Category: Song

Yay!

Today is the first I have been able to do my exercise bike using both legs!!!! Whew!

Just got out of the hospital.  Story later.  Just stopped by to encourage someone.  Keep going

I ❤️ 😍 you.

Cassandra

I love you.

I love you.


Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Just sending some love your way.  Be encouraged. Life has been really hard. I am dealing with mental deficits from my stroke. I can no longer recall easy words and things like I used to.  Forming coherent sentences has been devastating to a writer. I have cried alllereek trying to make peace with my new normal.

It takes me days to bounce back from speech therapy sessions. Speech is hard. Texting takes FOREVER.

I want to encourage those whose struggles are many right now.  We SHALL get better.  It may take a long time.  Let’s laugh in the meantime.  Let’s love, in the meantime. Let’s hope,  in the meantime. We got this.

Cassandra 🤗💃🏽😁🥰👍🤨

Yesterday sucked!

Yesterday sucked!

Nuff said.
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Am I the only one who is tired? Asking for a friend…😳🤗

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

I was made/built for this!

Hard times.

I was made/built for this!

Challenges. I

I was made/built for this!

Heartache.

I was made/built for this!

Heartbreak.

I was made/built for this!

Ghosted.

I was made/built for this!

Obstacles.

I was made/built for this!

Frustrations.

I was made/built for this!

Sad times.

I was made/built for this!

Defeat.

I was made/built for this!

Failure.

I was made/built for this!

Success.

I was made/built for this!

I can do ALL THINGS through He that strengthens me. So can you.

Nuff said.
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:  Hang in there..

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

God, give me back my voice.

Me:God, give me back my voice!

God: Why?

Me: I  need it!

God: What will you DO with it? What have you DONE with it?

Me: Owww!

God : I  know.

Me : Geeeeeeez. Low blow!

God: What do ye with this silence? What have you DONE with the silence thus far?

Me: No fair! That’s cold.

God: True that.  Well?

Me: Cry.  Complain.  Beg.  Plead.

God  : For what?

Me : I want YOU to fix what has been broken.

God: What’s that?

Me: My  heart.

God: What can I do?

Me : Give me back my voice.

God: Again,  what have you, will you,  can you DO with the words.

Me :

God: I know the way has been hard, beloveds. Trust ME.

Me: K.

Whew!!!! Beloveds, finding my way,  finding my new voice has been:

Hard.

Maddening.

Embarrassing.

Annoying.

There has been little joy in feeling like a moron as I find my voice.  My speech therapist went off on me for calling myself a moron.  Geeez! Oops.  

Be encouraged, beloveds.  Finding your voice takes:

Time.

Heartache 

Heartbreak.

Let life break your heart so that God can heal ALL your broken pieces.  He can. He will. He will NEVER leave or forsake you or me. God keeps  His Promises.

Quitting is NEVER an option.  NOT EVER!! We can. We WILL.  WE HAVE TO!!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:  We can do this. We truly can. Take joy with you. 👍

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Let the tears flow go.

Last night, the dam broke. Finally.

I cried.  I wept. I raged. I whimpered.

I cried for all  I have/had lost. I wept for all that can/ will never be again.

I hurt for ALL the hurt. I sobbed for all the broken pieces. I thought the tears would never end.

They did. Eventually. Suddenly.

Then, I  arose. To begin. Yet again.

Let the tears flow/go.

Then…rise. Again. Again. And, still, again As many times as it takes.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: RISE!!

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Trust anyway.

Life is hard.

Trust anyway.

The hard gets harder.

It’s hard to trust.

Trust anyway.

It’s sooooooo hard to understand why.

Trust anyway.

It’s  incredibly hard to know when or where.

Trust anyway.

God   it’s just…hard.

Trust anyway.

K.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: Life has been impossible fo me lately.  Everything has been so very…hard.  Ag, God, help me to hold on. I’m exhausted.  I’m excited. I’m a bit  afraid of an unknown  future.  Still,  I am here. Hard and all

Be encouraged,  beloveds.  We got this.  I love you and so does He.

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Let it go.

Let it go Let it go!

Lay down the weight. Cast your cares upon Him. He IS able.

You don’t walk alone.  You are seen. You are heard. You are loved. Be encouraged

Let it ALL go!

Stop worrying. Stop worrying!!!

Get up! Get going!!

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Ow, God. Oh, God.  Ah, God!

Ow.

Oh!

Ah!

Life is hard just now. Ow! Whew!

I started physical, occupational AND speech therapy last week.

YIKES!

OWWW! .

WHEW mama!!

Every day hurts now. SSI have cried. I have laughed. I have had it!! I did NOT want to get up this morning and exercise. I got up anyway. I exercised anyway.

I’m not happy I had a stroke. I am learning HOW to live in spite of and with it. I wonder if things will ever get easy. I hope so. I wonder.

I stopped by to encourage someone. Starting with me.

Be encouraged.  You got this.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!

Why NOT you,  God asked me?

Me : WHY me, God?!😥

God: Why NOT you, beloved?

Me: But, I  have given my all.

God: I know.

Me: I try EVERY day.

God: I know.

Me: I loved when nobody did.

God: I know.

Me : I gave when nobody would.

God: I know.

Me: I ran when nobody else  could

God: I know.

Me : I came when nobody thought I should

God: I know.

Me: Why, then, ME, God?

God: Why NOT you, Cassandra?

Me: Just because You asked these things of  me?

God: That’s right.

Me : Nuff said.

God: Love. Give. Run. Go.

Me :K.

asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note:

One step.

One step.

One step.

You are loved.

You are NOT alone.

Keep on being…YOU!