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Nike Remix

kmcooley — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:56:31 +0000

Good morning. Tuesday a friend on FB asked me to pray with her about an upcoming job interview. My immediate reply included my prayer. Yesterday Anthony Sweezer posted about praying in the very moment someone asks you to. The message God is trying to get across…Handle your business and PRAY. If God intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express (Roman 8:26), just imagine what He can do with a text msg, email, or tweet. Just GET IT DONE.

Peace – Kimberly

God Made Me Smile

kmcooley — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:25:10 +0000

Good morning. At dinner last night, a friend and I were sharing about how this seems to be a season for troubled friendships. Just as we began engaging deeper in the conversation, I was reminded of something my Pastor said Sunday. She said that God is pruning within the lives of His people removing all of the things and/or people that aren’t producing fruit. Talk about a light bulb moment. Couple that with the fact that a friend who knows my heart and whom I hold dear to my heart writing to me at THAT VERY MOMENT letting me know that she’d be making a trip to Mississippi next week! Talk about excited. You may find my excitement elementary or immature because after all we are grown adults, right? Wrong. See, I was in a serious place of hurt due to the recent ending of a really great friendship, and God addressed that hurt by reminding me that 1. people, themselves, can become a god in our life and we can just as easily make them one by putting them on such high pedestals and He “aint” having that. And 2. not all relationships are meant to be for a lifetime and that I must let go. And lastly…He reminded me of the people He has predestined to be in my life by bringing one of them TO me. I emphasize “TO” because normally when I am in a weary place, I go the distance to be among this friend and others. But nope not this time. God said, “Baby girl, I’m bringing them to you!” Priceless and downright AWESOME!

See you next week, Kathy (KNA)!

Peace and Love – Kimberly

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Money

kmcooley — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:13:53 +0000

“Money don’t matter tonight; it sho’ didn’t matter yesterday. Just when you think you’ve got more than enough, that’s when it all ups and flies away….That’s when you find out that you’re better off making sure your soul’s alright. Cause money didn’t matter yesterday, and it sho’ don’t matter tonight.” – Prince

The Pursuit of…

kmcooley — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:19:20 +0000

Good evening. Seeing a face changes the entire tone of your day. Receiving a text message brightens your smile. Experiencing someone’s presence takes your spirit to a place of peace. Feeling a hand on a shoulder brings you comfort. Have you fallen in love? Possibly. Or just maybe you’ve found a single being on this earth that simply makes you feel good. Regardless, allow them to contribute to your happiness. Allow them to help you learn how to love.

Peace – Kimberly

Baba (Daddy)

kmcooley — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:04:44 +0000

Ozell gave me life; Bishop taught me how to live it. Ozell taught me to love; Bishop taught me to love God. Because of these two men, I live, love life, and give love. Happy Father’s Day, Daddy. Happy Father’s Day, Bishop. I love you and miss you both! - Your baby girl

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Restated

kmcooley — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:41:29 +0000

Good evening. Songs, lyrics, and quotes should only inspire us and tap into what’s already within us. They should never replace our own personal convictions, adoration, and praises.

Peace – Kimberly

Everyday

kmcooley — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:38:20 +0000

Good morning. Driving west and seeing the sun in rear view reminds me that God is seeing me on my journey and His grace & mercy is with me..And to prove His awesomeness, He re-assures me on my way home…

Peace – Kimberly

Second Time Around

kmcooley — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:44:19 +0000

Good evening. Sometimes a second chance is the best thing that can happen to us. However, the worse thing could be is not embracing it. No one gets it right the first time. No one. Chill out.

“I must learn to love the fool in me the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries” – Theodore Isaac Rubin

Peace – Kimberly

Speed of Light

kmcooley — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:17:31 +0000

Good evening. During my commute this evening, a car in front of me was driving at a speed that I was comfortable with trailing but they were driving reckless at the same time. So, I passed him and later began to notice that he was dropping off significantly far behind me. I hadn’t sped up any; my car was on cruise so obviously he slowed down after I passed him.

As I continued my drive, I started to wonder if that’s the same thing we do in life. When something is behind us, we can be so focused on keeping it behind us that we endanger or detour where we’re going? And as soon as we lose the advantage, we become complacent and start to feel defeated. Are we simply running when we do this or are we convinced that we’re protecting ourselves by staying ahead? Regardless, many times what’s behind us isn’t trying to necessarily get ahead of us or reoccur in our lives, but WE force it to. Our past can stay in the past but only if we acknowledge it, release it, and move forward with forgetting it rather than running from it.

Many times, I believe, God will allow us to see what’s behind. Not to temp us into going back. Not to scare us into thinking we have to ‘run’, but to simply remind us that what we see is in our past solely because He delivered us from it. Whether it’s situations or relationships, don’t run. Don’t speed up. Keep moving at the pace you’re at in this season and enjoy the ride.

Peace – Kimberly

P.S. – Yes, I took this photo. Actually about a year ago.

Smilin Up A Storm

kmcooley — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:48:30 +0000

Good evening. If nothing else, smile. What does it hurt? As a matter of fact, I believe that when we when smile, we activate the ability to light up the world around us. Go ahead. Smile. Smile until something happens. Smile until something changes. Smile until someone smiles back at you. Just smile.

Peace – Kimberly