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It's in all of us. Whose will you choose?
Growing up I distinctly remember my identity. I allowed the world to determine it. Due to my hobby of pageantry I was "the beauty queen." My family, my parent's friends, my peers, and many strangers gave me that identity. It was great…for a while. Until it failed me. After a 7-year loosing streak I hit a several year winning streak. But, when I didn't win, I considered my performance and myself to be a failure compared to the one(s) who did win. I chose the hobby of pageantry to embrace the temporary identity as the beauty queen rather than my eternal identity as daughter of the King. Both royalty. One fading. One continuing to grow brighter than Swarovski rhinestones. If only I could have learned from my second child 15 years ago what I know now.
As I watch Asa, our newly adopted 10-year-old son, blossom in his new home, one thing stands out over everything else: he eagerly embraces the identity of his new family while refusing to stay in his old life. He sees Mama and Daddy's wedding band tattoos and grabs a pen to draw one for himself. He sees the doctor exam Mama first and he let's them exam him. He sees our head bowed in prayer and our hands raised in worship and he does the same. He isn't concerned with what anyone may think. He doesn't hesitate to do what we do and say what we say. We offer him candy like he was offered in the orphanage and he turns it down. We give him Chinese music and television shows to watch and he changes it to Western ones. We call him "Yan Yan," the name he had for 10 years, and he doesn't respond. We call him Asa, his new name, and he jumps in attention. He embraces his new identity assertively, eager to jump in and learn what it is all about, while refusing to look back, even at old pictures.
It makes me think about the identity that I am showing him, and how much I lack the identity that he so eagerly wants to embrace. I was born with Adam's identity and chose to embrace the identity that God, my Father, offers me, as His daughter. As "blah, blah, blah" and "yeah, yeah, yeah"as it can sound, it is true that I have the same option as Asa had when he said, "Yes" to being an equal heir to Billy Wayde in the Harris family. This same option, the option that God offers to anyone who wants to be true royalty, was decided before time began.
"God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ…" -Ephesians 1:5a
In advance of His creation accepting or rejecting him. In advance of Jesus dying on the cross. In advance he predestined that we should have the option to be restored to Him through the perfect sacrifice of His son. He didn't chose this with remorse or sadness in his heart. He chose it with great pleasure. That is why we praise Him. We praise Him because he continues to pour out His grace on us, his children (and hopefully his soon-to-be children), as we continue to embrace our true identity as royalty.
"…This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear son."
Over the next few weeks I hope to encourage you (and myself) in fearlessly embracing your identity in Christ, just as Asa is going full-speed at embracing his new life in the Harris household. We will look together at:
As we rediscoverr the truth about who we are as everlasting royalty, let me assure you that it doesn't always look like royalty. In fact, Paul labels the believers in Ephesus as "saints" who are "faithful followers" of the Lord Jesus Christ. He reminds them that "the truth is in Jesus" and we must put on the "righteousness and purity of the truth." As dazzling as this purity sounds and actually is, it comes with much mud; rejection, suffering, and perseverance. I would like to say that it will look like the the royal family on the cover of People magazine, but it won't. It is dirtier and more of a "Cinderella story" than Kate could have ever imagined.
Thankfully, and only by God's divine sovereignty, Asa is choosing to embrace the identity of the new family to which he belongs. Identity. It's in all of us. Whose will you choose?
On a side note, this Friday, June 16, I will be on the "Kickin' it with Karen" show on I Am Christian Radio at 12 noon EST and will be discussing the recent adoption of our eldest son. If you have any questions about the adoption process, our journey, why we chose this, or anything else, send an e-mail prior to the show to email@example.com. And be sure to set a reminder to tune in online at www.iamchristianradio.com.
If I miss you Friday, I will see you back here in one week for our Identity: Who you are now vs. who you were then. (Part 2).
Victoria Harris holds an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Victoria is a lover of Jesus, a wife, biological mom of a toddler and adoptive mom of a tween. She is a former Miss Florida Teen USA and Mrs. Florida U.S. Follow her on twitter @VictoriaDHarris, Facebook at www.facebook.com/vdharris or instagram @VictoriaRatliffHarris.
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January 2018


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Share mouse with two screens on Android
Share mouse using a second monitor is great for multitasking, especially if you maximize the brainpower of your apps that run simultaneously, which you want to watch simultaneously. That second screen becomes like a lifesaver.
Merging your computer and mobile devices to create the perfect workflow can be challenging. There are plenty of tools out there, and you can even turn your tablet into a second monitor, but none of those solutions are perfect. Can DeskDock make the cut?
It just might, because this app manages to combine your devices while keeping them separate. What it does is essentially allow you to control an Android device using your computer's mouse (or touch pad) and keyboard.
Of course, the set-up is not exactly simple. You will need to install the application on your Android device, download a server program for your computer (supports Windows, Linux and Mac) and connect them using a USB cable. But it seems the system works great after all is set up, and it is very simple to use.
How to share a mouse with two screens
Mirroring Android
Innovation in technology has allowed some of the things that were not thought of to a point. One of the amazing developments recently has been the ability to reflect from one smart device to another smart device. This has made it possible for Android to mirror Android. Android mirroring is the end of innovation for Android, the innovation also includes the possibility to make it work with your phone as a TV mirror and a remote from a smartphone or even your laptop.
The experience is unlimited and includes, sharing and playing your Android smartphone content for your tablet and even exporting content from your smartphone to your tablet. Android to Android Mirror is amazing, and you may just want to try it out. It uses Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or even mobile hotspots.
While there are many devices for Android to Android Mirror, this example would be to use ScreenShare which uses screen-technology to allow Android two of Android mirrors via Bluetooth, mobile hotspot or Wi-Fi. This enables, among other things, better viewing experience and each other device can access the Internet on another Android device through a cellular network.
ScreenShare is a free application and its features are limited to working with Android phone sharing with Android tablets. It is also a screen-browser, screen–service, and screen-organizer that helps manage your data exchange between a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection and your two mirror devices.
Inkwire Screen Share + Assist
Go to Google Play Store and search for this app. If you are having trouble finding this Mobile App, then you click on the link Mobile App If you can find it easily, then install this app on your phone. This should be installed in the mobile of both those who want to share their screen.
Take this Mobile App has opened, now if you want to share your screen, then click on share and if you want to access its screen then click on access. Come on, now you have to click on Access to access your friend's screen and tell the friend to click on share, now click on Start.
Now, it has generated a code, now ask for his code and your phone Enter in and click on access, now it will ask if you want to turn on the microphone, so if you want to give information by speaking, then OK.
Screen Stream Mirroring
Screen Stream Mirroring is an app to 'stream' your Android screen from a browser, a device connected to Chromecast, or even a VLC player.
In the setup options, you can adjust various values for your broadcast and also adjust the quality. You can change the resolution, bitrate, and framerate to see your touch on the screen or force landscape mode (super useful for transmitting video to a video player).
At any time, you can stop streaming by using the shortcut present on the notification bar. By tapping it again, you can resume streaming without any problems.
Screen Stream Mirroring is a very interesting screen streaming App. Although it specialized in local streaming, it is also compatible with other services such as Twitch, Ustream, and YouTube.
Just drag your mouse over to the Android screen and start controlling your mobile device. Sharing the keyboard and mouse is not the only cool trick this app has up its sleeve. You can drag-and-drop links, turn the Android device's screen on by dragging the cursor over, connect multiple devices and more. It's even possible to set up shortcuts and customize mouse button actions.
Great stuff, right? This app doesn't sound free… and it isn't, but you could use most features with the free version. But many of us will want to pay the $5.49 for the PRO version. It enables the ability to use your keyboard, drag-and-drop URLs and settings shortcuts. In addition, it gets rid of ads.
Are any of you downloading this one? You should at least try the free version!

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