love

suzanneurbandesigns.typepad.com/aha/2009/05/j

How can you say you love God who you can't see, but don't show 

love to your neighbors who you see everyday?

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (NIV, John 13:34-35)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat (Dec 22, 1960- August 12, 1988) was an American artist and the first African-American painter to become an international art star. He gained popularity first as a graffiti artist in New York City and then as a successful 1980s-era Neo- expressionist artist. Basquiat's paintings continue to influence modern-day artists and sell for high prices.  Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York His mother, Matilde, was Puerto Rican and his father, Gerard Basquiat is of Haitian origin and a former Haitian Minister of the Interior. Because of his parents' nationalities, Basquiat was fluent in French, Spanish, and English from an early age. He read in these languages, including Symbolist poetry, mythology, and history. At an early age, Basquiat displayed an aptitude for art and was encouraged by his mother to draw, paint and to participate in other art-related activities. In 1977, when he was 17, Basquiat and his friend Al Diaz started spray-painting graffiti art on buildings in lower Manhattan, adding the infamous signature of "SAMO" (i.e., "same old shit") see: SAMO© Graffiti entry. The graphics were pithy messages such as "Plush safe he think.. SAMO" and "SAMO as an escape clause". In December 1978, the Village Voice published an article about the writings. The SAMO project ended with the epitaph "SAMO IS DEAD" written on the walls of Soho buildings.

good music

words from me....

Aurora and Amour

Jesus Christ died for our sins, If it wasn't for him we would have no hope. The LEAST we can do is love each other. We hate each other because we are not happy with our lives, we are all so fortunate, and our thoughts are often shallow....  

James 4:1-3 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

Love,

Kiki

boasting about tommorrow

 

 James 4:13 NIV

  ¹³Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." ¹⁴Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. ¹⁵Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." ¹⁶As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. ¹⁷Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins.

 

 

James 4:13-17 (King James Version)

 ¹³Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
 ¹⁴Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
 ¹⁵For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
 ¹⁶But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
 ¹⁷Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

the new food pyramid

The Nutrition Source

Healthy Eating Pyramid

1. Start with exercise. A healthy diet is built on a base of regular exercise, which keeps calories in balance and weight in check. 

2. Focus on food, not grams. The Healthy Eating Pyramid doesn’t worry about specific servings or grams of food, so neither should you. It’s a simple, general guide to how you should eat when you eat.

3. Go with plants. Eating a plant-based diet is healthiest.  Choose plenty of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and healthy fats, like olive and canola oil.

4. Cut way back on American staples. Red meat, refined grains, potatoes, sugary drinks, and salty snacks are part of American culture, but they’re also really unhealthy. Go for a plant-based diet rich in non-starchy vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. And if you eat meat, fish and poultry are the best choices.

5. Take a multivitamin, and maybe have a drink. Taking a multivitamin can be a good nutrition insurance policy. Moderate drinking for many people can have real health benefits, but it's not for everyone. Those who don’t drink shouldn’t feel that they need to start. For more information, read "Alcohol: Balancing Risks and Benefits."

Use a food pyramid that’s actually based on the latest and best science.

We can’t look at a pyramid  these days without thinking of food and healthy eating. There was the U.S. government’s Food Guide Pyramid, followed by its replacement, My Pyramid, which was basically the same thing, just pitched on its side. The problem was that these efforts, while generally well intentioned, have been quite flawed at actually showing people what makes up a healthy diet. Why? Their recommendations have often been based on out-of-date science and influenced by people with business interests in their messages.
But, there’s a better alternative: the Healthy Eating Pyramid, built by the faculty in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.  Based on the latest science, and unaffected by businesses and organizations with a stake in its messages, the Healthy Eating Pyramid is a simple, trustworthy guide to choosing a healthy diet. Its foundation is daily exercise and weight control, since these two related elements strongly influence your chances of staying healthy. The Healthy Eating Pyramid builds from there, showing that you should eat more foods from the bottom part of the pyramid (vegetables, whole grains) and less from the top (red meat, refined grains, sugary drinks).

good music

challenge for the week

Have patience this week. When you find yourself rushing, worrying, waiting.....

Take a deep breath, Thank God for his love, and remember he knows your struggles.

Even if your waiting in line at the grocery, let the person behind you go in front!

Be patient.

words from me.....

Papa and me

Dear friends lets all stop our complaining. I do it, you do it, don't take

the time God gave us for granted. No matter what the circumstances, learn to be thankful

and focus on the blessings, not what you don't have, the bills, the problems. I'm praying to God

that I may live in peace, which means being happy with RIGHT NOW. If I were to live in the circumstances that I'm in now FOREVER, I am at peace with that. Can you say that about your life?

why not, you are but a mist that appears then vanishes, tomorrow may never come, and you would have spent the last of is saying, I need a job, where is my unemployment, I need money!!! ( That's what I worried about) Understand that I always set goals and aspirations and strive to do my best and provide a better life for my family, but I'm not worrying or complaining about how long it's taking to for God to provide- I've been good this far!  I know God is in charge, if I believe in him, why would I be biting my finger nails??

Love,

Kiki

print this out!

Print these out and put them on your fridge NOW!!!!!! If the images are too small,

click on the pictures, it will send you to the link.

Material	Exceptions	Notes
Unbroken glass containers Clear is the most valuable. Lids can go with metal.	Ceramics, pyrex, tablware, windows, lightbulbs, mirrors. Broken glass is hard to sort.	Only bottle glass is acceptable. Ceramics contaminate glass. Glass is normally color sorted for recycling.
Clean dry newspapers & newspaper inserts	Rubber bands, plastic bags, product samples, water, dirt, mold or other contamination.	Pack newspapers tightly in large brown grocery sacks or tie with natural twine. Keep dry.
Empty metal cans, caps, lids, bands and foil	Full cans, spray cans unless instructed, cans with paint or hazardous waste.	Metals can be recycled again and again.
Plastic stamped #1 or #2 Some areas only accept clear plastic or certain shapes.	Plastic types #3, #4, #5, #6 or especially #7. Caps are usually a different type from the bottle - toss if unmarked.	Even a small amount of the wrong type of plastic can ruin a melt. Much plastic collected for recycling is actually landfilled.
Plastic stamped #3	Avoid. Contaminates other plastic recyling.	Toxic, especially if burned, see here.
Grocery bags, most clear plastic bags especially if marked #2 or #4. Also in many places bubble wrap and padded bubble envelopes.	Paper, water, dirt, mold or other contamination.	Reduce your need; reuse bags until they're torn. Use old bags to pick up dog waste. Many grocery stores have a barrel for recycling old bags. Since most of this gets mixed with sawdust to make plastic wood, padded bubble envelopes are OK (though not everyone knows this).
Mixed paper: junk mail, magazines, photocopies, computer printouts, cereal/shoe boxes, etc. (some places also take corrugated cardboard and phone books)	Stickers, napkins, tissues, waxed paper, milk cartons, carbon paper, laminated paper (fast food wraps, some food bags, drink boxes, foil), neon paper, thermal fax paper. Any wet or food stained paper.	When in doubt, throw it out. Paper fiber can be recycled about 7 times before it gets too small. Plastic window envelopes are ok.
"Paper" milk cartons	Rinse quickly & fully open top. These are NOT acceptable in many recycling programs, due to contamination, odor, and the thin plastic liner.	See www.recyclecartons.com. Often cartons are "recycled" via composting.
Scrap aluminum such as lawn chairs, window frames and pots	Metal parts attracted to magnets. Non-metal parts.	Aluminum is not attracted to magnets.
There is no need to remove labels or bands from cans and bottles. Clean only enough to prevent odors. Do not recycle containers with traces of hazardous materials. Do not recycle dirty or food stained paper.

Motor oil (never dump into storm drains) and Tires.	Call your garbage company, local quick-lube, tire shop or call 1-800-MOTOROIL. Old oil and old tires are serious problems.
Automotive batteries, sealed lead/gel-cell batteries	Keep lead out of the environment; take to an automotive or security dealer for recycling or trade in.
Rechargeable batteries (cordless phone, camcorder, shaver, portable appliance, computer, etc.)	Call 1-800-8BATTERY for information. Throw alkaline and heavy duty batteries in trash unless prohibited (See California Universal Waste Note. Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable batteries contain toxins, please recycle.
Laser/Ink printer cartridges	Send to one of the many recyclers or refillers.
Household toxics (paints, oils, solvents, pesticides, cleaners)	Call your garbage company for advice. Do not dump into storm drains.
Computers, eyeglasses, household goods	Donate to charity. Give to a repair shop.
This is world's shortest comprehensive USA/Canada recycling guide. Contains generalizations; local procedures may differ. From the Consumer Recycling Guide, "www.obviously.COM/recycle/". ©1997-2006 Evergreen Industries. Remember: Unless you buy recycled products, you are not recycling.

very important

2 Timothy 23 Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.

love

www.rojo-magazine.com/projects/

1Thessalonians 3:12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

money

a sunset in the north pole

1 Timothy 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But

if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

17 command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrongant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

good music

If you can't understand what she is saying in the song I put the lyrics below- it's deep: refresh the page if the video doesn't play

Lyrics to Fortune :
Mountain of pearls to sooth the soul
gold and silver and silk to cover the old
clocks and rubies crushing these hard bones Im going blind from to many shiny stones
fortune cast a curse I knew It would
fortune buried you
I knew It would
sleep on ugly dreaming wave
vivid life turn into grey , no friends want to stay around
so moving on to a different part of town
fortune cast a curse I knew it would
fortune buried you I knew it would

exfoliate

 

Exfoliation is a technique where the layer of mostly dead epidermal cells on the outer surface of the skin is removed to expose fresher mostly living cells. Potential benefits of exfoliation include fresher, brighter looking skin, better penetration of active ingredients of skin care products and, for people with excessively oily skin, a varying degree of reduction in oil secretion.

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Bath Towels
• Body Liquid Cleansers
• Body Lotion
• Exfoliating Products
• Oil free moisturizers
  

1. 
   
   
   
   Step 1
   
   Brush dry skin before getting into the shower. You can use either a loofah, exfoliating gloves or a body exfoliating brush. Start at the soles of the feet and work your way up.
   
   
   
   
2. 
   
   
   
   Step 2
   
   Get into the bath or shower and wet your entire body.
   
   
   
   
3. 
   
   
   
   Step 3
   
   Apply exfoliating cleanser to your loofah or exfoliating brush or gloves.
   
   
   
   
4. 
   
   
   
   Step 4
   
   Scrub your body with it, using gentle, circular motions.
   
   
   
   
5. 
   
   
   
   Step 5
   
   Opt for grainy types of cleansers to clean the skin, rather than soap. Choose exfoliating cleansers that contain ingredients such as oatmeal, ground almonds or even sea salt. The grainy texture exfoliates the skin.
   
   
   
   
6. 
   
   
   
   Step 6
   
   Make your own exfoliating cleanser, if you prefer. Mix sea salt, olive oil and lemon juice together, or mix ground almonds and powdered milk. The combinations are endless.
   
   
   
   
7. 
   
   
   
   Step 7
   
   Use a washcloth for mild exfoliation.
   
   
   
   
8. 
   
   
   
   Step 8
   
   Rub rough spots, such as heels, with a pumice stone or stick.
   
   
   
   
9. 
   
   
   
   Step 9
   
   Apply lotion containing alpha or beta hydroxy acids after you exfoliate. This will continue the exfoliating process because the acids further abrade and remove dead skin cells.
   
   
   
   
10. 
    
    
    
    Step 10
    
    Be sure to use body moisturizers at least once every day. Regular exfoliating is extremely drying to the skin and will do more harm than good unless the skin is rehydrate liberally with lotions.
    
    After researching different sites that talk about exfoliating I wouldn't do it more than once a week, unless you have very oily skin.
    
    
    
    

words from me...

DON'T BE ARROGANT!!!!!

Dear friends,

Don't lean on your own understanding. God has told us not to worry, and give all our problems and anxieties to him. If we walk this life with out leaning on him, we are telling him we can do it on our own. Don't be so prideful that you can't take time out of your day to ask him for help, to say thank you, to spend time with him.


Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7

love,

Kiki

for my mommy

Happy birthday Mommy and Daddy!!!!!!!!

gardens

I was speaking with my father in law this weekend and he said he was eating tomatoes from his garden and it made me jealous.. lol!!! I wish I had a garden. If you are blessed with any kind of space to grow your own vegetables do it!!! I would!!!!- Good job Yoyo.

Here are some beautiful gardens to inspire you!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

stretch

I'm not a yoga freak, but stretching feels good, especially in the morning. Try this out.

challenge for the week

encourage one another! This week my friends I urge you to encourage one another.Give your neighbor the encouragement they need to do their best. No matter what the situation is let your brothers and sisters know to NEVER give up the faith.

definition of encourage: to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen (Ephesians 4:29).

Love,

Kiki