On Monday, August 6 the ‘big little’ island of Jamaica celebrates 50 years of independence!
On that same day this feisty little Jamaican-American will post her first blog EVER (this one doesn’t count :). This, in part, to celebrate my own independence from living a life I have felt forced to live, and finding the courage to risk living the things I truly believe.
You will laugh, you will cry, you will think I may be a little crazy, but so much fun! You will tell your family and tell your friends, and together we will keep it real and have a blast!
Forgetting the past, refusing to be anxious about the future, today is the gift from the heart of God; so I am making good choices and praying I don’t screw it up…just living the thing!
Maranatha!
Ann Marie
Just Living The Thing 
This is soooooooooooooooo exciting!!!!!!!!
Girlfriend…count me in! I too have been delivered from “living the life I think I should be living”….Jesus came to set us free… I want to seize the day…Live with the spicy sassy gusto that I was blessed with….Keep me posted….You are close to my heart!!!
Annie,
I am TOTALLY in with you. You have been an inspiration to me since we have meet. God has done such a marvalouse work in your life. He will continue to do wonderful things in your life to come. I love you Annie and can’t wait to see what He has in store for you. I am in for the ride with you.
AWW Suki Suki Now……… Do the dang thing. LOL…. God is so good.. He just places us right where he wants us to be at the time he wants us to be there. I’m proud of you.
Ann, I am your biggest fan….Can’t wait to read and “justlivinghething” with ya! Yeah God!
Annie!!!!! Chuck and I are so proud of you!! We look forward to sharing this experience with you and watching God work through you!! SO PROUD! SO PROUD! We love you!!
Ann Marie, I’m so excited to follow you on here and read your posts!! I’m so happy for you!!
Love, Gloria R. =)
This is so exciting. Can’t wait for August 6th. So incredibly happy for you. Best Wishes!!!
I am anxious to get to know you better through your blog. What a wonderful way to touch the lives of those that love you.
Wowie Zowie! I have just read now read your blog!!! I had no idea you were going thru all of these changes!!! It seems that God has stirred up these dreams for such a time as this for His purposes. You always motivate me with your oratory skills so I can totally see you writing and speaking publicly. You go Girl, you go with God’s wind in your wings.
Ann Marie,
I am so happy you have the strength and faith in the Lord to do this. I wish I could be so brave!!!! I loved your blog and will continue to read. I know you don’t need luck but keep up the wonderful work.
Girrrrrl…I’m not brave. I just do it afraid! 🙂 If I wait to not feel afraid, I wouldn’t do anything! 🙂
I’m reminded of the “little saint” who said (paraphrase) You don’t have to do GREAT things, only SMALL things with GREAT LOVE. I’m so glad you are “becoming”. In my morning inspirational reading just the other day the theme was ‘that God’s plan for us is not the goal but the journey; how we get there -wherever ‘there’ is. It’s different for us all. I’m still working on the SMALL things!..thank you so much for sharing your JOURNEY.
Ann Marie, it’s 2:23am Friday and I can’t sleep and I am actually glad since it gave me a chance to read your blog. I feel inspired to start dreaming! Miss your face… Melissa