Today, Lacrease, we believe God wants you to know that …
truth always wins.
Doing right is never wrong. Being honest and trustworthy is the way to live. Perhaps a slight twist of the facts might bring a short term gain. A little misrepresentation might bring some short term satisfaction. But in the end truth always wins, so live like a winner.
So, yesterday morning I was just getting in from running an errand before I went to work….sat down at my computer and the FIRE ALARM in my building went off. I said “Oh Lord its a fire”…. this alarm was different than when the fire Marshall come out and do safety sweeps… if you are ever so concerned about YOUR LIFE…. you knew this was real. The security team came over the PA system LOUD AND CLEAR NO MUMBLE JUMBLE WORDS……. and said “please do NOT use the elevator use the stairways”…. you aint gotta tell me twice.. especially not about a FIRE. I just cant die that way Lord. So, I’m already fully dressed, I grabbed my car keys, my credit cards and I hot tailed down the stairs so fast, you would have thought I was in training for a marathon. Fire? I don’t play that. LOL
We’re all running down the stairs, I smelled the smoke but I kept it “running” lol. Once we got outside… I felt so bad for the elderly people who had to walk down the 22 flight of stairs. And its funny because when I first moved in the building, I wanted to be on the higher floors for the Detroit River/Canada View. I was a little disappointed that I forgot to request the higher floors, ….. but baaaaaaaby after what I witnessed yesterday…. 7th floor is FINE WITH CREE. LOL I’m good!
It was about 9:35 am when it all happened. After I got outside it was FREEZING especially living blocks away from the River….so I went and sat in my van. As I’m watching the firemen enter the building, you didn’t see fire or smoke coming from any of the apartments. Next thing I see and hear is windows breaking out. I looked up and counted the floors, and GUESS WHO APARTMENT IT WAS? Remember this story… https://lacreasewalker.com/2013/07/04/virgo-men-are-something-different-crees-blog-entry-virgo/ It was my friend I was writing about in my blog. It started in his bedroom… now I know he has an oxygen tank because he had pneumonia. Next thing I see is EMS taking him out on a stretcher, and to the hospital. I know my crazy Virgo friend gave them HELL!!! He was looking okay, it was probably his breathing. I’ve been trying to call him, but his phone ringer is turned off. I hope he’s okay. Even though all we do is argue…. we had fun and I want so badly to see him right now.
Here’s what I did * laughing*.. ..(((my nosey self))) when I got off work, instead of going to my floor, I went straight to the 9th floor to see how his apartment looked…..if I could. When I got off the elevator his door was WIDE OPEN… they were letting the smoke air out… AND IT SMELLED HORRIBLE . I can’t stand the smell of fire… I almost had to leave. I didn’t go in his apartment, but it was surreal seeing a burnt apartment up close and personal. He had so many clothes and shoes… that it was CRAZY. I have never seen a man with so many clothes and shoes. As I stood in the doorway and looked into his apartment, it was clear that this fire didn’t start in the kitchen… it started in his bedroom. I told him about that smoking and I hope he wasn’t smoking with his tank in that room. It was burned REAL BAD in his room. I heard someone in the back and called his name, but the building crews were in there and so I left.
This morning I wasn’t feeling well so I went to the convenience store on the first floor to get some headache medicine… when a young white gurl on the elevator started talking about the fire. I was saying they did a wonderful job in getting us all out… then she says to me.. Well I only heard on siren. I looked at her and said “one siren”? I said gurl how many do you need to hear before you KNOW its a FIRE? I guess she thought I was going to side with her…. I can’t there were too many sirens going off, not only that but a member of security announced several times, many times, lots of times to evacuate the building. So when I started asking her questions like.. even when you heard the first siren why did you hesitate? She didn’t want to talk about it anymore. She wanted me to AMEN the fact that she said she heard only one siren…. and my reply (((((IN MY MIND AND ON MY FACE…. WAS))))).. if you didn’t hear all those warnings…. you just didn’t give a DAYUM. I aint mad at cha….. BUT AS FAR AS FOR MEEEEEEEEEE….. I’m hitting the stairs BOO. LOL I looked at her as if to say gurl.. I be dog gone if I stand here and hold a conversation with you while you talk crazy…. and I NOT ASK YOU QUESTIONS based on this stupid story you’re trying to share….gurlbye. LOL
Thank God everybody got out safe and everything is alright!!! Amen
Hey…. just peeping my head in… this Michigan weather has me sick. I’m so mad about it. Was suppose to go to a Bridal Shower tomorrow, ears stopped up, nose and a little coughing… but my Cold-Eeze took care of that… just need to eat and not feel weak.
Anyway….. I love PRANKS… and here is one that was just posted…. made my night. I’m sick and hollering laughing at the same time. LOL Enjoy.
I can’t wait to start my gurls group back up *Raisingurls to Women* when the time is right. By working at a High School it has taught me so much, kids are different these days than ever before. The boys are so disrespectful to gurls, and the music that’s out these days doesn’t help. I hate the word HOE… its just something about it that bothers me. I HATE when Madea uses it, it so degrading, the sound of it bothers me.
As long as I can remember I never had self esteem issue. Even through my weigh battles, I’ve always LOVED MYSELF… and wanted to only be ME. The more I’m around kids, I believe they have these issues because they’re always talking and dissing each other, and when someone else who “appears” to have it all together, they compare themselves to that person. Opening them selves up to feeling inadequate.
One of my students came and sat with me yesterday….. she told me she was pregnant. I don’t believe in abortions, I’m glad that was NOT an option. I’m starting to think about these kids all day… here I am with one child…. but I wake up from a nap, thinking about these kids. I wake up in the night thinking about them, trying to watch a movie and still thinking about them. The future of many of them is looking REAL spooky. Do their mothers have a clue? Where are the dads? Do the parents spend time with them? I’m just sad right now. Why do I care so much? I just want the best for them. I hope they wake up and grow up before its too late.
Watching The Detroit Lions play against Minnesota. Football is my FAVORITE SPORT. I’m watching the game frying some chicken, made my corn bread and collard greens. I have to watch the game alone sometimes… cause I be nutting up!!! LOL I be screaming, hollering, hitting and beating on thangs, cussing, laughing, mad, STANDING UP, SITTING DOWN, TALKING JUNK. LOL I think I’ll get put out of a sports bar because I holler so LOUD!!!! LOL LOL
Its Saturday and I was out and about this afternoon. Tomorrow I’m cooking some Collard Greens. I love greens so much. I remember when I use to call my momma and ask her to make some and she would, just because she knew I loved them. Now my daughter calls me to make her some. No this gurl didn’t text me this morning at 9:14 am talking about “she gotta taste for some greens”….. she doesn’t live with me…she has her own place!!!! LOL When people say *they gotta taste* that means they want you to make them some. Call me what you want…. because I went to the grocery store this morning and got my baby some greens. Can’t wait to cook them. LOL
This morning as I was laying down talking to God. I asked him why do I enjoy sharing my life stories with people. I know so many people who wouldn’t dare share their stories with anyone. They will post Scriptures all day everyday. And even though…. I KNOW MY LIMIT of what to share and what to keep private… I still wondered why I don’t mind doing this? What he said was…. I ‘m delivered from what others THINK OF ME. He said when you share a story.. ITS YOUR TRUTH and you know NO ONE on earth have the POWER to dissect it. He said some people have others to influence and when you have that in your life, you will always be afraid of what others think of you…. therefore those people will never share their stories for fear of JUDGEMENT. This is not for everyone… ONLY (((((SOME))))).
I learned that people who ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS have a comment for what someone does, good or bad….((((especially negative)))))
they WOULD’ NT DARE LET OTHERS INTO THEIR PERSONAL LIVES FOR THE FEAR OF THAT SAME JUDGEMENT THAT THEY DISH OUT.
As I go through my personal storm (((( will share at a later time)))) this is my song that gets me through. So BADLY I want to THINK about how things are going to work out for me. But God said NOPE …. KEEP YOUR EYES ON ME ((((and that way I will have NO time to focus on my issues))))) and so it reminds me of these Scriptures.
Jesus Walks on the Water
22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
29 “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
So, I’m watching Four Weddings… and I am horrified that I don’t have a theme for my wedding. I am so NOT creative at all… well I don’t feel as if I am. I would definitely need a wedding planner….but what would I tell her I like? Gosh that’s kinda spooky for a woman not to know what her theme would be. Guess I really never thought about it… marriage either. Maybe because I’m not in a relationship, because when you’re in one, you KNOW what you want and how you see you and your husband on your special day.
I do know that I LOVE roses. I love GREEN.. I LOVE CAKE.. and it will NOT be a cake full of fillings and bouffant.It has to be BUTTER CREAM ICING. lol I want lots of Bridesmaids… Hmmm let’s see…. Gloria, Charlene, Sherry, Neishia, Darcella, Vikki, Shann, and Tammy oh my goodness… no room for the grooms sister/cousins.. gotta stop there. LOL And my Matron of Honor would be my Sister Yolanda. And my Maid of Honor would be my Sister Peedie. Speaking of Yolanda… here is what she posted on my FB page (((tears))).
Lacrease Walker, I, Yolanda Pippen, just want to say that you have had the biggest influence on my life. When we were little, I wanted to be just like you, my oldest sister. I liked the things you liked (peanut butter) and disliked the things you disliked (eggs, butter, and Oatmeal – yuk!). The most important thing that I learned from you was that attitude is everything in this world. My attitude was so poor that you had to remind me that as beautiful as I was, my bad attitude over shadowed my beauty. You reminded me that every time the lion in me reared its ugly head, I was being bitterly mean and our parents didn’t raise us that way. I am so greatful and thankful to you for teaching me how to let GOD’s Love shine through me – I Love you with all my heart big sister, and I hope you have the best birthday in the world! Happy 46th Birthday ~Na ~ (yeah I put your age – lol) (((((((photo is my sister yolanda)))))))))))
When I was a young gurl, I loved watching Bible Stories. I have a nice collection of them now as an adult. I’d be SO mad when I watched people laugh at Noah and his family as they build the ark. No matter what they said he kept building. Again… Anger Issues… watch this. I “thought” I was mad at the people because they talked and dogged him out, but really *I’m learning* that I was afraid of the consequences for the people. I knew as a child that Noah was building that Ark just as God told him… I knew that. I was afraid that the people wouldn’t “open their eyes” soon enough to be saved. I never thought I’d grow up in “real life” and see people behaving the same way they did in those days.
I work with mostly police officers.. and this one.. every time I’m around him I can feel God doing flips inside me. This man does something to my Spirit when he speaks. He’s so lost and so clueless…. I feel so bad for him. He’s in his early 50’s… and so arrogant. I can’t even see him ever opening up to know better. I hope he does.
I use to pray and cry that everyone goes to Heaven, but as an adult I see that people bring to life the Scriptures below.
Matthew 7:13-14
New International Version (NIV)
The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Photo is of my cousin Monica… she will bury her mom tomorrow. Prayers going up. I love you Monica and Family.
Wow 27 years ago I gave birth to my one and only child Mar’Neishia. Not only is it MY birthday.. but today is her Birthday as well. When I tell you I love this “little gurl”…. I LOVE HER.When I came back to Detroit, she had just moved into her first apartment and I didn’t want to cut in on her time… it killed me. She took me in, gave me her bed, slept on the floor IN HER NEW APARTMENT for 3 months until I was able to get back on my feet….(((tears)))) One day when she was about 13 years old, I took her to a homeless shelter and we help prepare food for the homeless and served it. She told me years later, that experience has made her the woman she is today. When I see her giving to the homeless, and talking and giving money to the youths *summer jobs* that work at her job, it gives me great joy. One day we went to BUFFALO WILD WINGS downtown, as we were waiting for our carry out, a homeless man was sitting in his wheelchair, not even paying us any attention. She all of a sudden got out of the car and went to hold a conversation with him for the longest. She asked him what he wanted to eat, he told her some soup. She walked across the street * I’m sitting in the car crying like a baby* and got him some soup and something to drink. She is the most giving person I’ve even known in my life. I just want to take this time to say being in LABOR with you for 3 days was well worth the “Labor Pains” ((((Mega-Fest Sermon))) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY AND DAUGHTER …WE CALL NITA!!! I LOVE YOU BOOWhere works of the flesh exists, there is NO joy
Happy birthday to my big sisterLacrease Walker I remember growing up I wanted to get your whipping for you, that’s how much I adore you Boywasidumb!!”lol”but I love ya!!and also happy birthday to my niecey pooh neishia,what a special gift!! Your only child on your birthday!! Love you Neishia!!
Valerie D Hicks-StewartLacrease I know you are proud of your beautiful daughter!! God gave you the best gift on your bday your babygirl!! Happy bday to you both!! I love you both!!
Sherry Hunt Happy birthday to you and my beautiful niece. You shouldn’t be surprised at her being such a wonderful person the apple never falls far from the tree.
Smalleyes West Happy Birthday! I wish u and My sister a beautiful and blessed day. I have seen first hand The wonderful heart Neishia has and I also know she gets it honestly I love u both enjoy your day!
May God continue to bless you and expand your territory as He gives you increase. He is faithful to complete the good work that He has begun in you. Sister Crease have a Holy Ghost good time for your birthday and enjoy yourself. Love ya much! Sister Shout On aka Dana L Washington
Talina Childress-Walker Happy bday to u both up at 4 in the mornin tearsss that was well said sister. Life is a beautiful thing and wat u make it. LOVE YALL! Enjoy your day
Glorya Patrick Hpy bday nita…that was a very touching story…had me in tears…great job mom…i love caring n concerning ppl n a person who appreciates things n learns from experience in life…u go gurl…enjoy ur day hun!!!!
Betty Williams Happy birthday to you both. She is such a beautiful young woman and it doesn’t surprise me that she is like she is because she had a wonderful example in you. You both are just beautiful.
Kaye Wilson And tears are welling up in my eyes as I read this!! Wonderful just wonderful Cree !!! Wishing you and your daughter a happy HAPPY Birthday and God’s Blessings always MamaK\
Happy birthday sister I love you and may God continue blessing you with a many many more to come and I hope you enjoy your beautiful day with fun and happiness
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To Zee first I must say having you 40 something yrs ago, made my life worth living, I had a very good reason to enjoy my life you were born the joy of my life God gave you to me to raise. All of my childen and grandchildren,I could’nt ask for better. I must say thanks to my heavenly Father for all of yous Happy Birthday sweetheart, your proud mother, Janell
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Wow 27 years ago I gave birth to my one and only child Mar’Neishia. Not only is it MY birthday.. but today is her Birthday as well. When I tell you I love this “little gurl”…. I LOVE HER.
When I came back to Detroit, she had just moved into her first apartment and I didn’t want to cut in on her time… it killed me. She took me in, gave me her bed, slept on the floor IN HER NEW APARTMENT for 3 months until I was able to get back on my feet….(((tears)))) One day when she was about 13 years old, I took her to a homeless shelter and we help prepare food for the homeless and served it. She told me years later, that experience has made her the woman she is today. When I see her giving to the homeless, and talking and giving money to the youths *summer jobs* that work at her job, it gives me great joy. One day we went to BUFFALO WILD WINGS downtown, as we were waiting for our carry out, a homeless man was sitting in his wheelchair, not even paying us any attention. She all of a sudden got out of the car and went to hold a conversation with him for the longest. She asked him what he wanted to eat, he told her some soup. She walked across the street * I’m sitting in the car crying like a baby* and got him some soup and something to drink. She is the most giving person I’ve even known in my life. I just want to take this time to say being in LABOR with you for 3 days was well worth the “Labor Pains” ((((Mega-Fest Sermon))) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY AND DAUGHTER …WE CALL NITA!!! I LOVE YOU BOO
PEACE AND BLESSINGS LACREASE WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IM BELIVING GOD FOR HIS FAVOR,LOVE AND BLESSINGS TO OVERTAKE YOU ON THIS DAY. YOU ARE TRULY A VESSEL OF HONOR TO THE BODY OF CHRIST, I LOVE YOU CUZZ BLESSING TO YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL, LOVING, SUPPORTIVE FAMILY.