Day: October 26, 2008

Wow what a wonderful week I had. Thank you Jesus for blessing me with all the things that ONLY you can Amen to happen for me !! Thank you.

First of all, lets keep Jennifer Hudson and her family in our prayers. I was so sad, and shock to hear about her family. I just can\’t imagine what she\’s going through. My mind won\’t even let me go there. I\’m so happy to know she is a praying woman, and that she knows where her help comes from. Jennifer we love you!!!!

This week I discovered something about myself.

I\’m the kinda person who likes to get together with a group of people, and just have fun. As I got older I kinda slacked away from that kinda life because I wanted to be alone, because I was with people all the time. But now I\’m starting to want that kinda of life again…………..in a positive way. Back in the day, I would call over my gurls for some food, and hot topics on relationships. Then I would invite a handful of guys over to kinda get thoughts and opinions on how they are wired up. I loved that kinda atmosphere, we all got along, we respected each other points and views. I loved it. People always look to me to have gatherings like this, and now that I\’m older I\’m seeing that God wired me up for this kinda stuff because its apart of my journey of what I\’m suppose to be doing in my life.

The strange part is. I just realized this, even after allllllllllllllllllllllllll the gathers I hosted. I\’m just getting it @ 41 years old. Somehow I just got it. When I started my gurls group 2 years ago, I loved it, and always knew that I was suppose to be doing it. I ended the group when I know I shouldn\’t have, and on April 19, 2009 when I start it back up, it will be better and stronger. I\’m excited too.

In 2005 I started a group with 3 other ladies called Pearls of Wisdom. We all met on the Tyler Perry message board. We love us * and still do* some Tyler Perry. As we grew, drama followed, and recently just after our 2ND Reunion in ATL *where Tyler Perry lives* we fell apart for good. I\’m okay with it, maybe it was time to move on. But still I have this longing to apart of a group of POSITIVE women, whether its Youth, Church, Volunteer, Fan forums, just something. I have a strong positive influence on people and I want to use it for something good. I believe in moving people and getting things stirred up as a group. And its funny because I have been doing this all my life with family and friends, never knowing what this is all about.

I\’m apart of Anitabakersfanforum on yahoo, and adoringanitabaker site, and we are really a tight group of people. Then after I have been waiting along time for Maxwell to drop a CD or concert * its been over 7 years* I found this wonderful group of women who love and admire the work of Maxwell. I am really loving it. What I love most about everything is the Leadership of the group, and how they love Maxwell without anything in return. They love and respect the artist, and they have beena group for over 10 YEARS!!! I watch closely how the Leaders run the group. Maxwell knows them too and I really love how he admire and appreciates them. I have been a fan of Maxwell since his first CD came out, and I still cant figure out why Oct 19, 2008 was my first Maxwell Experience Concert!!!

Anywhoo………

What I\’m really getting at is this. I realized that I am attracted to group settings and one day as I was laying on the couch. God said to me that I would feed the homeless for Thanksgiving this year. First thing out of my mouth was YES LORD, I am doing it!!! I love the idea. He knows I have this strong connection with the homeless, and our Youth. So, I started thinking about what I was going to cook for them. I started thinking about String beans and potatoes, macaroni and cheese, cornbread, chicken, water, juice, pop, cakes and deserts for them. I told God that it was a done deal and that I would not only go out and buy food for 5 homeless people, but I would cook it too. Then he said to me…….. he said remember that day you and your friends went out to dinner, and when you walked in people were looking at you. And I said yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, he said well, that\’s the kinda effect you have on people, you have the voice to get things started, people listen to you. I\’m laying there amazed at what he made me remember. Then he said I want you to go to work tomorrow and get others to help you with this project. I\’m thinking to myself, dang, I can do this, its really nothing. He said, I know you can do it Lacrease , but I want others to see it and experience this with you. He made it clear to me, that he didn\’t want me to do this alone. So he said, go to work tomorrow and pitch it to a couple of your friends, and watch.

I did. When I told them what I wanted to do, and that I need their help, they responded in a way, that if I really sit down to think about it, I would probably cry.

This is what I did. I wrote out a menu. Here it is:

I went to work and went to the * most popular* cashiers first. And I shared my vision, to feed the homeless on Thanksgiving * the day before* and that I have a list of things that I needed to make it happen. I want to take it to the streets myself. I don\’t want to go to a homeless shelter and pass food out because I\’m a hands on person. I see too many homeless people standing around the highways, and walking the streets and I want to take it to them and put a food bag in their hands myself. Once I got one person, and then another put their name by what they wanted to donate, and then another, and another, and another, and another, I had my paper filled up THAT VERY SAME DAY,way before my shift was over, all the food had names attached to them. I was speechless. I didn\’t want money at all, all I needed was my friends to commit to donating. That very day, my coworker was so excited about the project that she went out and bought the things she committed too and I have them here at home.

This is really a big deal to me. And the great part about this, is that I\’m asking as many of my friends to join me and ESPECIALLY kids to come drive with us so that we can pass out the dinners. We are taking it to the streets and I want people to get hands on. Its nothing for me to jump in my car and go to the spots, but I want others to be apart of this. I am so excited. My family is too. They are helping me cook, all while we are preparing our own Thanksgiving dinner. This is something I have always wanted to do. When my daughter was little, we went to volunteer to feed the homeless and she has never forgotten it. She is very excited to do this. I even had so many people to donate that they started adding their names to the list to where others are already donating. YES!!! So maybe we can feed at least 15-20 people.

This is just a start for me. I even have a vision for Christmas. Its a solo project, I know I gotta learn to let others help me. But next year, I\’M GON SET IT ON FIRE!!! Now I see why I like to be apart of groups, and gathers because I know how much power we have once we pull together and do something positive.

I\’m going to video tape the whole process,and the ladies who are donating. WE are taking it to the streets with our daughters and sons. I will keep you all updated, this is going to be my dream.

I we
nt to see Maxwell last Sunday, and Anita Baker 2 nights ago!!! LOL Tell me I ain\’t bad!!! My Gerald Levert is no longer with us, and now I have Maxwell back. I\’m good. Her concert was off the chain as ever. WE were sitting in the second row, and she put on a show. I had a wonderful week. If Maxwell is coming to your city, please treat yourself to a wonderful loving concert.

I have a lot to share, but Neisha is calling me for our Sat night movie!!

I Love you all.

Watch this video below. Click on its link OKAY? LOL Its so cute and funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM