February 16, 2007-Friday

Well, it's around 1:30am and I need to go to work later on today around 1:20PM, but I wanted to write in here because I don't want to make a habit of only writing once a week now....anyway, I have a special prayer request for a friend here in Japan. Her name is Salina, and believe it or not, she's in the same situation I was in concerning her house....It's been on the market for some time now in Raleigh, Durham , NC, and it's a serious financial burden for her. I ask that for all of the prayer warriors out there who helped and prayed me through my situation to pray for her as well in her situation...I ask that you be in agreement with her to have it sold soooooon and that she would have wisdom in this situation and more importantly peace about it as well. Thank you in advance folks.....

Now moving on, today I booked my package for Hawaii...wooohoooo!...I'm very happy about that. I also went to Harajuku to get some gifts at the Oriental Bizarre, however, it was closed, as it is every Thursday....That was like an hour long trip for nothing, or so I thought....because as I was walking along the streets I stumbled upon the M.A.C. Make-up Store....ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! I was floating....Of course I went in and got a couple of items.......I also met an employee there, who lived in NY for about a year I think she said. Anyway, since she's like 33 we got into a conversation about hip hop and the state of it now and how back in the day, things were a lot cleaner in terms of subject content and language...then she started talking about how some rappers were crackheads.....I started crackin' up....I don't want to mention their names because I don't know who's going to read this blog and I don't want to be sued or anything.....It's actually sad how the two rappers she mentioned are or were crackheads...one of them already died from his addiction.....but it was also funny how she just came right out and said that...I wouldn't have thought to bring that up....Anyway, later on I went to Outback Steakhouse for dinner....it was yummy having real beef....I'm trying to stay away from the carbs or at least the obvious ones so I had a steak with salad and side vegetables....I had a tinch of the mashed potatoes and the crutons in the salad....my bad....anyway....I need to go to sleep....Don't forget to pray for Salina and her housing situation...thanks again...

.....until next blog

K

February 11, 2007- Sunday

-Well, let me just start by saying, HALLELUJAH!!!!!! THANK YOU JESUS! I closed on my house on Friday......I would have wrote in here sooner, but as most of you know, I work on Friday evenings....Saturday all day and Sunday all day.....God is so good, and especially so good despite me......He woos me with His lovingkindness...I'm sooo grateful.....As most of you know, my house has been on the market since June, and finally a buyer came my way when I stopped worrying about the situation and said, "OKAY God, I don't really want to rent this place out, but I'll do it if You want me to..." I didn't get what I originally wanted, but I'm satisfied and I'm free, I'm freeeeee.......I paid off all my credit card debt.... and when I say all, I mean all..I was in the double digits before the comma....Hallelujah....no more bills......except student loans....Pastor, my tithe check is on the way....Japan has helped me to finally realize that I don't need it, if I don't have the cash for it. This is mostly a cash based society....yes they have credit cards, but I've learned to not use mine.....I'm soooo elated it's ridiculous.........I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! and yes Vanetta, I still would like to take the Crown Financial Ministries study on managing my finances....I'm starting clean when I get back home to the states.....I'll pay for a used car using cash, since I sold mine....and I'll have a nice down payment for a house, I'm going to do it right this time.....no more frivolous spending....

On another note, I was supposed to go over Latonya's tonight, remember she's the missionary....but despite my joy, I am not feeling the best physically.....I've caught a cold and I'm just battling it....yesterday I was on the train and so was Darth Vader....at least this guy was breathing on me like he was Darth Vader.....check this out...he was sleeping standing up.....c'mon now, standing up!!!! I thought giraffes and cows do that, not people...everytime the train leaned so did he, but on me......I had to nudge him like 4 times....my co-worker was like, "illllll he's disgusting." There was a woman next to me with her two children and the children looked scared of him and the woman was nodding her head because she felt me.....(meaning she understood how I felt) drama....well, I need to go and get some rest.....

......until next blog

K

P.S.- I still haven't forgot about finishing that poem....the words haven't come to me yet...but they will