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Sunday Morning Prayers #46 Our Soul’s Journey.

The Destination of Our Souls is Scripted in Our “Divine Contract” that is Manifested On Our Divine Journey.

Dear “Great Spirit”,

Today’s prayer is dedicated to all of us that have experienced the “transition” of a “loved one”. I want to share this prayer on behalf of all my family and friends that have had and are currently dealing with the healing process, which is an individual and personal process.  I want to share what I know from my beliefs and experiences in life to be true to this process of healing.  First, we must realize that our life in the flesh is an alignment of our earthly being and our spiritual being.  We come on our divine journey with a spiritual “Life Contract”. 

This “Divine Life’s Contract” is designed for us in conjunction with “Great Spirit”.  Each contract is unique to what our “soul is yearning for and what our soul needs in order to grow and evolve”.  There are carefully outlined lessons to work through that will enhance the fabric and texture of our “soul’s illumination and spiritual evolution.  The other element of the “Divine Life’s Contract”, is our “Divine Identity”, which is who we are and how we operate in this world.  It is the element that aligns our life’s lessons with the major element in our reason to be here in the flesh- “Our Divine Purpose”.   This “Divine Life’s Contract” has an expiration date, that only “Great Spirit” knows.  This expiration date is set for this earthly plane experience but there is no expiration date for the soul.  The conciliation gift we have for the “transition of our loved ones” is the knowing, faith, and belief, that our soul’s journey never ends but are eternally ever present in the lives of those that have loved us here on earth and in heaven.  It is absolutely amazing what the “soul energy” can accomplish in our lives when we are open and receptive of the love and care of their “spirit”. 

I have had first-hand experience of the loving ancestral souls supporting me from afar.  Once I realized that we are more than our physicality, and that the major essence of our being is our soul’s expression, I found the peace I needed to accept their transition and relate to them more fully and boundlessly.  There is healing in the peace that surpasses all understanding!  There is joy in the morning!  There will always be an eternal bond with our loved ones from the earthly plane to the ethers of the “spirit plane” some call heaven.

So, my prayer today “Great Spirit” is that you will heal our hearts and guide us in our process of understanding that each of us have lessons to learn to expand our soul’s expression, that we have a “divine identity, and that our soul has a purpose that is unique to who we are to “You”- “Great Spirit”.  Let not our hearts be heavy laden with unending sorrow, but find joy, peace, and unconditional, unlimited love from the souls of our angels that have taken flight. 

Ashe!  Ashe! Ashe! Amen!

Today I hold in prayer: Those souls that have transitioned within the last 1-2 weeks

The family of Patricia M. Caputo’s family especially her loving daughter Anne Caputo-Pearl

The family of Richard-Ricky Wyatt- whose loving and gentle family has been special to our family.

The family of Marian Lois Shields Robinson- The mother of Michelle Obama

The family of our neighbor Elan and Kim for the transition of Elan’s mother

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Sunday Morning Prayers #44 Our Children Do not Belong to Just Us!  Our Children are the Divine Design of Great Spirit and We Have Been Given Them as a Gift!

Children are the most miraculous and precious gift given to humanity.

Great Spirit,

This prayer is coming directly from my soul.  I know you know how important children are to me the very thought of how some of the children in our world are desperately trying to endure hunger, war, loss of family, loss of home, and lack of medical attention, griefs my soul.  Thinking about the children in our country, although they are not on the same kind of battle ground, they are still fighting to survive the chaos and confusion of our dysfunctional society. They need so much than what we are offering our children on a global level.  Children deserve so much more from us.  Children should not be caught up in the experience of adults battling their egos for power, greed, and superiority!  We have not done what we know you expect of us! We know that we are not holding ourselves accountable and that we have not prioritized our children and have not acknowledged that “children are a divine gift”!

Lay on our hearts “Great Spirit” the consciousness to go forth into the world and be the change agents that our children need us to be.  Empower us! Ignite us!  Guide us!  Protect us!  Open the flood gates to impact the world and heal the pain that children are engulfed in.  Lighten their burdens!  Lighten their hearts!  Fill their souls with faith and hope.  Give them the vision that they will be delivered from a chaotic upside-down world and that they will be delivered into the world that you created for them “in the beginning”.  Let them feel your love!  Let them see their future in the divine design that will be manifested.  Stay close to them “Great Spirit” because they need to relate to you “spirit” to “Spirit”!  Lead us “Great Spirit” on this pilgrimage to save our children!

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I’m Just Sayin- Notes from Beth #71 Ingratitude Leads to a Negative Attitude Which In Turn Results in a Loss of an Evolved Higher Vibrational Altitude-Look Out! Don’t Fall for the Trap!

There is no substitution for our family relationships. There will be the challenging storms of life that surges in the winds and the waves, but ultimately, when they say “blood is thicker than water”, there is truth to this cliché, and the foundation is “unconditional love” steeped in “gratitude” and appreciation for each other clothed in mutual respect.

I have in my life experienced and witnessed the interactions and engagements of family members from all walks of life.  I have written an Early Childhood thesis for my master’s degree on children.  I have published a book on parenting. I have written lectures for teachers in training.  I am an advocate for children and families which is why family relations are so near and dear to my heart.  I love my family so much and we as a family realize that it takes a lot of work, patience, compromising, cooperation, unconditional love, grace, forgiveness, acceptance of who people are in their life expression, and an understanding that no matter how complicated any of our relationships can get, ultimately we are “FAMILY” and we have a bond that ties us to each other in an eternal dimension that nothing and no one can permeate and destroy.  There has to be honesty and accountability for the wellbeing of our family relationships.  There has to be open communication so that family members are not second guessing what someone in the family is thinking and feeling. Although we have a spiritual connection that operates on a vibrational wavelength, we still have to speak our truth and feelings honestly and openly.  The family in return has to be active and attentive listeners.  We cannot listen with already knowing perceptions and judgment of what is being felt or the experience that the family member is absorbed in.

We as family have to show appreciation and gratitude for the expressions of love and the support we give each other.  Yes, it is a given, that the very nature and design of a family unit involves being there for each other.  We were ordained when we signed up to be part of a particular family to commit fully to the tenants of familyhood.  It does not require us to lose ourselves, but by fully engaging in our family structures, we grow spiritually into who we were designed to be.  I know this is a difficult concept in many cultures, but it is not foreign in our indigenous family structures.  I dare say it is common for grandparents to be intricately involved in the raising of the children and supporting the integrity of the family.  There is a great appreciation for the wisdom and contributions of the elders.  The older the elder the more gratitude, respect and honoring is expected.  Parents are shown appreciation for not just the act of bringing a child into the world, but for all the guidance and nurturing they do in raising their children.  Parenting is a lifetime commitment and is not just tied to this physical realm.

This is a big challenge for children coming from indigenous cultures because it is a drastic contradiction of what the mainline culture holds as valuable or correct.  They believe in the “individual” exclusive of the “us or we” texture of the family structure of indigenous cultural values and construct.  This ability of “our children of color” to survive within the context, practices, and values of their birth family, is difficult and can create a “break in belonging”! 

When they step into the world as we want them to, but then fall into the trap of becoming “of the world”, they lose sight of their authentic selves and compromise the values and relationships of their “core” being which is connected to “their family”.  This does not mean that as young adults creating their own family life outside of the “core”, that they are limited to their original family values, but there are some basic values that we pray they hold on to- “Honor they mother and father all the days of their life”!  In our family structure we believe in accepting, including, and opening a space to include our children’s spouse and children into the fold.  There is always more “love” to share!  The family village expands and is enriched by the blessings of inclusion.  Now I know there are families where it might be felt that a parent is not deserving of the child’s respect, but it would have to be a huge traumatic experience that would warrant estranging themselves from the “Core”! 

I remember when my sister worked of Dept. of Social Services and at times would have to remove a child from their home.  It would amaze her that even under the worse circumstances, most children did not want to be separated from their parents.  So, for those of us that have been blessed to be born and raised in a loving-no family is perfect- family with loving and devoted parents, to express ingratitude, disrespect, and dishonoring, is one of the most painful experiences a parent can have!  It is like living in a “perpetual death void”!

 I pray for those families that have and are currently experiencing this and can only say- “Hold fast to your faith” that “this too shall pass” and that ultimately “Great Spirit” is in control and there is always a reason and a season for the challenge.  One piece of advice to you if this speaks to you-

  1. Hold a sacred space for them to return to the fold -family.
  2. Relinquish the need for judgment and consequences for the lost child’s “out of body and out of spirit” condition.
  3. Release and let go of any anger or pain because neither of these conditions leave space for healing.  Anger and pain are self-destructive, and you don’t want to hold pain. 
  4. Remember that through this experience you are loved and are love and that is what sustains your joy and peace.
  5. Hold on to the people in your family that show you the love and respect you deserve because it is important for you to live in the “present” so that you are one with the “Presence” for this is where the healing begins and ends!

I pray this Note resonates with those of you that were in need of support and ushers in a sense of “Peace”!

A smile and a hug is worth a million words!
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Tiny Tips for Moms and Dads #72 Parenting -The Lifetime Eternal Relationship that is a Blessing.

I would not trade for anything on earth for the love, respect, and devotion my daughter and I have for each other. I prayed and asked “Great Spirit” for her and I got just what I asked for!
It is timeless and priceless.

I thought it would be a good idea to share a personal moment in my life as a parent. I remember and still have the letters my Mom wrote to me from childhood through adulthood. Letters that touched my heart and hat with my filled my soul. The words of wisdom she so lovingly shared with me have guided and nurtured me my entire life. I have tried to do that with my Niki as different life challenges have come up on her divine destiny path, so that she would know she is loved and cared for. I am smiling because we have the kind of relationship where she writes me too- just when I need a “word” from her to settle my mind or fill my heart with love. I encourage parents to design their own unique way of kindling a love expression with their child that will sustain that divine connection vibration that was created between them from before birth. So I hope you will feel the love I am expressing to her when I wrote it, because that was my intention.

Keep Your Peace- Protect Your Joy!

A Letter to My Daughter

This is a new day that the Lord has provided!

Enjoy the Joy!

Take hold of your peace!

Be intentional about not falling into the trap that people try to set to draw you into their souls that are lost and Godless instead of God-filled!

You are covered by the blood of Jesus, and that is what you must focus on when any negativity comes at you! Bless them and dismiss them or any situation into His care and control.

When it comes to having to engage with people, before you consider them to be actual friends or partners, you have to use your discernment and set criteria for allowing them to be considered in that category! Ask yourself-

  1. Are they polite and courteous in the way in which they relate to you and others in your realm of influence?
  2. Be clear about knowing who you are and what you bring to the table.
  3. Observe and record- Don’t jump into something that you have not observed.
  4. At the end of the engagement, review and reflect on your experience and how it made you feel.  This enables you to decide:
  5. How to relate to this person
  6. If this person meets your standards as a friend-partner or just someone if it is work related-that you have to find a way to engage in a way that keeps you healthy.
  7. Observe how you respond to different personalities and what work for you.
  8. Realize you can adjust to different personalities when you are not invested in temporary relationships.  If you find yourself in a situation where you are working with someone whose personality does not resonate with you, and it is more permanent than you have to evaluate if this is conducive for your highest good.  If it is a relationship on a personal level, then you have to make some serious decisions on how to communicate your needs so that the relationship is healthy and sustainable.

These elements don’t matter with what I call “Shift workers” only real partners in life:

*Philosophy of Life-

*Political Views

*Morals and Values

*If they like you

Cause it really does not matter because “Shift Workers” are like ships that will pass in the night.

You have an intention for why you are doing in life, and you only have to continue to put in the time and energy to develop your skills and relationships with the people that “get you” and you “get them”.

It has to make you happy most of the time realistically or re-evaluate if this is where and what you want to do. Ask yourself, am I myself, and am I happy engaging with this person?

Remember you always have options you just have to ask God and trust what He brings your way.

Be open-

Be observant-

Be flexible-

Be yourself and be comfortable in yourself-

Not every day will be good, but the good days will outweigh the bad days, or it is not where you should be or what you should be doing, and definitely not engaged with someone that takes you out of your joy and peace.

It must be more effortless in most elements of your “work”- please find and do your “work” and not a “job”.  There is work in sustaining a relationship, but it should not feel like you lose yourself and reside in an “out of body” life experience. Our relationships should enhance our life light, not consume it or sniff it out!

You deserve to be happy and fulfilled in all aspects of your life because you invest completely in everything and everyone.  I know you to be a compassionate empath!

Be gentle with yourself!

Move through things slowly and thoughtfully!

You got this cause ultimately God got you in the palms of His hands and handles everything that comes your way. Remember you have a “divine identity” and there is a “divine plan for your life”.

You are blessed and highly favored!

Love,

Mommey-

Elizabeth M. Evans

January 7, 2021

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Sunday Morning Prayers #43. A Mother’s Prayer                     

We hold our children in our arms and in our hearts always.

Dearest Great Spirit,

We are so blessed to have mothers and the purpose and role they play in the design of our humanity! Please endow them with the loving nature, strength, patience, wisdom, grace, discernment, selflessness, nurturing nature, advocacy skill, and communication skills they will need to mother their children! Protect our mother’s and give them the care they need to enrich and sustain their lives!  Let them know you are always within them, beside them, and have gone before them to prepare them for the challenges they will undoubtfully face as a “mother”! 

“Great Spirit”, protect them as they give so much of their life and spiritual energy to their children! Motherhood is a life time commitment and without your support, there is no way we as mothers can navigate this world and keep our children safe and healthy! It’s like mother’s have to have a field force of protection that we cover our children with so when they are not with us physically, we are with them spiritually! This connection with our children is divined! When we step into the position of “Mother”, something clicks within us that is an innate element of our design.  The potential is within us, but that too must be nurtured and protected.
So “Great Spirit”, hear our prayer and incline thy hear to us and grant us thy love, peace, and joy today on Mother’s Day!

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Sunday Morning Prayers-#40 Listen to Your Heart it is the Keeper of your Intuitive Knowing It’s Our “Soul’s Space” Where “Great Spirit” Checks in on Us!

Sometimes we have to retreat to check in with our heart and see if we are following our intuition and discernment in making healthy decisions that could impact our well-being.

Dear “Great Spirit”,

We are so grateful for your intersession in our life.  We realize that we are so over engaged in just trying to live life and navigate our daily challenges that we sometimes forget to check in with you and allow ourselves the time to even check in with ourselves.  We have the gift of intuition that so many times we forget to access and for some of us we even ignore it or choose not to even acknowledge that it exists within us.  We know that you were very intentional in our design and that you endowed us with everything we needed to live a whole and amazing life.  We know that every part of our divine design has a specific purpose to support both our physicality and spiritually.  Perhaps the most delicate and important part of our being is our heart.  It holds the key to the breath of our life.  It holds the essence of our memories and is responsive to everything that touches us physically and emotionally. 

The beauty of our hearts “Great Spirit” is that you designed it to be resilient and forgiving.  Our hearts can be loving and kind, or depending on what we experience, our hearts can be cold and unkind.  In our heart of hearts, we really do not want to stay in a condition of pain that drives us to be other than who we were intended to be.  Proverbs 4:23 1, Speaks to us to “Keep thy heart with all diligence: For out of it are the issues of life”.

This is why we need for you to check in with us “Great Spirit” and we know that when we operate from our “heart space”, which houses our “Sacred Soul Space”, that You are ever Present to support us. We must come to an understanding that when we ourselves are present before thee, we are in the company of the Presence.  We must trust the intuition of our heart and safeguard it from allowing anything or anyone to have a negative impact or influence on what we know to be “Truth”.  Our mantra for the well-being of our heart and soul is that “we don’t have to let our hearts be heavy laden”!

And So, It Is! Ashe! Ashe! Amen!

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Tiny Tips for Moms and Dads #68 If You See Your Being a Parent as an Act of Having to Sacrifice, You have Missed the Gift and Lost Your Opportunity to Become the Fullness of Who You Have the Potential of Evolving to-

Parenting is by no means not a lot of hard work, but the rewards you receive from that eternal relationship out weights anything else you could invest in.  If you are so endowed, realize you have been given a “Gift”!

As a parent, I must embrace the gift of parenthood and the responsibilities of this role in my child’s life.  It is a lifelong journey in which there will be opportunities for me to build a loving and respectful relationship with my child.  Every day is a day which presents new challenges and new growth. I feel that this poem describes my feelings of being given the gift of “parenthood”.

I Realize

I realize I’ve been given the gift to be your parent and as your parent I realize this is a lifetime commitment.

I realize this means I have the responsibility to be your lifetime earthly ‘Spirit Guide”.

I realize you are a gift given to me great intention and you and I are connected by design.

I realize you are expecting me to take my responsibility seriously and understand I cannot be your friend and “Spirit Guide” at the same time.

I realize you are expecting me to love you, guide you, support you, and discipline you, with consistency and continuity.  I realize I must follow through with what I proclaim to be truth, justice, integrity, and genuine love for you, so you will ultimately develop your own sense a conscious and values.

I realize I must be very intentional in spending time with you, praying with you, playing with you, laughing with you, crying with you, listening to you, and problem solving with you.

I realize I have a responsibility to provide for you- to make sure you have all the resources and experiences you need to be a whole, healthy, happy and confident human being.

I realize you are not me and I am not you and as your “Spirit Guide” I have a responsibility to observe you and discover who you are and what “Great Spirit” has ordained you to contribute to society so I can support you on your journey to “Greatness”.

I realize you came here knowing who you are and what you must do and if I honor and respect you and if I demand that others do the same, you will blossom into your full expression of beauty and this world will be a better place because of you.

I realize I have a responsibility to be all I can be so you will know I expect you to do the same.

I realize our love for each other will last beyond this lifetime and the next and what we build with each other today will last forever. 

I realize you are my gift, and I am yours.

Elizabeth M. Evans

June 2006

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Tiny Tips for Moms and Dads #67. Protecting Our Children’s Divine Identity!

We as parents have a responsibility to safeguard our children from losing the authentic, divine identity which is endowed with everything and their essence they need in life.

As parents we work so hard to tune into the essence of who our child is.  We want to know how they feel and how they respond to the experiences that they encounter in their childhood.  It takes careful observation, genuine engagement, and loving and supportive communication.  We have to access these traits of who our child is so that we can guide them, protect them, and nurture their “true identity”.  This is not an identity we design or construct for them.  It does not always fit in the societal norms, but after all, we model and teach our children, that although they are in the world, they are not of this world.  Their spirit is their shield that stands before the world and any challenge or situation they might encounter.  We fortify in them with the concept they are in themselves “enough”, “perfection”, and are meant to live a “purpose driven life” that they alone have command of. 

They must be taught that they have an inner voice which is their conscious that resides within them to guide their gift of “discernment”.  They must be taught that no one has the power to dictate who they are or to try to dress them in an identity that is not who they know themselves to be.  They are not a character in someone else story or a generalization from someone else’s life experience.  They are who they are, and they were created and designed in and with “pure love”.  We teach them that they are love and that they are loved-unconditionally and eternally by us their parents and their village.  They do not need other people’s validation or acceptance because they answer only to “Great Spirit”.  WE teach them about the fabric of what real love feels like and looks like so that they have a foundational base on which to love and be loved. 

I cannot begin to tell other parents how magical and unbelievable it is to be given the gift of parenthood, because it is different for every parent and might be in alignment with their own childhood experiences.  The grace in this is that each of us can chose to be by working on ourselves, the parent our child needs to be “Whole”, “Healthy”, and “Happy”.  It can be overwhelming to step out on faith and evaluate who we are being as a parent, but oh, what an amazing experience it can be once we figure out “who we are in our own divine identity”.

 I so invite you as parents and or perspective parents to read and engage in my book-

“Embracing the Gift of Parenthood-How to create a loving relationship with your child”. 

This gift of parenting is a lifetime commitment, and the journey can be life changing.

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Tiny Tips for Moms and Dads #65 What are the Important Character Traits that We Want to Support Our Children Developing in their “Divine Identity”?

There are so many teaching moments if we are in the
present and engaged with our children.

I wrote a blog this week entitled “Whose Footsteps are Worthy of You Following on Your

Divine Life’s Journey?  It was a reflection on the principles that I strive to demonstrate or execute in my life. As for me I have found that the principles that Christ called us to emulate resonate with me.  These simple elements in His character are what I strive to demonstrate in my own life, and they are the principles by which I raised my child, engage with my family, friends, or strangers I encounter on my path.  I demonstrated these elements in my “purpose” career when I taught teachers to teach children and when I work in advocacy for children and parents.  The principles are simple and straight forward. 

So many times, I have people who ask me to address the current condition of how our children are interacting in the world with negative behavior that sometimes evolves into violent acts of crime and destruction.  They ask me why the children now seem to have no respect for anyone or anything.  I am giving that concern some real inner conversation and deliberation.  I see what they are referring to and I know where some of the anger and pain is coming from.  I hear my mother saying to me since childhood, “Start out the way you want to end up”!

 We as parents and caregivers lay the foundation for how our children will respond to the world and ultimately how the world will respond to them if they don’t have the social emotional development and the social graces to navigate this unforgiving world.  It is true when it is said that with children-“all eyes are on us” their parents and caregivers.  They have so many expectations for who we are to them, the family they represent, their community, and most importantly to who they are authentically to and for ourselves.  They pick up on all the nuisances of who we are and what our human limitations are.  As children, they don’t get the full picture, but they do begin to imitate what they see us do and what they hear us say.  Actually, at times it can be like looking on a mirror and that can be frightening but the reveal can be our saving grace. Every parent has to decide what character “tools” they want their child to have to honor and respect themselves and others on their “divine journey”.  These are the elements that I have tried to demonstrate that resonate with my soul expression:

  1. Compassionate
  2. In service to humanity-Selflessness
  3. Loving Unconditionally
  4. Forgiving
  5. Gentleness
  6. Patience
  7. Humble
  8. Agent of Peace
  9. Honest and Trustworthy
  10. Dependable
  11. Grateful
  12. Generous
  13. Thoughtfulness
  14. Reverence
  15. Discernment- Wisdom

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Tiny Tips for Moms and Dads #64 Separation and Divorce Can Be Traumatic for Children, But It Does Not Have to Devastate Their Well-Being If We as Parents Communicate and Have a Tangible, Congenial, Egoless, and Cooperative Plan of Action!

It is a long road to healing a family that has or is experiencing the loss of an intact family unit, but healing the parental relationship will ultimately heal the fears and grief that their children will have to navigate through.  It is not easy, but more than worthwhile and definitely critical for the social-emotional well-being of our children.

I cannot begin to share the experiences I have had as an educator dealing with the trauma and grief of children whose families have disbanded their relationship as an intact functioning unit.  I have with years of dealing with these situations realized that the healing for these children lies in the healing of the parent’s relationship.   Children need the security that their parents can in spite of them not being in a love relationship with each other, does not mean that they are not in a loving relationship with their children as their parents.  It takes a lot of maturity and what some people might see as sacrifice, to put the welfare of their children as their priority.  There are of course situations where the adults can be in an abusive and violent relationship and that takes a different kind of resolution to come to terms with that first of all their children must be safe.  In the world we live in and recognizing the fragility of the human spirit, people are having difficulty sometimes making decisions that are void of being hurtful and dangerous.  The most unfortunate part of dealing with people that have abandoned their ability to use their gift of discernment, is that so often they respond to situations and people from their irrational pain bodies. 

Taking content from my most recent book, “The Global Covenant to Protect the Sacred Lives of Children”, and I quote-

“There really is a lot of maturity and selflessness required to raising and caring for children.  Whether a parent, teacher, social worker, physician, coach, or youth worker, those of us that have decided to raise children, serve children or interact with children and youth in some respect, must understand that means we have to come to the realization, that there is sacrifice and a huge commitment involved. “

“There are characteristics that those of us that are responsible for the care, guidance, and nurturing children must have in our development.  If we attend to children lovingly and compassionately, we will teach them the beauty of love and what authentic love is and can represent in their own lives. We have an opportunity to show them how they deserve to be loved unconditionally and how expansive and rich in texture their ability to love can be.”

I know that parents want the best for their children so I know that we must be intentional about working on their behalf to do whatever we must to secure their happiness, wholeness, and feelings of being loved, honored and respected. I invite all parents and those planning to become parents to read my book-

“Embracing the Gift of Parenthood- How to Create a Loving Relationship with your Children”.  We as parents have been gifted life’s most precious treasure- a child!  To quote from this book-

“The picture of the massive scope of the life of each of us is what makes the totality of this universe the experience that it is.  Each of us plays a vital and necessary part and no one’s life is a mistake.  We have such a great opportunity to develop children that will evolve into their destiny of greatness.  We must step into our purpose as parents.  It is a timeless, demanding, creative, spontaneous, flexible, and exhausting job.  The gratitude for what we are called to do as parents comes not necessarily from our children, but more importantly, from the sense of satisfaction in being able to say, “Well done thy good and faithful servant.”   We are each called to be “servants in the service of man.” The man we serve is not only our own children, but also all the children in the world for whom we are ultimately responsible for.  The world we create with our lives directly or indirectly affects the world we create for the children of today and tomorrow.  We must wake up and get busy!”

We have been blessed!