Un-LEash

Christian or not, Job is one of the most controversial books of the Bible. I know I've had my fair share of questions - Who really wrote it? How did the author get such prime access to Divine happenings to know what happens in the heavenly realm in such fine detail? And how is God's response to Job so well documented? I can't say I have all the answers, but in faith, I am believing that the book is true...after all, that why it's faith! In preparation for my Sunday School class, I read through a part of Job again, specifically Job 38 and 39. I've read these chapters several times before, but it was only today that it hit me - God used his Sovereignty over science (primarily nature) to give Job the perspective he needed! Job had gone through a lot - he lost his wealth in the form of livestock, he lost servants, and lost his children. To add insult to injury, he then lost his health - sores and boils of the worse kind. His friends went through a slew of reasons why...

A few months ago, I started to recount my time in the Philippines - that was Part 1 . Let's now conclude the story with Part 2. By Thursday, W had been released from the hospital and was cleared to fly. Yay ! This was an answer to prayer, because I had already discussed with the planning team an extension to my time there just in case W needed to remain longer. But that wasn't necessary. We had sessions and a field visit from Mon to Thurs, and on Friday, we prepared to go home. Our flight was in the night so we had to day to ourselves. One of the Jamaicans - AH (not among the original team as he got days before) was my company for the day. We went exploring on foot, chilling and chatting. It was a good little impromptu tour. When it was time to head back to the hotel, it rained but we managed. We did get to eat different types of food and pretend to play the piano though. Keto cake Final meal in Manila Pretending to play the piano at one of the fanciest malls ...

I am a part of a church that tries to make a difference in whatever way we can in a downtown community. We do it by building relationships with the people who then allow us into their personal space. Only then can lasting and impacting change take place. Today, we met for our community walks...only today was a little different for me. I have options in terms of where I drive, and today I chose to drive one particular way, even though I was wondering why I would choose to go that way. I then had all sorts of alternatives in my head as to how I could avoid going where I was headed, but after a while I just drove as planned. When I was almost at my destination, I came upon an accident. It seem to have happened not too long before I got there. One car was in a light pole, and another was half way across the road, blocking one of the two lanes of traffic. I noticed that a lady was sitting on the side of the road, while some gentlemen were walking around, talking etc. I pulled over to see ...

In 2009, I started a journey of building my professional career, growing my character, and gaining confidence in a job that I enjoyed. I was the first person to work in that post, and I feel as though I did justice to it despite whatever challenges I have had. I met some wonderful persons and helped to build a culture of environmental sustainability. But after almost 10 years, I left. One may wonder if it was because I wasn't being fulfilled, or I didn't like working with the persons there. That couldn't be further from the truth! The opportunity to change jobs presented itself, I applied and successful! I struggled with whether it was the right move, particularly because such major changes are not easy for me and I loved what I did before. But in the end, I took the dive in faith! I felt as though God was saying that the time had come, and with that, I started my new post in October. Other reasons for the change was the increase in salary and the fact that change may be ...

THE BEGINNING: I've been to over 20 countries, most of them because of my job. But I can hands-down say I've never had a more adventurous, tiring, character-building, adrenaline-pumping trip than the one I took to the Philippines in May of this year. This post is going to be long, so I decided to do it two parts. My being nominated to go to the Philippines was because boss and manager in the division were both unable to go. No issues here! I've never been there and it was seen as another opportunity to see another part of the world. I also was to present on an area that I had to do research; it was a challenge, but I was up for it. I discovered that it would be four of us going including someone from my office (let's call him LJ). He had his itinerary first, so I changed mine to match his. Others - another female (let's call her W), and another male (let's call him J). It was therefore an even split of males and females. UP IN THE AIR AND IN-BETWEEN: The d...

It is not good for man to be alone . In the Genesis 2 account of the creation story, God made man (Adam) and soon thereafter said he aught not be alone. Eve was created thereafter. It's an intimate relationship in its purest form, and that's what God intended - for man and God to be walking together, enjoying paradise. That lasted...until it didn't. The principle and the human desire and need for relationships, however, continued into perpetuity. And this is what this season is about. Prior to the end of 2017, I knew it was time to seek God's guidance on what I needed to focus on. For a moment I thought it would be hard to come by, but that was not the case. It came to be so clearly that what I needed to work on was relationships. Needless to say I needed to evaluate exactly what that meant and I think I have some idea...after all, it's about 9 months ago that this happened! The first thing I realised is that I must work on my most important relationship in li...

On Sunday, July 22, 2018, I made a few choices about how to spend my day. I would go to church but not my regular church; I would then find lunch and head to a friend's graduation ceremony; I would then head to Portmore to pick up my mom and then enjoy the wonderful music from the Portmore Chorale. The day went more or less as planned...except it was so much more than I planned! I'm on medication for a week, and I decided to "google" at the types of food that I should and shouldn't eat with it. My plans for breakfast were the things I shouldn't eat, so I ended up going to Megamart for food. This is the first time I can recall doing that on a Sunday morning. I strolled out in my pink cap and top and light green pants...didn't care who thought I looked strange. Then there was church. My home church happens to be in an area where road works are taking place, and I knew that there would be diversions and possibly no electricity. I also didn't have to...

It's been quite some time since I sat down to put "pen to paper" so to speak. But I will do my best to post more often. Truth is I doubt many people read this blog, but I want to be able to capture a lot of my important, significant, memorable or funny life events. With that said, the next post arrives in 3...2...

Part of my growth process is to strive towards achieving a goal that I have identified as necessary based on introspection. For 2017, it was about Crazy, Radical Faith. There were some things happening in my life that demanded it. I also felt it was necessary to grow in faith regardless of what was happening. One of the issues that had me struggling the most was by lower back. In the latter part of 2016, I did an MRI which showed degeneration (the very short version). It was causing me to have pain and discomfort. For the most part, I could manage the pain. I did do a few sessions of physiotherapy to help when it was at it's worse. But perhaps what I needed extra grace for is the inability to sleep well. I couldn't seem to find a comfortable position - side, back, didn't matter. It affected me in different ways. I felt lethargic and lazy a lot. I felt like I had to put a lot more effort into doing things and going places. Even going to church and teaching my Sunday School...

" Adventure is worthwhile " - Aesop When I started 2017, I had no idea I would have travelled as much as I did. I visited places I have never been before, and I also revisited other places and experienced them in a fresh way. I reflect on them all in this post not just to share with whomever may be so inclined to read it, but as a way to reflect with gratitude on the adventures I had. It is the most I've ever travelled in one year so apologies for the long post. The first real adventure was a Portland getaway with friends. I drove down on Saturday morning and joined the gang. The worse part of the whole weekend was the trip through Junction...I hated it! Apart from being very winding and narrow, there were people who seemed intent on running me off the road. Nonetheless, being there was good, going to the beach, enjoying the food and just relaxing. In February, a small groups of us from my office decided to take a trip up to Falling Edge Waterfalls. ...