PRAYER CHANGES THINGS

Well what do you know? The state of CA gave me a break and I did not have to serve that time like I thought I would! God is so good! The mistake I made years ago would have carried a ten day sentence in this particular county. I prayed I would not have to serve the whole ten days but it turned out for the best cause I did not have to do a single day. Of course I was slapped with a grip of fees but it was all worth it at the end. I was ready to make the very best of this unfortunate experience. I was going to return and share each day of that experience on this blog, but it wasn’t in the cards for me. Instead of spending a holiday weekend at Oz I went to Laughlin, Nevada with my brother and family. We left on Friday morning and just got back Monday afternoon. Here is a picture of where I spent most of my time (and money).

Laughlin is a strip of high rise hotels and casinos with the Colorado River running right beside it. People from all over the place come to this vacation hot spot with boats and jet skis for the weekend and it is very reminiscent of Las Vegas. I love going there! I had been there two other times before this last trip. Laughlin is about 5 hours away from where my family lives in California. We hitched my brothers jet skis on the trailer and drove them up there.
The water was extremely cold but we did a whole lot of swimming and I even got a much needed tan. Having been in ATL for so long I did not realize how overdue my skin was for some California sun lol. There were a few things that did not go that smooth but overall I had the time of my life. I was so grateful that I was able to spend quality time like this with my niece and nephew instead of having to stay at some crowded smelly jail. Here are some pics of the family and I on this memorable trip.

So life has been real good to me this year because I got a big obstacle out the way and I have reunited with family after a real long time. Now it’s time for me to back home where my heart is and my flight is booked for June 27 headed back to the ATL. What sucks is that I haven’t found the courage to break the news to my family yet. I plan to do it this week but man they are not going to like the news. They really pushed for me to stay here but the truth is I was doing so good where I was at. I really tried to stay around family this time around but one thing I learned about them was that even THEY are not perfect. As a kid I looked up to so many people for role models such as my older brother, uncles, my mother, etc. Yet never in a million years would I expect to point out to myself the evident flaws these people in my life have. One thing I did learn from this experience is that no ONE is perfect. How funny that sometimes we put family and loved ones high up on that pedestal, so much that you forget who really is sitting at the very top. I learned that He is the only one perfect in this life, and I learned that only through Him will I continue to face my fears and continue walking in faith. I had a much needed vacation this weekend and was able to think through a great deal of things that have been on my mind. Don’t worry, I wrote them down in case I run out of ideas for this blog.

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