Month: August 2006

Watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQFhY6GKOo0

When I look at these photos, all I can do is cry. Still after being obsessed with Hurrican Katrina, I cant help but wonder how would I feel if I was one of those people in New Orleans.

I try to take myself to the photos to the scene of everthing, and try to give thought as if I was there,  and it breaks me. Even though I am not there to actually experience what those folks been through, the pain feels so real.

I can imagine my family trapped in side their homes, not   having a form of communication. Not knowing if my dad and brother is safe. Nor knowing how my mother is doing, my sisters and my nieces and nephews. When I take myself mentally, I will always come up short as to what these people went through. And still I cry. It hurts.

 

 

When my niece and nephews were little. My sister would go to the store and buy cereal for them. But when she got to the aisle to  pick out the cereal, they wouldnt want Cocoa Puffs for nothing in the world because they felt that since Count Dracula was on the cover of the box, that the cereal was food for HIM. lollllllll When she told me that I cracked up! She would have to buy cereal with kids on the box, not animals. lolllll Silly kids!

 

My coworker KiKi bought some ant baits the other day, because her kids would run around the house hollering and screaming when they would see them. She told her kids what they were for, then she set them out. One day her kids were on the floor playing, when her daughter saw some ants, she screamed at the ants and told them “ant” my momma bought yall a house go over there and get in it”?( not even knowing that they are going to die once they got into it.) All she wanted them to know is that they had a house just like she did  lolllllllll

Kids are sooooooo funny,and they keep it real!

 

 

Thank you Jesus for another day!

As you all know every other Sunday my teens meet up at my house and we have our group discussions. This week\’s topic was on \”Attitude\”. We chose attitude because out of 17 of the gurls 13 of them said that they would like to change their attitudes. We got down on this topic do yall hear me? We tore this baby in half!

We learned that teens have more pressure than we care to remember. See we as parents sometimes forget about how we had it when we were coming up. We  forget that we once were teens and that we had issues too. But as we become adults, we have other things such as bills to pay, our husbands or boyfriends that we look after, issues from our jobs, issues from neighbors and family members, and our teens issues gets pushed to the side. Most times their issues are never dealt with and continues into adult hood. Many are faced to go through it alone with no one to talk too. By this time issues turns into attitude. And thats where anger comes in.

Teens need a group for them and by them, where they can come and relate with other teens and listen to things that ONLY concerns them. We dont get off topic about us ( the adults) but its all about them, and Im constantly reminding them of that.Our next meet topic will be on \”self esteem\”.

What I really like most is the gurls are really opening up. They were very talkative this week. They were asking questions, and commenting. I am really blessed to have this group. I am so excited, I have so many ideas that Im going to bring to the table.

 I  prayed for a co-leader and GOT her! Her name is Shaquila Stubbs. She set in with us this week( I do not let the parents/no one sit in with us at all,)she was here because she spoke on attitude and the gurls LOVED HER! Not only is she real, but she broke it down, went to Church on the gurls and all. She is going to school to be a teacher, so this is first hand what she will be doing at the age of 28 ….did I mention with High School Students?!

For the very first meeting I had 17 teens. This time the teens told a friend and we had 23 gurls this time. Praise God! Aint that a blessing? I never in my life saw this for me. This is who I am.

Lacrease

Hey,

    I have a question. Have anyone ever felt less motivated? I dont feel like doing anything. If anything is on my mind which is not often, it would be bills. But its not even that. Its like I dont want to do anything. I dont want to go through the motions of this or that. I know Im need to regroup and get myself back in order, but right now, its like Ugh. I get up and go through the motions. I need some ump. Its not that I want to sleep or day or anything, and I know that I must make the first move in order for God to help me. But its like where do I start? I know once I put my mind to something its a done deal, but getting me to put my mind to it, is the challenge. Any advice for me. I know prayer prayer prayer, but I need to get my engine started.

Any advice?

Cre

I remember when I was  younger, and I would see people on TV and say to myself, \”Wow those people are famous, and too bad no one knows them. I really thought that people that were on TV were people made just for \”TV\”. They seem so far away to me.

But as I got older, I found out that the same people you see on TV are people too. They have families and friends an cousins just like the rest of us. I use to think that when people say they know somebody on TV that they were lying.

Well one day this year, my daughter was watching Nick Cannon\’s Wild N Out, when she was telling me about this guy on the show who was  really funny. She would say \”ma\” you got to hear this guy, he is so funny. So one day, she was watching and made me get up tosee him. When I got to the TV , she was like there he is ma, he is so funny. So I looked, and I looked again, and I said OH MY GOD THAT IS SPANK DOG, I KNOW HIM, I KNOW HIM. And the first thing out of her mouth was, maaaaaaaa no you dont! You dont know him! I said Neisha I have photos of him/with him that we took at the comedy club we use to go and see him at weekly. She did not beleive me, she wanted to see the pictures for herself.

So I proudly jumped up and went to my photo album and snatched a few photos out, and she was amazed. She couldnt believe it. I couldnt even believe that he had actually made it. Not only did he make it but Tony Roberts ( always on BET ) did also, who is  in the photo next to him.

That goes to show you, that we sometimes think that people are unreachable, that they are on this peddlestool so tall that we cant reach them. My daughter got to see first hand that TV people are people too.

Quetta ( my sisters sister-n-law, Tony Roberts ( BET), Spanky(Wild N Out)

Who are you? My name is Cree Walker and I live in Detroit, Michigan!

Do you love yourself? I love myself so much, that I love others just the same. I dont mistreat people, I am very compassionate.

Do you trust yourself? Yes, I do very much. I am very conscience of everything.

Are you in Love with the Lord? Yes, I am surely!

Are you in love with a special someone? I wish!

Have you told them you love them? I tell Tyler Perry that I Love him all the time. He knows I love him.

Are you a really in-depth person? Oh yes, I have to know when, why, how, and what for? Communication is everything to me!

Are you a giver in every sense of the word? I could be. But you have to be careful of people most times. You can ask me anything, and if I have it, its yours. Ask my coworkers!

Do you really feel you know your 360 friends? Oh yes, if you read people\’s blog daily like I do, you get a sense of this is who they are. Especially when they have over 100 entries. Their character shows up in their writings. So please believe it!

Are you being your real self? All the time. I wont feel good about myself if I was being fake. To be fake with people, is to play myself.

Is there someone of the opposite sex on 360 you love? I love all my peeps, even tho me and Lamar dont talk on the phone or go back and forth in email, I have special love for him. If I ever met him I would know what it is about him. Its something about him.

Do you have 2 people on your friend’s list that you favor, in a good way? Oh yeah for sure!

What level on a scale is your sense of humor? 100! I am so silly. I am the kind of person who dont have attitudes. Now I didnt say I dont get mad ,but I am sooooo silly and funny.

If you had to pick 1 person to be stranded with, who? Jesus! But someone Earthly it would be Tyler Perry.

Could you really live without your computer? No I cant live withuot my computer. Cant do it, cant do it. It went down for a while I thought I was going to pass out! Naw, I cant do that. Um um

What\’s your favorite saying? \”I can show ya betta than I can tell ya\”, \”That could never be me\”.\” Oh you got me messed up\”, \”Whatupdoenick\”,\”WOW\”,\” Yeahwhateva\” \”Yeahokay\” \”Ill see ya when I see ya\”

Did you answer all the questions with all honesty? Yes!

Lacrease

Hey!

Today is Sunday and its a good day. Thank you Jesus. Today I finally put into motion what God has called me to do. Can you imagine the feeling that I am feeling now? Let me explain.

I love kids. I especially have a connection with teens. I can relate to them, I can get on their level, I can talk to them like an adult and at the same time they will know that they are still teens. Its something that has been inside of me for a long time. My nieces love me, I adore them.

A few weeks ago I set a date to start this teens group at my home. I want to build a relationship with them and them for each other, so that they can learn many things. One being to build their self esteem, to help get to know themselves, and then to look after others.

We had 17 young ladies at my home this evening, and this is  a day that they will never forget.We talked about the gift of Sex ( for married folks ONLY), to having attitudes and how to defuse an argument.They loved it! I had them fill out a 3 page questionaire of themselves, and I found it surprising  what little they knew about themselves. Some took longer to fill it out and others breezed right threw it.

I told them they whenever they walk into my house that they have to greet me with a hug and a kiss. Thats how we were raised and thats how I want them to start their lives. When I told them that, they embraced it. After they all introduced themselves, I told them that they are no longer \”Friends\” and that they were Sisters. I had them all to get up hug each other. Wow ,boy did that break the ice in this place. Thank you Jesus!

We went outside and did some activities that required them to be able to look after each other. One was blind folded while the other team member guide them,  but they, themselves had to hold several jugs of water in their hands. I was pleased how they looked out for each other. A few felt it was \”too much\” to carry the 3 jugs of water, but I use their own words against them and told them to \”boss up\”!!!!!  After saying that they had no problem completing the mission. They did the doggone thang after that! lol

We came in after those exercises and ate! We talked some more, and then we departed around 9:45.

I have been \”pregnant\” with this for a long time. Finally I did something about it. This is truly my calling. We are planning fund raisers, and to do some very nice things next year. We give all the Praise to God. Thank you Jesus ( I\’m not playing no more Lord).

Here is a group photo we took this evening! Im so excited! Welp gotta get ready for our meeting in 2 weeks.

Lacrease