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BITS PIECES July 7, 2022

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Christopher Skelton “Friendship”

You Matter To God What Juneteenth mean to you?

Authentic Me Table Talks With Treca DeShields Myra Skeltonoming the more!

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AUTHENTIC ME Table Talks With Treca DeShields Join us July 7th for the launching of Table Talk With Treca DeShields. Table Talks will focus on what pertains to life spiritually, naturally, and naturally. Bringing a balance to our daily lives. Treca DeShields is spreading her wings; she is changing and touching lives one by one and group by group.

She obtained Bachelor of Science degree in Child and Family Development from Benedict College, Columbia, SC and Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina, She is the founder of Love Zone Ministries and The Zone Service Inc. Treca DeShields loves serving her community by outreach, hospitality, and love.

Join us as she shares from her book “Note To Self” is her daily devotional The Authentic Me, My Journey Journal of Validation where she will discuss the core of where we learned to be who we are. The table has been set so join us there Facebook Live

Treca DeShields In March 1990 Treca’s life was transformed in more ways than one. She suffered a brutal assault during which she was stabbed nine times, a hair’s breadth from death when one of the wounds almost severed a main artery in her neck Prior to the incident that left her physically and emotionally scarred, Treca was at a spiritual crossroads in her life. She contemplated completely surrendering to God but was unable to make a full commitment. A near-death experience on the operating table after she was stabbed left her with an ultimatum from God – she could remain in the afterlife, or she could return and spend her renewed life serving God. She chose the latter.

Find out more about Treca on Facebook Live every Thursday Night at 7pm.

MyraMeilleure Bits & Pieces Birthing in a hard place the ministry that have kept me going from day to day.

“MYRAMEILEURE BITS & PIECES” small bites of the word of God teaching to myself Facebook live. God kept telling me to open my mouth and that my delivery was in my mouth. The only time I really opened my mouth was on Facebook. For one that is where God kept sending me two my circle is very small, and none could tell me which way to go but me.

The word/prophecy that was given to me by a few is that the blueprint is inside of you. Or you know what to do just do it’s inside of you and it’s getting bigger.

For three years I have trying to figure out how do I go into me!! And boy was it a process to see me, the best of me Myra MyraMeilleure.

“MyraMeilleure” means Myra is me, myself and I from Anderson SC, Meilleur is a French word that means the best or the best of something. Putting that together you have MyraMeilleure translated the best of Myra.

Go with me to the journey to me in each magazine edition.

-Myra Skelton

Article by Christopher Skelton

THE “FAITH OF A THIRTEEN YEAR OLD Relationships can be very complicated. When thinking about the word relationship people don’t usually think about friends. A true “friend” is one of your most powerful allies. IF you’ve picked the right friends is quite challenging. You might be wondering why there are quotation marks around the word “friends, well that is because people label the people that they hang around “friend”.

A friend is someone who is there through the thick and thin, someone you can borrow faith from when you are down. In Ephesians six faith is considered a shield used to deflect the flaming arrows sent from Satan. Sometimes, you don’t have your shield in its defensive position, thus allowing Satan’s arrows to do incredible damage.

Your “friend” should notice this, so he/she will come with her/his shield and deflect the arrows while you re-equip…. …shield. Wow! Is God not good? Once I found out that He will send people like that …I had to stop and praise His name. You heard correctly; God will send those people. You can’t find them on your own; with prayer he will help you find these relationships and savor them.

My final piece of advice is to make sure you have an impact on your friends. Your time together needs to have meaning. Ask yourself – do my friend see Christ in me?

Also make sure you see Christ in your friends, for bad company, then why try to fit in with them? Don’t change for them, make them change so that they have a stronger relationship with Jesus.

Your shield of Faith should link together like a Roman testudo so that you can stand firm together in trust, faith, and love. The testudo or tortoise was a war tactic where soldiers would link their shields together. Some would hold theirs in front of them while other would hold their shield up forming a “shell”! The soldiers even would use this as a ramp to get over small walls or hills. And as they slowly move forward that they will protect each other, as we should.

I cannot even imagine where I would be today where it not for the handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy.

-Charles Swindoll

You Matter To God (1) -John Davis Marshall Jesus Christ was tempted in all things just as we are, “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15).

Because He was tempted, He knows the power of sin.

Because He understands the predicament of the sinner, He sympathizes with the sinner’s need for a priestly Savior.

Imagine having to tackle a difficult problem. With

To sympathize is to be affected with the same feelings as

Whom would you desire

another. Jesus sympathizes with our weaknesses – He is

to talk: someone who

affected by our feelings. Because He sympathizes with our

has factual information

weaknesses, He invites us to come to the throne (the very

or has mastered that

sourse) of grace with confidence, “Therefore let’s approach

problem.

the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need”

Sin is our most plaguing

(Hebrews 4:16). Confidence is a term used to describe the

problem! Fortunately for

right of a citizen to speak on any subject and be heard in a

us, Jesus has already

“town meeting.” It is a right reserved for citizens and that

conquered our sin

slaves did not have. In times of need, Jesus listens to help

problem and provides

us. Nobody does it like Jesus does it!

factual information to console our hearts.

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This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC Poem by: Tamia Norris & Elijah Kelly

We flourish The shade they throw is a

What Juneteenth Means To Me

crutch .. A crutch that holds them up.. from their own insecurities Kind of like a

Black is not my negative Black is the word they use to describe me Black is the word they use to continue a stereotype The word black is compared to the words ghetto and thug And that word black is what they use to take from me and my community But the word black is what I use to show my greatness Being black is compared to being strong and powerful We are rich with melanin and covered in culture The shine and glow that we have with in us is glorious.

governmental Tyranny Where it is cruel and oppressive But being Black is being resilient and successful, We’re the backbone and the forefront of this world, don’t ever forget Black is my positive Black is the unique word that I describe myself Black is the isolation to show who is discriminating stereotypical hesitations Black is beautiful And Black is me.

I want to assure you that this financial column isn’t Photo by Holger Kilumets

written by someone who is completely debt free, totally in control of all of her finances, and who is sitting on piles of money, “Tell your money where to go or you’ll wonder where it went!” This is one of the truest statements I have ever heard about managing finances. Here’s an important question: Are you telling your money where to go? If most of us were to be honest, we would admit that we are not in total control of our finances. So many of us have out of control credit card debt, nagging student

wondering how to spend it.

It is written by someone who has found some things that work and who is implementing those things in her own financial journey.

I love that word: JOURNEY! That’s what this is, a journey that I want to take with each of you as we take control of finances, reduce our debt and actually enjoy the journey toward financial freedom

I would like you to consider joining me in using the binder budgeting system.

Now, before we talk about how to do that, let’s first establish this: in order for this to work, you have to

loans, unexpected

know what you bring in

expenses that throw our

monthly and what your

budgets off course, and a

expenses are. Whether you

shaky idea of what our

use Excel, download a

monthly expenses are.

Believe me, I’ve been there and am in the fight with you right now!

For today’s column, I want to talk about budgeting!

It’s one of my favorite words. It really will change the way you look at your financial world, and smart

by Dr. Damele Elliott-

budgeting is a way to tell

Hubbard

your money where to go

budgeting worksheet, or simply use a pen and a piece of paper, you need to list what your household earns a month and what your expenses are. Now to explain how the binder budgeting system works.

You can find a binder on

with authority and

Amazon in any color you

confidence.

like.

So many times, we are spending without knowing

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exactly what we are spending things on. Some people can’t tell you how much they spend a month on eating out, they just It comes with zippered

know that it is a lot!

envelopes to place money

However, if you have

in. I also can customize one

allocated $150 a month for

for you that I call, “Starry

eating out, then that is all

Night.” Some who want to

you spend. You take it out

get started right away and

of that particular envelope

can’t wait for their order to

in your binder, as needed.

come in the mail, simply

This will cause you to really

But with the binder system,

start with plain white

think about where you

you have an envelope for

envelopes. You make your

should eat out and how

those unexpected

categories, such as:

often.

expenses, called

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internet, rent, groceries,

miscellaneous. You take it

gas, pets, self-care, eating

out as needed, and it

out, miscellaneous, etc.

doesn’t bust your budget. If

Then when you receive

you get paid twice a month,

your paychecks, you place

and your grocery budget is

the money you have

$350, then the first

allocated for each category

paycheck you place $175 in

into your envelopes. You

the envelope, and then the

only spend what you have set aside. For example, if you have set aside $350 for groceries for the month, that is all you spend. You use coupons and off brand items to make your budget work.

I can’t say enough about the miscellaneous envelope! As a mother, I know what it is for your kids to ask for $10 here, $5 there, or to have a to give a tip you were not expected to give.

next check, you place another $175 in the envelope. Viola! I have YouTube videos below that will show you the binder system in action! Please subscribe and leave a comment. To write to me

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