finished an editing project went walking ran errands…

finished an editing project, went walking, ran errands with mom, and back in the house… hot, so very damn hot, but smiling and blessed. yay!

blessed and thankful for a mom that gets…

blessed and thankful for a mom that gets off her 12-hour shift, still in scrubs, and goes walking with me in the a.m.

mom came by this morning and did my…

mom came by this morning and did my blood sugar monitoring for me. was my first time with it. kinda high.

tonight, i did my after dinner testing by myself and felt like a big girl. levels were under the target level for after meals, and it made me feel like a rock star.

i feel like a big girl right now. and more important, i feel like i can do this… this being kick diabetes’ ass.

spent morning with mom talking politics talking about…

spent morning with mom… talking politics, talking about prop 8 and doma, going for a nice, long walk, then having some coffee and chit-chatting. ❤

a note i received from a friend last night

most of the times, we go about life doing good…but we don’t know if we’re effective or not with it. we do good at our job, good with our friends and family, good with others, good for god. but sometimes, sometimes, you get to clearly see that others are watching, taking note, and you do affect them in positive ways. i got the opportunity to see that last night when a friend, out of the blue, messaged me on facebook. this was her message (she said i could copy/paste):

I’m defending my dissertation tomorrow, and I’ve cried all day today from absolute fear. I went to church and heard this (by heard I mean remembered) that you gave me by posting on Facebook. It has sustained me so many times in the last two years as has your daily faithful presence. The verse is “The Lord shall fight for you and you shall keep your peace.” Exodus 14:14. You keep going toward your goal–I root for you (even though you may not see it on Facebook) every time you give a diss update. Thanks for being Shonell, Shonell.

needless to say, it jolted me into an array of emotions, all good. i always hope what i do or what i say might help, but i never really know. This confirmed for me that what i do matters. That I Matter.

i matter

you never know if your good work is good. you just keep trying to be you, doing good for god and for others, and moving forward. it does warm the heart when on occasion you learn that what you say and what you do touches others. just got a wonderful message that has me feeling overwhelmingly blessed and tearful.

song i listen to when i’m thinking about all the good things in my life…

I woke up today; therefore, I have more time to make moves in the lane that God has placed before me.