Hair,Hair,Hair

I never really knew how much I loved doing hair. No matter where I am I enjoy styling hair maybe one day I can set up shop. Here are a few of my latest pictures.

Light

You are the light to my heart and my soul,You are the light to the darkness around me, You are the hope to the hopeless and broken You are the only Truth and the Way. Jesus....As I rode into to work on my tan horse no in the car. I was listen to the radio and they ask what does the name Jesus mean to you. Of course my mind filled with so many things. As the day has gone on 12 hrs later. The key thing that Jesus is to me is light. My way get so cloudy throughout the day with major emotional roller coaster but when I think of Jesus as the Light all confusion has light shed on it. I mean even if my heart feels dark and tar. I think of Jesus and I mean light from all of His perfection, greatness and all His ways are shed right on the situtation. To me Him being the light highlights all of His attibutes because looking at who man is men including the dark nature shadows us.Looking at Jesus and those who know Him as Eternal life get sprinked on by all His light it reveals to us our sin and how we are so desparte for a life saver. Who do you say Jesus is what word or words best describe your view of Jesus? So as I end my work day and think of the next rapidly following I think of Jesus the Light.

In My Heart

The heart (Latin cor) is a hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. The medical side of me like this definitions but this isn't quite what I was looking for. A locus of feelings and intuitions.This is the thing that gets one caught up. Not caught in the heavens but caught up in the wrong things/desires. An inclination or tendency of a certain kind. I know the one that speak of is the later. Lately I have been trying to dig deep to the inner most parts of my heart and see what lurking. for I know the bible says The heart is more deceitful than all else, and is desperately sick;Who can understand it? Not me but, the bible also says, For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.I have been convicted in many ways lately by way of the word that cause me to think about my desire or inclination.My tendancy.... what am I doing what does my charater display. What do I have the tendancy to indulge in? Who am I when know ones is looking.The inner most part of me is what Jesus is looking at forthough we may think we have a audience of many we really have a audience of the One. I don't want to forget to keep Jesus as my focus.But I do, I fall short but the Jesus in me longs to sing and be one who follows Christ in my heart......
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart.

Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart, in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart, in my heart.

Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart, in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart, in my heart.

Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart, in my heart.
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart, in my heart.

Welcome Justice Shree Anne Applegate

This is my new little niece Justice Shree Anne Applegate!

Life as a Medical Technologist

Um, I just thought about it I have never written about what I do 36-40 hrs a week. I currently serve at a local hospital here in Phoenix that is apart of Banner Health System. I usually work twelve hour shifts and occassionally half of shift which are six hours. I am a Generalist here in the main Laboratory where I am trained to run the Chemistry, Blood Bank, Hematology/Coagulation, Microbiology departments. It is a very interesting job and can be very stress full. But, clearly I don't want to do it for the rest of my life. A Clinical laboratory scientists, also known as medical technologists, are essential members of the health care team. As a clinical laboratory scientist,I perform behind-the-scenes laboratory tests that physicians rely on to diagnose and treat patients. My daily activities may range from confirming a case of diabetes or strep throat to detecting an early case of leukemia.Having to provide these results I and I am sure other CLS experience the distance in the feild from actually patient care. I understand that I must produce quality results to affect a life but the up close and personal experience with the patient is lacking. I sometimes believe that I am more of a up close and personal type, but clearly the Lord has just where He want me. So that's me and my life a a Clinical Laboratory scientist.

In the Grand Scheme of Things

Have you ever spent to much time focusing on the things that really don't matter. Yesterday, I found myself extremely senstive and frustrated. Why? you ask, because I was focusing on things that in the grand scheme of things don't matter. I realize my heart wasn't the least bit set and focused on Jesus. The people, things and circumstance around me were too much of my concern. So this morning as I woke up I could really see how far I was from the feet of Jesus. I could see how He wasn't the benificary of my actions. So what do I do now, I must first do a 180 from the way I behaved before. But most definatley I must be faithful to preaching the gospel to me, Jameika. I need to hear of the perfect, spotless, blameless life that Jesus Christ lived and how He gave that all up for the sake of me who would have my back turned away from Him. He die a horrible death and bore my sin and the sins of the world on His back. All so I would be back in the right standing with my Daddy in heaven. When I hear that message it replenishes me of the joy that can only be found in Jesus. No performance, no amount of service, no exact number of times to share the Gospel. Nothing but the work of Jesus Christ that pays the penalty. That is joy more than anything else I can indulge in. So, in the grand scheme of thing I only need to be about the things that are only fitting for the King. Not the things that indulge and please the old me but the things that displays the best of the work that has been done in me. So may my feet be on the pavement seeking to bring glory to the King.In the grand scheme of thing this life that I now live is not about me. I must think about life in Jesus....that deines the Grand Scheme of Things.

"A Weekend to Remember"

This weekend was really cool a couple that we meet down in Tuskegee invited us to go to the weekend to remember conference down in Tucson. Yep my first time down in Tucson. We stayed at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa. Nice it must add. The best part about this time was that I was able to spend undivded time with my el spouso (my husband). We had a great time very encouraging for our future together. I must admit I have a long way to go, but God being rich in His love and grace I am sure He will spur me on to love and good deeds. I would enourage those considering marriage, newly married, married for some time and those who have been married forever to attend. It opened my eyes to some sin. The fact that I don't always trust God as it pertains to my marriage. Which is flesh out in many different ways.It reminded me of the purpose of marriage. It enouraged me to go on, and strive to do it God's way. I felt it was very practical.So now that I'm back to the real world I am striving to do what is right, deny myself and love on my husband.A brand new start!