7/30/2012 Today's Inspirational -Before You Speak Think

This really hit home for me today, When I saw this pic on FB.  I have been struggling with some LIFE issues with relatives.  We all have our opinions about this or that.  Some people I have encountered in Life be it friends or acquaintances or good OLD relatives are those that are black or white thinkers. A black or white thinker, Can not be open to an others opinion.  They will fight to the end. They are the GOOD OLD I am RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT FIGHTER!  They will run over you like a  bulldozer. I try to kill these type personalities with the last letter on THINK.  - K- is it kind?  Then I also back up and analyze with the N- is it necessary?  Now I love to be around those that use the I- as in Inspiring!  Upbeat and P- for positive people I surround myself with.  Also my motto is always be the H- Helpful with lots of humility.  Selfless.  So THINK before you speak- and use the T- for TRUE- Truth.  Wow what a beautiful world we would live in if we all spoke the truth.  No more catty low self-esteemed women would be out trashing others with deception and lies.  Let's all be awesome THINKERS!  Let's be women of value, High Esteem.  Let's be the CHANGE! 

C-  For I Challenge you to be the change!!!

H-  Be Humble

A-  Positive  Attitude

N-  Noble

G-  God's Light Shinning In the Darkness

E-  Now get Excited 

Where ever you are in your adoption journey.  Together we can be the Change.  We can stand united strongly together.  Those of us that have healed.  Can help those that have recently placed.  Birth Mothers Unite is a sisterhood.  That only another Birth Mother heart to heart can understand.  Because we together know what it is like to place the LOVES of our LIVES with a family.

God Has The Answers

Together for Adoption - Upcoming conference - Sept.14-15 - Atlanta, Ga

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Do you ever feel "ALONE" Post-Adoption Placement Blues?

You made an adoption plan for your child to have a family.  To have their Emotional, Financial, and Spiritual needs met.  You "LOVED" an made the biggest sacrifice a woman can make.  To not think of self, But sacrifice your deep love for your baby "TO HAVE" all of it's needs met.  I have done the same as you.  I made that adoption plan in the sixth month of my crisis pregnancy over 30 years ago.  Now after the placement I was left with empty hands, a empty heart.  With my sane mind I knew I did the very best for her.  But, in all honesty if I would have went on heart feelings I would have ran with her.  To be with me, and she and I would have never been apart.  That was not God's plan.  Being the strong Christian Young Woman that I was at the time of her conception.  I knew deep in my heart with the very "LOVE, MERCY and Grace"  of my ALMIGHTY LORD AND SAVIOR that only "JESUS" could understand my post-adoption blues and pain.  Only JESUS could mend that hurt!  So deep was the loss and grief.  Only God's son could carry me through the pain and to the other side.  The scripture below carried me, It carry's me to this day in all my anxieties or trials in this life.

Philippians 4:6-11

New International Version (NIV)

⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ⁹ Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

If you are suffering post-adoption placement issues, Grief - Reach out to the many Resources available to you.  Contact http://www.birthmothersunite.com/   - Other awesome groups formed and doing amazing healing loving work for birth mothers and birth parents are Blessings in a Basket, Birth Mother Baskets, and http://www.justbirthparents.com/about.html No you are never alone.  Also check out http://birthmombuds.com/ .  Don't stay stuck.  Join in with us - we are all on facebook also.  My Birth Mothers Unite group is the official site.  There is another one that used the same name.  Both are fantastic online support groups. 

Remember in all things God has his own timing.  Like the above statement says.  I have learned in his timing he will take you places you never dreamed you could get nor achieve!  In his timing, All you have to do is have FAITH, Faith as small as a mustard seed.  Can even get you there!

Hope to see you or hear from you.  By Lucy Franklin, CPAC   http://www.birthmothersunite.com/

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Today's Inspirational - 7/11/2012

The Suitcase Of LIFE



 

The Suitcase Of Life

 

We all come into life with a small suitcase.  This suitcase as years went and time passed collected a lot of baggage.  Full of useful tools to live  life by.  Yet some of the baggage we collect is a bunch of useless junk!  Such as road blockers, downers, baggage that needs to be sorted and discarded from our suitcase of life.  This suitcase I carry I carry in every part of my body.  I feel it in my mind, body, flowing deep in my veins. I feel it even in my soul.  Every limb of my body.  As I sort through my suitcase I keep what I need, Like great memories, Wisdom taught by elders with great knowledge about "LIFE", Teaching what I need to survive this life.  My suitcase of LIFE use to over whelm me.  I carried it heavy an full weighing me down with a lot of emotional pain for years.  My suitcase of LIFE was holding me prisoner unto so much JUNK.  This year I have reached deep down into that suitcase and slowly started to sort.  To my surprise I found a lot of good in my suitcase! Buried under the rumble of JUNK.  I found some beautiful tools of "LIFE"  I had stashed in my suitcase way down deep in the bottom of the case.  Slowly, I organized the value of my suitcase.  Though bad memories were apart of my suitcase.  I chose to discard them from my suitcase of LIFE. I discarded them in a file that was labeled Consequences of My LIFE LESSONS LEARNED.  Taking power over the storage of my Suitcase OF LIFE.  We all have one.  We all can take over the flowing mess inside this Suit Case of LIFE.  They are all most dealt with now.  As my suitcase of LIFE grows each day now.  I have an awareness, This awareness will benefit my power to discard JUNK, Before it over flows my space in my BEAUTIFUL well organized Suitcase of "LIFE"......... What does your suitcase look like?  Is it time for you to discard some JUNK and make your suitcase not so heavy?  It's time to cast your burdens away.  Take control of your Suitcase of LIFE. Not visa versa.

Written 1996 Lucy Franklin, CPAC



Today's Inspirational- Your Past Does Not Define YOU!

Today's Inspirational GOD SAY'S......

Happy 4th of July - Be Safe! Love to ALL!

Pain

I know the above is true for myself.  I know it to be true for many of us that have grieved the loss of a baby to placement in adoption.  The emotional pain of carrying a baby for 9 months and then to choose adoption for our precious God given lives.  Is painfull.  Many things we face will be painfull in this life.  But as Christians we can know that we do not walk alone.  We will not suffer for ever.  For God will bring joy unto those that are obedient unto his word.  I encourage you to not supress your pain, God gave us tears to let the pain out.  Find a trusted friend,  adoptions specialist or counselor to help you through your darkness.  A Christian counselor would be good.  For they will bring the LIGHT of Christ Jesus unto you. 

Lucy Franklin, CPAC

Today's Inspirational - Always get back UP!

Every Day - God.........

We all were Created By God "For a Purpose....."

That's Why I Pray

Heard this song this morn.  It really touched me.  I pray often through out the day, many nights also.  We each might be only one person.  But, one person can make a "HUGE" difference to one or more in need!

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Lucy Franklin,  C.P.A.C.