The Chijioke Life

"There's a whole 'nother conversation going on i n a parallel universe... Where nothing breaks and nothing hurts.  There's a waltz playin' frozen in time... Could you beam me up, g ive me a minute, I don't know what I'd say in it...  I'd probably just stare, happy just to be there, holding your face Beam me up..." Over these past, almost 4yrs: I have learned how to live each day and night alone...  I have chosen to figure out how to smile again...  How to laugh and love again... I have chosen to refuse the belief that because the risk of pain is so great that the love is not worth it...  I have become stronger...  and softer...  I love deeper... I forgive quicker... I open myself more than ever before... I am more aware of the pain around me... I see  the wells of sadness behind others brave smiles and my heart aches for their pain. I am burdened for the pain and yet, I know the love was worth it and we w...

There are no words or pictures enough to describe the beauty of this moment... I am sitting in my room, overlooking the pristine Adriatic Sea.  Savoring the peace, the quiet, before the days' activities begin.  I can hear the waves gently lapping against the boats tethered below my window and the birds are calling as they soar past. The sun is just rising above the distant hills ringing this serene spot...  I'm sitting here trying to focus on my devotions and needs in prayer, and yet, I am called to just worship this morning... Sometimes, that is all you can do when the great love of our Father is displayed before us! "Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of Your presence, Lord.  You are [my] glorious strength. It pleases You to make [me] strong..." Ps 89:15,17 "My heart is confident in You, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing Your praises! ...I will wake the dawn with my song. I...

"...I'm no longer a slave of fear... I am a child [a daughter] of God.  You revel me with a melody.. You surround me with songs of deliverance...  'til all my fears are gone... You have chosen me... Love has called my name..." So you guys know that when I get away, especially to a place that has the beauty of nature surrounding - and when I get overwhelmed in life - I start writing. It is my soul's therapy and this particular note has been building in me for months... now, I have a moment or two to get it out! So, bear with me... a bit rusty, but, healing {for me} all the same.  This song (No Longer Slaves) has been my soul's refrain, in the midst of this glorious mess, this temporary passing, called "life on earth". A friend posted this song yesterday and I have been almost overcome with emotion as my joy in being His child overflows. This past 12-18months have been fraught with fears - felt like my foundations were shaken, more than ever bef...