“I Gotta Go”

This seemed like a timely manner to repost this column I wrote sometime back for The Paper which we own. Maybe it is for you… 

“I Gotta Go” seems to be what I hear a lot of lately.

“I Gotta Go” can be painful words to hear. Sometimes they can be cute. Like the time I said, “I gotta go” take a spin on a four-wheeler!

“I Gotta Go” can mean different things depending on the circumstances.  It definitely means different things at different ages of one’s life as well.

For Winters and I the progression of  the phrase “I gotta go” has been a little bit like this …

At  2 years of age, when the SONS would say a “I gotta go” that meant “I gotta pee and I gotta pee now.” Needless to say, Winters and I were quick to respond to “I gotta go..”

When they were 10, the SONS were likely to roll their eyes and say  with a perturbed tone, “I gotta go” as they  jumped out of the car. Clearly,  I was holding them up, holding them back or holding up traffic.  Then they quickly dash off and I would just shake my head in disbelief.

At almost 18 SONS say things like “Mom, I gotta go!  I gotta go because I am playing my video game and I will die because I can’t pause. “I have gotta go back to the virtual world and fast.” 

 

Now at 21, the eldest SON is saying things like ” I gotta go” after asking for some favor all the while sounding a bit exasperated. It is painful realizing your sweet little boy is becoming a man and your heart tightens when he say, “Mom, I gotta go, my friends are waiting .”

The fact is sometimes we “gotta go” because we simply have too, sometimes we want to. Sometimes we must. Sometimes we need to.

The reality is that daughters become women, sons turn into men, parents age and pass away. Sometimes friends are there for us and sometimes they are not. Sometimes spouses says,  I am done and “I gotta go.”

Sometimes we are blessed with the easy decisions of life, like I gotta go to the grocery store, I gotta go get  one eye contact not two. I gotta go for a walk, I gotta clean my house, I gotta go kiss my SONs good night and Winters too.

Life is so short my dear friends, and sadly we often waste precious energy and time doing goofy, unimportant things.   But as long as we have breath to breathe we have the opportunity to make  sure we make the most out of the moments we have with the ones we love.  We can focus on the significant things of life,  Because before we know it, in the blink of an eye, those we love will say “I gotta go.”

 

Good Friday can change your life for eternity

Several years back this message came to me… And I pray it blesses you my dear friend

More than 2,000 years ago was The Last Supper.  The Question that kept coming to me over and over, and over again was – “If I was sitting at the table during the Last Supper, who would I have been?”

So the next day, which was Good Friday, I wrote this following post. this is indeed one of my favorite blogs and messages when I speak near Easter.

I pray that it speaks to you as much as it has spoken to me each time I read it,

“If I was sitting at the table during the Last Supper, who would I have been?”

Would I have been Peter or John or James or maybe even Judas?

Or any of the others present.

I wondered if I would have been trying to make sure I had a seat next to Jesus at the table or posturing for a seat at His right or left hand in Heaven?

Not a proud moment for the disciples.

There have been times I am sure I have been like all of the disciples at one point or another.

I have done a lot in my life I am proud of and I have also done a lot in my life that I am not so proud of either. But I have never blatantly denied Christ like Peter did, but considering what he faced, who knows?

I simply pray I would never do the same.

I have also not intentionally betrayed Jesus like Judas, but I am sure there have been times that I should have spoken up in a crowd or even in a small group and declared my faith in Christ stronger than I did.

But those of you who know me well, know I am pretty outspoken and opinionated.

Sometimes that is a good thing and sometimes it is not so good!  Even one of my dearest friend’s son’s once pointed that out about me, saying “Miss Corby is pretty opinionated isn’t she mom?”  Funny coming from an eight-year-old who isn’t even your own child.

I recently read in the book Good to Great that Winston Churchill said “It is important to know one’s liabilities even if it a strong personality.”  Powerful words indeed.  It is wise to know our strengths and yes, sometimes our strengths can also be our liabilities.  I wonder if my liabilities would have hindered my relationship with Christ and the ability to see Jesus for who He was.

But still, I often wonder who I would have been during Christ’s ministry and the last days and hours of His life.

Could I have been John the Baptist preparing the way for the Lord?

Would I have let Jesus wash my feet?

Would I have washed the feet of another?

Would I have recognized Christ as the true, one God?
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Would I have truly believed that He was the Way, the Truth and the Life?

Would I have carried Christ’s cross down the Via Dolorosa?

Would I have been John, who stayed at the foot of the cross and later took care of Jesus’ mother?

Would I have denied Christ three times like Peter?

Or worse, would I have not even been a disciple at all, but rather a soldier casting lots for Jesus’ clothes.

And even worse yet, could I have been someone in the crowd yelling “Crucify Him”.

I pray not …

I certainly pray I would have recognized Christ’s holiness and been a passionate, dedicated follower of Him until the very end of my life.

I pray I would have withstood the torturous death that most disciples endured to the very end with dignity.

I want to be a dedicated and loyal follower of Christ.  I want my life to Glorify and edify God and be a blessing to others.

I want to be like John, loyal and faithful until the very end; unwavering at the foot of the cross of Christ. Terrified probably, but none the less a loyal and faithful friend in good times and in bad.

I would like to be Peter, the one that, yes, denied Jesus but the same one whom Jesus said “Upon this Rock I will build my church.”

So on this Good Friday as we remember the suffering of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, you may want to spend a moment or maybe even two, thinking about who you might have been at the Last Supper and where you would spend the day Christ was crucified.

Here is just a bit of what I think …

If you don’t like who you think you would have been, it’s never too late to be someone else.

So dear friends, be blessed and encouraged abundantly today on this Good Friday as we remember that there is a reason you were not at the Last Supper

And that is because God has placed you in this time in history for a reason.

He has a purpose and plan for your life that only you can fulfill.

So now, go fulfill your purpose and be the person God has called you to be

Thankful Thursdays ~ God gives us all opportunities

Years back the Sons of Thunder and I watched the film,  Evan Almighty.  It is no doubt one of my all time favorite films. For years I wrote a blog called Thankful Thursdays and today I was thinking of sharing one of my old posts.  But was not sure which one to share and then I flipped on the television and Evan Almighty was on.  Best yet it was right smack dab at my very favorite scene that I wrote about  all those years ago. The message in the film always seems perfect for a Thankful Thursday. So I pray this speaks you and someone you love.

You do need a bit of scoop about the movie if you have never seen the film and then you will see how it ties into my Thankful Thursdays.

Evan is a former news anchor who becomes a senator.  He sets out to change Washington and ultimately hopes to change the world.

Soon after arriving in D.C., his wife asks for God’s help make their family closer and she suggests that if  Evan wants to change the world, he too might want to pray to God.  So Evan does ask God to help him change the world.

Lesson one.  Don’t ask God to help you do something if you do not really mean it!

Soon God appears and asks Evan to build an ark.

Well, needless to say everyone thinks Evan has flat-out lost his mind and frankly, it does look like it.

From long hair to robes to the construction of a gigantic ark.

It is not a perfect reflection of God by any means, it is Hollywood remember,  but there are indeed many powerful messages throughout the entire movie.

Funny thing is Evan’s wife prayed for the family to be close and they were.  The boys were hanging out with their dad more than ever building this massive ark and having loads of fun with all the animals too. 

Lesson Two: Sometimes happiness doesn’t look any thing like we thought it would.  So be prepared for the unexpected.

Alright, it was an ark and Evan looked like a loon, but the kids had their dad and they were pretty happy. Evan is less and less uptight as the days go on and more focus on doing the right thing not the popular thing.

Lesson Three: Do not pray for something if you do not really want it and be prepared, your choice may be unpopular.

But the most powerful message occurs in a  scene where God is portraying a waiter at a restaurant.  He begins to talk with Evan’s wife, who has left Evan because she thinks he has lost his mind.

So here is what happens next.

This is the best part of the movie!

Gods says – “Let me ask you something

If someone prays for patience do you think God gives them patience or does he give them the opportunity to be patient.

And if they pray for courage does God make than courageous or does God give you the opportunity to be courageous.

And if someone prayed for the family to be close do you think that God zaps them with warm fuzzy feeling or does he give them the opportunity to love each other.”

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This is the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, isn’t it?

We are given opportunity.

Opportunity to be loving

Opportunity to be courageous

Opportunity to be forgiving

Opportunity to be honest

Opportunity to be thankful

Opportunity to be kind

Opportunity to be whatever He has called us to be!

He gives us opportunity! Yes that is it, opportunity is the word for this Thankful Thursday!

And yes, Morgan Freeman makes a great God in my opinion. The voice is just too perfect.

But the true message is that God, our father, gives us opportunity to reflect a life of change, by the gospel of Jesus Christ often through opportunities that lie right in front of us every day.

Some opportunities will be easy to identify and some will not.

But our Heavenly Father is more amazing than any depiction Hollywood could ever come up with. This is a powerful reminder that God uses our experiences and opportunity to grow us as the people of God.

Lesson Four: God gives us opportunity to be changed people and if you pray to be changed, He may just bring you the opportunity to go along with it!

Evan does builds the ark with the help of his sons, saves a bunch of people, exposes corruption in Washington and ultimately grows very close to his family.

So hear is what I suggest, why not on this Thankful Thursday ask God to show you what opportunities He has put in your life to change you for the better.  And remember that what you pray for you just might get!

Be blessed and encouraged abundantly today as we celebrate the opportunities that God has given us to be changed for the better and help others as well.

 

Getting more out of life with less

[A day after new years a pipe burst in our home and so began the process of saving “things.” And mopping up water and throwing things out… I spoke at a church not too long ago and remember saying that I wanted more out of life with less in it. Well, that statement is coming true.  I was already purging and riding my life of to much stuff but the flood makes some of the decisions for you.  I have been blessed with a great team of helpers. Denise Servpro showed up to be the voice of reason, which was that this was much worse than I thought it was.  And with firmness combined with gentleness she continues to maneuver me through this process.  So Denise, Bobby, Dillon and a team of movers are helping us pack up our lives so we can begin to rebuild once again.

Those of you who follow Winters and me and the SONs know that is not a new thing for us.  We have rebuilt our lives many times. Whether rebuilding after moves, deaths or job loss. Life is often about rebuilding.  But it is times like these that test us.  It test our nerves, our patience, our love, our hearts and most of all what we really value. In the midst of all this Winters and I will celebrate our wedding anniversary in a couple of weeks, we continue to run our new company and love and raise The SONs.  Like all families we are juggling a lot.   Life is not easy.  But it is good and we are to find joy in the journey.   The bible says, in the end it is all hay, wood and stubble.  It is indeed. What is eternal is love, family and friends.  I still have my family and now I have new friends and will have much less stuff.  I wrote the following blog several years back and hope it inspires you on your own journey of letting go.]

Are you tired of the same-old same-old?  Are you tired of your life and all the “STUFF” in it?

For those of you who know me well, you know I usually think that “more is more” and for the most part, I think stuff  is a good thing. Yet at the same time, sometimes “STUFF” must go!  Sometimes more stuff is just that-  more “Stuff”.

Well, fear not, there is great news for us!  It’s a new year and that is a perfect time to say “out with the old and in with the NEW!”   I am not talking about purging the excesses in your life just so you can start hauling in all kinds of new STUFF.

No, what I am talking about is letting go of the old and embracing the new.  The new things God has for you.  Letting go of  all the old “Stuff” in your life that is weighing you down and holding you back.

We must be willing to let go of the things that are holding us in bondage and keeping us captive and enslaved.  It is only then that we can be free.   And the only one to bring true freedom is Jesus Christ. For as we know, whom the Son sets free is free indeed!  God is ready and willing to help us. But we must be willing to surrender what is holding us back.

For those of you who follow my blog or have heard me speak, you know the journey I have been through these past four years dealing with my parent’s decline in health, and finally their deaths just within the last 15 months.

We became the “proud” owners of far too many sheds as “Winters” post shows.  Between my parents’ stuff and our stuff and moving back and forth across the country, we simply had too much “Stuff.” I have spent much of the last few years sorting. Sorting stuff.  My mother had a love for “stuff.”  She saw the beauty in everything, hence she had a lot of stuff she loved.  That was her thorn in the flesh, so needless to say she left me a lot to sort.

So as I said I have spent much of the last year sorting.  Sorting feelings, sorting memories and most of all sorting stuff.  I had to sort. It had to be done.  Last week we said farewell to one one of those sheds.  Letting go is a good thing.

But, there have been many days of questions and reflections as I have purged.  The should ofs, the would ofs and the could ofs.  Yet that is simply looking over my shoulder and into the pas. And for the most part, that will get you nowhere fast. And for anyone who has done any amount of sorting/purging,  I am sure you can relate to my pain. It is tedious, frustrating and exhausting.

That is of unless of course unless you are my dear husband. “Winters” loves to clean out.  I think it actually gives him some kind of crazy endorphin rush. And once “Winters” is on a roll, well, it is very likely he may just toss me and the flying dog right out the window.   However, the Sons of Thunder are far to0 fast for him. He can be ruthless when letting go of  stuff. So much for seeing the beauty in everything!  I admire that in him – as long as he doesn’t touch my stuff.

Now a word of caution as you sort through the “Stuff”. As I already mentioned, it is impossible not to sort through memories too.  And as you sort through the memories a flood of them will probably come  flying at you.

It’s like when you open a closet, a closet that is suddenly packed full of stuff and right after you told The Sons to pick up their rooms.

This would be the Middle SON of Thunder.  He is a genius in this regard.  Sometimes number #2 Son hides stuff so well we can’t find it for a year.  Sadly, we do the same thing with feelings, memories and the pains of our life too.  Sometimes we  hide, stuff and shove it because we don’t want to deal with it or we simply don’t know how to. The “Stuff” that is.

But the “Stuff” always has a way of getting out and cluttering up and complicating our lives.  So we must deal with it.  It has to be done.

OK, so here is the bottom line.  We all have “Stuff.”  Your stuff may literally be stuff, but maybe not. Your stuff might be overeating, overspending, over drinking or over whatever (you fill in the blank).  We all have stuff  to work through.  But today is the day to start dealing with the “STUFF”.
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I encourage you to get busy living!  Living the life God has called you to fulfill for His glory.  Let go of the past and the” Stuff” that is holding you back.  The clutter, the junk, the pain of the past or whatever your thorn in the flesh is. Let it go!  If you can’t in your own strength do it, then ask God to help. But now is the time.  Today is the Day.

I am talking about those life changing goals and plans.  As I said in another post, ask yourself what can you do today that will change your life forever tomorrow?   Maybe this is the year to really commit to go deep with God. Your drug of choice may be shopping to feel good and get your high.  You may use alcohol  as an emotional manager and to numb your pain in your life.  Whatever you are doing to an extreme has got to come to a screeching halt.  And dear friend, this year is as good as any to start afresh and anew.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. So go for it!

You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

Really sweet friends, today is the day to make a new choice to will alter the course of your life and your future forever. Today is the day to not do the same thing over again and expect a different result. Do something different!

This may sound hard. But the God of the Universe, the Lord of Lords and King of Kings will help you. His word says” Ask and you will receive. Knock and the door shall be opened”.

Here is a simple prayer that you may use as a guide to ask Jesus for help.  I have prayed something like this a million times. It is a guide to help you if you need it.

Dear Jesus, I ask that you help me as I lay down the things in my life that are holding me back from living the abundant life and the life you have for me.  Give me strength and courage to make new choices that are healthy ones.  Increase my faith and help me Lord to walk fully in you. Deliever me Lord from my “Stuff” and my addictions and dependencies that I have put before you.  Heal me Lord in the name of Jesus and set me free!

Now start right now celebrating  your healing and walk in it!

It is a new day and you are a new creation in Christ.

And remember you are not your mother.  You are not your father. You are not your sister or your brother.  You are You.  You are not defined by anyone but Jesus Christ and He alone.  He, my friends, calls you glorious!

This is your year to be changed and to step into the new.

Embrace your life with hope and expectancy!

This is the year for God to fulfill the dreams he has birthed in your heart .

You can do it!

Be blessed and encouraged, dear friend

You are a gift!

Love your Thoughts ~Tips To Adjusting High School

The Sons and I are working on an article, Tips to adjusting to High School. Love any insight and thoughts you may have or your child. Love to include it in The Shopper and The Paper we own.  Names will be anonymous so no worries. Let us know any things that might be a concerns, thoughts or fears for your kiddos as they make this transition.

Let us know your thoughts here or private message me  on facebook oor email me at corbywinters@gmail.com

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Thankful Thursday ~ Sometimes It Is Time To Just let Go

Are you tired of the same-old same-old?  Are you tired of your life and all the “STUFF” in it?

For those of you who know me well, you know I usually think that “more is more” and for the most part, I think stuff  is a good thing. Yet at the same time, sometimes “STUFF” must go!  Sometimes more stuff is just that-  more “Stuff”.

Well, fear not, there is great news for us!  It’s a new year and that is a perfect time to say “out with the old and in with the NEW!”   I am not talking about purging the excesses in your life just so you can start hauling in all kinds of new STUFF.

No, what I am talking about is letting go of the old and embracing the new.  The new things God has for you.  Letting go of  all the old “Stuff” in your life that is weighing you down and holding you back.

We must be willing to let go of the things that are holding us in bondage and keeping us captive and enslaved.  It is only then that we can be free.   And the only one to bring true freedom is Jesus Christ. For as we know, whom the Son sets free is free indeed!  God is ready and willing to help us. But we must be willing to surrender what is holding us back.

For those of you who follow my blog or have heard me speak, you know the journey I have been through these past four years dealing with my parent’s decline in health, and finally their deaths just within the last 15 months.

We became the “proud” owners of far too many sheds as “Winters” post shows.  Between my parents’ stuff and our stuff and moving back and forth across the country, we simply had too much “Stuff.” I have spent much of the last few years sorting. Sorting stuff.  My mother had a love for “stuff.”  She saw the beauty in everything, hence she had a lot of stuff she loved.  That was her thorn in the flesh, so needless to say she left me a lot to sort.

So as I said I have spent much of the last year sorting.  Sorting feelings, sorting memories and most of all sorting stuff.  I had to sort. It had to be done.  Last week we said farewell to one one of those sheds.  Letting go is a good thing.

But, there have been many days of questions and reflections as I have purged.  The should ofs, the would ofs and the could ofs.  Yet that is simply looking over my shoulder and into the pas. And for the most part, that will get you nowhere fast. And for anyone who has done any amount of sorting/purging,  I am sure you can relate to my pain. It is tedious, frustrating and exhausting.

That is of unless of course unless you are my dear husband. “Winters” loves to clean out.  I think it actually gives him some kind of crazy endorphin rush. And once “Winters” is on a roll, well, it is very likely he may just toss me and the flying dog right out the window.   However, the Sons of Thunder are far to0 fast for him. He can be ruthless when letting go of  stuff. So much for seeing the beauty in everything!  I admire that in him – as long as he doesn’t touch my stuff.

Now a word of caution as you sort through the “Stuff”. As I already mentioned, it is impossible not to sort through memories too.  And as you sort through the memories a flood of them will probably come  flying at you.

It’s like when you open a closet, a closet that is suddenly packed full of stuff and right after you told The Sons to pick up their rooms.

This would be the Middle SON of Thunder.  He is a genius in this regard.  Sometimes number #2 Son hides stuff so well we can’t find it for a year.  Sadly, we do the same thing with feelings, memories and the pains of our life too.  Sometimes we  hide, stuff and shove it because we don’t want to deal with it or we simply don’t know how to. The “Stuff” that is.

But the “Stuff” always has a way of getting out and cluttering up and complicating our lives.  So we must deal with it.  It has to be done.

OK, so here is the bottom line.  We all have “Stuff.”  Your stuff may literally be stuff, but maybe not. Your stuff might be overeating, overspending, over drinking or over whatever (you fill in the blank).  We all have stuff  to work through.  But today is the day to start dealing with the “STUFF”.

I encourage you to get busy living!  Living the life God has called you to fulfill for His glory.  Let go of the past and the” Stuff” that is holding you back.  The clutter, the junk, the pain of the past or whatever your thorn in the flesh is. Let it go!  If you can’t in your own strength do it, then ask God to help. But now is the time.  Today is the Day.
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I am talking about those life changing goals and plans.  As I said in another post, ask yourself what can you do today that will change your life forever tomorrow?   Maybe this is the year to really commit to go deep with God. Your drug of choice may be shopping to feel good and get your high.  You may use alcohol  as an emotional manager and to numb your pain in your life.  Whatever you are doing to an extreme has got to come to a screeching halt.  And dear friend, this year is as good as any to start afresh and anew.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. So go for it!

You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

Really sweet friends, today is the day to make a new choice to will alter the course of your life and your future forever. Today is the day to not do the same thing over again and expect a different result. Do something different!

This may sound hard. But the God of the Universe, the Lord of Lords and King of Kings will help you. His word says” Ask and you will receive. Knock and the door shall be opened”.

Here is a simple prayer that you may use as a guide to ask Jesus for help.  I have prayed something like this a million times. It is a guide to help you if you need it.

Dear Jesus, I ask that you help me as I lay down the things in my life that are holding me back from living the abundant life and the life you have for me.  Give me strength and courage to make new choices that are healthy ones.  Increase my faith and help me Lord to walk fully in you. Deliever me Lord from my “Stuff” and my addictions and dependencies that I have put before you.  Heal me Lord in the name of Jesus and set me free!

Now start right now celebrating  your healing and walk in it!

It is a new day and you are a new creation in Christ.

And remember you are not your mother.  You are not your father. You are not your sister or your brother.  You are You.  You are not defined by anyone but Jesus Christ and He alone.  He, my friends, calls you glorious!

This is your year to be changed and to step into the new.

Embrace your life with hope and expectancy!

This is the year for God to fulfill the dreams he has birthed in your heart .

You can do it!

Be blessed and encouraged, dear friend

You are a gift!

The Little Black Dress,The Shopper Girl and Corby Beth!

I saw these beautiful words on a Facebook post and just had to share it.  I pray it blesses, inspires and enriches your life this Mother/s Day…I pray these words bless you richly my dear friends!

‘I WISH YOU ENOUGH”

Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughter’s departure had been announced. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said:

“I love you and I wish you enough.”

The daughter replied, “Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom.” They kissed and the daughter left.

The mother walked over to the window where I sat. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to cry.

I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking, “Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?” “Yes, I have,” I replied. “Forgive me for asking but why is this a forever good-bye?”

“I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is the next trip back will be for my funeral,” she said.

When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, “I wish you enough.” May I ask what that means?”

She began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.” She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more.

“When we said ‘I wish you enough’ we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them”. Then turning toward me, she shared the following, reciting it from memory,

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I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.”

She then began to cry and walked away.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person. An hour to appreciate them. A day to love them. And an entire life to forget them.

Please Share this with your friends. It has the potential to inspire a lot of people.

Be Blessed Of Divine Light.

The author is unknown but loved it and had to share it here at corbywinters.com.  I these words bless you my friends and that you will always have enough…

Celebrating Freedom and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Politics has been touchy subject this past year and continues to be.  It has polarized many.  We will soon have a new president in the White house some are thrilled and some are very unhappy about this. But such is the world of politics.

Typically, I love to discuss politics but often prefer to stay out of the discussion as of late. That’s because there is too much division, frustration and even heated tempers associated with this past presidential election. I do wish we had seen more class, decorum and filters used when words have been said flippantly at times and tweeted. I wish we would all think more before we speak or act. Don’t you?  My Graduate School professor once told us this phrase which I have never forgotten and I often tell the SONs, “You can’t say everything you think and you can’t act on everything you feel.” I think we can learn a lot from that statement.

However, we as Americans are a privileged group because we live in a democracy where we can speak our minds but sometimes I think it might be better if we did not.

“I want change” and then go to work to make that change happen even if it is just on your street alone in a kind and loving way.

No matter who is in the White House, God is still God.  We must remember that.

This morning I could not help but think of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, and his fight to make Dreams come true for others who faced injustices in this very country.  He inspired a nation and a world to believe we could be better than ourselves with class and sophistication.

I pray that we may be better than ourselves.

That we may inspire others to greatness.

I pray that we can work toward creating a world that sees and knows more about what we as Christian believe rather than what we don’t believe.

May we fight for righteousness, goodness and mercy for all people.

I dream of a world without human trafficking, murder, war and where people don’t live on the streets or in their cars and no one goes to bed hungry tonight.

I pray that others would speak kindness and bite their tongue before they something that will hurt others.

I dream of a world that works hard to change the future for everyone.

I dream of a world that has learned from our past.

The following is an Excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s

I Have a Dream speech in Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963

I hope you will take a moment to read it and remember that we can all be apart a Dream to make it a reality.

I DREAMED A DREAM
CELEBRATING LIFE AND LIBERTY FOR ALL PEOPLE

Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow,
I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the
American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true
meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men
are created equal.”
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former
slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together
at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering
with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be
transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where
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I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day right there in Alabama
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boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day every valley shall be
exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will
be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; “and the glory of
the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.”
And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from
every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be
able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white
men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands
and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:
Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!

Dr. King’s Prayer

Almighty God, by the hand of Moses Your servant You led Your people out of
slavery, and made them free at last: Grant that Your Church, following the
example of Your prophet Martin Luther King, may resist oppression in the
name of Your love, and may secure for all Your children the blessed liberty of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ; Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.

This was a Powerful Affirmation of Faith Based on the Writings of Dr. King:

I refuse to believe that we are unable to influence the events which surround
us.
I refuse to believe that we are so bound to racism and war, that peace,
brotherhood and sisterhood are not possible.
I believe there is an urgent need for people to overcome oppression and
violence, without resorting to violence and oppression.
I believe that we need to discover a way to live together in peace, a way
which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of this way is
love.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in
reality. I believe that right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil
triumphant.
I believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies,
education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for
their spirits.
I believe that what self-centered people have torn down, other-centered people
can build up.
By the goodness of God at work within people, I believe that brokenness can
be healed. “And the lion and the lamb shall lie down together, and everyone
will sit under their own vine and fig tree, and none shall be afraid.”

Be blessed and encouraged abundantly to day as we remember that we were born for such a time as this!

New Day ~ New You ~ New Beginnings

Even though we are celebrating a new year, remember that every day is the perfect time to start living in your passion and purpose. I think self-examination, goal setting and getting a plan together is great any time of the year.  But most importantly, you must want to focus on YOU and your plan for success.

 

Many of us make New Year’s resolutions and try to accomplish some herculean goal that is unrealistic and unattainable.  That will soon lead to defeat and self-loathing.

 

But if we do not set out to get somewhere on purpose, then we will wander aimlessly through life.  Life will either happen to us or we will make choices that help guide us to our greater purpose.

 

Seeing our life from an honest perspective is critical.  This soul-searching helps us see our thorns in the flesh, our brokenness and our weaknesses.  The great news is that God can help us lead the life He has called and predestined us too.  But we must do our part.  He can’t do that work for us.  We must want God to restore our broken, dysfunctional and frayed lives.

 

Remember that nothing changes if nothing changes.

 

Sometimes we can get stuck.  Stuck in a place, a thought pattern, behavior or addiction and we can’t seem to get unstuck.  Often we simply surrender to it and no longer fight back.

 

But it is my desire that you fight back and work to build the life you want.  Take out your journal or notepad and ask yourself these types of questions:

 

• What do I need to let go of that is no longer working for me or serving me well?
• What are the things in my life that I will no longer tolerate; either those that are self-imposed or done by others?
• What behaviors, habits, relationships and/or things are no longer well suited for my life now or the life I want to lead?
• Where do I want to be next year at this exact time and day?
• What has to change to help me live and be in that place I want to be in?
• What are the dreams, passions and desires I have for my life?

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Never forget your Dreams, Visions, Goals, Passions, Purpose and Calling.  Begin to set some specific, measurable, attainable and trackable goals to get started building the life and becoming the person you want to be.

 

I want to invite you to fight for the life you want.  Don’t give up and don’t give in.  I urge you to use every day as a springboard to a new life and FabYOUlous you. Seek God’s wisdom and most of all make the commitment to change! Be firm with yourself and fight back the old way of living with prayer and scripture to articulate the change you want to see now.

 

We have a choice.  Yes, we have to choose … choosing to change means admitting what we are doing isn’t working. It may be problematic or you feel you’re just headed in the wrong direction.  But you can change.  As long as we have breath to breathe we have the ability to change and live a new life.  

 

So today and the days and months to follow  why not start Stepping Into Your Purpose? Yes, why not consider this the day to start making the changes you want. Make this the first day of the rest of your life and start creating the life you want.

 

Life is short, so don’t waste another moment or another year wasting precious time wishing your life was different without taking any action to make it so.   It is never too late to become the person you have always wanted to be!

 

Be blessed and encouraged as you fulfill your dreams and live life in your passion and purpose.

 

(Corby Winters is a life coach and president of Pure Empowerment Coaching International, LLC. You can reach her at corbywinters@live.com)

Thankful Thursday on Thanksgiving 2016

Today on this Thankful Thursday Thanksgiving day, I pray  it is easy for you to know what to give thanks for and have a heart of gratitude.

Giving thanks for family, friends, food and faith is a great place to focus our attention and heart.

I pray your day will be filled with laughter, music, friends, family, food and  most of all great memories.

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Holidays can be crazy and a bit stressful.  But in the midst of all of it we must always  find time to relax, breathe and to be ourselves.

Remember the reason for the season and continue to be thankful for your many blessings not just today but all year-long!

To live a great life we must live an authentic and real life.  We can even celebrate our perfectly imperfect life!

Holiday’s can be hectic. Frankly, life is hard and so can everyday life.    Sometimes we feel compelled to be someone we’re not because we think others will like us more.  Bottom line is, be YOU.

True friends will like you no matter what…..   Only YOU can be the best YOU that YOU can be!!  Remember there is nothing cooler than being yourself.  Anyone can be a copy, but only you can be you.

So on this Thankful Thursday Thanksgiving Day remember to be … YOU!

Whether rich or poor, small house or large, one car or two, employed or unemployed.  I hope today you Embrace your Life.  Celebrate the moments of your life!   It may not be perfect, but what is really perfect anyway.   This is your life. Remember you are special.   Treasure the small things.  Embrace the moment.  Don’t sweat the small stuff.  Let things go and remember life is short.  You do not know where you will be tomorrow, let alone next year.  So savor the moment!

The Thanksgiving Dinner will get finished, the house will look good, laundry will get done and all the dust bunnies will be caught.  Really being together with family and friends is the most important thing any way.

Thanksgiving is about family … It’s about friends.  It’s about Love.  And at the center of Life it is about Christ and His love for us.

We are blessed in many ways as I know you are as well.

Thank you for being my friends and apart of my life.  Thank you for following my journey at corbywinters.com  and Pure Empowerment Coaching International and for reading Thankful Thursdays and my other weekly posts!

Thank you for supporting me, Winters and the SONs with your love,  kind words, emails, letters and facebook comments!

Dear friends, on this Thanksgiving day thank you for being a special gift to many, especially me!

Remember dear friends most of all, you are loved by the Savior of the World.  May you feel the Lords blessings this Holiday Season and all the year long.

Be blessed and encouraged abundantly as we live our real and authentic perfectly imperfect  life!

Welcome Friends!

 

John Winters and me!

We own Winters Media and Publishing, Inc.

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We bought The Coweta Shopper, Thanksgiving Eve in 2016 and now it is call  The Shopper.  We reach more than 44,000.  OK, not really but I love to say that. Because let’s be honest, there are times in marriage it feels like you have been married for an eternity.  This picture of us was taken on a great day.  Winters and I know first hand that marriage can be hard, but we also believe that we are better together than apart.  So we choose to live, laugh, love, and celebrate the good, the bad, the wacky and yes, sometimes even the ugly together.

But dear sweet friends, that is life.  We are both broken pots, broken people who choose each day to love and cherish each other for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer and even when our life seems to be in shambles. We  also celebrate that in the midst of it all, we are blessed beyond measure to have each other and the SONs of Thunder! We are gratful that God is helped us reinvent ourselves.

Blessing as we live life in our passion and purpose!