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Authentic My Treca DeShields
Treca DeShields Teaser Bio
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MyraMeilleure Bits & Pieces Faith of A Thirteen-Year-Old You Matter To God Fashion With Myra What Juneteenth Means Our Journey To Financial Freedom
AUTHENTICME
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
Imagine having to tackle a difficult problem. With Whom would you desire to talk: someone who has factual information or has mastered that problem.
Sin is our most plaguing problem! Fortunately for us, Jesus has already conquered our sin problem and provides factual information to console our hearts.
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.
To sympathize is to be affected with the same feelings as another. Jesus sympathizes with our weaknesses – He is affected by our feelings. Because He sympathizes with our weaknesses, He invites us to come to the throne (the very sourse) of grace with confidence, “Therefore let’s approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need” (Hebrews 4:16). Confidence is a term used to describe the right of a citizen to speak on any subject and be heard in a “town meeting.” It is a right reserved for citizens and that slaves did not have. In times of need, Jesus listens to help us. Nobody does it like Jesus does it!
Fashion With Myra
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Pants - can be worn with a pop of color any day of the week.
Welcome to Myra Skelton Design check out some creations I have been blessed to make.
Pink Butter-fly Top
Cream three-layer skirtThings with layer and length is in, dress this cream skirt up with a t-shirt and gold wide belt and some pumps.
Myra Skelton Design - Floral Print Dress
Iron free silk, cool breezy Set your appointment today Beautiful long flowy dress and elegant with black with virtual styling or custom for special occasions or wide-leg pants or leggings design for men and women for everyday . You get to just slip on and go. Email us at : in the fabric of your choice beyouimagesolutions@gmail.com how cool is that.
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by Sina
What Juneteenth Means To Me
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.
We flourish The shade they throw is a crutch .. A crutch that holds them up.. from their own insecurities Kind of like a 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.
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“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 loans, unexpected expenses that throw our budgets off course, and a shaky idea of what our monthly expenses are. Believe me, I’ve been there and am in the fight with you right now!
I want to assure you that this financial column isn’t written by someone who is completely debt free, totally in control of all of her finances, and who is sitting on piles of money, 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
by Dr. Damele ElliottHubbard
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 budgeting is a way to tell your money where to go with authority and confidence.
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 know what you bring in monthly and what your expenses are. Whether you use Excel, download a 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 Amazon in any color you like.
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It comes with zippered envelopes to place money in. I also can customize one for you that I call, “Starry Night.” Some who want to get started right away and can’t wait for their order to come in the mail, simply start with plain white envelopes. You make your categories, such as: internet, rent, groceries, gas, pets, self-care, eating out, miscellaneous, etc. Then when you receive your paychecks, you place the money you have allocated for each category into your envelopes. You 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.
So many times, we are spending without knowing exactly what we are spending things on. Some people can’t tell you how much they spend a month on eating out, they just know that it is a lot!
However, if you have allocated $150 a month for eating out, then that is all you spend. You take it out of that particular envelope in your binder, as needed. This will cause you to really think about where you should eat out and how often.
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.
But with the binder system, you have an envelope for those unexpected expenses, called miscellaneous. You take it out as needed, and it doesn’t bust your budget. If you get paid twice a month, and your grocery budget is $350, then the first paycheck you place $175 in the envelope, and then the 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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Philippians 4:13
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