CCSC 2 The Challenge is Here!!!
Thank you Lord for a wonderful day! Tomorrow is a big dayfor the 27 of us in CCSC 2Â Cree’s Clothes Size Challenge 2. We are going to
take off the pounds as a group. We will be losing weight, but the challenge to
some is to get in outfits that we once enjoyed before the weight gain. This is
going to be very challenging to me, because I eat when things are going well.
And things go well quite often for me * Thank you Jesus*. I’m an emotional
eating. When things are on my mind… I cant pick up a dime. LOL So, I’m kinda
excited, I was only expecting about 10 people, but after I posted to invite
people were signing in and ready to start. I know losing weight can become
boring, eating the same old foods, exercising, so that’s why I put a date on it
till Nov, and if it goes well, we will continue the group. There are a lot of
women in the group who work out 5 days a week!!! That’s what I’m talking about.
I have a member ship to the gym so I will be going Tuesday. I want to have this
certain look about me, that I am waiting to feel and see. You know weight can
keep you from doing so many things, and my personality is too big to be boggled
down in weight. Now, I’m speaking for myself. I know drinking water is going to
be challenging, but I’m glad I have this week off and part of next week because
I’m on vacation, this gives me time to really get this water in my system 80
ounces.
I have a story to share that is really deep and personal for
me. I will post it tomorrow. It took me a long time to decide to write it. It
makes me sad, but I’m going to try to write it out tomorrow. Okay, gotta go
before I cry now.
me. I will post it tomorrow. It took me a long time to decide to write it. It
makes me sad, but I’m going to try to write it out tomorrow. Okay, gotta go
before I cry now.
Thank you Lord….for everything. I just LOVE YOU!!
” I cant wait to get home”,
Today I was riding the freeway on my way home, and I was listening to this Christian station, don’t even know how I found it, and the testimonies and songs were so inspirational, that I thought about how God calls us home. I’m a person who loves home, love to say ” I cant wait to get home”, and so when the families were sharing the last breath of their loved ones, they kept saying “home” That they went “home”. It made me have tears in my eyes all the way home, because I Love home!!! If I can go “home” after I die, thats cool with me. When I get to thinking, man, I go deep and hard. I surprise myself what I come up with, just by hearing something, just by a thought.
 I’ve been watching Oprah’s Behind the Scenes Shows, kinda addicted to it, I think Im obsessed with how things are ran behind the scenes. I am such a behind the scenes gurl, I can be up front, but I like to be behind the scenes……. low key. But Im a woman who can BOSS UP when I need too. I hope that she has more to show, because I have seen all of the ones that comes on and are on DEMAND.
So many people are getting killed in this city, man seems like my time to leave isnt coming fast enough. These people are low down and heartless some of the stuff they are doing to another. People are really hateful and jealous hearted.
So, why is my room this junky? My room is OFF THE HOOK!!! LOL. I would never want anybody to see this baby. Im off starting Saturday, and I’ve got to clean it up real good. I can’t take it anymore.
 I went to the movies today when I got off work, thats my quiet time. Fell asleep in the show, and woke up to this kids talking, him with his mom.,……..like are you seriously talking 4 year old and 30 year old?? For real? In a movie with folks who paid money to see it? For real? They left, then came back, thought I was going to pass out when she returned and sat in my row. Then she moved to her regular spot, then to another spot. LOL I say to myself “please don’t let them come ova here”. LOL I went to see CARS, I LOVE MATER. HE IS MY BABY. I LOVE HIM. I know our connection… he’s a sweet heart, he loves his best friend Lightening McQueen, and he would do anything for him. What a good story it was…….. and in 3D….
Okay, Im sleepy, its almost 3 am. Me and Neisha watched 48 hours, & 48 hours missing persons it was soo good!!! I love those detective shows….Okay gotta go…. MY touch of ADD is kicking in!!! Night…Be Blessed
Fall Back, listen, pay attention, watch closely,…. Cree’s Blog
Thank you Lord, I’m just really at a good place right now. I’m learning so many things about people, situations, Leadership. I’m at that place in my life, where I want to learn, learn, learn. But first God is showing me to shut my mouth, Fall Back, listen, pay attention, watch closely, and get something out of it. I cannot stop laughing at what I’m learning. I hate drama, and I hate gossip, I hate discord, so I ignore it, and that’s fine, but there comes a time when you have to see it in action and say…..wow, I just learned something from that. A lot of people come to me and ask me how do I stay positive. Its hard. But when I look back on where I was, and how God knew that I was not being the person that he made me to be, after being so mean and so heartless, I had to change. The hardest part was to “fall back” on the friends I had that kept me ( not on purpose) from being all I was suppose to be. That was the hardest part, that’s like losing weight and giving up the foods that got you heavy in the first place. LOL And so, I had to do it, because I was beginning not to like myself, and I was beginning to see things pass me by that I knew was for me. I still have a ways to go, for instance losing weight. People ask me daily, all day how do you still have a smile on your face after dealing with these people? Its God, its not me. Not at all me!!! Some people have even said that they believe that I was this way all my LIFE. OMGEEE, hahah they just don’t know. I have to let them know without giving the enemy too much time of me talking about “what I use to do”, that this was a journey, this smile and happiness in my heart didn’t just fall out of the sky. I had to earn it. Leave some people alone, stop doing some of the things I use to do, such as partying 5-6 times a week, getting drunk…. you get the picture.
I want to share some of the things I do daily in order to keep peace in my heart. When I’m driving down the street and see boys playing basketball and they have to get over so that I can pass, I will stop my car, give eye contact to as many as I could while smiling, and say “Hey boo”s. This gets their attention… they all look at me as if it say…. do I know her? LOL They are checking out my smile, my car, my tone of voice, and they are waiting on what I have to say. That’s when I know I have the “floor” and will say. “Make sure you guys are watching out for one another, be CAREFUL babies, and take care of each other. They will say… Yes maam, okay, we will. Thank you. And this is what I do whenever I see a group of guys playing,especially the young ones. This is PEACE, this is showing them…yes, she is a stranger, an adult, and she is talking to us and she’s concerned. When I walk into my nail show, all eyes are on the person who walks in, that’s my time to “show out for God”. I smile and say…. Hello Everyone!!! My eyes dance around the room to each eye, and I make sure they get their Hi’s personally. That’s PEACE it comes from God.
When I’m out having dinner, and I’m waiting to meet my server. I make sure I greet her/him with a smile, eye contact and I ALWAYS READ her/his name tag ( to make the experience personal….not BUSINESS) when I connect with her/him, I use words like sweety, boo, mama…. those are words that loose up the atmosphere. They are on a “stage” and sometimes they are under a lot of pressure to please, and I understand that. So that’s my reason to make the connection to be personal more so than business. I ALWAYS GET THE BEST SERVICE, AND THOSE WHO ARE CONNECTED WITH ME( at dinner time) DOES TOO!! AMEN!! 🙂
And you know the funny thing?….. I meet a lot of people a day right? But God cracks me up with this….. I can be out in the grocery store and people say to me “Heeeey”…and I’ll be like….dang who is that? I still smile and then they say…. you don’t remember me do you? That’s God’s way of testing me to make sure that I stay MYSELF 100% ALL THE TIME, because you never know who is watching. Watching to see if this smile is the same. I already know Imma be one of those ladies when I get older that when I go grocery shopping, I’m going to be there for 4 hours talking to everybody I know. LOL NOOOOOOBODY likes going shopping with me,. LOL LOL
I love the Lord, and he makes me happy. I will say this everyday. He brings joy to my heart. He showed me how to ignore people who wants to take it there, and it helps me. Because my buttons are pushed daily and I am at this place in my life, where nothing matters. I want to see God for myself, I want to feel and kiss his face, I don’t care about money, fame, I just want to do what good I can do for people. My passion for the homeless has my mind going. I remember back in 2001 or 2003 I was in a on line Ministry group and I asked the Leader if we could camp out with the homeless in Chicago and Detroit. We never got to it, but I still have this in my heart to do. I’m not scared at all. I want to hear testimonies of how they got to that place. Sigh….. I can go on and on…. Well, I’m going to rest my brain and watch TV till I fall asleep. My vacation starts FRIDAY AT 5:31 LOL I’m spending the whole Sunday with my Raisingurls and gotta meet with my Sistergurls for Feeding the Homeless August 21!!!
Be Blesssed!!!
A lesson in BUSINESS to be learned….Cree’s Blog
I’ll be 44 this year 9/3, and I truly Thank Godfor allowing me to live this life. I know when I am truly blessed and I LOVE
telling God just how much I appreciate it.
I must admit I haven’t always been straight up
with myself. I remember when I was about 14 years old reading the Bible. I use
to read the book of Proverbs EVERYDAY and after doing so, I would ask God ,
please Lord dose me with Wisdom. Give me wisdom when I get older, I said that I
wanted to know things, know the truth. Never really knowing that all I had to do
was ask. Here I am 44 years old, and I like to “play dumb” when I don’t even
have too. God has given me WISDOM, all that I can handle in my life, and still
I play dumb to things, when I know the truth. Today, is the day I stop that.
That’s it, enough is enough.
with myself. I remember when I was about 14 years old reading the Bible. I use
to read the book of Proverbs EVERYDAY and after doing so, I would ask God ,
please Lord dose me with Wisdom. Give me wisdom when I get older, I said that I
wanted to know things, know the truth. Never really knowing that all I had to do
was ask. Here I am 44 years old, and I like to “play dumb” when I don’t even
have too. God has given me WISDOM, all that I can handle in my life, and still
I play dumb to things, when I know the truth. Today, is the day I stop that.
That’s it, enough is enough.
One thing I notice about myself is I have this NO
NONSENSE cut throat approach, that causes me to cut back sometimes on HOW I tell
the truth. I can be very raw, NO CURSE WORDS, but to the point about it. And
this is why I tell PEOPLE all the time, STOP RUNNING UP BEHIND YOUR MANAGERS
trying to be “friends”.
Because when you really need to BE HEARD you need
for them to not be able to go into their minds and find a “soft spot” about YOU,
when you are talking business. They will sometimes take that and use it against
you. Let me explain.
NONSENSE cut throat approach, that causes me to cut back sometimes on HOW I tell
the truth. I can be very raw, NO CURSE WORDS, but to the point about it. And
this is why I tell PEOPLE all the time, STOP RUNNING UP BEHIND YOUR MANAGERS
trying to be “friends”.
Because when you really need to BE HEARD you need
for them to not be able to go into their minds and find a “soft spot” about YOU,
when you are talking business. They will sometimes take that and use it against
you. Let me explain.
Last week it was crowded at work, off the chain.
As I was ringing up this lady, one of her bottles of cleaning solutions fell out
of my hand and the top to it broke. She wasn’t upset at all, but I did want
someone to bring her another one. Since the incident happen where someone in
another city got on the PA system of the stores and ordered all Blacks to leave
, they ordered that all stores take the phones off the registers, making
communication hard for cashiers and management, also the customers who are
paging for their parties. But mangers have walkies with head seats. As one of
the black managers was walking pass my register and my immediate one wasn’t
around, I asked him can he please PAGE someone ( from that department-paper good
and chemicals) to come and get her another one. He walks by real fast, like he’s
busy and don’t look at him, you know how they do when they DONT want you to BUG
them. So, the faster he was walking, the more it made me want to get his
attention. He says…. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, when I asked him to page
someone to help this lady. OMG my face showed anger all through it. I was in
shock, so was the lady and the FOLKS STANDING IN MY LONG, LONG, LONG LINE. He
walks away never saying a word, never saying if he was going to do it, never
saying someone is on the way. Then about 3 minutes here comes the guy who works
that department. He gets the new bottle and that was fine. The lady asked me his
name and told me that she was going to call corporate on him.
As I was ringing up this lady, one of her bottles of cleaning solutions fell out
of my hand and the top to it broke. She wasn’t upset at all, but I did want
someone to bring her another one. Since the incident happen where someone in
another city got on the PA system of the stores and ordered all Blacks to leave
, they ordered that all stores take the phones off the registers, making
communication hard for cashiers and management, also the customers who are
paging for their parties. But mangers have walkies with head seats. As one of
the black managers was walking pass my register and my immediate one wasn’t
around, I asked him can he please PAGE someone ( from that department-paper good
and chemicals) to come and get her another one. He walks by real fast, like he’s
busy and don’t look at him, you know how they do when they DONT want you to BUG
them. So, the faster he was walking, the more it made me want to get his
attention. He says…. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, when I asked him to page
someone to help this lady. OMG my face showed anger all through it. I was in
shock, so was the lady and the FOLKS STANDING IN MY LONG, LONG, LONG LINE. He
walks away never saying a word, never saying if he was going to do it, never
saying someone is on the way. Then about 3 minutes here comes the guy who works
that department. He gets the new bottle and that was fine. The lady asked me his
name and told me that she was going to call corporate on him.
When it was time for me to punch out for the day,
guess who I run into? Yep, the manager. I went up to him with my serious and
curious face, and said….. why did you tell me NO, NO, NO, NO, that you would
walkie someone to help this lady. He says, I was ONLY PLAYING WITH YOU. He said
I DID IT, DIDNT I? I looked at him, and said, Okay, you were playing with ME,
but this was in front of customers, and I wasn’t asking you to get me anything,
this was for HER!!!! He says I was busy, and you shouldn’t be asking me to do
anything, we have CMS’s for that? I said, so you mean to tell me that you are an
ASSISTANT MANAGER and if MY CUSTOMER need assistance I’m NOT suppose to approach
you? He cleared that up so fast. But you know what? He said it, and I know for a
FACT, they don’t like for a associate to go to them first, we are suppose to go
to our immediate manager. And I get that!!! I know this, but when you are NOT
asked to “go and get something”, you are only ASKED to WALKIE help to my
register, and you don’t want to do that…. YOU DONT NEED TO WORK THERE.
PERIOD.
guess who I run into? Yep, the manager. I went up to him with my serious and
curious face, and said….. why did you tell me NO, NO, NO, NO, that you would
walkie someone to help this lady. He says, I was ONLY PLAYING WITH YOU. He said
I DID IT, DIDNT I? I looked at him, and said, Okay, you were playing with ME,
but this was in front of customers, and I wasn’t asking you to get me anything,
this was for HER!!!! He says I was busy, and you shouldn’t be asking me to do
anything, we have CMS’s for that? I said, so you mean to tell me that you are an
ASSISTANT MANAGER and if MY CUSTOMER need assistance I’m NOT suppose to approach
you? He cleared that up so fast. But you know what? He said it, and I know for a
FACT, they don’t like for a associate to go to them first, we are suppose to go
to our immediate manager. And I get that!!! I know this, but when you are NOT
asked to “go and get something”, you are only ASKED to WALKIE help to my
register, and you don’t want to do that…. YOU DONT NEED TO WORK THERE.
PERIOD.
SO, after a while he was really believing with
all his heart that he was NOT wrong in saying to me in from of the customer “NO
NO NO NO” as he was walking by. I stopped in the middle of my rant, and said …
Let me ask you this? Do you feel that you were wrong in saying “No, No, No, No”?
He said No, I said okay well, this conversation is over, Because if you feel
that you were NOT WRONG, then we will be here all day. Just then a associate
said TO HIM…….OMGGG, IF YOU’RE having a debate with LaCrease, you gotta be
wrong, she doesn’t get into it with ANYONE. He looked at us both and walked
away. I punched out and left.
all his heart that he was NOT wrong in saying to me in from of the customer “NO
NO NO NO” as he was walking by. I stopped in the middle of my rant, and said …
Let me ask you this? Do you feel that you were wrong in saying “No, No, No, No”?
He said No, I said okay well, this conversation is over, Because if you feel
that you were NOT WRONG, then we will be here all day. Just then a associate
said TO HIM…….OMGGG, IF YOU’RE having a debate with LaCrease, you gotta be
wrong, she doesn’t get into it with ANYONE. He looked at us both and walked
away. I punched out and left.
Now, this is how I am. I never really deal with
managers unless I have to……or they come to me. I’m a business person, and I
don’t like to confuse the two. This particular manager can look at me and tell
that I’m friendly YES, but when I’m around and he’s playing or joking with
others, I don’t give it too much conversation because for one they aren’t
talking to me, and for 2 I don’t like to mix business that way. Because they
always take it to far, and so does associates. So, then when I need to let them
know that I MEAN BUSINESS, they can’t go into their files in their minds and NOT
take me seriously. As a matter of fact, I never had to deal or work with him
because he does not work in my area, so I don’t know him as others do.
managers unless I have to……or they come to me. I’m a business person, and I
don’t like to confuse the two. This particular manager can look at me and tell
that I’m friendly YES, but when I’m around and he’s playing or joking with
others, I don’t give it too much conversation because for one they aren’t
talking to me, and for 2 I don’t like to mix business that way. Because they
always take it to far, and so does associates. So, then when I need to let them
know that I MEAN BUSINESS, they can’t go into their files in their minds and NOT
take me seriously. As a matter of fact, I never had to deal or work with him
because he does not work in my area, so I don’t know him as others do.
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Anyway…..  that happened last Saturday July
9……. yesterday July 11, I was working by his station and he kept looking at
me. LOL He wanted me to make eye contact with HIM SO BAD!!!!!!!! LOLÂ I never
once looked up at him, or even his way. He kept walking past MY
REGISTER looking at me, I could see him on the corner of my eyes, I wouldn’t
give him a chance to smile in my face. I’ve got an ignore button
built INSIDE MEÂ that IS NO JOKE!!! I hate being this way, but I’m glad I can be
because I need to. To let him know that I mean business. Hell, I don’t need him
to give me a ride home, pay a bill, or buy me lunch, anything I ask of him, will
be BECAUSE OF THE NEED OF THE CUSTOMER!!! NOT LACREASE WALKER!!! So LOL LOL LOL
I guess after a while he did everything in his power to get my attention, or for
me to look up at him, or to speak to me ( guess he was afraid to speak
FIRST…especially with no direct eye contact LOL). Guess what he finally says?
LOL “There’s a penny by your feet”. It KILLED me to respond by picking it up,
but I’m not a ignorant person, I did hear him, he is my manager, BUT….. I
NEVER looked at him, I stepped back and picked up the penny. I guess he said to
himself, yeah she is conscience of my presence, she’s just not speaking or
talking to me. DAYUM RIGHT!! Imma teach him, that you don’t play like that in
front of a customer, when I come to you, its for the customers NOT FOR ME!!! I
should have told him when we had that debate…… you know what? Lets take this
same conversation to OUR STORE MANAGER…… and see what he says about it!!!!!!
HE’s lucky I was to HOTT, to think that far.
9……. yesterday July 11, I was working by his station and he kept looking at
me. LOL He wanted me to make eye contact with HIM SO BAD!!!!!!!! LOLÂ I never
once looked up at him, or even his way. He kept walking past MY
REGISTER looking at me, I could see him on the corner of my eyes, I wouldn’t
give him a chance to smile in my face. I’ve got an ignore button
built INSIDE MEÂ that IS NO JOKE!!! I hate being this way, but I’m glad I can be
because I need to. To let him know that I mean business. Hell, I don’t need him
to give me a ride home, pay a bill, or buy me lunch, anything I ask of him, will
be BECAUSE OF THE NEED OF THE CUSTOMER!!! NOT LACREASE WALKER!!! So LOL LOL LOL
I guess after a while he did everything in his power to get my attention, or for
me to look up at him, or to speak to me ( guess he was afraid to speak
FIRST…especially with no direct eye contact LOL). Guess what he finally says?
LOL “There’s a penny by your feet”. It KILLED me to respond by picking it up,
but I’m not a ignorant person, I did hear him, he is my manager, BUT….. I
NEVER looked at him, I stepped back and picked up the penny. I guess he said to
himself, yeah she is conscience of my presence, she’s just not speaking or
talking to me. DAYUM RIGHT!! Imma teach him, that you don’t play like that in
front of a customer, when I come to you, its for the customers NOT FOR ME!!! I
should have told him when we had that debate…… you know what? Lets take this
same conversation to OUR STORE MANAGER…… and see what he says about it!!!!!!
HE’s lucky I was to HOTT, to think that far.
I say that to say….. STOP playing with your
managers, and trying to be their friends, and trying to be in their circle, and
to go out with them and be in their mix. Because when you mean business, they
will laugh in your face ( if they don’t respect your opinion.) Learn to separate
business from friends. Besides you should already have friends before you start
this job.
managers, and trying to be their friends, and trying to be in their circle, and
to go out with them and be in their mix. Because when you mean business, they
will laugh in your face ( if they don’t respect your opinion.) Learn to separate
business from friends. Besides you should already have friends before you start
this job.
Cree’s Blog……nothing really :)
So, me and my Sistergurls went to The Motor City Casino for dinner
yesterday evening. There were 8 of us ( one guy)Â we had a good time, talking
and laughing. There is something about women when they get together and talk
with no drama of…. she said this, and she said that. I cannot stand gossip and
it is one way to lose me as a friend. After we had dinner, we went to the slots
( I refuse to hand feed a machine that only EATS money), a few of my friends won
a coupla dollars, but the excitement happened at the bar with a live DJ. We had
drinks and met this older white man who was suga shob!! LOL He was dancing and
singing, he was so smooth, I really like him. He had to be in his late 60’s
early 70’s. I think he was famous, he had body guards with him, you can tell he
had some money too, it was just something about him. Anyway, when I got home, I
was sleepy. Has to be at work this morning @ 9.
August 21, Sistergurls and Raisingurls are going to the streets of Detroit
to pass out sandwiches, water, pop, and chips to about 30 homeless people. WE
are excited. They will all meet at my house to make the sandwiches and bag them
up, and then we will take to the streets. A few of my Sistergurls have already
helped me to pass out several dinners, but for the others, it will be their
first time helping out and they are excited about it.
I bought some more things for my apartment for when I move to Atlanta!!!!
I’m so proud of myself, I have so many things that I had to buy one of those
huge totes to put the stuff in, I just put all the bags in there. If only I had
me a brand new truck. Yea, brand new. not used, not borrowed, not a car. I
want/need a BRAND NEW TRUCK. One of my Sistergurls is going to Atlanta for
their family reunion in a few weeks, she’s gonna have a ball for real.
Getting sleepy, I have a very important topic to share on my next blog.
Here is a song that I love.
“I’m Gods gurl tough ……BUILT TO LAST”. Crees Blog
Thank you Lord for loving me, and sharing with methe things I ask you to allow me to understand at this time. My mind runs deep,
and there is not a pen fast enough to catch all of this stuff. But there is one
thing I do know….and that’s my purpose for being here.
After leaving funeral services for a man I have
been knowing 32 plus years, it was clear to me that no more time is to be
wasted, what seemed important seem so minor to me. After listening to testimony
after testimony of how he touched so many lives, just made me sit and cry. My
momma kept looking over me, handling me tissue. But I wasn’t crying about his
death, because he had gave his life to God 2 years ago. He was the one who did
all the maintenance in the building ( his baby brothers Church), helping people,
giving the shirt off his back, he loved to cook, and had nicknames for
everybody. I remember being about 12 years old, I was messing with him as usual
and I made a mistake and ran * really ran* into his cigarette as he sat in the
car, with his arm out of the window. He felt bad about it too. I was so mad at
him, but I knew it was my fault playing too much. LOL As bad as I hated that
burn on my light skin at the time…. I’m happy that its there, to remind me of
him…Lloyd.
been knowing 32 plus years, it was clear to me that no more time is to be
wasted, what seemed important seem so minor to me. After listening to testimony
after testimony of how he touched so many lives, just made me sit and cry. My
momma kept looking over me, handling me tissue. But I wasn’t crying about his
death, because he had gave his life to God 2 years ago. He was the one who did
all the maintenance in the building ( his baby brothers Church), helping people,
giving the shirt off his back, he loved to cook, and had nicknames for
everybody. I remember being about 12 years old, I was messing with him as usual
and I made a mistake and ran * really ran* into his cigarette as he sat in the
car, with his arm out of the window. He felt bad about it too. I was so mad at
him, but I knew it was my fault playing too much. LOL As bad as I hated that
burn on my light skin at the time…. I’m happy that its there, to remind me of
him…Lloyd.
Sometimes, I complain about how overwhelmed I am
about my projects, Sistergurls, Raisingurls, my family, friends, work. I
realized at the funeral that “I’m Gods gurl tough ……BUILT TO LAST”. God has
shown me the influence I have over people, and situations. And I was afraid of
the Power. As I understand my gift, I’m learning to be consistent, which is
really hard for me, but I’m working on it, and its working out pretty well. Time
after time he has shown me, without saying a word how I have the power to move
mountains……and I believe it. That amazes me, there is so much more to do,
and I’m not afraid anymore. I would cry ( happy) right about now, but I
can’t…. I won’t the assignment is already in the book. It’s okay…. I
see….. I know.
about my projects, Sistergurls, Raisingurls, my family, friends, work. I
realized at the funeral that “I’m Gods gurl tough ……BUILT TO LAST”. God has
shown me the influence I have over people, and situations. And I was afraid of
the Power. As I understand my gift, I’m learning to be consistent, which is
really hard for me, but I’m working on it, and its working out pretty well. Time
after time he has shown me, without saying a word how I have the power to move
mountains……and I believe it. That amazes me, there is so much more to do,
and I’m not afraid anymore. I would cry ( happy) right about now, but I
can’t…. I won’t the assignment is already in the book. It’s okay…. I
see….. I know.
My calendar is filled to the brim up until Oct,
and for some reason I’m NOT feeling any pressure. Habakkuk 2 says:
2 Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation
and make it plain on tablets
That’s exactly what I did. I am learning that I cant shut myself
out from the world because I want to be left “alone”. Sometimes I feel that I’m
being pulled in all directions, and most is probably all in my head. LOL I’m
just going to look ahead and do what I have to do. I may seem as if I’m talking
in circles, but I’m not. We are having dinner at The Motor City Casino $25.00
a plate, but its worth it. We can sit talk, laugh until the next day. Its
important that I meet with my Sistergurls every so often, we have so many issues
that goes on within our families, and if I can touch on them…. I will. I post
on Face book and so many people come to me and tell me how they look forward to
my post, and how they encourage them. This lady who use to work with me, stopped
me in Walmart last week, and asked for a hug and told me how she wakes up
everyday to read one of my stats. That really blessed me because I really didn’t
know people paid attention. This is what I’ve been talking about. There is no
more time to “make friends”, its time to get people to turn to God. I try to
live a life pleasing to God so that people can see it. This is why I have to be
careful of my circle of friends, what I say, what I do, because people watch me.
God is very tough on me on what I say and think….yall just don’t know. Very
tough. He gets down on me TOUGH… READ IT AGAIN ….TOUGH! LOLMy Raisingurls called me and as bad as I want to squeeze them in
this weekend, I can’t. So, tomorrow I’m going to call them and tell them that
we’ll meet next week at my place. I went on line and pulled out an application
for Subway, just so that they can learn how to fill out an application PROPERLY,
and then in the weeks to come, how to do a resume for a career job. These are
important things they should know. I have 2 gurls who are 16 and one 12. We will
have Bible study and that will be on The Tower of Babel. For those who know me,
IÂ LOVE TO ASK QUESTIONS….so I made up a 20 questionnaire to go over as a
group. LOL And boy can I come up with some questions. LOL
and for some reason I’m NOT feeling any pressure. Habakkuk 2 says:
2 Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation
and make it plain on tablets
That’s exactly what I did. I am learning that I cant shut myself
out from the world because I want to be left “alone”. Sometimes I feel that I’m
being pulled in all directions, and most is probably all in my head. LOL I’m
just going to look ahead and do what I have to do. I may seem as if I’m talking
in circles, but I’m not. We are having dinner at The Motor City Casino $25.00
a plate, but its worth it. We can sit talk, laugh until the next day. Its
important that I meet with my Sistergurls every so often, we have so many issues
that goes on within our families, and if I can touch on them…. I will. I post
on Face book and so many people come to me and tell me how they look forward to
my post, and how they encourage them. This lady who use to work with me, stopped
me in Walmart last week, and asked for a hug and told me how she wakes up
everyday to read one of my stats. That really blessed me because I really didn’t
know people paid attention. This is what I’ve been talking about. There is no
more time to “make friends”, its time to get people to turn to God. I try to
live a life pleasing to God so that people can see it. This is why I have to be
careful of my circle of friends, what I say, what I do, because people watch me.
God is very tough on me on what I say and think….yall just don’t know. Very
tough. He gets down on me TOUGH… READ IT AGAIN ….TOUGH! LOLMy Raisingurls called me and as bad as I want to squeeze them in
this weekend, I can’t. So, tomorrow I’m going to call them and tell them that
we’ll meet next week at my place. I went on line and pulled out an application
for Subway, just so that they can learn how to fill out an application PROPERLY,
and then in the weeks to come, how to do a resume for a career job. These are
important things they should know. I have 2 gurls who are 16 and one 12. We will
have Bible study and that will be on The Tower of Babel. For those who know me,
IÂ LOVE TO ASK QUESTIONS….so I made up a 20 questionnaire to go over as a
group. LOL And boy can I come up with some questions. LOL
Well, I’m off to bed, how bout its 6:50 am….but I’m off today
so it’s gonna feel good sleeping. Be Blessed!
My Raisingurls…..Cree’s Blog
So,
I met with my Raisingurls on Sunday for dinner and a meeting. I had a lot of
thinking and praying to do about how I was going to go about my group. It was
kinda stressful in a way because I knew that having 15-20 gurls at one time was
going to be too much for one person. I would have to pick up at least 4 gurls at
different locations and when I would get back to my house, at least 10 would be
there waiting for me. I didn’t like that one bit. After the meeting I would have
to take those same gurls I picked up home, and then maybe 2-3 would need me to
drop them off. Thinking back on those days April-Nov, I wonder how I was doing
it all those months alone. LOL I wanted to do this so badly it was nothing
physically, but it was mentally. But this year…… I prayed on it, and I
thought about it a million times. I decided that I wanted to take in 3-4 gurls.
And it was the best thing I could do.
thinking and praying to do about how I was going to go about my group. It was
kinda stressful in a way because I knew that having 15-20 gurls at one time was
going to be too much for one person. I would have to pick up at least 4 gurls at
different locations and when I would get back to my house, at least 10 would be
there waiting for me. I didn’t like that one bit. After the meeting I would have
to take those same gurls I picked up home, and then maybe 2-3 would need me to
drop them off. Thinking back on those days April-Nov, I wonder how I was doing
it all those months alone. LOL I wanted to do this so badly it was nothing
physically, but it was mentally. But this year…… I prayed on it, and I
thought about it a million times. I decided that I wanted to take in 3-4 gurls.
And it was the best thing I could do.
I sent a letter to each of the gurls and their
parents and I told them that I would pick them up for dinner with a meeting on
Sunday June 26, all I ask is that they bring a pen. They did. Before we left one
of my gurls called me and told me about her friend who lives a few doors down,
and how she should be apart of the group, I told her that when I came to pick
her up to have her friend there so that I could meet her. When I first pulled up
to the house and laid eyes on her, I knew right off that she was the one. I am
so happy to be apart of her life, the things this young 16 year old is going
through is a movie, book and all of God. I’m just so happy right now. At dinner
we talked about everything!!!! LOL Gossip, boys, homelessness, God, FB and
building Character, how to keep your credit in good standing. We had a nice time
together.
parents and I told them that I would pick them up for dinner with a meeting on
Sunday June 26, all I ask is that they bring a pen. They did. Before we left one
of my gurls called me and told me about her friend who lives a few doors down,
and how she should be apart of the group, I told her that when I came to pick
her up to have her friend there so that I could meet her. When I first pulled up
to the house and laid eyes on her, I knew right off that she was the one. I am
so happy to be apart of her life, the things this young 16 year old is going
through is a movie, book and all of God. I’m just so happy right now. At dinner
we talked about everything!!!! LOL Gossip, boys, homelessness, God, FB and
building Character, how to keep your credit in good standing. We had a nice time
together.
The thing that I LOVE MOST is the fact that I can
give my ALL to my gurls. I can give them the one on one that they need. They
told me in the meeting that they’re happy that its only 3 of them, because when
it was a lot of them, they said they couldn’t talk to me like they wanted, and I
knew this, but………there was nothing I could do then.
give my ALL to my gurls. I can give them the one on one that they need. They
told me in the meeting that they’re happy that its only 3 of them, because when
it was a lot of them, they said they couldn’t talk to me like they wanted, and I
knew this, but………there was nothing I could do then.
So, check this out. Before we went to dinner I
took them to pick out some body sprays, because I’m ( true story) going to a
baby shower and instead of them buying something for the baby, I wanted them to
help me pick out 3 fragrances for the mother. I told them to chose the one that
they want buy. After wards we went to dinner, had our meeting and then I passed
out homework. I gave them 2 sheets from the bible about the story of Joseph.
They had 2 days to read it and when I got in touch with them on Tuesday they had
to answer all my questions about the story. I told them that the fragrances were
for them ( they were so happy. LOL LOL LOL), but they had to answer my questions
before they could get them. Tuesday came, and I got in touch with 2 of them and
hope to touch with one today. They answered all my questions and were very
interested in why his brothers did him that way.
took them to pick out some body sprays, because I’m ( true story) going to a
baby shower and instead of them buying something for the baby, I wanted them to
help me pick out 3 fragrances for the mother. I told them to chose the one that
they want buy. After wards we went to dinner, had our meeting and then I passed
out homework. I gave them 2 sheets from the bible about the story of Joseph.
They had 2 days to read it and when I got in touch with them on Tuesday they had
to answer all my questions about the story. I told them that the fragrances were
for them ( they were so happy. LOL LOL LOL), but they had to answer my questions
before they could get them. Tuesday came, and I got in touch with 2 of them and
hope to touch with one today. They answered all my questions and were very
interested in why his brothers did him that way.
What makes me smile and happy is the fact that I
can take them to the movies without asking 3-4 parents to help drive all 31
kids. We can have hotel parties, go bowling, out of town, I can afford dinner
for them all without having them to ask their parents. I’m happy that this is no
longer on my mind, it was really starting to get to me, after prayer and really
thinking about it, I KNOW this is what I’m suppose to be doing. I’m
happy.
can take them to the movies without asking 3-4 parents to help drive all 31
kids. We can have hotel parties, go bowling, out of town, I can afford dinner
for them all without having them to ask their parents. I’m happy that this is no
longer on my mind, it was really starting to get to me, after prayer and really
thinking about it, I KNOW this is what I’m suppose to be doing. I’m
happy.
Learning to stay in my lane …Cree’s Blog
I remember when I was in my teens I love towrite, it calms me down. Cause right now…. ( cant even write that on
here)
A few days ago I was in line and this lady that
was in front of me was taking so long to put her stuff on the counter, keep in
mind it was 20 items or less. I’m saying to my self, “do she realize that its
people behind her waiting for their turn”. She was very apologetic, but at the
same time she was taking forever. Then she got to saying “I don’t know if I want
that… I don’t know if I want this.”. Then she turns to me and look at me ( my
facial expressions) for my opinion. She got the wrong person for that, cause my
face was so blank you could have drawn me a face on. People like her LOVE to
make sure they have one person “on their side” helping them to CONTINUE IN THEIR
FOOLISHNESS…..and she got the wrong one. I be dammed if I able you to
continue ” taking your time while I’m waiting on my turn”. She had me messed up.
This lady took so long in deciding if she should get her Pepsi’s, that her
friend was embarrassed and left the store. Yes, it was like that!!! LOL At one
point, something in me starts boiling, and my leg start jumping, and I have to
put my head down in my hand, rub my brows and PRAY that GOD keeps me calm so
that I won’t have a outburst. An outburst is when I get upset and I have to talk
myself out of saying words like ” HURRY UP”. The people behind me was laughing
at me, but I was serious. I had to think about stuff to calm me down!!!! My leg
was jumping and I could hear God saying “just don’t say anything, everything is
going to be alright”. And the hard part about it was……….the lady was so
NICE. LOL I just have to learn patience….. a little
better.
was in front of me was taking so long to put her stuff on the counter, keep in
mind it was 20 items or less. I’m saying to my self, “do she realize that its
people behind her waiting for their turn”. She was very apologetic, but at the
same time she was taking forever. Then she got to saying “I don’t know if I want
that… I don’t know if I want this.”. Then she turns to me and look at me ( my
facial expressions) for my opinion. She got the wrong person for that, cause my
face was so blank you could have drawn me a face on. People like her LOVE to
make sure they have one person “on their side” helping them to CONTINUE IN THEIR
FOOLISHNESS…..and she got the wrong one. I be dammed if I able you to
continue ” taking your time while I’m waiting on my turn”. She had me messed up.
This lady took so long in deciding if she should get her Pepsi’s, that her
friend was embarrassed and left the store. Yes, it was like that!!! LOL At one
point, something in me starts boiling, and my leg start jumping, and I have to
put my head down in my hand, rub my brows and PRAY that GOD keeps me calm so
that I won’t have a outburst. An outburst is when I get upset and I have to talk
myself out of saying words like ” HURRY UP”. The people behind me was laughing
at me, but I was serious. I had to think about stuff to calm me down!!!! My leg
was jumping and I could hear God saying “just don’t say anything, everything is
going to be alright”. And the hard part about it was……….the lady was so
NICE. LOL I just have to learn patience….. a little
better.
Then…
This guy that I use to talk to when I was out in
the world being “fast” came through my line. When I saw him my heart was beating
so fast. We have this flirty, sexy friendship. We talk junk to each other and
its fun. He brings out this side of me that I really like about myself……if I
was married. Not hardcore or anything like that, but the way I talk, smile and
act. He’s sexy and has this appeal that drives me crazy!!! He’s a good friend of
my sisters husband, that’s how we met years ago, we lost contact and that was
it. So, I guess he figure that I was the same person back then as I am today.
Another one, got me messed up!! I gave him my number, I hate talking on the
phone and email cause for some reason what I have to say never comes out the way
it would if I was in person. That’s why I hate talking on the phone…..AND
EMAILING…. I HATE IT! HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE
IT!
the world being “fast” came through my line. When I saw him my heart was beating
so fast. We have this flirty, sexy friendship. We talk junk to each other and
its fun. He brings out this side of me that I really like about myself……if I
was married. Not hardcore or anything like that, but the way I talk, smile and
act. He’s sexy and has this appeal that drives me crazy!!! He’s a good friend of
my sisters husband, that’s how we met years ago, we lost contact and that was
it. So, I guess he figure that I was the same person back then as I am today.
Another one, got me messed up!! I gave him my number, I hate talking on the
phone and email cause for some reason what I have to say never comes out the way
it would if I was in person. That’s why I hate talking on the phone…..AND
EMAILING…. I HATE IT! HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE
IT!
He goes right in, and ask if he could come over.
I’m looking at the phone like Oh Lord please don’t let me go in on him, maybe
I’m jumping to conclusions and thinking to far. Then he says…. you know we are
feeling each other and that its been a long time since we saw each other and all
this mess. So, me, I’m like……well okay lets just take it slow. We’re talking
and he’s really hitting nerves in my mind, because he is so aggressive. I said
what’s your sign? Aren’t you a Virgo? He said yes Sep 11. SMH and LOL Those
Virgo men are too much for me, and the reason why is because they remind me so
much of myself it gets on my nerves!!! I let him talk his junk because he was
talking over me about how I’m playing ,and its been a long time coming, I’m
trying to deal under my terms, and so he says…..I’m coming that way and when I
get near, Imma call. #boybye He called and left a message LOL I wouldn’t let him
in my house if a friendly Lion was giving out $100 bills. When I nut up, people
say I’m crazy, but when I don’t say much they say I’m
playing.
I’m looking at the phone like Oh Lord please don’t let me go in on him, maybe
I’m jumping to conclusions and thinking to far. Then he says…. you know we are
feeling each other and that its been a long time since we saw each other and all
this mess. So, me, I’m like……well okay lets just take it slow. We’re talking
and he’s really hitting nerves in my mind, because he is so aggressive. I said
what’s your sign? Aren’t you a Virgo? He said yes Sep 11. SMH and LOL Those
Virgo men are too much for me, and the reason why is because they remind me so
much of myself it gets on my nerves!!! I let him talk his junk because he was
talking over me about how I’m playing ,and its been a long time coming, I’m
trying to deal under my terms, and so he says…..I’m coming that way and when I
get near, Imma call. #boybye He called and left a message LOL I wouldn’t let him
in my house if a friendly Lion was giving out $100 bills. When I nut up, people
say I’m crazy, but when I don’t say much they say I’m
playing.
Cree , is going to stay in her lane! Night
Night!
Night!
I love my SIBLINGS :) Cree’s Blog
Thank you Lord for such a wonderful day with myfamily!!! My mom told me to gather all her kids to go to dinner today for her
Birthday. She had one request that she didn’t want a gift this year, she wanted
money. And so it was done. We had a great time, we laughed and talked, got a
chance to catch up in each other lives, which was so good. We all work and its
kinda hard together sometimes. These are the times when we need to cherish time
being together. I know that we all must go, and when we start to leave here, I
want to be able to say that we had a great time and that we loved each other.
As, I was telling a friend today who is at odds with her sister, that GOD
handpicked our sisters and brothers out of everyone in the world, we need to
show him some respect and LOVE THEM to the best of our ability. Even if you
don’t get alone with that sibling, do whatever you can to make things work. I
know its hard, me and my brother get into it all the time, we argue, and debate
all the time, but I love him and even if he irritates me to know end, we still
make up. Is it hard? Yes, LOL its hard because you know each person is grown
and have the power to walk out and go home to our safe domain. But the sad part
is, you will think about them all day, all night, and its even sadder if you can
go home and NOT think about them. It takes work. In my family we all have VERY,
VERY, VERY strong personalities, and when we get together and have debates, its
like HOT FIYAH…. We cut loose. We don’t get personal, we stay on the subject
and after we finish, we kiss and make up. It gets hot in the kitchen for those
who haven’t seen us in action. MY Sister Na…. she’s the “know it all”. I’ll
say it was 80 degrees yesterday, and she’ll tell you, it was 81…. that would
be because the weather man said it before she left work, her car don’t lie, her
friend said it, and she knows the weather man personally.LOL MY brother Bobby he’s
the Marine, “motor mouth” is what we call him, because he never shuts up! He can argue about a car filling up at $40.00, when the next person
will say its $35.00. If you can debate with him for 20 hours, he can go STRAIGHTÂ for
40 more. LOL MY baby sister Peedie…. she’s the baby, she can take on all of
us AT THE SAME TIME, she loves being the opposite of what we are saying. We can say the classroom
should be no more than 25 kids, she’ll say it should be 40. And will debate that
in her loudest voice, until you say…… okay Peedie you WIN! And me……..
Ms. Cree, if I ask my siblings what they would say about me, that would say I
think I know everything, but never want to take advice. They would say that I
get loud, and get real mad when we debate, they would say that I’m bossy and
want everything my way. They would say, I’m always trying to be the boss of
everybody. LOL And that I talk loud to get my point across and make faces to go with it. That I never want to be wrong. Hahahaha You put all those personalities together, and you will have the 4th
of July. LOL But in the end, we hug and kiss, because we LOVE EACH OTHER DEARLY,
we have to make up because we don’t ever want to leave each other bitter and
upset. Thank you Lord, for handpicking my siblings. Thank you.
🙂
Inside the mind of cree 