Closing out Feb. with Thankfulness

Closing out Feb. w/thankfulness: "O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." Psalm 107:1 

Be thankful 2day for what you have instead of what you don't have and be blessed. 

Love ya. Esteban K.

Happy Valentine's Day to My Girlfriend!

"Love suffers long & is kind...rejoices in the truth, bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails."                                

1 Corinthians 13:4-13   http://bit.ly.../hIbFv7

Have a blessed, love-filled day, everybody! 

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Beware of Latest in Electronic Pickpocketing

Watch out for the in latest electronic pickpocketing. Put your credit card in aluminum foil.
See the full news story @:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/special_report/fox-5-investigates-electronic-pickpocketing-020711

Great Article about the cult, Scientology

Must read article about the cult known as Scientology:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_wright

Marquita Lister's interview is a Blessing

I recently heard a wonderful interview conducted by MetroConnection
with opera star, Marquita Lister.
(Click Here to Listen | Click Here to Read the Transcript)

Although I heard Ms. Lister via the radio, her beautiful soul
just radiated throughout. When you see the picture on her
Web site, it confirms her outer beauty as well.
http://www.marquitalister.com/Bio_English.htm

In the interview, she gave a powerful testimony of how
she is overcoming a rare disease that I am also blessed to
have, called "Polymyositis." I've written in the past how
this muscle disorder has blessed me and just listening
to Marquita, I'm sure she's already blessed others by
showing how God can work in one's life to overcome
illness.

Be sure to support this wonderful soprano. Buy
her music and donate to her the scholarship she
supports. I plan to do both:
Her Recordings: http://www.marquitalister.com/recordings.html

Her Cause: Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation
http://www.negrospiritual.org/

Tony Dungy on Faith, Family & Football! : )

Super Bowl Champion Coach (& former Steeler), Tony Dungy talks about faith, family & of course, FOOTBALL! : ) @ http://myfamilytalk.com/

This interview was conducted in the months after the Colts won the Super Bowl a few years ago, by Dr. James Dobson. The multi-part piece re-aired on Dr. Dobson's new show, Family Talk.

How My Stroke Is A Blessing-Part 1

In the late afternoon of Wed., Jan. 19, 2011, I suffered a stroke—and I thank God every day since…)

“Sir, can you hear me?” “What is your name?”
“Stev…….en…….Ken…..dall,” I said, with great effort.
“Can you understand me, sir?”
“Qui, je comprend,” I replied.

“Is he speaking in French?” asked one of the paramedics.

It was after this exchange with the emergency personnel when I realized that I was unable to speak in English without long pauses between each word.

I was able to speak a few words and phrases I learned from taking French in college over 3o years ago.

I was sitting on the living room floor of our apartment, able to understand everything that was said to me, but only able to speak without difficulty in French.

In the emergency room I continued to answer questions in the few French words and phrases that I could still remember.

Once this bout of "expressive aphasia," as it is called, passed after two hours and my language skills returned, several doctors and nurses remarked that I looked happy and told them I was. I said, "It's a blessing this happened so that you all can hopefully find out what's wrong because this also happened to me 10 years ago…To be continued



To Learn More about Strokes and how to prevent them, please visit: Stroke.org

Thank You God, For Dr. King

Amen!

Learning When to Move Forward

Another lesson God taught me in 2010, which continues into this new year:

Sometimes the Holy Spirit will stop you from going in the wrong direction, even when you think you're doing God's will, or have His blessing to continue.

There are times when God directs us by stopping some opportunities so that we will focus on the path He's prepared for us. If you're hard-headed & move forward, doing things your way instead of His way, you'll mess up every time.

Acts 16:6-10

 ⁶ Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. ⁷ When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. ⁸ So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. ⁹ During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” ¹⁰ After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
From BibleGateWay.com

What God Taught Me Last Year

Instead of making New Year's Resolutions, I'm thinking back on what the Lord taught me last year and applying it more this year. Overall, I learned to be patient last year, pray and wait on the Lord to help guide me. 
 ¹⁴Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. (Psalm 27:14, King James Version)