[QueenAngie]

What is your purpose in life?

Can you share with us?

How did you discover your purpose?

Is it a short term purpose
or
a long term purpose?

Is this something you do alone
or
with help?

[swt1899]

What is your purpose in life? I leave that up to God, but I think He has shown to me that I was meant to teach... not just science, but life long skills children need... sometimes their parents don't teach.

How did you discover your purpose? I needed a job after college and there were no Biology research jobs after 9-11. State funding went towards other things. So I tried teaching and ended up loving it. I trusted, prayed daily, and found that children are amazing treasure chests. They just need to be opened.

Is it a short term purpose or a long term purpose? Longterm... as long as I can atleast! They all become my babies and I care for them as if they were my own... yep... even the trouble makers. I end up reaching them too!

Is this something you do alone or with help? Always with helps... either Divine or via friends and co-workers. Nothing succeeds without them!

[mcmama]

Not sure.

And that's the way I like it!

[MiaCamille]

I still haven't found mine lol but i think it has to do with kids maybe in time i'll be able to tell ya!!

[QueenAngie]

I enjoy reading all your responses, ladies!


What is your purpose in life? Being a good Christian wife, mother, daughter, and a nurse.


How did you discover your purpose? I believe it was God leading me.

Is it a short term purpose:
Yes, I have had short term purposes.
Leading our church women's group, which was a very, very busy two years. We had big church dinners monthly and many weekly events. When I tallied all the activities for the year, there were over 1,000 opportunities to serve in one year. Our elderly ladies, with limited physical activities worked the hardest - praying!

Another was starting the fellowship hour after church services on Saturday. I had told several people for 3 years before that our church needed this, just like on Sunday mornings.

We started the 1st weekend in August, the month before 9 - 1 1. Ask me, I can bake 10 different types of cookies on a Saturday morning for Sat PM church and still have curly hair. Also added at least one item for our diabetic friends like freshly sliced fruit.

When 9 - 1 1 hit, it became very clear why this was the right time - it was God's timing, not mine!

or
a long term purpose?

I am thinking that parenting is probably the longest purpose right now. We've done it for over 21 years. Lots of joys and triumphs, but I have now learned that the birthing, 2 yo stages, teenaged stage, all lead up to the hardest part of parenting. Roots leads up to the Wings part of parenting. That is the hardest part for me right now.

The other end of the spectrum, is now that I am parenting my own elderly parents. Some of my sisters don't 'get it' yet. The roles change as parents become elderly. In February, 07 when my elderly Mom was suddenly confused in the hospital due to a medication reaction, she even called me "Mommy." Wow. That really sunk it in for me. She does not remember, and is back to her self again.

My other long term purpose is being a caring, compassionate nurse. Sometimes it is easier than others.

Is this something you do alone or
with help?

Always with the help of God, prayers, friends, and my family!

[MJ7]

What is your purpose in life? As stated in Mark 12:30: "'And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strenth.'" I believe this is a great start to finding our purpose because whatever it is we do should involve this mindset.

Can you share with us? I find what I'm good at, things I enjoy and try to glorify God through them. I know I fall short--often, but I do try, and I do pick myself back up when I stumble.

I wanted to be a mom more than anything. I've taken this blessing and given it back to the Lord by raising my children with the knowlege and love of their heavenly Father.

Some people have gifts of service, singing, teaching, and these talents and gifts may too be used to bring glory to God.

How did you discover your purpose? Recognizing that I'm an individual; that God made each one of us special with differerent abilites; all which play a part in the body of Christ. It's a matter of finding which member of the body you are.

Is it a short term purpose
or
a long term purpose? I think for some people it just depends. God may use people in different ways for different times.


Is this something you do alone
or
with help? I think this too depends on what it is God is leading one to. He doesn't call us all into leadership positions for example. Some He calls to be supporters as well.

[tmwhalens]

What is your purpose in life?

I think my purpose is multi-fold. To be a nurse, a pastor and a poet.

Can you share with us?

Being hearing-impaired I think I would make an excellent nurse. I used to think that my hearing-impairment would cause me to fail in the nursing field, but I no longer feel that way (even without having taken any nursing courses). I also have been thinking for years about being a pastor. I am able to relate to many, many walks of life. I know what real, physical pain is. I know what it's like to be physically, verbally and emotionally abused. I know what it's like to live in a dark, confusing world full of self-doubt and resentment toward others. I know what it is like to be at that point in your life where you know you need to change things NOW.

How did you discover your purpose?

I used to get terrible, TERRIBLE sores in my mouth and lived with those sores on a daily basis. The sores were so painful that I could not speak. People thought I was 'strange' or they made comments about the way I talked. They had no idea why I was that way, or how much pain I was in. To contribute to my insecurities I was physically, verbally and emotionally abused by my adoptive father (and in some ways, and it's still the case) and others in the family. I have been homeless twice, and you probably won't find a more depressed community of human beings than a homeless shelter.

Is it a short term purpose
or
a long term purpose?

These are all long term purposes for me. Some I can contribute to now, others I need years of training for.

Is this something you do alone
or
with help?

I won't be able to contribute to any of those purposes without the guidance and love of God. I would not dare suggest otherwise!

I have only written maybe four or five poems in the last week or so, but here are three that I wrote:

-----------------------
Eyes On Him

When you are moving forward
In life and
Enjoing the scenery
Do you look back
To try and understand how you got there
Or do you say a simple prayer with a smile
When good memories are brought up
By happenstance
Do you thank Him for those memories
Or do you praise yourself
When you are faced with a roadblock
Do you march forward with the Lord as your shepherd
Or do you march alone?
--------------------

---------------------
You Are Not Alone

Tonight was the first
Holiday of my life
Without my little boy
And my sweet, loving wife
Admist the anticipation
Of presents to open
Was the feeling of loneliness
And genuine hoping
That she might come walking
Down those small wooden steps
Holding my son
Both of them smiling
To cheers, tears and claps
That tonight we are reunited
Our problems behind
That eternal happiness
She and I might find
It never did happen
I am sure there was a reason
God takes his time
Through the end of each season
It might be next year
That she sits by my side
The uncertainty of it all
Makes for a long, bumpy ride
Tonight the pain got to me
Just as it left everyone else
The reality of what happened
Is that it's just God and myself
I tried to hold back tears
Each time my son's cousin danced
My feelings of loneliness
Without my family enhanced
So I took of running
To shed tears alone
On a cold winter night
Wishing I was gone
Far from it all
Where no one would feel
Such an untimely strife
Or is there some sort of timing
To all pain, come and gone
That the moment you leave
Makes others alone?
--------------------

-------------
A Letter From a Kid That Can't Write

It was the longest holiday of my life
Sleeping until the sun was peaked
I couldn't close my eyes without them caking shut
Realizing that depression upon me it had sneaked
Today was a day of rejoicing
For the King that we can not see but can feel
In my heart I prayed that my son would reach me
But that I had lost him was still too much, too real
Eventually I wound up at the office
On a computer that wasn't mine
I only had a key to the place
Before I knew it, it was a quarter 'til nine
My aunt had told me to call her later
And realizing that it might be too late
I caught her just in time leaving the party
We talked for hours, finishing ...
With her telling me not to worry about my fate
That whether I see my family again
Isn't really that important you see
Healing only comes from within your soul
The one that I need to see is me
Before the court will say that I can see him
They will want to know that it is me
That they want my son to spend time with
Before I can have shared custody
I decided to check my email one more time
As I do everytime I check my mail
Night after night I have not heard from them
Seemingly all my efforts were to no avail
But this time I saw an email
And it said it was from my wife
Stuff like this too good to be true
This was the moment of my life
It was a letter from my little boy
Talking about how he wanted to talk on the phone
And to wish me a Merry Christmas
No longer do I feel alone
A part of me says this can't be real
Sure she knows where our lives have gone
That maybe one more kick in the ribs
Will be enough to right all of my wrongs
But in my heart I know my son loves me
And I'm sure he asks where Daddy is
And Mommy says that Daddy is healing
And that his little boy will always be his
----------------------