Serendipitous Musings

Covid-19. It's everywhere. Everywhere you turn and look the pandemic crisis seems to be omnipresent. No wonder the beaches and bars were crowded this past Memorial Day Weekend. People have reached what is being called "Quarantine Fatigue." People are basically tired of staying home with no breaks and no end in sight. We need people. We are created to bond and connect. We suffer when our social bonds are broken. However, we also need time to ourselves. Part of not being quarantined included breaks from our loved ones. We need breaks. Let me alleviate your guilt. Just because you don't want to be around your family 24/7 does not mean you don't love them. You need time to recharge, refresh and renew. You cannot pour from an empty cup. Here are three things you can do immediately to unplug while you're inside: 1. Switch up your media diet: There is no reason to watch CNN 24/7 - set your phone to send you breaking news or check on the state of affair...

Do you ever look back over your life and ruminate on the exact moment a monumental event happened in your life that made it change course? May 13, 2017 2:33PM Not again. This is what I thought as I looked down at a Snap Chat message from a woman who was claiming she was the girlfriend of the man I was currently dating, who happened to be sitting right next to me. I turned to him, "Who is this?" while holding the phone up to his face. He looked bewildered. "I don't know," he replied. The initial message read: Hello Aisha, are you of relation to Desmond Price? I was puzzled and turned to him. He looked clueless. I responded to her, "No, I'm not. Why?" I'm his girlfriend. My hands started to slightly quiver. She's his girlfriend? I looked into his eyes, searching for something, or anything to be quite honest to confirm that this was not true. How could she be his girlfriend if in the 3 years we've been dating (with a 6 month...

Can I just say I love me some me?! Narcissism aside, I am NOT who I was at 25 yrs old. I'm not even who I was at 28 years old. It's like God pushed the fast forward button on my spiritual and emotional growth in the last five years. All for His glory of course! I am proud of the woman I have become and strive to be even better at 40 yrs old!  Looking back, I have no regrets. Everything that has happened to me has happened for a reason, whether it was my disobedience to the Lord's promptings or whether it was me actually listening to Him for a change; God will turn everything around for His glory. I am grateful to be alive; to be able to love God; to love others. Blessing #1  My son, Joshua. :-) See ya tomorrow!  ~Aisha Antoinette

Today was such a great day of epiphanies. The total realization that we are only here temporarily seems to elude me from time to time. So wrapped up in the carnal world where I am only visitor; stranger; foreigner to this land. So many people tell me I'm selfless yet I seem to be self-led more often then not. What am I feeling today, how do I feel about this, that, you, me, her, him, things, life, strife, struggle, etc. Pause. It's so overwhelming. It's all so overwhelming. Do you ever dwell on problems that you can't solve? Like world hunger? Yeah. I'm that girl. Worry. Anxiety. About the future. About the past. Never about the present. Always trying to get to happy. When happy can be found now. Today, I was reminded that I'm going to Heaven. It was the greatest feeling ever. To be reminded that I am always longing for Heaven because that is my home. Heaven is a physical place. Transformed bodies. No sadness. No sickness. No death. Rejo...

"I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.” ~Psalm 40:8 I was meditating on this verse this morning and something stuck out to me. "I desire to do your will..." How easy is it for us to desire to do God's will? According to Paul, our spirit is willing but our flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41). The second part of that verse goes on to say that God's law is within the Psalmist's heart.  That's the key.  Continuous time spent with God in His word will cause you to desire the things of the Spirit. "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." Psalm 119:11 Just a reminder this morning that if you're feeling out of sorts or off track in your walk, you may want to go back to the Source for refreshing spiritual renewal. You can start with s pending time in the Word learning His voice. Pray that He reveal Himself to you before you start reading. He's there to listen and respo...

I believe writing for me is cathartic. It helps when I share my life experience with others because I am reminded that 1) I'm not the only one going through this, 2) It encourages others, and 3) I get encouragement and support from others. No matter what we like to think - we cannot do life alone. So... Welcome to September 1st, 2012. We will never see this day again but thank God He has seen fit for us to live it. As I sit here and sip on my Celestial Seasoning Peppermint Tea, I'm thinking of the past few months that have brought me to the place that I am at now - still, at peace and with my joy firmly in tact. God has really been speaking to me as of late. He will use a number of ways to speak to you (especially if you are ignoring his direct counsel). He will speak to you through people, places and things. In my case, it was through the person I was seeing. He had, so eloquently, pointed out during a discussion that I was flip floppy in my faith and sometimes-y with...