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Who’s Loving You?

23 Sunday Nov 2014

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IMG_3751-1.JPGHello Everyone!! I’ve missed y’all and I hope you all have missed me too! Well there’s been so many things going on in my life and so many changes every day! I’m going to update you all, but it’ll have to be in a few blogs.. Don’t want to write the book, but I probably could with the whirlwind that goes on in my life! But as I was meditating this morning, I had a revelation that I had to share. I know God shows me things that HE wants me to share, and that’s why HE gave me the gift of communication.

This morning as I was having breakfast, I was just reminiscing on where I’ve been in life and all that i’ve been through. I looked through my old pictures, and I looked at my new pictures. There was a big difference in my old and new pictures. The big difference was that in my old pictures, they were full of friends, family, house parties I had, events I planned. In my new pictures, it was only me. Then I realized what God was saying to me. HE was letting me know that now I live for me and Him. I thought my life was full when I made everyone else happy. I went out of my way to make sure anyone around me was happy. I threw the best parties, I had the best Sunday dinners, I did everything extra to make everyone else happy. If anyone needed me, I was there in a heartbeat! I gave all of me to everyone accept me. When I moved to Charlotte, I was lonely because I was missing my friends and my family. I didn’t have all those people around me everyday to make “them” happy. I questioned God when I got here as to why HE was sending me here all alone. Everytime I had a small doubt that something wouldn’t work it, it did, and in a big way! It was like God was making sure everything went perfect to keep me here. So finally I got used to being alone, then I discovered who I was. I realized I liked serenity. I like peace and quiet. I like cooking for “me”. I like taking me out, and doing what I like to do. So today, I had as Oprah would say, “an a-ha moment.”

Today I realized that God moved me away from everyone, because He knew that I would never leave my friends and family. He knew that when anyone called and needed me, I’d stop doing everything I wanted to do, to make sure they were ok. He knew I wouldn’t take care of me, for taking care of everyone else. So HE knew that HE had to remove me from the equation so HE could give me what I deserved and what HE had in store for me. God had to move me, to get all the people out of my life that were hindering me from receiving HIS blessings. The people that I cared so much for, HE showed me that they were never about me, it was about what I was to them. So when I had nothing to offer them, they were gone. It’s a little tough when you realize that you’ve spent so much of your life taking care of everyone, being everything to everybody, then you discover you really didn’t have anybody. The people that remained true are the ones that God wants you to focus your attention on. I know we all suffer with trying to take care of everyone, but what are you doing to yourself? Who’s loving you?

So today I know who I am! It took me 50 years to learn and discover this. I know God has so much in store for me now that I can see HiM and I have the time to give HIM all of me! He removed the distractions from my life. The ones HE didn’t remove, HE opened my eyes to realize they weren’t in my corner, or they didn’t care about me, and they weren’t going in the direction HE was guiding me. I say this to let someone know, that it’s ok for people to be removed from your life. God has to remove them so you can be ready for what HE is about to do for you. If you aren’t ready for something, God will not give it to you. If you have people in your life that will hinder you from receiving God’s blessings, HE will remove them. Once you are free from the bondage of the so-called friends, you will see the friends and family that was, and always will be there for you. And in my heart, I still love everyone who crossed my path. Even if God removed them, I truly love people from the heart, and I’m sure they all knew that. I may cut them from my life, but I know I will always hold a piece of them because they were once important to me, and that you can’t lose. It’s ok, to still care about them, but also know they weren’t meant to go where you are going.

Why do I share this? Because being the “Real Mommie Teresa” I want to give this to you all before you get old, waste a lot of time trying to please other people while neglecting yourself. Once my children were grown, that’s when I should have started living for me. But it’s really hard to take care of “you”, when all your life, you’ve been the nurturer. Discover who you are, take some time away from everyone to see who really matters. Stop being the Go To person. Ask God what it is HE has for you, and if you are ready, He’ll show you. So who’s loving me? I AM, and I love loving me!

I’M BACK!!!
Hugs and Love
“THE REAL MOMMIE TERESA”

Reflection of Snow Cream…

13 Thursday Feb 2014

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As I sit and watch the snow, this took me back to over 40+ years ago.  I can’t remember how old I was, but I know I was a little kid.  You know how you have some of the fondest memories of a kid because they were special?  Well this is one that came to me from just watching the snow.

I remember we were little.  We were living in the projects in Eatonton.  I don’t know how long we lived there but I remember there was a big  snow storm.  I think that our first time even seeing snow.  I remember the amazing moment we went outside and saw it.  But what I remember the most is my Mom bringing some snow in, adding  some milk and sugar to it, and gave all of us a bowl full.  We had the “magic” snow cream!  We were excited, happy, and loving our new found desert!

So now that I’m grown, I really wonder if that was snow cream or ice cream? LOL.. It didn’t matter then because we were young, naïve and happy!  Will snow even cream with milk and sugar?  And with all the toxins that are in the world, how healthy is it to eat snow?  Who cared!  All I know is that was one of the most simple, happiest times in life that I shared with my Mom, sister and brothers!

We have complicated life so much!  Where are those times that kids can be kids and still believe? The internet helps us a lot, but it sure did kill the super heroes and the dreams.  Now kids want to Google everything you say! I miss those times!  I’m so glad my kids got a chance to experience “childhood”.  They have the memories that I have because regardless of what society says, we had dreams, love, and moments that we can cherish. 

So if you have small kids, take the time to make some snow cream!  If I’m almost 50 and I can remember that day, just think about the memories you can leave them, and now you can take pictures, post them to the internet and have them forever.  So enjoy this work of God, and cherish every moment of it! And be safe!

Kisses & Hugs

The “REAL” Mommie Teresa

“Your Bling Comes From Your Blessing”

16 Saturday Nov 2013

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Tyler Perry posted a video yesterday of him stopping at a red light, and a school bus stopped beside him. Being from Atlanta, I know that Tyler was probably in his Bentley. He was recording the kids on the school bus as they were hanging out the window yelling and screaming, and they were also taking pictures of him. That had to be a good feeling for all those kids to know him, and want to have a picture of him. But what those kids saw was the outside, blinging successful image of Tyler.  How many of those kids do you think, know Tyler Perry’s story?  The problem today is, so many people see you with the fame and fortune, but they don’t understand what it takes to get to that point in life.

Tyler Perry has a magnificent story about how he obtained his glory. His life was hard, he struggled, he lost everything he had. He was broke and was almost homeless. But Tyler had a dream and a desire.  He overcame obstacles, he didn’t take no for an answer, and he never gave up! When Tyler Perry got to the point that he thought nothing was going to happen, and he was at his lowest point in his life, that’s when God stepped in and showed him his worth. Tyler had dreams that he would make it and be successful, but he never knew the magnitude of what God had in store for him. And people wonder why Tyler Perry is blessed? Tyler Perry is blessed because he gives back! He’s blessed because he takes his blessings, to bless others! God knew when Tyler Perry was born, what he was going to become in life. Tyler didn’t even know what God and store for him! So people may wonder why did Tyler had to go through all of the things he went through, to get to where he is today? The reason he went through it, is because he needed a story to magnify and appreciate  his glory! If God had given Tyler Perry all of those blessings when he first started in business, he would not have been such a blessing to everyone else, because he wouldn’t understand how people struggle.

Struggle equates to survival.  When you struggle, you learn to survive! You learn to endure obstacles, and you understand what people go through when they have nothing. For those people who don’t even realize how much Tyler Perry gives back, you should research Tyler, and what he does for his community!  With all of that being said the objective to this is, you have to know someone’s story, to appreciate their glory! God will put you through an obstacle course in life. He has to make sure you can run, walk, crawl, climb, kneel and pray!  He lifts you up, then drops you!  He’s  preparing you for the finish line in life! But in order to get the prize, you give up all you have, to get all you deserve! So the next time you see a person who is doing great, realize they have a story behind all of that glory!  One day you’ll have a story, behind your glory! But you have to go through that obstacle course of life. Even though it will get hard, don’t give up, don’t give in,  and don’t give out! Never lose faith because one day, that may be you in that car, at a red light, in your Bentley those kids see! And you’ll be their hero too!  Just don’t quit, you are closer to your blessing than you think!!

Hugs and Love

from The “Real” Mommie Teresa

Who is “They” and who cares about what “They” Say!!!

14 Thursday Nov 2013

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This topic came to me last night.  It really kills me when someone says, “Well THEY said”.  Who is “They”?  Well personally “they” make me sick!!  You know “they” are the reason for bringing you down, and lifting you up.  One thing in life we all do is make mistakes. Yes, we all make mistakes and no, you aren’t perfect.  I haven’t met a perfect person yet.  But when anyone makes a mistake, the first thing “they” say is. I knew it.. I told you.. That’s what I expected… Y’all know how they are..   The nay-sayers like to see you down and want you to stay down.  But you know how to shut them up? By taking their comments to make you better!  Instead of us lifting each other up.. we constantly put each other down.  I’m saying we, because as I said, I’m not perfect either.

When I thought about this topic, the 1st thing came to my mind is when I was criticized by the “they’s”.  I can remember when I went to the Army, “they” said I wouldn’t make it through Basic Training.. Laugh at you “they’s!”  Then I went to Cosmetology School, and “they” said I couldn’t be the 1st black working in an all-white salon in Eatonton GA.  Thanks to Bonita Long for giving me a job, when a lot of her white clients said, “they “wouldn’t come back because a “black girl” was working there.  And guess what? Those same “theys” ended up being MY clients!!! Laugh at you “they’s”.  I moved to Atlanta with my 3 children, and “they” said, she’ll be back!! She can’t make it in Atlanta with 3 kids on her own. Well after being in Atlanta for 20 years, AND running, yes I said “running” multi-million dollar corporations.. Laugh at you “they’s!” And a double laugh to know that not only did I live there and work there, I got a Bachelor and a Master Degree while working AND raising 3 children on my own!! Triple laugh at you “they’s!”  I could go on and on, but I’m sure you all get the point by now. “They” have really helped me, and not hurt me, because I had a point to prove to “they”!

So to the young people today, don’t let “they say” make or break you!  Yes, you made a mistake, yes you dropped out of school, yes you have a baby, yes you screwed up and had to backtrack, yes you may have been to jail, but guess what?  Those mistakes will make you do even better in life.  You had a baby? So now there’s the motivation you didn’t have to get you to the next level. You have created  life, who now depends on you, and no one can tell ME that you don’t change when you have children. All of a sudden, we have that Lioness instinct.  We have that new-found hunt and hustle that comes from within, with survival in mind.  You have a reason to be great! God didn’t put you in a position to fail!  And that’s what will make you better.  You will have setbacks and challenges, but don’t ever fret over those.  Just keep doing the best that you can!

People want to see you fail, and that’s what “they” will say! I’m sure so many of us, who have struggled and done pretty good in life have a lot of “they” stories.   But young people laugh at the “theys!” Every time you hear gossip about what “they” say.. you say to yourself, or out loud.. LAUGH AT THE “THEYS”.. because when you do the greatness that is within you, “they” won’t even congratulate you! Because that’s not what “they” thought you would do!

I hope someone needs this and it helps you.  I wish I had someone to tell me about the “theys” when I was younger.  But I had to learn it on my own.  I worried about what “they” said, and little did I know, that God used “they” as my weapon of Mass Destruction. Every time I got a “they said”, it was giving me more ammunition on life! After a few years, I had enough ammo to fight a war, and win! So let this be ammo to some of you all!  Store the “theys” in your mind, and wait until you have success.  Then go back and you don’t have to say a thing… just LAUGH AT THE “THEYS”! LOL, LOL, LOL..

Now have a wonderful day!!!

Love and Hugs, from the “Real” Mommie Teresa