"Echo"

Echo is what I would call myself during my teenage years you know the saying "always a bridesmaid never the bride ", well I was active in higheschool doing sports , clubs, and attending youth group on Friday nights. I still was that echo where you would talk; but no one is listening.This Thanksgiving how about an old friend from school is dating one of my cousins and well it became "1999 school reunion" the year books were out. My cousin decided to take them out (Boy my year book pics what was I thinking) Our Friend which I'll call Ford kept saying " you actually went to our school ,man I never saw you, I'm so sorry", and I would just look down the floor and laugh.My cousin was always popular and well known in school and church she was an amazing Volleyball Captain and I was the Co-aptain what are the odds. In church one of the sickest preachers and evangelist that I have ever met ,and their I was the cousin . This must sound sad at that moment; but I was used to it. I had big dreams and in order to acheive them I knew my voice had to be heard and it wasent to tell my Friends or Family . At the age of 13 I received Jesus as my savior . I was born and raised in church but I knew about God but never had a persoal relationship with him, I never got to know him. Until the age of 13 I started to know him more and more ,I started to understand that it's okay to be you and Dream , DREAM BIG and God has your back and don't worry as long as you leave your Dreams in the hand of God.Who better to tell your Dream than your creator who created you ... and won't tell you that your no good , but He will tell you to run with it and NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!!

Jeremiah 29 : 11

"For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

"So this is where I start"

I read this phrase "Being a Voice not an Echo" on my sister's wall she's very artistic.When you walk into her room just imagine Rock meets Hip Hop her walls have lyrics and poems that once you step in. Their is no stopping your eyes from reading . As I was reading her wall, this really made me think a lot . It's a lyric from the band Barlow Girl , and here is where I start I'm Jacky also known as Jack, Jack, Jacky-Chan, etc. some how I get baptized with new names from my family and friends . I have decided to join this Blog world if you can call it that (lol) since my journals tend to get lost or ripped apart where my pages are hanging out of my note book. I grew up with a huge family and in Church since I can remember and being an echo was kinda my thing . It was not easy becoming a voice.

Jeremiah 1 : 4 -5

Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.