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Great Peace

Kimberly Cooley — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:35:24 +0000

Good evening. Through crazy situations, dishonest people, and insulting encounters… Chill. Breathe. You win. His peace is greater than it all.

Peace – Kimberl

No Lookin’ Back

Kimberly Cooley — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:11:43 +0000

Good afternoon. Be grateful for all the bad; it helps you to be even more grateful for the good. Life’s short and humans are weird, but God’s Grace… You can’t beat it!

How Great

Kimberly Cooley — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:21:56 +0000

Good morning. I wonder sometimes how people cannot believe in God. We go through life day by day dealing with situations left and right, all day long. But what about those situations that pierce you? What about those situations that hurt you to your core? What about those situations where you know without doubt that your heart was in the right place, yet you were still rejected? And through all of this, you still have peace?

Well that’s when someone greater than you simply – has – to – be.

Peace – Kimberly

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Open Letter To You

Kimberly Cooley — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:23:29 +0000

Hey! I can’t believe it’s been this long already. Normally when friends talk to me about losing someone, I typically tell them, from experience, that it takes me a full year (day by day) to accept the fact that that person is not coming back. Well…you have made me a liar because a part of me still wants to believe that your death is some cruel joke of yours or some unusually twisted technique to teach me a lesson. I remember walking up to your casket with Dimples, Bridg’s sister looking at you and thinking to myself this can’t be real. I was waiting for an outburst of laughter or a smile because you couldn’t hold the joke any longer. That never happended. It was definitnely reality and reality hurts.

A lot has happened in the last two years – some good, some bad. I’ve grown a lot and matured a lot spiritually. I took some time away from everybody…literally EVERYBODY. I know you’d fuss about me doing that, but I had to, and I can honestly say it helped. In each day, I rediscovered (and continue to rediscover) a bit more of myself and really entered into somewhat of an introspective phase. I’ll be the first to tell you that it wasn’t pretty.

I had an epiphany the other day that I’ve finally “got” this financial thing down. Nothing in particular happened but rather it was like God whispering to me, “You’ve got it!” It was pretty neat. I guess it’s been a while since I’ve had something confirmed right before my eyes. Guess I haven’t been paying attention, BUT I got it and it feels darn good.

I guess you’ve noticed that I’m back at MPC full time. Its good to be home. Actually it’s good to not dream about you almost daily which happened consistently until I did listen and adhere and return to MPC. It’s all good. Terri and I are in a good place. She won’t sell me your car just yet, but we’re still cool. A few other relationships have been restored as well. Speaking of Terri, you’ve got to be tickled. She’s like a little, walking, preaching, dynamite. It’s so powerfully and divinely cute. I know you’re proud.

I’ve been spending a lot of time at Coach and Bridgett’s in GA. It’s been good for me. For a while after you died, I couldn’t even look at Coach because I kept seeing you. It was tough, but after he hugged me and prayed with me prior to me leaving one night, things got better. The last time I was there, I literally only left the house maybe three times. It just felt good being there. There was a sense of closeness that I’d been missing that I felt the entire time I was there. What really put the icing on the cake was when Bray just started talking to me out of the blue. Weird right?

Hmmm let’s see. I’m about to move to Cleveland (yes again)! I’m actually looking forward to it this time. I work directly for DSU now so that has made community and campus life that much better. I do need one favor for you. While you’re up there chillin with the Big Guy, can you talk to him about the mosquitoes in Cleveland? Just kidding. It’s going to be a good move. Jahviah and Joey are helping me. Wesley is also but he just doesn’t know it yet :p

Dude, Angela and the praise team are “doin it.” OMG! Talk about a worship experience. I would have never in a million years put Angela on stage with a mic. It is AWESOME!

Before I go, I just want to say that I miss you. The older I get, I’m realizing that we have a lot of similiar traits, which could be a bad thing, but I’m going to chalk it up to being good. I’m becoming more and more stubborn. Oh and the liberty of not taking phone calls when I don’t feel like it is SO FRIGGIN GREAT. Haha. Seriously, you impacted me in ways that neither of us were aware of, and I couldn’t be happier that you did. We had some intense moments, but at the day’s end, we still loved and cared about each other.

This letter’s to you, Bishop. And Terri, this song’s for you. I love you.

I love you, Bishop.

Kimberly

“Still With You” by Eric Benet

Heaven knows what you’ve been through

So much pain

Even though you can’t see

I’m not far away

We always say if one of us

Somehow went away

We’d light a candle and say a prayer

Know that love still remains

Close your eyes, go to sleep

Know my love is all around you

Dream in peace, when you wake

You will know I’m still with you

Live your life from this day on

And love again

I know you’d do the same for me

That’s the way that loves is supposed to be

Close your eyes, go to sleep

Know my love is all around you

Dream in peace, when you wake

You will know I’m still with you

When you feel those lonely teardrops

Rolling down your face

Just know my love watches over you

Always, always

Close your eyes, go to sleep

Know my love is all around you

Dream in peace, when you wake

You will know I’m still with you

I’m still with you

At All Times

Kimberly Cooley — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:28:09 +0000

Good evening. A double minded man is unstable in all that he does. (James 1.8)

Pretending to be someone that we’re not based on who’s around at the moment is a result of us lying to ourselves in that moment.

There is no award and no accomplishment worth straying away from who God has called us to be. Recognition, fame, etc is and has NEVER been about us. It’s always been about bringing Glory to God. When we get this twisted, we start to fumble. We start to lose sight and lose focus. Not because situations change or worsen but because we try to balance 2 or 3 personalities in one body. Why?

The person God created you to be is good enough for the world solely because you’re good enough for God. He is the perfect creator of all things, so there’s swagger in your very existence. Just be you. One person, at all times.

Peace – Kimberly

Tis So Sweet

Kimberly Cooley — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:40:49 +0000

Good evening. Isn’t it a sweet feeling to be going about your day, and suddenly God gives you a subtle reminder of just how in tune He is with your life? You know those moments when He allows you to see Him work right before your eyes and you know that its nothing or no one but Him!

The funny thing is that He’s always reminding us of His grace. Of His love. Of His concern for us. We just have to shift our focus and pay attention.

Sweeeet.

Peace – Kimberly

Still

Kimberly Cooley — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:37:35 +0000

Good afternoon. Angela, a great friend of mine sings a song that says, “I prayed about it, and God still answers prayer.” And so He does!

Peace – Kimberly

Soap Suds & Chaos

Kimberly Cooley — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:24:00 +0000

Good morning. Don't you hate it when you are filling the sink to wash dishes and whatever's in the sink keeps drifting to under the running water? It always gets in the way of my perfect bubble build up. Argg!

I think sometimes in life we do the same thing….we always seem to be drawn to forces that disrupt our flow. What's the attraction? Have our lives become so chaotic that we simply don't know how to be still and enjoy the stillness in or around us? Or have we become so self involved that every ounce of attention – good or bad – has to be on us? We humans. Geesh.

If we've been given the opportunity to live, love, and exist freely for even just a moment with no opposition, we should embrace it in every way that we can. Lessons can be learned even when we're not engaged, so its never about being the center of attention but is always about being where life has placed us and not where we've placed ourselves.

Peace – Kimberly

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Kimberly Cooley — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:23:00 +0000

Socialize

Kimberly Cooley — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:08:00 +0000

good morning. okay. ya’ll already know that i love music…music that promotes happiness and love particularly. well, MC Hammer has released a nice track via Twitter that is a definite playlist addition. it’s titled, “Socialize” with limited lyrics, this song still just makes you feel good inside, which in my opinion is what music is supposed to do. my mantra is that there can be total and complete chaos around us, but it’s never louder than a pair of headphones and the music that speaks to us. check it out! watch Hammer’s Twitter page for more info on obtaining the track. if you’re on Twitter, don’t forget to hit me up @kmcooley.

peace – kimberly

MC Hammer’s “Socialize”