Good Morning!

Today is the day that the lord has made- let us rejoice and be glad in it. Ever wondered what would happen when finally decide to trust God with all aspects of your life? I can tell you- it takes the load off of your shoulders, freeing you to rest in his arms as he gives you the desires of your heart. This week I have begun to see just how faithful he is. This isn't the first time, but the first in a while where I welcome Him in to take the wheel of my life.

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God bless,
Robyn

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Has anyone called your name lately?

Good Morning!

Around 3 o'clock this morning, I heard someone call my name. Twice to be exact, so I try to come up with my own understanding as to why this happened and what this meant.(Yes, I know God often talks to us around 3) So, I go to trusty Google and type in the phrase 'dreams someone is calling your name'. I come up with random Yahoo answers from people who asked a similar question and received guestimates from people who were on the site. Not creditable. I then go back to Googe and type 'dream interpretations', ahh, now I'm on to something. I click on a site that has dream listing titles from A-Z. I click on 'C' for call but that wasn't listed. Next I go to 'N' for name. Listed first was if you had dreams of forgetting someone's name, as I keep scrolling I have hit the jackpot:

Name

To hear your name being called, indicates that you are in touch and in tune with your spirituality. It also makes you aware of your own uniqueness and highlights your individuality.

According to Dreammoods.com, I am in touch with my spirituality, I am aware of my own uniqueness and my individuality has been highlighted. I always thought I was in touch with my spirituality, but I guess I am now more than ever! This has been a humbling experience, it has been quite a journey to get here. I always think about whether I am hearing God's voice, and what type of prayers I can pray to be sure that I am hearing his voice. I have learned that we have to cut out the noise around us and in our minds in order to hear his voice. I have made great progress in doing such. I am truly elated about this revelation in my dream.

Every Weekend is a Great Weekend!

I hope you can say the same- I wasn't always so happy for the weekend, but all of that has changed. I remember reading a quote over the weekend, that says 'if you fail to plan then you plan to fail. ' On Friday, I went out to Bahama Breeze in Towson with my sister after she returned from New Orleans. She had been to the restaurant before and had wanted me to check it out. Hence the name, there was an island theme throughout the restaurant. Lots of vibrant colors, fruity themed drinks and an elaborate menue. Since I had eaten literally minutes before I had the Bahamarita and it was like that! It had a blend of kiwi, strawberry, and lemon. By the time Saturday rolled around I did laundry, but before that I discovered a mall right across from the Baltimore harbor- The Gallarey at Harbor Place. I also went to a cook out with a girlfriend of mine outside of D.C., it was great and the food was wonderful. I did bring some to work for lunch ! After a great sermon by Pastor Jenkins on Sunday, I became lost in Law and Order- Criminal Intent. Then, once the segment was over I went to do more school work. Then, around 5 I began to get ready for Artscape, Sunday was the last day for the arts festival. I had a blast, there was tons of food, people, art and jewelry. I even petted a horse! I didn't see the monkey all of the newspapers had been writing about. Artscape also had performances each night such as Roberta Flack, Mario, and the Wailers. If you find yourself in Baltimore in July of 2009, join us for Artscape!

Well, only 5 more days to the weekend!

God has been so good to me! This has been an interesting morning. Living in the charm city can present some surprises at some points, but all in all it's not bad there. However, close to three months ago we had some "squatters" on our third floor who were also street pharmacists. Now they have put out and some have returned to seek revenge on the property, we think that's the last of them until this morning I receive a call from my sister who is away on travel that some guy came in to our house looking to retrieve some mail for a relative who was a part of the drama on the third floor. It turns out our neighbor contacted her and told her about the situation as she was leaving for work. God has truly blessed me and has encamped around me as well sending angels to look out over our house. I pray that my sis and I can be invaluable resources as our neighbors are for us. He let me sleep a little bit later, while someone else awoke bright and early to catch the person in the act. It is things like this that lets me know God has things covered. As the morning progressed, my nerves got a little worse, because what if he hadn't been in there to retrieve mail. Thank you God is all I can say. He truly gets the glory- have you given him the glory today?

-R

Ugghhh! Should I or shouldn't I?

For almost a week I have contemplated making contact with a guy I had to chew out for 1)bringing me another girl's jacket and 2) cancelling our date to go see Erykah Badu and the Roots. It's like desperation is kicking in- I prayed about this very thing. I have two perfectly good reasons why I should NOT contact this guy, not to mention every attempt I make to hang out goes no where. Make that number 3.

Why continue to bother?

God! How can I know when I have reached that new level in you?

This has been a question I have been seeking the answers to lately. I've gotten back in to the habit of going to Bible Study, praying as I should and removing some barriers from my life.

However, I feel like I need to do more? I have signed up for various ministries at church and that's about where it ends. I have yet to attend one meeting...I need more of you God!

MORE.

I have to go back to what I heard once, which is that we MUST live a life of service. Clearly I haven't been doing that- all other areas of my life are together, but I need to be around Christ centered men and women, find more people to be accountable to.

God, help me to get to that next level in you!

I believe it was around April or May when I first heard Jazmine Sullivan's, I Need You Bad. At first I was like- what in the world? Has she been looking in on my life, reading my journal notes? I had just broken up with my boyfriend who is an islander and the reggae, island vibe of the music made it all so real. I suddenly began missing him, wondering if I made the right choice by ending our relationship. I've talked about this over and over again with friends and my sister, God and numerous times in my head, so I'm not writing about it in this blog. I'm just focusing on how the song made me feel. Music is incredible, it is able to bring life to thoughts, it verbalizes what we cannot say. This song spoke to me loudly and clearly- yet, I don't feel like I made the wrong choice about ending my relationship with my former boyfriend. Had I cheated on him from day 1 or ignored his needs or done some other selfish things then I would feel convicted by this song, but I don't. The end did turn out differently, so, I decided to break things off. Music can have this way of holding us captive or setting us free. It provides a chance to go back and make things right, learn from our mistakes and get it right the second time around. Perhaps, I could have tried to go back and fix things, but, I just didn't see the need. Sometimes it's best to walk away from somethings, for me anyway. If it sounds selfish it probably is, but, we all need to be selfish at some point in our lives to keep ourselves happy and balanced.

Man that song...

Hello There!

It's been a while, but I am back. There have been so many new things going on in my life, it feels like the sun is shining bright again. Ahhh. Let's see, since my last post I was at a standstill, not for sure what would be the next step in my life.

Well, I enrolled at the University of Maryland University College. I am working toward a certificate in public relations. I decided to pursue this to have the knowledge, theory and reasoning to compliment my work experience thus far. I am learning so much in my classes. My professor who teaches the pr course is so inspirational and on top of her game. She is a communications consultant FULL TIME! Until after reading her bio, I became inspired all over again, considering a career as a communications consultant. I got up the courage to ask her about the future of pr jobs and she was kind enough to write me back, encouraging to me try pr agencies, and not to give up on my dream job. Thanks Dr. Aw!

I also became more involved with the National Association of Multi-Ethnicities in Communication's DC chapter and I am having a blast. It feels great to be around media professionals coming together in providing the maximum learning, leadership, and networking opportunities for novices and thriving professionals looking to further themselves in their career or someone looking for a mentor. I am a member-at-large on the board, and I am on the membership and public relations committee. I am very excited to be the board and looking forward to networking and getting dibs on a new career. I have even embarked a consulting gig with a co-worker of mine providing web site development. Now, we'll see if he'll pay me so I can move on to other jobs for him or just move on PERIOD.

As for the dating scene- I last wrote about a guy I met back in January while hanging out with my girlfriend and her friends for her birthday. OMG! Things got ugly around the month of April. It all started when asked me about the Roots and Erykah Badu concert that was scheduled to happen in May. He asked if I wanted to go- of course I said yes. Mind you in between the time he asked, our communication had dwindled off; no phone conversation, no email , but texts only to say 'goodnight' (WT?). So, two weeks, heck it might have been one week before the concert and this negro is like 'we can't go to the concert, I had to move some money around'. At first I'm like, oh okay, I understand (my niceness or niaveity coming in to play). Then, as I began thinking about it I'm like this dude works for the government in the IT field and he has to move money around. Oh, no. So, a few days or weeks go by, it's been a while ago now bare with me in recalling the details. I'm like did you sell off the tickets yet? He was like yep, someone bought them the week prior. I'm like dang, I was hoping he would come back and say we're on, we're still going but no. Anywho, I approach him about the situation trying to get him to see how this looked in my eyes. The fact that we stopped communicating, we don't go to the concert and you expect to me not be upset. He basically doesn't understand it and in my upsetness, I say some pretty mean things. He writes back but doesn't quite stoop to my level! Since then, we have started back talking, I asked his thoughts on the whole R.Kelly crap and I send him the usual random forward emails people send. Nothing of substance- although, I have been wanting to hear his voice and see him. I have to remind myself not to waste time on someone who brings you another girl's jacket...

My job...it has been a real struggle trying to be content at this place. I am writing you from the Receptionist's desk. YES. She is out of the office today and so your girl is here answering calls and offering cheerful smiles to anyone who walks through the door! I know not everyone lands a job in their field of study, but dang... I have a bachelor's degree with work experience and I am one smart cookie! I'm working on an extension of my bachelor's to prove to my next employer that I have what it takes to get the job done and I know why I am doing that way! So, yeah, from time to time I answer phones in addition to my normal duties. However, it is interesting that pr or communications specialists do much of the same line of work as administrative assistants do. Very interesting. Like I said, I have learned to be content- not COMPLACENT!