This
week has been rough! (and I want you to know that I said that as dramatically
as I can – and KNOW that I CAN get VERY dramatic!!!)
I
was holding off on telling you guys about my weekend – I was savoring every
moment, and I was being very selfish about it because it was all I had to carry
me through this week :-( But
anyway….guilt trip aside…I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend!
I spent some time at the Kiwanis Club of Fort
Montague’s ‘Jazz in the Gardens’ event.
Like I mentioned in a previous post (that I am too lazy to give a link
to…I think it was last week Friday’s) I was asked to minister in spoken
word. The atmosphere was such a relaxed
one and the patrons were receptive.
I
have never met a more involved civic group – they truly go beyond their comfort
zones to ensure that they make a positive impact on society. Their theme: ‘Making a Difference by Being a
Difference in a Child’s Life’ resonates with a maturity that we should all have
with regard to our upcoming generation.
I feel that if we implement a ‘nurture over nature’ attitude in just one
life, then we can impact a whole nation…simply imagine what can be done, when a
civic group positively affects hundreds of school students, reaches out to
young men and women that no one else wants to, and feeds spirits as well as
stomachs?!
I
salute the Kiwanis Club of Fort Montague for a job well done, and for showing
me that they are truly ‘being the change’ that Ghandi has urged us all to be.
I
then visited the ‘Total You Purpose Conference’, which was held at the British
Colonial Hilton and was
blown away by the information that I received. With speakers such as Dr. Wayne Thompson of
Relationship Management, I left the conference with
a second wind.
A
positive change truly begins with a mindset change. I walked away with a better understanding of
relational ethics (Bahamians are in a league of their own when it comes to
interaction!), financial stability, and personal responsibility.
I
should have known it was all a set up! I shall reiterate that I had a beautiful
weekend: I managed to get a bit of rest,
was able to refocus, do a bit of editing, and even had the opportunity to
fellowship with two congregations PLUS even though I didn’t get to watch the
Superbowl COMMERCIALS (Yes, I confess, it’s rare that I watch the actual game),
I got some Superbowl FOOD!!! (I just want to take this moment to thank the daughters
of Pastor Dixon for such incredible food!!!! I didn’t know that you could
infuse seafood into scalloped potatoes like that!!!! I didn’t realize I was a
foodie until I was introduced to Long Island cooking – I must visit you guys
during one of these holidays! Pastor Dixon – I’m looking forward to all the
seafood I can eat!!!!)
Yes
you guys! I had a beautiful weekend! It felt like a bit of the weekend trickled
into Monday, but, it was MONDAY after all – what could you really expect? I was
already disappointed that the weekend was over, the sidekick started exhibiting
a bit of his symptoms…again, but I knew that we REALLY needed to get out of the
house - so I went to visit one of my favorite aunties :-) (she was only here
for a few days and we had a mini photo session, so I was excited!)
It felt so good to spend time with her and
reminisce…and I honestly think that if it wasn’t for the time I spent with her
and the encouragement, inspiration, and motivation that I received over the
weekend I would have exploded by Tuesday when all the negative energy seemed to
have magnetically pulled in my direction…but HEY! ‘Hello Monday’ is back! I got
to watch the first episode of the new season on Tuesday (lol) and I got a
little bit of added oomph to pull me through to Friday!!!! God is, indeed,
awe-inspiring!
I’m
so thankful because when I look back at the week, I realize that it has made me
stronger. He loved me enough to give me
everything I needed to get through the week at the very beginning of it. I will not pretend that I didn’t feel crushed
or depressed, but I know for a fact that I was not destroyed!
So
here I am, at the end of another week and a very long blog post (…lol) asking
you to be grateful for the little things, and to smile as often as you can -
even if it hurts. I know for a fact that
everything is going to be alright. I
survived!!!!
What’s
happening next week? Well…I am visiting 'SPEAK!' on Monday with Pen & Tongue
to minister in spoken word at their ‘season premiere’, and later on in the
week, I spend Valentine’s Day and the remainder of the week at Grace
Evangelical Ministries Women’s Conference (I’m ministering in spoken word there
also)…I MAY be missing in action for a few days because HELLO, it IS
Valentine’s week, and I’m married, and I feel that Valentine’s Day IS for
married people (I never celebrated it before marriage...I may explain in a blog
post a bit later this week…) But yeah…I’m looking forward to ‘shipping’ my son
somewhere for a day or two and spending some REAL quality time with the
hubby…Lord knows we haven’t had ‘Us Time’ in a long time….(yet another blog
post that I must get to because for some awkward reason I love posting ALL of
my business on a blog for the world to read!!! LOL)
…by
the way! Shout out to Trinidad and Tobago!!! I see you!!! Thank you for reading
my blog! I am honored that you visited! To my Caribbean Massive!!!! I love you
guys! Shout outs to the U.S. of A also, for all the love that you have been
sending my way! :-) I truly appreciate it! And dear Bahamas…thank you for
opening my eyes to the possibilities of sharing OUR culture and my heart to the
world. I bleed aquamarine, gold, and
black!
Enjoy
your weekend!
Hands
up in resilience, heart full of determination,
xoxo
Jenna
