Each day when I wake up, I like most of you pray and thank God for allowing me one more day to be here. I thank him for the opportunities he is going to give me to be a light in this community. For my family and friends and usually for the Beautiful day that he has blessed me with. It seems fitting that this week is Thanksgiving and this ties into the Holiday! Sometimes just the smallest thing makes me think about how aware of me God is. He has shown me in so many ways in my time here that he cares about me and my desires, needs, and everything about me. He has blessed me in so many ways with the church family, friends, activities I get to do in my spare time, and the moments when I am completely satisfied reading His word and knowing him more. I pray to be an encouragement to others and that others would be an encouragement to me. This week I want to tell you a story about Franklin. Franklin is a well known man here on St. Croix. If anyone has lived here for any period of time and they don't know Franklin I would be very surprised. I got to meet Franklin through church and usually everyday I am out walking around in the area we call Sunny Isle I cross paths with him. He is an older man maybe 55 or so and he is just an AWESOME MAN. I ran into Franklin yesterday morning when I was opening our gate and he yelled across the street at me and I quickly smiled and yelled GOOD MORNING FRANKLIN!!! He came and we shook hands and I asked him much like I always do, "How are you today?" I love his response every time I ask him he responds the same way with "Living life and ENJOYING it my brother!" I proceeded to ask what his plans were for the day and he said walking around, talking to people about his faith. ALL FRANKLIN DOES IS WALK AROUND TALKING TO PEOPLE, and helping people at their jobs. He will go mop the floors at McDonalds or fold shirts at foot locker, or anything he feels he can bless someone by doing. When I first saw him in Foot locker I asked him how long he worked there and he said, "I don't work there, I just help out."
His concept of "Living Live and Enjoying it" is awesome. I have adopted that thought, because there are so many things in my life that I can enjoy. There isn't any reason to have a bad day, or be stressed out, or even to be upset. Life is something to enjoy and today as I am reflecting upon all that has happened in my life I can say I AM LIVING AND ENJOYING IT!!! God has been too good to me to not enjoy it. My life is to be a life of service to him. I daily want my life to be a living breathing THANK YOU card to God. That is where I want to be. To continually be walking in his Joy, and sharing the love he has for me to everyone I come in contact with!
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A PART OF MY LIFE! I TRULY AM THANKFUL FOR YOU, I KNOW I COULD NOT BE WHERE I AM TODAY WITHOUT YOU. YOU HAVE IMPACTED MY LIFE IN A HUGE WAY AND HAVE HELPED MOLD ME INTO THE PERSON I AM!! BE BLESSED IN THIS THANKSGIVING SEASON AND LIKE FRANKLIN LIVE LIFE AND ENJOY IT!!
