No doubt about it. This story's got legs. The first lady took a look-see at the Grand Canyon with her family last weekend while the rest of the country got a good look at her gams. Michelle Obama braved the blistering Arizona sun with an even braver style of shorts.

This winter we got a view of the fashionista-in-chief's powerful arms, and now there's proof that she's got stems to match. The bare legs set off a firestorm of buzz on the Web, with looky-loos typing in "michelle obama short shorts" into the Search box.

The Huffington Post declared that Michelle O. was the first first lady to step out of Air Force One in anything close to Daisy Dukes and asked, "After all, can you imagine Laura Bush or Patricia Nixon doing the same?" Soliciting online opinions, the site is holding a poll on whether the first lady has the "right to bare legs."

To be clear, the shorts pictured are above the knee. But note that the first lady pairs the shortish shorts with running shoes. She looks like a tourist at a national park, except with Air Force One behind her. Another fashion accessory that's turning heads: Michelle Obama's confidence.

The Washington Post's Fashion Editor Robin Givhan told the "Today" show that we're conflicted about how we want our first lady to look: "We don't see first ladies looking informal, and I think a wonderful thing that she's bringing informality to that position. But we're still grappling with what the first lady is supposed to be all about."

Well another week is upon us once again. For me, it's going to be a very busy one. I was looking at my calender  yesterday and realized just how many things I have scheduled for the week.  You know, ladies, we wear a lot of hats, don't we? But it never ceases to amaze me how God gives us the grace to juggle numerous roles and still stay afloat.

That's what I want to talk to you about today... the power to stay afloat.

I don't know about you, but if I ever took time to stop and really ponder all the things I had to do in order to carry out God's purpose and plan for my life, I would be really intimidated and overwhelmed by it all. But as I always say, when God calls you to complete a task, He always equips you to accomplish it successfully.

The fact that you've been hand-picked and singled out by the Father, is the only thing that makes it all possible--not your intellect; connections; financial status; organizational ability; business savvy; personality; planning efforts... or anything else. It's your calling and election by God that puts you in position to live out your destiny.

Always remember that.

Without the Lord on your side, like a small overloaded boat with leaks in it, you'd surely sink. But because you are anchored in Jesus Christ, covered by His blood, empowered by His Spirit, and enabled by His anointing, you have the power to stay afloat.

Today, I encourage you to go forth. Don't be afraid to say yes to everything God has placed in your heart to do. You may not know exactly how to go about it.  You may feel stretched and challenged. There are times when you'll feel like you're indeed going to sink, but you won't.

Never forget, God doesn't challenge and stretch you to hurt you, but rather, He makes you stronger, better, and more resilient. It's what I like to call "refinement for the assignment." It is under the weight of the call and the pressure of the promise, that your character is refined, your vision developed and your trust in God, strengthened.

So, make a determination that you're going to be, do, and possess all God has promised you could. Don't get caught worrying about sinking and drowning under the load, because Christ is your anchor. As the old hymn says, "On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand..."

Have a marvelous and productive week!

~2Diva~

Do you know who you are? That is a question that many still ask; Even at the age of sixty. Do you know what you see when you look at your self? Do you know what you are, does it matter to you? Are you just in the world going along from day today, never giving it a thought. You get up, shower, coffee, dress, and go about your day. Stop. Who are you? Is anything getting to you? Are you in love? Do you know what love is? Are you mad, weeping for no reason? Do you love the feel of the sun rays hitting you, as you walk? Do the clouds do anything for you when you look up? Do you look up; do you know that the clouds are there? Have you given any thought to life, how do you know who you are, how do I find out? Do you know your age, your real age? Do you have a soul?

Find a place for you and rest in it. In your room, office, park, a place that is clam, a thinking place, but not thinking. Do you pray, do you know how to pray, do you know who to pray to, is it a form, or a moving being? Does it shine, talk who or what do you pray to? When did it start, how long has this thing called pray gone on in your life? A minute, a day, an hour, weeks, months, years, again who do you pray to? Do you know who God is? Where he came from, how long he has been here, what is this thing or person called God? Have you read anything about him, do you think its true or have you given it any thought? In this quiet place that you have made for yourself, position yourself on your knees that's how you start.

Start talking to God, just talk, he hears you, let it all go, everything that you feel, and what ever that is in you, tell God. He already knows it before you say it, there is no need to lie. You can tell him the truth; he takes you as you are. How does it feel? What am I suppose to feel? You won't know until it happens. As time goes on, and it is not over night, it takes years, to be free, from self, completely free.

Take the time to let God show you who you really are all you have to do is just listen!

PEACE & BLESSINGS TO ALL!

~Todiva4u~

I like two things: Stability and predictability and as I'm sure you know by now, God is anything but predictable. Romans 11:33 says His ways are past finding out. So, in order not to be at my wits end along life's road to destiny, I've learned that it's necessary to relinquish control and avoid trying to figure God out.

When it comes to our Christian walk, we easily understand the importance of giving up sin and putting on righteousness, right? Sure we do.  But what we don't seem to get is the fact that, giving up our plans, our agenda, and our need to orchestrate our own lives is equally as important.

But this can be quite challenging because, in order to say yes to God we also have to be willing to say yes to ambiguity about our future and the path we'll have to take to get there. But that's OK, because once we release the need to "steer our own ship" and place God at the helm, then we can enjoy our "right now" a whole lot more.

You know, I think a single two-word question often robs us of our ability to be content with where we are today and live in the moment.

What's next?--that's the million dollar question that will leave us bankrupt if we let it.

How so?

Well, that obsessive need to know things that we really CAN'T know now, sets off a cycle that fluctuates between highs and lows, ups and downs, happiness and sadness, exhilaration and depression. In the end, our energy, vitality, joy, and peace is sucked right out of us because of our fixation on "What's next".

But we need to ask ourselves a question: Should I really even be worrying about what's next?

According to Matthew 6:34 we are never to worry about tomorrow. The King James Version says, "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." In other words, there's enough on your plate right now without stressing over the future.

Before I end this post, I'll say it again;  learn to live for today; be in the moment.  I know it can be tough not to have all the details of the: Who, what, when, where, why, how, if, if not, and everything in between. But that's just not the way God works.

He does things in His own time and in accordance with  His divine purpose and plan. "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope" (Jeremiah 29:11).

As long as He knows what's next, I don't have to.