....I used to listen to this song by Kevin Levar a lot. There are not many 'prayer songs' on the theme of forgiveness. I posted the lyrics & a prayer on Facebook on 20th February 2013 and that came up as a memory this morning. A welcome reminder, especially in this season of Lent. The Lord is our strength and our song. :)

 "Your greatest contribution to the kingdom of God may not be something you do but someone you raise." - Andy Stanley

Children being inspired by an artist

Mothers of young children, your work is most holy. You are fashioning the destinies of immortal souls. The powers folded up in the little ones that you hushed to sleep in your bosoms last night, are powers that shall exist forever. You are preparing them for their immortal destiny and influence. Be faithful. Take up your sacred burden reverently. Be sure that your heart is pure and that your life is sweet and clean.J.R. Miller

"A child who feels valued and accepted by his mother can change the world. A child who feels like her mother thinks she’s wonderful can better weather the challenges life sends her way."

"If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings". - Brian Tracy

"Most of what we teach our children about God, marriage, parenting, family, and work will not come from lectures and lists of rules. It will come from those times when we're laughing over pizza, eating popcorn and watching a movie or lying with them at bedtime and listening as they talk about whatever is on their heart and mind. We can teach what we know, but we can only reproduce who we are." - Jim Daly, Focus on the family 

Selah.

**Quotes worth keeping.

7th February 2017.

I’ve finished my thesis work; per my own estimation, I’ve done over 90% of everything...but I’m not the one with the marking scheme �. It’s up to my supervisor to rate and score the work I’ve done so far; she has the marking scheme. It brings to mind how we often ‘mark’ our own actions and inactions- ‘I’ve given so much to the poor’, ‘I am not a gossip and I don’t steal’, ‘I am such a good person at heart’, etc. We could even get affirmed by family, friends, neighbours, co-workers, etc.... but unfortunately, they don’t have the final marking scheme either. When all is said and done, only God has the final say and the final marking scheme. His opinion and His assessment of our lives are what would determine where we would spend eternity.

@'Gaza' Hostel: 27July,2019, KNUST

Still in relation to my thesis, I made a plan to go to Kumasi today (Tuesday September 11th), spend time wrapping up and printing out all documents, submitting at the KNUST Graduate School, and making payments. I had ‘walked’ and worked with my plan till Efo asked me if I had informed my supervisor. I hadn’t, and when I did, she told me she was unavailable on Tuesday and Wednesday. � It reminded me of the many times we make our own plans and expect God to change His plans to suit ours. We are supposed to be following God; He is not the One meant to follow us. :) If He is not Lord of all, then He is not Lord at all. A man plans his way but the Lord directs his steps. Once my supervisor shared her available days with me, I had to readjust my plan. It’s not what suits me that matters after all; what works for the 'one in charge' matters more. It is same in the area of our lives- our own plans...the activities that suit us...those don’t matter as much as the plans and activities God has for us; He’s the One in charge after all!