In the Mirror

Something amazing happened a few months ago 

 As an exercise to help me, I began to write using colorful dry erase markers on my bathroom mirror,positive affirmation statements that I needed to begin to believe. I wrote “It is worth it”, “with Me all things are Possible” and “I am a work in Transition” or “ For Such a time as this” and many more.

I looked in the mirror every morning and then would read them as I saw this in me. After a while I felt like I had received these messages into my spirit, so I took some window cleaner and cleaned the mirror. A few months passed and then one morning I took a shower but one thing was different. I forgot to turn on the fan when I entered the shower. So as I came out and went to look in the mirror something awesome was there. 

 Because the steam had stayed on the mirror I could see the words engraved in the mirror as clear as if it had been written with a pen. The words were still there! As I re -read all of the statements that I had been declaring I began to cry and become so grateful for this message. Even though I wasn’t doing the exercise any more the words had been there... invisible.

 I felt God was telling me not to forget these statements and even though I couldn’t see it that it was still written and still true. I watched as the steam whisped away and the mirror in front of me became a clear reflection.

What are you believing today? What statements have you been believing that are invisible but still there. It may be time to do inventory and write some new statement. 

Two Shiny Pennys from Heaven

Today I was touched by two amazing Pennys from Heaven.

The first Penny added value to my life by impacting me to look outside myself and be the change I wanted to see in this world. She was a role model in the way that she continually allows her life to be shared, relevant and impactful . She holds space for you and is full of information and wisdom. Always looking for solutions to the "unanswered" problems. Being a connector for those that have, to help those that have need. When you know better you do better was a mantra that she gifted others with.
She was in the end of the beginning and I had the privileged to tell her that I loved her. When someone makes a difference in the way you live your life its important that you recognize it. She was leaving the place but I knew her presence would still be felt on the planet. To me she was like lightning and thunder, a supernatural natural phenomena that is caused by change and causes change to occur.

My second Penny was a beautiful sensitive soul that I had the honor to bring value to. We bonded our hearts together during a difficult season as she gave birth to her eighth child, a son. As she loved him in adoption, she trusted me and put my name on his birth certificate so he would one day know the story of how he came to be. Now that she was having her ninth and was incarcerated once more, I had the chance to go down memory lane to remind her how strong she was and how HOPE is a choice. My smile was wide and my heart was glowing as we held hands and cried and got caught up. Tomorrow she will be leaving and arriving all at once and my prayer for her was that angels would guide her as she tried to find her way. 

Two shiny Pennys from Heaven have been loaned to me to remind me of the value in things that I sometimes deem worthless. These two Pennys were the sum and value of my fortune today.

Oil and Water Rainbow

I am a person that believes that messages are all around us and that when we are conscious of what is happening to us inside and outward then we can "read" these messages a lot clearer.  

Yesterday I was meditating on the fact that my new used van that was given to me by my spiritual father is leaking oil and that to be able to drive it (until I get it fixed) I have to make sure that I check the level of the oil consistently and top up the oil container so that it does not go dry and ruin my engine, If this happens then I no longer will have a  mode of transportation to get me to where I need to be. I was also parking in one specific area each night as this is when the oil would leak and each morning I could see the stain of oil that had drained throughout the night as a reminder as I drove away. Now this became a consistent thought always in the back of my mind as I drove the van only to places of necessity and limited my other travel until I could get a mechanic to fix the issue.

 So as I began to ask myself what I was learning about this I had revelation of two things; first something was causing a leakage in my life. There were things that were being stolen from me in subtle ways that was not allowing me to stay filled up and to run efficiently and effectively. I was being drained and having to constantly fill up and be concerned about ultimately being shut down. 

Secondly I was learning about the power of staying filled. My mechanic explained to me that my vehicle only drains oil when it is not moving. You see when the van is in motion the oil is taken out of the pan and distributed though out all of the parts including the engine to keep it running. The oil was being used for its intended purpose and this was "good". But when the van was parked and everything cooled down the oil would settle in the pan again where there was a hole that was causing the oil to slowly but steadily seep out to the ground below. I kept having to buy more oil and keep a supply on hand as everyday was another emergency and I couldn't trust that I would have enough oil to even get me to a store where I could buy more and fill up again. I was sad for the waste but in the end I was happy for the lesson. 

When I am being used for my intended purpose I stay filled and this is "good" and how God intended it to be when He created me and put me on this earth. But when I have things in my life that cause the "good" to seep out and suck me dry this is not so good, I have to work twice as hard to stay filled, to accomplish my purpose and this even slows me down as fear causes me to park myself and not venture to travel too far, for too long. After meditating on this I repented to the Lord and asked Him to help me to make getting the van fixed a priority as it was a gift from Him. 

I began to think about this in terms of other people and pondered about how many people are leaking physically, emotionally, spiritually, and even socially? They are running on dry and many have even shut down and parked and have no oil to start up again. There engines have ceased up from improper usage. There vehicle is broken and needs fixing. They are leaving stains everywhere. 


Wow! one little oil spill taught me all that. Well it doesn't end there, today it began to rain and as the
water mixed with oil spot on the street where I park each night, something amazing happened. A rainbow formed on the ground.  I looked at it as it began to spread over my street I was near tears thinking of the goodness of God. My mistake and my lack of whatever, when mixed with the water of His words remind me of the promise of God to His people. He can take my lessons , my mistakes, my imperfections, my lack and make something beautiful out of it. This truth was seared on my heart again. My life may sometimes seem like a series of blotched, screw ups as I am sure you may have felt once in a while, but when I remind myself of what His words say then every mistake is made into a rainbow of promise.

So today remember, there is no rainbow without rain, no joy without sorrow, no peace without pain, no love without hate, no good without bad, no up without down, no filled without empty.
Let him change it for you today

 Note*  - In symbolic terms oil is a metaphor for the anointing or Holy Spirit  and water is a symbol for the word of God 

Charmaine  November 2015 

Spring is about to Give Birth

I am moving into the second phase of my life. There are many things changing. For some time now I have been in a transition phase and there are many days I wish it would just be over. I have had to let go of the old things and begin to move ahead with no clear full understanding as to why I am going in this new direction. But my instincts know that this is the way I must go. So I follow as He leads me.

In the first phase of my life I had younger children and I was finding my way and learning who I was. Many of my hopes and dreams were accomplished and I was in an easy phase as I was on auto pilot and could accomplish these tasks now with ease, as it had become second nature for me.

But there was so much more for me in embracing the fullness of who I now know I am with all of the years of experience added to me. I am also becoming a mother of adult and teen children. So here I am stretching myself by learning new things, embracing a new pathway, letting go of old patterns and shifting as a woman who still has so much ahead of her.

I am also in the process of publishing all of the books I have written over the past 25 years. The stories I have lived over the years have given me a platform to speak and teach to so many. Now I have faithfully penned them and the time and opportunity has finally arrived. 

So now I am pregnant with my future and preparing myself to give birth.

Spring is my favorite season. Spring is a pregnant season of endless possibilities. Winter can sometimes be a very hard season. Things often seem dead. All life forms are in hibernation. There is a blanket of snow covering everything and as beautiful as it is, it slows us down. Mentally we struggle during our winter season, especially near the end. After wearing heavy clothing, fighting through snow storms, not being able to feel the natural heat or light of the sun, many of us by the time the month of March rolls around are longing for spring to finally arrive. 

Spring… Spring is the season of new birth, everything that was being incubated and insulated under the earth during that time, is now getting ready to come forth.  I love the rain as the water washes away the old snow and dirt and saturates the earth with the essential ingredient that it needs for all life to survive. So the sun peaks from behind clouds and people that we haven’t seen all winter are outdoors, walking dogs, cleaning windows, garages and doing all sorts of recreational activities. The warmth of the slight change in weather has called all things to come out from hiding. Any day now everything pregnant will give birth! Trees will blossom and leaves will bud, ducks will have ducklings, grass will grow, flowers will bloom, rivers will flow, eggs will be hatched, winds will blow, wombs will be opened as life is called forth in the season of spring. 

So here I am, moving out of my season of winter and rejoicing as the signs of spring are all around me. I try not to be too anxious and go ahead of the natural timing. I haven't come this far to risk it all by giving birth too soon. Over the years I have learned to truly trust my instincts, but the greater fact is that the One who changes the seasons of our lives is with me. In Ecclesiastes it says that there is a time for everything, a season for every activity, so I pay close attention to the signs and stages of labour remembering nothing truly happens when you go into false labour. I must wait for the correct timing and resist the urge to push too soon.

I am beginning to embrace the call to serve by helping others who are pregnant and in difficult circumstances to overcome every obstacle to be able to give birth, to not abort their destiny but to bring forth life. This is the call on my life as I help women, men and children to make it through winter and arrive into their spring.  

Charmaine is an Inspiration Visual Communicator. 

To book her to teach or speak contact her at

Charmaine@God’sMouthPeace.com

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