Welcome!

   Since my last publishing on 2-16-18, Billy Graham went home to Heaven to be with the Lord.
I have been leaning into the heart of God, and, have been diligently working, organizing, and preparing things for the business side of my beauty school and daycare. Once again God is bringing the people to help me that I need, taking concerns off of my shoulders. I have cast all my cares on him because He cares for me. 1 Peter 5:7
More than I realize!

   I believe that in this publishing God would like me to share His Love for us, therefore, I am simply going to share what I have experienced, believe, and know to be true.

   In 1969 I entered the 1st grade for the 2nd time after the passing of my mother the month prior. The only thing I remember about that class is wanting to know if God was real. One day during school my class played musical chairs, with only a few of us left, I said in my thoughts, God, if you are real let me win musical chairs. I really have no idea why I asked for that particular thing, but I did. I won the game then felt bad for winning, probably because I asked to win like it gave me an advantage. That memory has never left me. Therefore, no one can tell me God isn't real.
 
   I believe in Satan as well, I don't believe you can believe in one without believing in the other.
From everything I know, Satan is nothing but evil just as God is nothing but good. The bible says Satan is the father of lies and everything good and perfect comes from God. John 8:44, James 1:17
   I have challenged God on His word on some HUGE situations in my life only to find that His WORD INDEED IS GOOD!  And, HE LOVES ME! Looking back on my life and everything I have been through I know with certainty if it had not been for Gods love for me that kept me strong even though at times it was the decisions I made that led me down the path I was on, mentally I would not have survived.

 I don't have all the answers for the bad things that happen. Why little kids are abused or why kids take the lives of their peers or their own. It's all horrible, and sad, it leaves behind lives that are broken and forever changed. But I do believe since God has been taken out of our schools it gave Satan free reign to enter. Darkness never overshadows light, but light takes over darkness, even a tiny match once lit can lighten a room. Satans focus is to is steal kill and destroy, God wants to give us life in abundance. John 10:10
   I know that Satan is a liar, he loves to whisper in our ears that it is all Gods fault when in reality it's him that puts the evil thoughts in man's mind, not God. In the many ways God speaks to us, one of them is in our heart.
SIDE NOTE- The book, Battlefield of the mind, by Joyce Meyer, comes to mind.

 I watched Wonder Woman the other day it has what I think is a really good message which says basically the same thing. God gave us all free will to do as we choose although He encourages us to choose life, Deuteronomy 30:19.
   Man does not have the answers, God is the answer! Our Nation is hungry for something real, something that will fill the void in their lives, something to stop the madness, something that can ease the pain or even make it go away. God is the only way!

   Since I was a teenager I have heard we are in the end times. I have heard preachers predict the day of the Lords return only to have that day come and go. I am far from a theologian and I have no bible degree, I only have a road of hard knocks, trials, and testings. But from everything I see and what I've read in the bible, we are indeed in the end times. Things are not as they once were, life as we once knew it is no more. All you have to do is look on social media to know that is true.

Matthew 24:36 "But that [exact] day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."

   It's time to break down the walls of racism and prejudice of every kind, it's time to forgive and if needed ask for forgiveness and work together as One Nation Under God! It's time to stop being a lawless nation. It's Time To Unite!! It's time for those of us who call ourselves Christians to answer the call and be "Christ Like" to share the Good News of the gospel, the love of God! I know over the past few years I have done some soul-searching and have repented. Repenting means in simple terms "stop doing what you are doing", say you are sorry, stop doing it and move on! We can't act like someone who has never accepted Jesus into their lives and expect to win people to Him. GOD IS GOOD, GOD IS LOVE!!! That's what the world (those who aren't saved) need to see in Christians, (those who have accepted Jesus into their hearts and are following His example).

   As I type I'm wondering why I have gone in this direction since I set out to write about the Love of God, it came to me that I was writing about Love. Sometimes the truth isn't going to be a bed of roses, or maybe it is, some roses have thorns.

   As I am in the WORD it is changing my mindset, it's changing me helping me to see the Love God has for me and the promises that are mine through the blood covenant I have through Jesus Christ. Through His death, burial, and resurrection.
   God is SO GOOD! If we seek after Him we will find Him and perhaps we will find the answers to some of the questions we have. But for sure we will find peace, joy, and a Love like we have never known.  It's a process, from glory to glory.

2 Corinthians 3:18 "And all of us, as with unveiled faces, [because we] continue to behold [in the word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing spender and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [who is] the Spirit" AMPC VERSION

   Something about Billy Grahams home going has changed me, something is ignited in me. I don't want to hear of any more kids dying due to senseless acts of violence! We need to STOP being political and start being GODLY! AND UNITE!

   Until next week, please do some soul searching and if you haven't asked Jesus into your heart but you feel the draw to do so it's as simple as saying "Jesus forgive me for what I have done wrong and be real to me" Salvation is totally free! Jesus already paid the price, He bought our salvation back in his blood on Calvary!

If you have already asked Jesus into your heart Keep forgiveness and love at the forefront of your life and do what He's called you to do, share the GOOD NEWS!

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For those of you who are new to my publishings, I wrote and self-published a book titled, ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~  Between the covers I wrote about the daily struggles I faced and how leaning on God gave me strength, recognizing Him as the only Hope I had while discovering His faithfulness in my life.

  To purchase a copy of ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~, you can contact me directly through my email listed below. The purchase price for a paperback copy is $12.99 plus $2.65 shipping and handling. For a digital download please see my website also listed below. If you live outside the United States please go to my website for links to Amazon for digital down or Create Space for a print copy. My website address is;
lifebehindtheposts.weebly.com 

To Contact Me, my email address is,sothankful.tcp@gmail.com your message may go to junk mail, to ensure it will not be deleted, next to subject please type in ~I read your blog, or, Beauty Within~, something letting me know to open it. Thanks

To book me for speaking engagements please contact me at;
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Thank you all so much, I appreciate you all.
Blessed beyond measure! 

Tammie

Welcome!

   Time has flown by, it's already Friday again. Since my last publishing on 2-9-18, I am continuing to press into the heart of God and continuing to move towards the opening my beauty school and daycare. Also, I have also started yet another book, but only slightly started.

   As I continue moving forward preparing to open my businesses God continues to either bring people into my life or simply opens a conversation with people I already know who know people who have expertise in areas I need help in.

   I am so thankful for everyone God has brought into my life to either help or guide me on this journey, otherwise, it would be overwhelming. I am so glad I'm not a "know it all" that I value the opinions of others, allowing them to run with their strengths while keeping my vision and the integrity of it at the forefront. God is helping me to get everything in place to run with the vision, leaving no stone unturned. As the saying goes, I'm getting all my ducks in a row.

   I have been in contact with a friend who is going to take the wheel in helping me promote my book titled, - So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts- mentioned below. I do what I know to do, but promoting isn't one of my strengths. I'm excited to see what God has in store for me and my friend through this new venture.

   As I am leaning into the heart of God through prayer, reading His word and listening to teachings on faith and my rights as God's child. I am discovering so many things that are so far from the doctrine of hellfire and brimstone I was raised under. It's mind-boggling, leaving me in AWE of Him and His love for me. The bible states that we are "destroyed for lack of knowledge", Hosea 4:6. Lack of not knowing His love for me and His promises to me because of Jesus finished work on the cross having received Him into my hearts. I needed to know His will for my life. I didn't know His will was to prosper me, giving me a future and a hope, Jeremiah 29:11.

   The first time I heard Jeremiah 29:11, my thought was, "that scripture was for other people, not me." I had gone through so much in my life it felt like God had forgotten about me. I felt from mistakes I made and rebelling against God that I was getting what I deserved and had to learn to live with it. I had no hope that my life would really be happy, it was what it was.
   Wow, I'm feeling a little vulnerable, but it's the way it was. I believe it's time we as Christians open up and let others that are hurting know that we have been there too and lead them to the one that can help them. We try and keep this facade like everything is ok when indeed it isn't. Everyone has their own story and reasons for concealing the matters of life, that's between them and God.
   As for me, I was embarrassed, I'm not going to get into any details at this time, but that was my reason I put a smile on my face trying to conceal the brokenness of my life. I am learning to give God the brokenness and receive my healing that Jesus paid the price to give me.
   We as the body of Christ need to recognize, believe and receive our God-given rights as His children through His Son. We are living so far below Gods plan for us, it's no wonder the world is looking other places for peace and to fill the void that can only be found in God.
 
   It is my true desire to not only know God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in a way I have never known before but to help others, leading them to Jesus because it is only through Him that they will find the love, peace, joy and hope they are looking for. That will probably mean being really transparent and raw about what I have been through in life so they will know they are not alone.

If you would like to Subscribe to my blog and you will automatically receive an email of my blogs as I publish them weekly.

For those of you who are new to my publishings, I wrote and self-published a book titled, ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~  Between the covers I wrote about the daily struggles I faced and how leaning on God gave me strength, recognizing Him as the only Hope I had while discovering His faithfulness in my life.

  To purchase a copy of ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~, you can contact me directly through my email listed below. The purchase price for a paperback copy is $12.99 plus $2.65 shipping and handling. For a digital download please see my website also listed below. If you live outside the United States please go to my website for links to Amazon for digital down or Create Space for a print copy. My website address is;
lifebehindtheposts.weebly.com 

To Contact Me, my email address is,sothankful.tcp@gmail.com your message may go to junk mail, to ensure it will not be deleted, next to subject please type in ~I read your blog, or, Beauty Within~, something letting me know to open it. Thanks

To book me for speaking engagements please contact me at;
sothankful.tcp@gmail.com
Again, next to subject please type in,~ I read your blog~.


Thank you all so much, I appreciate you all.
Blessed beyond measure! 

Tammie

Welcome!

  Since my publishing on 2-2-18, I have been leaning into the heart of my Heavenly Father getting to know Him better and learning to be sensitive to His voice. I'm also pushing forward preparing to open my beauty school and daycare along with moving through the process towards publishing the book titled -Behind closed doors-.

   I was sent a link this -Wednesday morning- as I listened to the Q&A on the link in its entirety it hit home in many ways with the timing of the direction of my life. Confirming what I felt in my heart, that what I'm doing is not for me, but to help others. I know everything I am doing is going to put me on a platform that I am in preparation for now, and I know that platform I will be given will be to help others. That is my heart, that's what is driving me to open my beauty school and daycare and to write and publish the books that are on my heart.
   I know that my beauty school and daycare will be a great success, but I also know that with that success comes even greater responsibility. To whom much is given, much is required. God has and will continue to surround me with people that have passion, knowledge, wisdom, and integrity that is needed for the vision. In our meeting this week I told my staff that were present, that my heart for the school and daycare is to show the love of God, to right the wrongs that I have seen throughout my career in the industry and to be able to help people in need (in a way greater than I probably even recognize at this point).

   Seeing so many different forms of abuse plastered on social media shows me the need in a greater way for the book listed above to be published. A few weeks ago my best friend and I were discussing all of the abuse that has been reported through the media when she brought up a good point, she said that it has probably always been happening, just not reported like it is now with the internet capabilities we have at our disposal.
 
   I spoke with the editor the other day, we were discussing my story that will be in the book. She gave me a suggestion as to how to proceed with my story. As I went through my archives I discovered the main part of my life that led to the brokenness of my life that was not in the archives. So I had to go back and revisit that part of my life once again, thankfully it was a brief visit, but it reminded me of the difficulty the people that are writing their stories are having. This time though I didn't cry and I wasn't angry, I was simply sad that that kind of abuse exists.

 I would like to recap from previous blogs, the proceeds from the sales of the book titled -Behind closed doors- will go into a non-profit I am setting up. These proceeds will go to help people in abusing situations giving them the resources they need to get help. A portion of the proceeds will also go to help fight human trafficking. 

   I am SO glad I am leaning into God's heart by staying in His word and in prayer. The visions I have are great and I need the guidance of the Holy Spirit to lead me along the way. He has opened the door for the land and real estate for my school and daycare, He has brought and will continue to bring amazing people to help me open and operate the vision, He brought an editor for the book titled -Behind closed doors-. Reading stories of abuse be it physical, emotional, or sexual is not easy, finding an editor mentally strong enough to take on the task was a true Godsend.

Genesis 18:14 "Is there anything too hard for the Lord?"

Mark 10:27  Jesus looked at them and said,"With men it is impossible, but not with God. For with God all things are possible."

Romans 8:32  "He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?"



If you would like to Subscribe to my blog and you will automatically receive an email of my blogs as I publish them weekly.

For those of you who are new to my publishings, I wrote and self-published a book titled, ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~  Between the covers I wrote about the daily struggles I faced and how leaning on God gave me strength, recognizing Him as the only Hope I had while discovering His faithfulness in my life.

  To purchase a copy of ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~, you can contact me directly through my email listed below. The purchase price for a paperback copy is $12.99 plus $2.65 shipping and handling. For a digital download please see my website also listed below. If you live outside the United States please go to my website for links to Amazon for digital down or Create Space for a print copy. My website address is;
lifebehindtheposts.weebly.com 

To Contact Me, my email address is,sothankful.tcp@gmail.com your message may go to junk mail, to ensure it will not be deleted, next to subject please type in ~I read your blog, or, Beauty Within~, something letting me know to open it. Thanks

To book me for speaking engagements please contact me at;
sothankful.tcp@gmail.com
Again, next to subject please type in,~ I read your blog~.


Thank you all so much, I appreciate you all.
Blessed beyond measure! 

Tammie

Welcome!

   Since my last publishing on 1-26-18, I am still moving forward in preparation to open my Beauty School and Daycare, while continuing to lean in close to the heart of God!

These blogs are usually written little by little throughout the week.

   It is awesome seeing the same passion I have, in the wonderful people God is surrounding me with to help accomplish this vision. He has brought key people into my life that know other people that have talent I need to see this vision to completion. I'll admit, one time I thought this vision might be too big, but then I said a prayer, peace came over me and the thought went away almost as soon as it came.

   Most of my core staff and I meet every Monday morning for a few hours to go over the progress of the week. We discuss and come to agreements concerning different aspects of operating the school in an efficient way. This morning the woman who will be the director of admissions made a statement that is so true, she said, "it takes an army" and she is so right! As I said in my last publishing, I know to surround myself with people that have different strengths than I do. But not only surrounding myself with them but taking their advice. They all not only have the same passion as I do, they also have integrity, strength, and knowledge.

   I know that opening my beauty school and daycare is a big vision/dream that is manifesting. What I didn't know until a few moments ago is that this vision is also a dream coming true for the woman who will be the manager of my daycare.
   To some of my staff, it's giving them a purpose, a new lease on life. To others, it's giving them a chance to not only see but be apart of a school where quality education is our cornerstone. For me, it's not only giving me a chance to show others the love of God, it's also being able to be in the position to hopefully correct the wrongs I've seen and experienced in the beauty industry throughout my thirty-two-year career. It's also placing me in a position to help those in need in more ways than one.

   Through my time in beauty school and in my years as an educator, one of the main issues was child care. Students would lose hours because they could not find reliable childcare. Offering childcare through my school takes that stress away allowing students to relax knowing their children are being well taken care of under the same roof. As with any quality business, there will be policies in place that will need to be followed in order to have this resource available. It is going to be amazing!

   This week I established the names of my beauty school and daycare, next week I will be meeting with a gentleman to finalize the other legal needs of my two businesses. As I continue to do as God is leading me to do He is opening the doors that are leading to the opening and operating of my businesses. He is giving me an unprecedented favor.

   I have been in contact with a with a few of the remaining people finalizing their stories for the book titled, -Behind closed doors-. As I was on the Internet taking care of business for my school and daycare today I was noticing a site to start the process to open the non-profit for the book listed above. As I have mentioned in previous publishing's, my goal is to have the organization opened for the proceeds to go into by the time it is published this year.
   I would like to recap from previous blogs a little on this book-- the proceeds from the sales of,  -Behind closed doors- will go into a non-profit I am setting up. These proceeds will go to help people in abusing situations giving them the resources to get the help they need. A portion of the proceeds will also go to help fight human trafficking. 

   Just as a gentleman opens the door for a lady as she's walking towards it, then walking through it, so God is doing for me as I continue to walk forward toward the vision/dream He has given me.

   God IS Love! And Love cannot fail. I am discovering how GOOD HE REALLY IS! I have tried to honor God all of my life. Even though I have made some pretty big mistakes through rebellion that changed the course of my life. He never left me, I left Him. He has always been there waiting for me to come home. And, I'm home!

   I have been pondering starting a new Facebook page for those who have been through some form of abuse, or perhaps just a rough time in life. I have started posting little quotes on my current page that come to my heart. I have had a fairly decent response with people pushing the like or heart button or sending a personal message. However, until I am clear of the vision of the new page I will keep it in my heart.

 If you feel Him nudging you, please join me on this journey of discovering The Heavenly Fathers Love!
Subscribe to my blog and you will automatically receive an email of my blogs as I publish them weekly.

For those of you who are new to my publishings, I wrote and self-published a book titled, ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~  Between the covers I wrote about the daily struggles I faced and how leaning on God gave me strength, recognizing Him as the only Hope I had while discovering His faithfulness in my life.

  To purchase a copy of ~So Thankful! Life Behind The Posts~, you can contact me directly through my email listed below. The purchase price for a paperback copy is $12.99 plus $2.65 shipping and handling. For a digital download please see my website also listed below. If you live outside the United States please go to my website for links to Amazon for digital down or Create Space for a print copy. My website address is;
lifebehindtheposts.weebly.com 

To Contact Me, my email address is, tammietrue16@gmail.com, your message may go to junk mail, to ensure it will not be deleted, next to subject please type in ~I read your blog, or, Beauty Within~, something letting me know to open it. Thanks

To book me for speaking engagements please contact me at;
sothankful.tcp@gmail.com
Again, next to subject please type in,~ I read your blog~.


Thank you all so much, I appreciate you all.
Blessed beyond measure! 
Tammie