Learning Some Things And Making Some Discoveries.

 It's been such a beautiful start of the first full week of March. 
The Sunday Message: The Jesus Revolution. 

Enjoy the last week of the changing of the clock America.
Daylight savings time is Marc 12, 2023

My Last Week's Pass Time. 

I continue to do my normal dos. My challenges and checking up on things. 

RootsTech was on March 2 - 4, 2023.  There was so much to learn through the classes online. I have to go back and check on some of them. 

Through the Roots Tech conference, I learned some things. The key thing is to have questions and to slow down on my search. Go one by one to search out what I'm searching for. Focus on that thing you're looking for. 

I discovered that I am 13th cousins to Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, The Princess of Wales are my 13th cousins. President George Washington is my 6th cousin three times removed. Elvis and Lucille Ball are my 10th cousins. 

I don't know how RootsTech and Family Search does their search on who's related.  What I did, I built my family tree on on Family Search from what I know about my lineage. Then I added my what my DNA matches from Robert Berry Lankford and Susan Munday's  linages.

Thanks for reading.
Learning Some Things And Making Some Discoveries. 

God bless you.
S. A. Blakley 

On The Journey To The Cross With Jesus

It's been a wonderful start for the week: 
The Sunday message The Third Temptation || Pastor Brian Zahnd 


The past week

It was a wonderful week of exploring and discovering my family connections.
I posted my blog challenges and checked DNA matches and saw a DADE connections.
I gathered with the church on Ash Wednesday as we began the Lenten Journey to the cross. 

I added more to names to the family tree on the DADE side. 
Continuing doing what I do. 
We had a surprised storm come on Friday. 
It wasn't as bad as they said it was. 

Thanks for reading.
On the Lenten journey to the cross with Jesus.

Hope all will have a great week!
Blessings, 
S.A. Blakley

From One Season Into The Next

We have a taste of Spring in our days this week. The preview of what's to come. And I still have my Winter wear on. I know better. 

Feb 19 ~ Gathered with the church.
I'm practicing to slow down in what I do. Enjoying the time as I go about
Saw some of my facebook friends in person.  Thank You, Jesus! 

Goals for the last full week of February:
Practicing to slow down while doing my daily dos; along with what I do with my free time.

Continue to search for DNA matches and work on weekly blog challenges to post on Wednesday.
sad to say, I have been finding more relatives passing.

Here's the The Sunday Message: Shine As The Sun by Pastor Brian Zahnd 

Oh Sunday: such a great start for the week of the 50th day of 2023.
 And 48 days till my next decade to begin.  
Stepping into Ash Wednesday and into the Lenten Season
Preparing for the season to come

Thanks for reading. 
Have a Great Week!

Blessings,
S.A. Blakley

My Past Week of Celebrating:

Feb 12 - I  worked on some family connections. I watched The Super Bowl. It was the third Super Bowl to watch the Chiefs.  And the 2 time, I seen them won. Celebrated ~ Heard fireworks go off. Oh, Happy Day for the Kansas City Chiefs!!  Went to bed late 

Feb 13 ~ Searched DNA matches and Worked on blogs

Feb 14 ~  Valentine's Day! Worked on blogs: Posted blog My Number One Friend. Read that a cousin had passed away. 

Feb  15 ~ Watched the Super Bowl Champs Chiefs Parade 

Feb  16 ~ Posted blog: Eleven Year Old Duana DADE Ran Away From Home. 
Searching for family connections.  Icy and some snow

Feb   17 ~ Worked on blogs. Search through news papers. Adding to my notebook. 

Feb 18 ~ Went to a basketball game. Worked on updating In Remembrance: DADE, made copies. Typed up a list of the Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections list of Death and Birth of those who passed in 2020 - 2022. Made copy of list. 

A Beautiful Start For The Week

Oh what a beautiful start for the week. It's set. Sunday is a long day. I don't do much on family connections. I tend to go with the flow of things. 

I geared up to watch the Super Bowl,

My goals for the week during my free time:

Post on Wednesday my blog challenges for week7
They are entitled. Eleven Year Old Duana DADE Ran Away From Home and A Friend.
Continue to update my In Remembrance in day by day form. 
Continue to search for DNA matches and obituary

I plan to work on week 8 themes
Post my Saturday by weekly blog.
Continue my dos for the week.

 Thanks for reading. 
Here's the Sunday message Anger Issues || Pastor Derek Vreeland 

 Blessings, 
S.A.Blakley 

Let Your Light Shine

 
Oh, how beautiful the light shines in our darken world. Jesus is the Light of the world. He is in us as we are shinning  His light where we go. Let you light shine. 

 This is what I posted on one of my facebook pages " It was 57 degrees today. Okay groundhog.

There were people acting like Spring time has already started. Here I am all wrapped up like Winter time. Let me tell y'all, I know better. I'm not taking the bate. I've been there and done that. Still I'm wearing my coat. There's still a chill in the air.

I did enjoy being outside today. And tomorrow will be in the 50's too. The month of March will come. And Spring is coming early."

My goals for the week during my free time:
Post on Wednesday my blog challenges for week 6.
They are entitled. Eleven Year Old Duana Dade Ran Away From Home and My Hometown. 
Continue to update my In Remembrance in day by day form. 
Continue to search for DNA matches and obituary

I plan to work on week 7 themes
Post my Saturday by weekly blog.
Continue my dos for the week.

Hope all will enjoy the first full week in February.
Enjoy. 

Thanks for reading. 
Here's the Sunday message Break Forth Like The Dawn by Pastor Jacob Taylor. It was a good message

 Blessings, 
S.A.Blakley 

A Week To Remember

 Oh, what a week: 

Sunday Jan 29
Watched the NFL Chiefs 23 vs Bengal  20. 
Recorded  Benjamin and Lucy (Sampson) DADE lineage on a calendar
Recorded from February through April 2023 
Recorded from January through April 2023 for Isaac DAYD's lineage. 

Monday Jan 30
Worked on Newsletter, bloggers blogs to future post on February 1, 2023.
Family Connections: Blakey Blakley WHITE  and Family Connections: Gathering The Generations. 
Family Connections on facebook set to post. 

Checked: Obituaries, newspaper.com and DNA matches. 

Tuesday: Jan 31
Sorts papers in TIVIS notebook
Checked Newsletter
Sorted papers in notebook of DNA matches
Re read week 5 blog set to post on Wednesday
Worked on Those Mistakes: Oops and Something Someone Gave Me

Wednesday: Feb 1, 
Checked DNA matches and for obituaries. 
Posted Those Mistakes: Oops And Something Someone Gave Me: A Compliment on The Chronicles and Susan and Susan Blakley: Family Connections on my facebook page. 

Started: Challenge for February Black History Month
This challenge is a repost last year's challenge but with updates.
Day 1. ~ The Oldest Person ~ posted a photo of Mrs. Delilah Lewis ( 1810 - 1887)
Update: Delilah wasn't born in 1773. More like in the mid to late 1890's to 1810. 

Copied my album titled  Family Connections Stories on my Facebook page. 

Completed In Remembrance for March on the Bartlett Family Connections on bloggers. 
Made copy on the Bartlett birth and death dates with an updated look: March In Remembrance

Thursday Feb 2,
Checked DNA matches and obituaries
Updated some memories on my facebook page.
Hannah HOOPER birth year was about 1790 not 1765.
Searched for William HESLIN with surnames: HOOPER and BUFFINGTON, no luck

Received word that cousin, Mary Jo White passed on Feb 1, 2023. 
Worked on challenge blogs Social Media and Hometown

Friday Feb 3, 
ThruLines check DNA
Worked on week six and seven of my challenges for the week:
One is title Eleven Year Old Duana Dade Ran Away From Home and the other My Hometown. 
Re read some articles for Duana Dade. Noted that her first name was Duana and not Diana.
And discovered that Duana and her twin, Den were born in 1877. 
Saw the Chinese Spy balloon in sky in Missouri

Saturday Feb 4
Fun Day
Rearranged the Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections In Remembrance for March
Arranged according to by 1 - 31 days. Copied old list and new list. 
Posted some memories on Instagram and Facebook
Photo Challenge for February Black History Month
Baked some cookies

Thanks for reading 
A Week To Remember

Blessings
S.A. Blakley 

63 days till I enter into my next decade. 

The Blessings

This is the day and every day is the LORD's day.
So, let's rejoice and be glad in it. Another week set to moving into
Enter in.

The Sunday message The Beatitudes   

This is good news. The sermon on the mount:
The Blessings from Jesus in Matthew 5: 1- 12

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Amen.

My goals for this week during my free time. 
Work on my blogs and post them for week 5 and bi-weekly blog. 
Continue on Benjamin DADE and his wife Lucy (SAMPSON) DADE lineage. 
Continue to search for DNA matches and obituaries. 
Have fun!

Thanks for reading.
The Blessings

Have a great week!
Have a Happy February! 

God bless
S.A. Blakley 

Making Some Progress

Oh what a week!! I'm making some progress. I have cut back on journaling on this site. I' continue to check my DNA matches, check obituaries, and post on my social media accounts. 

What did I do during the weekdays with me free time?

Monday:
I compiled a list of Benjamin and Lucy Sampson DADE lineage for January In Remembrance.  

Tuesday
 Posted Isaac Blakey And His School Of Life: Education #52Ancestors ~ Week 4 In 2023
on my Chronicle Of Susan site and Susan Blakley: Family Connections site on facebook. 
 
Continued to work on my the list on Benjamin and Lucy  (Sampson) Dade lineage. 

Wednesday
Posted   John: A Family Member on On My Journey site
Worked on my next themes: Social Media and Something Someone Gave Me. 

Thursday
Worked on updating Bartlett and Dade Family Connections: February: In Remembrance. 
Worked on Benjamin and Lucy (SAMPSON) DADE lineage: January In Remembrance.

Searched obituaries this week: found some Family Connections
Carl Willis SIVELS, connected on my Dade side.
George BLAKEY connected on my BLAKEY side.  

Friday
Worked on my blogger sites: Journaling, On My Journey, and Chronicles of Susan.
Set post titles for  #52Ancestors in 52 Week challenges weeks from  6 -17. 
Checked DNA Thrulines on Ancestry 
Searched on the TIVIS Family Tree: Mary (TIVIS) THOMPSON: No more clues on her. 

Happy Weekend!!
 
Thanks for reading. 
Making Some Process

Blessings, 
S.A. Blakley