Book Review: Walk Like You Have Somewhere to Go

Lucille O’Neal with Allison Samuels

This book journeys through the shoes of a remarkable woman who has been through a great deal in her lifetime. The life of Lucille O’Neal hasn’t been easy, but it has been rewarding. This book reiterates, if you remain in faith and seek God, He can surely bring you through as he has done in the life of Lucille.

O’Neal describes the life she had growing up and the life she now lives as the mother of one of the biggest names in NBA, Shaquille O’Neal. It is very clear, though Shaquille is the oldest child, her other children as just as loved and appreciated.


O’Neal reminds the reader continuously that God will never leaves us. We may drift away but God is waiting with open arms for us. O’Neal continuously thanks her mother for making sure her connection to God was always in tact, no matter what life brought her.


O’Neal makes it very clear that it is by God alone that she is where she is today. She has traveled a long way, and I believe her journey has brought her to this place, with this book, to help and encourage others along their faith walk. It certainly has done that with me.

 

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Thanksgiving 2008

This Thanksgiving was one of the best ever! I got to see my parents, my grandparents, one of my best friends ever, Raynisha, and so many more.

I am so grateful for having such an swesome and amusing family. I do not always see eye to eye on everything they do or say but I love them in such an incredible way. I am who I am because of the family God has given to me.

I am thankful for God's grace and for the love he has for all his children. A love that each and every person has the same access to, through free will. If you have not experienced God's love I dare you to try Him, there is nothing on earth like it, and the peace He brings.

I am thankful for my church family, I am pretty new but I feel so much love there. I love EPIC and everyone who is a part of it. I love the students and I love that there is a place where they can come worship and grow closer to God.

I am thankful for my health, for a roof over my head and for the ability to live for Christ.

And most of all, I am thankful for salvation through Christ. There is no greater love and there is no place I would rather be than in God's presence. I know I am not perfect but each day I draw a little closer and a little deeper in my relationship with God. Thanks for this gift, Lord :-)

I hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving. Remember Christmas is around the corner and remember the reason for the season. God bless!

The Meaning of Love

Does real, true love really exist in society today... or is it something I can never experience? By letting go of love does that really mean if it comes back it's really love or does it mean you should really just let it go.


I know for sure that God loves me beyond my wildest imagination and right now He desires that I love Him with all of me. I am grateful for the opportunity to have loved. And maybe I should not be speaking so candidly about something so personal but I feel even if it helps one soul that it is worth it.


To lose true love can feel like a part of my heart is missing but I know that through Christ it is fulfilled. I know that no matter what He can hold me and comfort me in such a way that I cannot even begin to describe but to be filled with His presense and his glory is beyond my human words. I have a love inside that no one else could ever replace or take away. I am so excited to be chosen by God to even speak His holy name.


Some people think that they don't deserve that kind of love or that it could never exist and that it must cost something. The moment that I chose to make Jesus my Lord and Savior it changed me. Yeah I have the same body, and I have the same thoughts at times but I can honestly say that throughout this year alone I have changed in more ways than one. I am more beautiful and passionate on the inside. God has shown me grace so that I can help someone else see that grace that He desires for every human on earth to experience for themselves.


So to me, the meaning of love is GOD. It cannot be found in any other form. Some people may not understand all of what I'm talking about or even know what is going on in my life but just know I am continuously changing and God is not finished yet!

And remember through this holiday season the reason we all come together is to celebrate JESUS! Don't be disappointed if you don't get what you think you should have got because if you got Him then what more could you ask for? God is the greatest gift, don't forget to celebrate Him!