathomable GRACE! As I have reflected on His Grace this week, I've learned a whole lot.. Mainly that Grace is God's unmerited favor for us, His crazy love, if you will. I once heard at Harvest Christian Fellowship (Pastor Greg Laurie's church) that "GRACE" stood for "God's Riches At Christ's Expense." I couldn't think of a better way to put it...

When I think about God granting me Grace, more and more I realize my worth.
A.) I am favored so highly in the eyes of my King, even if I don't see it in myself sometimes.
B.) It is not something I can earn by being "good enough" or Perfect
C.) In knowing what Christ did for me on the cross to Calvary, I am grateful that I am forgiven of all of my transgressions.
I don't know how God can forgive a sinner like me, after all I've done. He is my Heavenly Father and I know that because of His sovereignty and Grace, I am forgiven and He no longer looks at my past but only at my future. All of my past sins are washed away, the Bible teaches that I am a new creation! Woo-Hoo!!! :)


This past week, I found a dog toy that belonged to Koda and it was a little tiny pet sheep. I didn't think anything of it till I found it outside, on the cement, dirty and gross. For some reason, the Lord used that to remind me of Him. Mind-blowing how He can use anything on this Earth to knock some sense into us and show us that He's ALWAYS there! It reminded me of a few Bible scriptures, the main one in the book of Revelation when John talks about seeing Jesus in the form of a lamb as if it were sent to the slaughter in the form of a Lion..The Lion of Judah, my precious Lord. What a beautiful description and reminder of what the Lord did when He was beaten beyond recognition at the cross. Father, thank You! :)

My goal this week is to put Him on full display and not be ashamed of Him or what He is doing in my life. I don't always understand why He does what He does, why people come and go in my life, opportunities arise and then blow away like the wind, BUT I do know one thing... My Lord is my Master and King and wins in the end!! I need to trust Him with everything that I've got in me. <3 You are in control!!

I have a super busy week in from of me, Chiropractor appointments, working out (Lord willing), Work, Bible Studies, prayer tours in West Los Angeles, and my quiet time with the Lord.

This weekend was absolutely amazing! I went to the "Women's connect event" @ Reality LA. I had an amazing time hearing from Reality LA women like Isabelle Smith (Pastor Lorenzo's amazing wife) and Brie Savard (Robert Naughton's fiancee), both gifted and beautiful women of God. :) I was so blessed to be a part of this event.

Um... As I write this, I'm STILL in shock from the crazy, unexpected day I have had. I'm in disbelief and yet am still alive to talk about it. I titled today's blog "Surprises around every corner (literally)" and that title couldn't ring more true...! =)

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"Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10)

That was my lesson for the day!...

God is good, God is perfect, God is ALL knowing, God is everywhere (Omnipresent), God's will is perfect (Omnipotent), God knows all; sees all; hears all (Omniscient), He knows the desires of our hearts (1 Chronicles 28:9), God protects, God's timing and Will are in His hands and most of all, God loves us with everything He is! AMEN!

Today was a day that started off quite tough. My morning started by getting up early (7:00 am)..(HEY, that's early for me!) and heading to work. :/ We had a store meeting at 9 am for a food training class on the new items we are now offering as well as items that will be discontinued. An hour and 30 minutes later, it was FINALLY over! We learned a ton as it was a very productive meeting.

Immediately following the meeting, Morgan and I (Co-worker of mine) went to get REAL breakfast at Urth Coffee on Beverly Dr. in Beverly Hills, down the street from our job) We enjoyed some fresh scones and loves organic lattes. (Mine, pictured on the right) We parted ways for a few hours, so I went to Coffee Bean across from the Beverly Center and found a cute little nail place called Tina's Nails. I killed a few hours then met Morgan once again, this time at the Beverly Center. We walked around and killed some time chattin' talking, laughing and "window-shopping" as we're both poor at the moment. LOL. We once again parted ways later so I found an awesome place in LA called "The Grove." It's an outdoor mall with tons of high-end shops, restaurants and even a movie theater. :) It was fun walking around and enjoying some nice alone time. I spent about 45 minutes there until I sadly had to get to Beverly Hills to work this evening dinner shift.

I got to work at 5:30 pm, and at this point was already exhausted from a LONG day. I was a bit discouraged when I saw the section I was in but knew I'd make the most of it. About 20 minutes into my shift, I got a table and another and another. I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off for a while and was obviously mentally rained at this point and on my second wind apparently. LOL. And here's where the night got a tad bit interesting...

I had a few people at one of my tables and they happened to be extremely relaxed and eager to know about the restaurant. After being a "tour guide" and showing them around our extensive menu, a few more people joined the fun gathering. They were all so sweet and genuine, felt like I had know them for years. They eventually ordered tons of cocktails and wine, "Teasers", Entrées and eventually Dessert. At one point as I'm closing out most of my other tables, they as me for a favor. They figured since I was a tad bit younger then they were, (in their 50-60's) they as if I could help them get on the internet browser on one of the ladies' phone. I tried but failed. Nothing seemed to happen. So after a few more check backs, we chatted for a bit about what they were looking for so I offered my help. They were looking for an actor's house that they knew personally I suppose. I didn't know who they were talking about as it was clearly over my head. Hmmmm...

A little while later, they complimented me over and over again about how great my personality was, the outstanding service they had received from me, and how I was a "Superstar". They were super nice and sweet and my reply was "Everyone in the restaurant is a superstar as almost everyone is involved in the entertainment business, i.e. Actor, Dancer, Singer..." One gentleman asked what I did so I told him my story of Acting. He asked if I was from here and I said yes. Another gentleman on my left said to me, "Then you might want to shake this man's hand" pointing to a gentleman at the table across from him. I jokingly asked, "And why is that?" The gentleman we were talking about said that he owned "Zephyr Theatre on Melrose in Los Angeles" and he was a director and producer. Long story short, I felt REALLY blessed to even be able to chat and "make friends" with someone of his caliber. He handed me his business card and told me to send him my resume and headshot! WOW!!! This could be HUGE!! I thanked him and walked away, thanking God every step of the way for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

***Technically this incident happened on Thursday, June 17, 2010***