Queen Jen's Gems

 Flowers are a beautiful part of God's creation! What fascinates me even more about flowers are the different varieties of flowers and how they are all unique in their own way 💖. Certain flowers bloom in certain seasons. Flowers also need to be watered and properly taken care of. When plants or trees bloom, they produce flowers. When flowers bloom, they open up. When we think about God's creation, flowers and plants weren't the only thing that was created to bloom. God created us to bloom, too!! Yes, me and you!! We are unique and one of a kind, just like flowers 😊. God wants his people to bloom. When we look at individuals blooming, it's when people are healthy, energetic, and attractive. It's having a freshness of energy and perspectives of life in general. Are we perfect? No! Can we keep making progress? Absolutely yes!! As you know, we are in the month of June, the sixth month of the year. We are at the halfway point of 2025! Self-reflection is always good to ...

 Many people have a goal of wanting to be in good physical shape. Most of us want to be able to walk, work, play, or dance for a certain amount of time without getting out of breath easily. Being physically fit is great as we should definitely take care of the bodies God has given us (I Corinthians 6:19-20). It is good to exercise as often and consistent as we can. Now, exercise is just one part of taking care of ourselves. There's also eating right foods, drinking enough water, and getting enough rest and sleep. I'm constantly working on these 😊. In addition to being physically fit, I want to share the acronym F.I.T. with you to be mindful of other ways we can take care of ourselves. Let's look at the F first. The F stands for Focused. When we focus on something or someone, we look at or concentrate on it. What we're focused on has our attention. Proverbs 4:25 says, "Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead." What has your attention today? No...

 If you have been following my blog journey for any amount of time, you know that I'm all about growth 💖!! I have shared how I continue to grow in different areas of my life. I also love to see others grow, too! Growth can be physical, but it's also about growing in our faith, perspectives, relationships, who we are as a person, and in different life experiences. Growth may not be evident and obvious right away, but it's happening 😊. A synonym  for growth is expansion, which means to get bigger. We should want to expand our knowledge, interests, and travel experiences. We should increase our wisdom about what to do and not to do in our lives. When we increase our wisdom, we can increase our peace. I'm real big on having peace! The more I have grown on my life journey, the more I value peace 💖. When we're growing, we can thrive, not just survive (hence the name of today's blog post 😉!). To survive simply means to continue to live or exist. Now, I get it! I ca...