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In this particular case it's the year that still stands supreme in my life. Supreme only because of the Little Rock Central class of 1987. Lets start with the HO's. HO's...wow, you guys said it stood for "helping others".  The principle even sanctioned your group. The Elites, which also became sanctioned by the principle. Lastly the girl group, Sisters Who Care. Talent shows, slops on top, games, dances, and house parties. The senior skip room, Valentine carnations, car washes, 3 way phone calls, feathers, shags, oh and lets not leave out the jerry curls. So much more... Oh yes, shout out to Q-T's and the Campus Inn.  Mainly I love all the friendships that were created by mostly three junior high schools that included some fantastic personalities. The special thing about us was/is that these three junior high groups knew each other so well. By the time we all got to Little Rock Central High for the most part we became a great melting pot. I never thought a...

Understanding why bad things happen: I cannot make since of it but Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT says, “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” This scripture is most helpful in my letting go process. After seeing my primary care physician twice…and after him referring me to other doctors for test…and them finding nothing, I was fed up. I consented to the fact that I was going to have to continue to live with pain. It was only the grace of GOD that gave me the thought, “I’ll go to this one last doctor. After all…I still need to keep my annual appointment”. Through this routine yearly appointment my OBGYN found what all the other doctors missed. Still I didn’t think anything when she said, “we’ve made you an appointment to have a mammogram, the day after tomorrow. I want to check on a li...

There is a poem by Maya Angelou titled In and Out of Time . Kenny & Joyce...such a story that I have know knowledge of but what I do know is that they loved each other, in and out of time. The first time I heard the poem I thought, "wow what beautiful words." Just words...with know meaning, I thought. When I saw him with Joyce again after more than 20 years, of being cities and states apart, I was happy. Even though I was just a child when Kenny left I always knew the two of them together was bread and butter. So good together so bland apart. Joyce went home in May. Last week Kenny followed her. Now somewhere in time they are together again. Loving each other still. Hummm.... In and out of time. When GOD speaks we should listen. Things are working together. What things? I do not know but Joyce & Kenny are proof that things are always working. At some point when we turn the wrong way because those things are working together GOD moves. I am so glad Kenny & Joyce...

Do what GOD called us to do. Sounds so easy... I remember having nothing better  to do but sit outside with granddad. So boring, I thought. At times having nothing more to do and certainly nothing more was expected of me. I need a job, I would think. Surely my job would be me doing what Mary Tyler Moore did on TV. At some point I'd toss my hat in the air. Day dreams to say the least. So boring, I thought. Funny how life changes. I cannot count the number of times, this past year (alone) that I've wished I could go back and do that very thing...Sit with granddad in the yard, looking at and listening to the wind move through the leaves and branches of the trees, in Gould, Arkansas. Great path to be on and a bad path to get off. Thank GOD for the memories because GOD's grace allowed those memories to bring such peace, in the midst of a storm, in my life. trishsmith87 https://www.pinterest.com/trussell2000biggmailcom/

Now days it's hard not to offend someone by expressing ones opinion. However, who listens to someone who agrees with everything they hear? So I am daring to be different, again. Today I have seen something on TV that I have never seen before. All I am thinking is, look and see the work of GOD. It requires a great deal of understanding for me to wrap my head around global warming and or climate change. Moreover global warming and or climate change causing a hurricane that is covering much of the state of Florida, blows my mind . Whether it is global warming or climate change GOD is in charge of it all. trishsmith87

Sometimes life can get in the way of our fun. We have to always remember faith is never seen by the one that has faith until an appointed time controlled by GOD. How to increase faith : trust GOD, close the door of fear, close the door of doubt. Open our mind, heart, body, and spirit to JESUS Christ. Leave it open.   This special place will seem empty. It won't seem like anything is happening. It's in this place that we seek GOD. We grow in Christ in this empty place. Try one more time. Prepare as much as you can for everything, and show up, one more time. GOD will do the rest.     TrishSmith87

There was so much going on in my mind when the surgeon took my mother and I to his huge private office. Only two days after the lumpectomy. Still nauseous from anesthesia, dyes, contrast, and all the movement that was necessary to determine the type, stage, and grade of the cancer.  I sat, not knowing what to think when I heard the doctor say "the cancer you have is very aggressive". "It's important that you don't stress about anything" he said. Surely there was a fear that came over me, that was justified when I looked into his eyes, and saw the seriousness. I wanted to ask him. Am I going to die? But true to who I have become, I thought not. I'll just wait and see. That was a question that would be answered without me saying a word. So I held the fear at bay. I held the fear out of fear. Fear that my fear would make me stress. The man just said, "don't stress". I began to draw everything about GOD that I could remember ever hearin...