Keep On Moving, Don't Stop...Noooo

Remember the chorus to that Soul II Soul song: Keep On Moving, Don't Stop...noooo. Maybe you don't remember that part of the song, but today I want to blog about Keep On Moving.

The bible says don't get weary in doing good. What about when you are just weary? LOL. That's what I am today...weary. You know if we don't get adequate rest (or if your newborn keeps you up at night), then you start the day off tired, weary, and sometimes sleepy enough to nod off every once in a while while you are typing (don't hit your head though)! LOL.

Well if you are feeling that way today, like I am, I want to encourage myself and encourage you to Keep On Moving and Don't Stop! We have things to do for the Lord today and we can't stop because we are a little tired. Drink some water and Keep On Moving. Drink a cup of joe and Keep On Moving. Eat a balanced meal today and Keep On Moving. When you feel the sleep coming on, get up and Keep On Moving. That's what I am about to do...GET UP from this computer...because I gotta Keep On Moving.

As I hum the Soul II Soul jam (singing voice) Keep On moving, don't stop, nooooo: I know that God will give me the strength to make it today so that His will be accomplished.

Want to hear and see the video for this Soul II Soul jam? Click here


Be Blessed!
Fon

Creating a Schedule

Wake up, brush your teeth, wash your face, shower, clothes, eat breakfast, etc. These are some of the things we do on a regular basis (at least you should - lol). From the time we were babies to now, we have led scheduled lives, some more scheduled than others.

Today I want to blog about Creating a Schedule. Since the birth of my daughter, I have pretty much ran my daily schedule based on her. So I've had a baby-led schedule. When it was time to return to work, I didn't adequately prepare and found myself still on my baby's so-called schedule, but yet I was working, so my days were out of sort. I realized a few days ago that in order to accomplish the will of God, I need to create a NEW schedule. Gone are the days of jumping up and doing the aforementioned and running out the door with Eggo Waffle in hand trying to be somewhere at the same time I am leaving the house (yep, I am one of those who believe if I have to be there at 7 a.m., I can lave at 6:55 and make it). Okay I know that I can't, but I try my hardest to do it...which probably stresses me more than I want to admit.

So as I kick off this new year of Getting It Together, Living On Purpose, I am now creating a new schedule for my new life. If I want to accomplish all the things that God has requested of me, I have to now create a better suited schedule. One that includes enough time to study God's word, get enough sleep, eat well balanced meals, be a great mother, wife, employee, and of course, a writer!


There's only so much time in each day, and it's up to me to determine how I will spend it. I thank God for each day and I will honor Him by being a good steward of my time. Want you join me in doing the same?

Tell me...what's your schedule like? I'd love to hear how you manage your time.

Be Blessed,
Fon

Living on Purpose

Happy New Year fellow bloggers and bloggettes! This is my first blog for 2009 and as I said on my last blog of 2008, I was going to get it together. It's been 7 days already into the new year and I feel like I am trying to play catch up. I've been updating my website (www.fonjames.com) and creating new accounts on Facebook and Twitter (search for Fon James on both), so that I can keep up with all of you, but I feel as though there is much to be done and little time to do it.

Of course I am still working a full-time job, so most of my writing is done outside of work hours. Sometimes I can squeeze in a few words during lunch, but I am mainly confined to writing once I get off work. And with a new baby, that pretty much means I need to run a lean tight ship if I want to ever get anything accomplished. So how does one ever get to a point where they are doing what they are supposed to be doing...or Living On Purpose?

That's my topic for today: Living On Purpose.Often times many of us are thrust into positions, jobs, careers, hustles, etc., just to pay the bills - bills of course that we have created (unless you paying somebody else's bills). We start doing things we are passionate about on the side, and dream of one day making it our main squeeze so to speak.

Over the last year or so, I have been toying with the notion of living on purpose and what that really means for me personally. In order to live on purpose, you have to know what your purpose is and why God put you here on earth in the first place.

How do you figure this out? By communing with God on a daily basis and becoming intimate with Him. Each year, I always say that I want to grow spiritually, which includes reading my bible regularly, meditating, etc. And as most people do with new year optimism, it's good for a while, and then it just falls off.

This year I am vowing not only to grow spiritually, but to live on purpose. I believe part of my purpose in life is to encourage others through the written word. I am always talking to people and telling them how they can make their life better. It dawned on me one day while talking to my mom that I am often the person that people go to when they need encouragement. It took me a while to see the pattern, but now that I do, I realize that this is part of who I am and who God wants me to be. But in order to encourage others to live their best life, I have to be a shining example and live my best life...and I can do that by living on purpose for God.

I pray that I can blog encouraging words everyday to fullfill my purpose, so stay tuned!

Be Blessed and know that God created you uniquely for His Purpose. Seek Him and Your Purpose will follow.

Fon

P.S. The sequel to my debut novel Back and Forth is coming soon. Stay tuned for details and excerpts from the new novel.

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