A JOYFUL NOISE

New York is my most favorite place to be. I love the city, but most of all I love all my relatives who live here. My family and I were planning on going to NYC during Christmas, but plans changed and we are here now. We got into the City around 11:30pm on Friday night. I had to work until 2pm on Friday so when I got home from work, we packed the car and headed out. The drive up was okay--it was rainy all the way from VA up to NJ turnpike. We made excellent timing despite the busy traffic and rain. I was able to see my grandfather in the Nurisng home on Saturday. It's sad to see him in the home but he's being well taken care of and I enjoyed my visit with him. When I saw him in September, it took a while for him to process who I was, but this time, he immediately knew who I was. He was a bit confused though, but overall, he's doing well!! I was also able to spend some time with my cousin who is home for semester break from NorthWestern . She and I w...

I hope that your year has been great, filled with blessings, joy, peace, and love. It’s amazing how things in life teach us lessons about faith in God and trusting Him for EVERYTHING! This past year has surely been one of those years that I’ve learned to really kneel and pray, and put all my faith in God and Him Alone. Most of you know that in January, I no longer worked for Pleasant View Inc in Harrisonburg, VA. After almost 7 years as an employee there, I still didn’t feel as if I were fulfilling what I was called to do. In short, the job started to be clear that it was not a good match for me. There were so many different views on things; my stress level sky-rocketed that I began to get sick more frequently, having persistent and increasing stomach issues, and weight loss. After talking to my folks, and leaving PVI, I decided to move back in with my folks and pray for a better job opportunity and a chance to get physically better as well as emotionally better. I looked for new jobs ...