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This is my friends children’s ministry in Pakistan.. it’s awful what’s happening to these kids…

My friend Sobia and her sister Shamsa.. they have a children’s ministry in Pakistan.. they help the children forced to work in the brick kiln factories.. it’s unbelievable what’s happening there with these children.. I thought we were past medieval times.. these kids have nothing and no one to love and help them.. Sobia’s ministry is called JSBL Ministry.. aka Jesus Shining Bright Learning… but she and her sister’s… (3 sisters) love on the children daily and provide food for them and teach them.. so it’s kind of like a school.. it’s a wonderful ministry.. the sisters are trying to raise $3000 US dollars to help provide a decent Christmas for these kids this year.. so I told Sobia that I would help spread the word and get this video out there.. this is Shamsa in the video.. she just made the video last night.. I think.. and Sobia sent it to me this morning.. Sobia and I talk daily.. I’m so blessed to call her my friend.. it’s wonderful what she and her sisters are trying to do.. Sobia and Shamsa are these kids only hope right now.. it’s so so sad…

If anyone is interested in helping.. you can donate through Western Union.. here’s the info…


Name: Shamsa Emmanuel
33102-8903648-0
Ph.03212114958
Address: St. 4, lbn-e-marium colony
Chak no 225 RB Malkhanwala
Faisalabad Pakistan

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side — Life Side (Week 2)

Strange Cup Of Tea 🎶 Sister Hazel (acoustic version)

So I thought I would stick with Sister Hazel a while longer and give you a chance to get to know them.. this song “Strange Cup Of Tea” is another Hidden Gem from them.. it was released in 2000.. honestly.. they have so many great unpopular or kind of unknown songs.. I could stay with them for a long time.. I learned something about them last night.. their loyal fans are known as “Hazelnuts” haha.. I didn’t know that 😁.. and on this song.. Drew Copeland sings lead.. not Ken Block.. they switched it up.. I included a few other videos from them.. also.. I found out Ken Block founded a charity called “Lyrics For Life” to help children with pediatric cancer.. I thought that was cool.. I hope you enjoy…

…….☕🤔✨’…….(~)¿*’…….◎~♭~◎’…….💿🎧✨’

…….◎~♭~◎’

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Shakespeare & Me & JB (Week 3)

“Sonnet 116 & Sky Blue And Black”

(Willy)
“If this be error and upon me proved.
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.”

(Me)
“Bro… that might be the best thing you’ve
ever said.
I stand with you.
Some love shifts in weather.
But one bled once —
forever…”

(JB)
“Gentlemen… I’d like to propose a toast.
Here’s to love that weathers every sky —
blue or black…”

…….🌌~⬛~🌌’…….~*~■~*~’…….†<3†↑’

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My Mother’s Tears

The Eagles – Desperado 🎶 1973

So music means so much to me.. as you’re probably starting to see.. so I heard this song earlier.. and it brought back memories.. i once walked in on my mother.. she was alone and crying.. listening to this song.. turns out this song is special to her.. because it reminds her of me.. it’s the one song she has attached to me.. and I just noticed today.. that the song was released the year I was born.. 1973.. something I’ve never noticed… all these years…

Two times in my life.. I’ve caught my mother crying to music.. here are both those songs…

The Eagles – Take It To The Limit 🎶

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Fourteen

Long Cold Winter

When I was fourteen.. my best friend was killed in a dirt-bike accident..
I can’t begin to tell you what it did to me…
“Crushing” is the only word I have right now..
and even that feels too small..
We were closer than brothers..

After the funeral.. I fell into my bedroom.
That room became my world —
my home inside my home..
Everyone was worried about me..
I shut down..
Closed myself off to everyone..
No access allowed..

It felt like I was on a camping trip in the wilderness
alone..
And I stayed there for a whole year..

I needed something…
but I didn’t know what..

I started borrowing CDs and cassette tapes from my uncle..
I found an old tape in a box in the attic —
Bob Dylan’s — Another Side of Bob Dylan..
And I sank into it…
rock…
country…
folk…
old…
new…
Hank Williams Jr…
And the only Christian song I even knew back then..
Amazing Grace..

I didn’t just listen —
I drank it..
And the more I drank..
the thirstier I got..
So I went swimming in it..
Something I still do..

Meanwhile.. God was walking the edges of me…

One night I awoke from a dream..
and there in the corner of my bedroom
was a silhouette.. shaped like a guitar..

my mother was so worried about me
she didn’t know what else to do..
So she bought me an acoustic guitar..
And one night.. while I was sleeping…
she placed it in the corner of my room..
right where I would see it.. the moment I opened my eyes..

I played it…
and I played it…
and I played it… (until my fingers bled)
until it started playing me..

I learned it —
taught myself —
until it learned me back..

Song after song..
Day after day.. night after night…
Month after month..
From the fall of 1988
into the winter of 1989..
I played it….. until it became my heartbeat..

And finally…
after a year in the wilderness…
I emerged from my room..
ready to face my giants of the 90’s…

Psalm 34:18 (NKJV) 💥
“”The Lord is near to the brokenhearted..
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.””

Lyrics from the song “Better Way” by Sister Hazel 👇

“” Now.. here I sit.. in a cage all my own
It’s a new life.. it’s a brand new home..
and it’s made out of steel.. it’s built out of fear.. It’s closed up to you.. and it’s part of the deal…””

Lyrics from “Always Loving You” Hank Williams Jr 👇

“”And I still hear that old whippoorwill
I’ve seen the ghost of a midnight train
And I still love to go alone 🎶🎶🎶
Down by the old Union station in the rain””

( the artists and songs below are just some of my early influences..(not all tho) it’s much wider today.. I added so much to it.. like punk.. alternative.. rap… gospel and hymns… Christian rock.. etc.. you name it.. i am it… haha… so much variety…)

Of the thousands of songs that are a part of me.. this one hits deeper than them all.. 👇

👇💯🦋🎶😎⚘️

First song i ever learned on guitar 👇

When I first realized music could be poetry 👇

When I first realized music could be stories like reading a book 👇

And this one just played a lot that year.. it’s also one of my favorites to play on piano👇 used to be anyways…

And this one… needs no explanation. 👇

And this one.. you must watch til the end 👇🤟😁😎`

Oh and this one… 👇

Oh and this one… 👇

👇 👑

👇🤟 this one is special.. it’s the title of this post… Long Cold Winter..

👇🤟

🤟👇

This one is special to me 💯👇

💯💯💯💯👇

Listened to this one alot back then 👇

🔥👇🎶💯

🌧 🌦 🌂 ⛈️ 💯💥

💯💯💯💯💯

💯⚘️

⚘️💯💥🏳

🥳💯😁💥

🚉💥🍊🔥

💯💯💯💯💯

💥🥳👇💯

💥💯👇🏃‍♀️

🥳💥💯👇💣

💯🎶💥🏳⚘️🤟👇💣🔥🪜💙

🐎 👇💯

⚘️💥💯🎶

👇 ⛰️ ✨️

💯💯💯💥👇🔥

💯💯💯👇💥🔥💣 🏹 ➡️

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💥👇🤟

🎶💯🎶💯🎶💯🎶💯

⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️👇

👧 👇💯🥳🏃‍♀️

🎶👇⚘️💯❣️💥🪜

🎶💥🎶💥💯⚘️

💯❣️💯❣️💯❣️💯❣️💯

I’m against cats 🐈 in the house!👇😁

👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇💯❣️💥

Wow I forgot this one👇❣️

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤👇

👇💥☝️

👇………..

Oh the memories tonight 👇💥💯

Oh wow 👇❣️

🦋💯💥🎶

💯💥🖤🥳👇🌩

👇❤️🖤💥💯💢

👇☝️

……👇🎶💯

💯💥🎶👇🤟

🏳🪜💯💥🎶

Oh Lord oh Lord 👇☝️❣️💥💯🎶🪜

❤️🩷💙💥💯💢

🎶💥💯❣️👇☝️

🚆 🚉 🎶👇

On point 👉 👇☝️💯

🖤💯☝️👉👇🤟💥

🥳🥳🥳🥳💯👇

👇💥

👇👇👇💥❣️🎶💯🤟

😁💯🥳🤟👇

💯😎👇

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️👇

🤟👇💯

💯💯💯💯🎶🎶❣️💥👇

🦌 👩 👰‍♂ 💯👇❣️💥🎶🦋❤️

🇺🇸 🥳💯👇💥

Awesome 🖤👇💯🎶😎

👇💥❣️🎶💯🦋

One of my favorites 👇💥💯

👇💯

Love this one👇❤️☝️

👇💯🦋

👇💯❤️

Tragically beautiful 👇🎶😎❤️💯

😎🎶💯👇💥☝️

🥳💯👇woohoo

💯👇🥳

💯💯💯💯💯

😎🎶💯👇

💯👇❣️

Beautiful 💯🎶❣️👇

👇💥🎶

💯👇🥳❣️🎶😎💥

💥👇💯🎶

👇💯

😎😎😎💥👇👇👇💯💯💯🎶🎶🎶

🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

💯💯💯💯

💯👇💥😎🎶❣️

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁🎶👇💯💥

💯😎😎😎😎😎😎😎👇

👇💯

💯👇💥🎶😎❣️⚘️🦋

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁💯💯💯💯💥👇🎶

🥳😁👇💯

👇💯👇💯

…..💯👇😎🎶❣️

💯👇

😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎👇

………….👇

🌩🦋🎶💥👇💯

Lovin it 💯💯💯😎👇💥🎶

💯👇💥❣️word!

🥳🥳🥳🤟👇😎😎😎💯💯💯💥💥😁😁

💯💯👇

Love it… 👇💯❤️💥

🎣 💯👇🎶💥

😁💯👇😎

Amen… 💯👇

Oh the memories 💯👇😎🎶

Hahaha 👇💥💯😁🥳🎶

👇👇👇

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👇

……….💯👇👇💥

😁😁😁🥳🎶💯👇

……….👇💯

Beautiful 💯❤️⚘️👇

……👇💯

🕊 👇💯❣️💥🦋

⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️🌩

💯🥳💯🥳🎶👇

…❣️👇💯

🥳💯🤟🎶👇

…!…!…!…👇

……😎💯👇

Oh Lord 👇

💣🖤💯🎶⚘️💥👇🤟🪜🏳

👇💥⚘️💯💣🔥🏳🤟 The End… maybe

My album influences from that year included… every single album from Hank Williams Jr 😁😎… Cinderella’s Long Cold Winter… and Bob Dylan’s Another Side Of Bob Dylan.. also HSAS… Through The Fire.. aka Hagar.. Schon.. Aaronson.. Shrieve.. some of you may remember these guys.. they were incredible.. their cover of “Whiter Shade Of Pale” is still my favorite today.. and their song “Missing You” also I listened to a lot of radio that year… and Amazing Grace.. O’ How sweet the sound.. I’m sure that I’m forgetting some… I will remember later and probably edit haha… majority of my christian music influences came a little later in life…

My Friend Joey’
Me`

…….→→/‾\→|__|~≈≈’
…….~↓•↓~→🌫→†→🌅~→👁️↑→⛓⇂→†↑→🕊~→†→✝→†→∞<3~’

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I Told Them I Didn’t Have Cancer — And I Was Right

For most of my life.. I’ve been strong and healthy.. Then about a year and a half ago.. my health crashed hard.. This past year has been rough… sickness.. weakness.. doctors searching for answers — but lately I’ve been getting stronger day by day..

Six months ago.. things hit the worst point..

I was deathly sick and went to the ER.. They ran tests.. Two doctors walked in with that look on their faces — the look that says everything before a word is spoken..

“We think it’s cancer.”

They told me there were spots on my pancreas and liver.. and when something shows up on multiple organs.. red flags go up immediately.. doctors assume the worst.. To them.. it looked like cancer that had already spread..

But me?
I was calm..

Not because I’m fearless — but because I had a promise from above that I’d live a long life.. I knew it wasn’t my time.. And I also knew they can’t call anything “cancer” until a biopsy confirms it.. honestly.. even if it were cancer.. I’d still react calmly.. because I’m ready to go home whenever…

I was admitted to the hospital.. and while I waited for results.. everyone — doctors.. nurses.. all treated me like it was cancer.. even my patient chart said it’s cancer.. cancer.. cancer.. cancer… everywhere cancer… One nurse introduced me to another by saying….

“This is Bryan… he has pancreatic cancer.”

I looked up and said..
“No ma’am.. I don’t have cancer.. And the tests results aren’t even back yet…”

Everybody around me braced for the worst..
I held on to faith…
I wasn’t signing my name on something that didn’t belong to me…

Not today.
Not ever.

“Don’t put that evil on me.. Ricky Bobby..” I joked………..
(They tried to curse me — I wasn’t having it 😄…)

And then the results came in..

Everything was benign…
No cancer…
Doctors scratching their heads because they were almost certain…
Me smiling.. because I already knew..

God kept His word to me.
And I’m still here — living.. growing.. healing.. getting stronger every day..

If you’re facing something scary.. remember this..
Doctors have knowledge..
God has the final say……

And He’s not done with me yet.

Also.. if your reading this….. He’s not done with you either…..

…….†→✚→↑’…….↑†↑→✖⇂’