Sweetest Day!

Happy Valentine's day Y'all! I know it's a little late but I hope someone was super nice or sweet to you today! I have always felt a little weird about this day. Sometimes I don't know whether to love it or hate it. The commercial side of it is unbelievable! Half my church was wearing red, countless numbers of people at the cinema were wearing red or pink. People had tacky heart shirts on etc... It gets a little nauseating and overwhelming :S

In spite of that, I think it is important for people to remember to be nice and sweet to each other and if it take this one day to remember to do that, then so be it :) I think sometimes in our lives, we forget to appreciate and really love on the people who mean the most to us. Maybe this is the day on which most of us actually sit to think about going out of our way to be nice to those who have been there for us all year long. Hopefully, that is true for you too.

If you're reading this, thanks for visiting my blog and for always checking it even if I don't have any updates for days and days! Happy Valentines Day! Don't forget to brush your teeth before going to bed! Come on, you know I had to throw in a healthy tit bit! Hugs

You Don't Know Me

Let me be myself

Not the preacher's kid
Not her sister

Not your friend

Not my man's woman

Let me be myself

Not the black girl from Africa

Not the little girl who's no more

Not the buddy you hang with

Just...

Let me be myself

Not my father's daughter
Not my uncle's niece

Not my teacher's student

I just wanna ...

Be myself

A child created in His image

Just who I am

Exactly what He intends me to be

... HIS child.

(written a million years ago when I was a freshman in college!)

Future

Candle light dancing in the wind

Their shadows bouncing off my walls

Thinking of yesterdays and yester years

Amazing memories sweetly teasing my senses

With their flirtatious sway

And titillating movements

Gently lulling me to dream land

Promising yesterdays, hopeful tomorrows

Leaving the lovely past behind

Dancing its way back to reality

Giving me strength for today

Innocence

I saw a lovely blue and white looking top

It really did appeal to me so I took a closer look

And discovered right under the racks, a lovely little girl

She could not be a day older than four, I thought

Oh what a sweet innocent cutie pie,

At first I thought she was lost or needed some help

Then I realized in disbelief

She was frantically tearing the price tag off

She looked up as her sister came closer to her hiding place

She daintily placed the band on her head

Linked her little hands with her sisters,

And they skipped on their merry way out

You can imagine my shock at this spectacle

I was so shocked I could hardly move.

The little thief! She made away with the headband

Obviously, her sister was aware!

I forgot all about the top and slowly left the shop

My vision of innocence shattered for the day

By the lovely little thief!

My Yesterday

Picture taken somewhere between Arkansas and Texas!

Impulsively, I almost closed this blog! I was a little annoyed and I have been known to act without thinking too much about it sometimes. Again, my only excuse is I'm short and my heart is way closer to my head so sometimes it doesn't take long to process things at all. When things make me mad, I tend to either ignore, recoil and rebound or totally shut down. I guess as part of my New Year's resolution, I will even be more fearless and vocal about what I think although I am still going to keep my handwritten journal for personal matters which won't travel back to "family".

Anyway, the New year seems promising as usual. I love new beginnings! It always makes me happy :) HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! May you be fearless and bold in what you believe in! May you be absolutely compassionate in your dealings in everyday life! Hugs, Maxine :)

Anniversary!

Two years of joy

Two years of love

Intense and profound

There's no one else

I would have done it with

No one else

Who could have made it worth my while

Through the ups and the downs

The Laughter and the Tears

Thanks for putting up with me

You'll always be my best.

I ponder not over the rest

We'll do it one day at a time

I pray for long life for us both

And for a home filled with laughter

I love you, Boo!

Once upon a loving

I once was in love with a man

Nought he did could be wrong

I could be huffing and puffing

With his smile I'd lose the heat
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I once was in love with a man

At the touch of his hands

All my troubles seemed to melt

And the sorrows would crumble too

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I once was in love with a man

He made my heart skip beats

He could set this heart afflutter

With just a little whisper

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I once was in love with a man

He said I was the fairest of them all

He promised to hold my heart dear

But he squeezed it too tight...

Twilight

This has nothing to do with the movie and it is not a review so sorry if I misled you. Lately, I have been feeling as if I was in a twilight zone. It is not necessarily a bad thing. It just feels quite surreal. First of all, I have never really a attended a church outside of Ghana where everyone refers to the other person as "sister-this-or-that" and "brother-so-and-so"! Seriously! I am not even complaining about it but barely stating the reality. At first I did not really know what to think of it. It just sounded weird to hear someone call me "sister Maxine" as if I was a nun. That's exactly what it reminded me of! Maybe I had joined a convent without knowing? The church is a very lovely place and everyone seems so nice and friendly (well most people) but I don't really want to be "sister" Maxine. Just Maxine will do :)

Oh and I just realized that I always spell the word weird wrongly! Grrr... Glad to have spell check!

Image:Surreal Image by Larry Carlson

Snow Bunnies

I was so excited about the weather in TX.
Sunny days in the winter, shorts and flip flops in January!
I really was! and then yesterday, I heard it was snowing in Michigan
Beautiful snow flakes that sometimes land oh so softly on your cheeks.
And then I had a yearning for the snow, the boots, the jackets, the hat,
The mittens/gloves,cleaning snow off my car, turning my heat up to 80!
...The whole shibang!
Am I a Michigander? I might be at heart! Weird huh?
I might change my mind before long.
Perhaps a visit back is due soon :)

Believe

And she kept reading...

I know your todays and tomorrows
Give me your yesterdays and sorrows
Just look to me, I'll be your guide
I'll bless your life, I will provide

Trust in me for I do know what you lack
Look ahead, trust in me, don't look back
I have not forgotten or failed you at all
I know your every need, the big and small

I will be with you
Protect your entire life
I love you
Will bless you as husband and wife


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I dont even remember the lady's name but her poem reminded me again of God's continued love and faithfulness toward us.