Lipstick Lessons of Empowerment

04/28/2025

04/21/2025

I am glad to see positive posts on my page. My head and my heart are getting in sync again, to God for His grace and mercy He has extended to me. Grief is and continues to be a wailing from the heart that only God can take one through. And give the needed strength to endure the fore-coming endurance required.

04/21/2025

Hi everyone one its our second meeting for Moore Ministry.
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04/12/2023

I still carry her sometimes.
Some say too much.
But I carry on and carry her.
Her feet nearly at my knees, her age two and a half, nearly three. Even though she can walk, and run, and carry things on her own.
I still carry her, making things harder for me and easier for her.
I still carry her, with her perched on one hip, incorrectly formed sentences echoing in my ear.
I still carry her, and more than just her weight when she’s in my arms.
I still carry her.
When she wants to be carried.
When she needs to be carried.
When she reaches out to me with her now-longer arms and says, “Mum, up, up, up” with her now-shorter patience.
I lift her up.
I bring her close to me.
I carry her like she’s still my baby.
Because she is still my baby.
She will always be my baby.
A baby who one day will carry herself by choice.
A baby with height, and “cool” clothes and a cell phone that she doesn’t call me on as much as I’d like.
A baby who, when she wants to be carried, may choose to be carried in the arms of someone other than her mum.
So, I still carry her.
Around our kitchen, the shops, and at the end of every walk.
Because regardless of age or size, or whether we can get from A to B on our own, we all need and want to be carried sometimes, don’t we?
Because regardless of the load we are carrying ourselves, we all like the load to be shared or carried for us sometimes, don’t we?
Because regardless of what others think, allowing ourselves to still be carried sometimes is important, isn’t it?
I still carry her because I want to teach her this.
I want to normalise sharing the load, and allowing herself to be carried sometimes.
I want her to value herself enough to know that being carried sometimes is never a weakness.
Because as women we carry a lot.
Some say too much.
So, I carry her now.
I will carry her when she lets me.
And I will always carry more than her weight whether she needs me to or not.
In my mind, my heart, my every breath,
I will carry her forever.

✒: Words of Emma Heaphy
🖼: angelica.ch.r

12/29/2022

With a grateful heart thank you Jesus

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11/21/2022

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Thanksgiving: A Story of Persistence
This devotional was written by Kelly McFadden

Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. —Philippians 3:12-14

Here is a part of the Thanksgiving story you may not know. While the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in October of 1621, it was not until October of 1777 that all 13 colonies celebrated Thanksgiving, for the first time. At one point, our first president, George Washington, proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving, but conflict and difficulties among the colonies put an end to its observance.

It was a magazine editor, Sarah Josepha Hale, whose work led to the celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday we observe today. Hale wrote letters to governors and presidents, and editorials in magazines, books and newspapers, promoting the observance of Thanksgiving. In 1863, after 40 years of letter writing and campaigning (that’s not a typo, she really wrote letters for 40 years), Hale’s persistence paid off and President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving. Since then, every president has supported Thanksgiving. Forty years of dedication, persistence and passion, all to make sure that this country would celebrate a National Day of Thanksgiving each year. Impressive.

We can learn from Hale’s perseverance. It took her 40 years to accomplish what she set out to do. Just like her story, the Christian faith is often described as a marathon, not a sprint. Each day of our life is another day to choose between right and wrong, to help someone in need, to read our Bible and pray. As Paul reminds us in Philippians 3:12-14, Christians are called to persevere, to press on. Sometimes it can feel like an unrewarding task. It is hard, but important, to look to God for the BIGGER plan. What if Hale had chosen to give up after one year or ten years? Her goal would have been left unfinished. Press on towards the call of Christ! Endure! But be forewarned, just like Sara Josepha Hale, it may take 40 years to see the fruit of your labor!

10/06/2022

Cracked iPhone 11...

Sadio Mane, a Senegalese soccer star, earns approximately $10.2 million annually. He gave the world a rude awakening after some fans were flabbergasted when they saw him carrying a cracked iPhone 11. His response was awesome:
"Why would I want ten Ferraris, 20 diamond watches, and two jet planes? I starved, I worked in the fields, played barefoot, and I didn't go to school. Now I can help people. I prefer to build schools and give poor people food or clothing. I have built schools and a stadium, provide clothes, shoes, and food for people in extreme poverty. In addition, I give 70 euros per month to all people from a very poor Senegalese region in order to contribute to their family economy. I do not need to display luxury cars, luxury homes, trips, and even planes. I prefer that my people receive some of what life has given me."

10/01/2022

Knowledge is power...lol

A musical smile for Thursday.....thanks to Pianote for sharing.....♫

09/12/2022

💘 Parts of speech poem 💘

06/14/2021

Because He cares for you.

02/22/2020

You were created to have a
'LOVE RELATIONSHIP' with Him