An interesting week
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Thank you Lord for an interesting week. My grandmother passed away a few days ago, she was 86. She lived a long time, and loved to Travel. I thought I was funny and silly……. my grandma took the cake!!! LOL Even though I didnt get a chance to see her often, she will surely be missed. Rest in Peace Grandma!!
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Starting tomorrow, I have to get myself refocused!!! Been drinking too much Pepsi, not working out, and not having my head in the right place. Thats no problem for me. When I first reconize that I need to regroup, I usually can do it without a problem. Sometimes days and weeks would pass before I realize that I need to do it. Its only a month before we leave for ATL, and I want to be ready. I want business all taken care of before I go. So, I must focus now!!!
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I went to the Maxwell/Jill SCott concert last night and it was off the henges!!!! Jill is badd!! That was my first time seeing her perform LIVE, yeah I know…….. and it won’t be my last. She lost so much weight, looking good too. Go Sistah gurl!!! I love JILL! My baby MAXWELL tore it up!!!! That man, that man!!! I wish Tyler Perry would have him to do a song for one of his movies. Thats whats up!!!
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WEll, here are some photos!!
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Ghetto Mentality!
Today was one of those days.
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 I guess what I’m saying is that our city (Detroit) is really going through some serious issues. So many killings, robberies, death. The mentality of the people here is unreal. Like, where is the God in your life? I see now, nobody is going to be happy until all the Police in the city throw up their hands and say …….. that’s it. WE QUIT!!! To all of the people who have 3 and 4 flat screen TV’s let the criminals get it, let them take your trucks in the driveway, let them rob you when you go to deposit your earnings in the deposit box. Let the crack heads of the city go into the houses and steal your credit cards, and purse. Let them kill the men in the house and raped the women. Let them set fires to the buildings and loot the city. I know, I know that God is holding this city down from us seeing a MASS of Police in the city from quitting the force, and moving to other cities. I’m so tired of people dissing the Police and having no respect for them. They have families that they want to go home as well. They have children, siblings and parents too. They take a lot of heat for what goes wrong in this city. I know there are some crooked cops here, and they will be caught doing evil, if not from the officials but surely from God. People forget that these officers respond to OUR calls. If someone is in the alley raping one of your children, we EXPECT the police to detach away from their families and loved ones, and come to our AIDE. What people fail to realize is that, they want to help.
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What triggered this topic is that a 17-year-old was gunned down and killed by the hands of a 34-year-old because he “didn’t like the way he looked at him”.(BLANK STARE)  Right outside of a Liquor store in front of the victims girlfriend. What kinda stuff is that? Here’s the story http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/23610228/detail.htmlÂ
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I was talking to my male best friend on the phone tonight, he drives a truck all over and he heard about this case in Arkansas! Yes!!! He made me so mad tonight about this. ( rolling my eyes). He thinks the Police should be punished for the gurls death. And maybe he should, but lets not forget about the what STARTED THE WHOLE THING! The guy who killed the 17-year-old. Its deep.
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But this is what’s on my mind…
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I’m proud of Neisha and I stand behind what she wants to do as a soon -to-be  Prosecutor here in Michigan. But the mentality of the people here is GHETTO GUTTER!!! All they think about is Lawsuits and Sharb Cars!!! Yea Sharb!!! They don’t care about whats right or wrong. They only focus on their situation. They subtract what got them in the situation in the first place, they get others in their Team, and then make the whole thing about THEM!!! I CANT STAND IT.
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Neisha works as an Intern @ Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, she has to sit in on all the HIGH PROFILE cases in the city. AND I’m so glad the city has turned this over to the State of Michigan Police to handle, because she would surely have to be in court FOR THIS ONE. When court is over sometimes, she share an elevator with the victims AND the suspects family, and they always look at her as if to say… is she for us, or against us? And even though Neisha can’t say anything to these people, they know her face, they saw her in the court room. They still wonder. I don’t like that….. at all. Going back to the story….And didnt the guy who lost his daughter in the shooting, go to the mall yesterday, see 3 young people wearing T-shirts supporting the 17-year-old that he’s a suspect in AS WELL, and threatened them? WTH? Are you serious?I guess he felt they should have been wearing his daughter’s shirt. He is already a suspect along with his cousin/friend who ever he was to the guy, and you go do this? He went to jail!! Now we have these supporters of the 17-year-old over here, and the supporters of the 7-year-old over in that corner. Don’t people see that WEVE ALL LOST? WE ALL LOST!! This case has been the talk of the town and I can’t wait to see what the Police found in the investigations. I can’t talk about this any further, it bothers me!
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I’m off to bed. I have a short work day. I’m going to get my nails done….. my nailtech is gonna pass out when he see’s these babies!!! LOL
“Lets get the Joy back”
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Thank you Lord……I had a wonderful week, last week. Prayers were answered, met a doe doe bird ( rolls eyes), my Pastor gave me confirmation today, and I’m gearing up for the weekend!!!
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Where do I start? Monday, I met this guy at work. I was working the 21 items or less lane. He was tall, thick, like I like him, nice smile, brown skin. I knew he was staring at me while I was ringing up the customer before him. I like to mess with a man’s mind sometimes, so when it was his turn, I adjusted my eyes and batted my lashes, looked up at him  and said……… *Hello*. LOL I thought he was gonna pass out. LOL He told me that I was beautiful and instead of him asking for my phone number. He stood around talking as I went to ring up the next person. At some point, I said to myself, let me give this man my cell phone number. He was happy because * I knew what he wanted without asking*. Ummm okay. That evening he called me around 7:38 ish. We were talking and getting to know each other and asking questions. I asked him where did he live? He’s an event promoter in Nashville Tennessee. I said to him, how are you gonna talk to me and you live in Nashville? I said why didn’t you say that in the beginning? Stuff like that change things. He was talking about his ex-wife ( she was a Virgo too), he’s a Cancer. It was just something about him that I couldn’t place my finger on. As we went on for a while, he just started cursing and I promise he said about 5000 words, and 4200 of them was B’s AND MF’s! Now, I KNOW my tongue can get colorful at times, but dayummmmm!!! LOL Then … he had nerves to say…. I NEED some GOOD P*! I said to myself, that’s a wrap for you boo. Hear my voice for the last time, cause this is your conversation with me. I told him…… let me call you back. I never did, and he blew my phone up the next day. LOL
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See, when you get older, you let that kinda mess go. I don’t have time for that. One of my best friends feel that I’m too hard on men, and that I don’t give them a chance. I had to break it down to her, cause see she’s married happily, she doesn’t have to work, has 12-year-old  boy/gurl  twins and sometimes she forgets my struggle. She’s been knowing me for 20 years. Back in the day, yeah, I would meet a guy, and if he had 1000 flaws, I would see good in him and  take him in. I’m 42 years old, GURL BYE, I’m not “accepting applications” for any old dude that comes along. When I meet them, look them in the eye, and have a few minutes of their time, I can already see. Sometimes it takes a few weeks, some may end up being a  good friend, some get the AX. But I know….. Once I explained to her that the older you get, the search narrow. She FINALLY got it!!! Whewwww gurlllllll!
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Today, my Pastor’s topic was * Lets get the Joy back*! This topic for me goes hand and hand with the *Seek his Face* topic that God and I talked about. For years, and years, and years….. I couldn’t understand why I was always the one people come to for advice, why was I the one always in a good mood, why was I the one to get it * started* when we had get togethers and gurl functions. I knew it was just apart of my personality. Then, I got tired of that. People calling with their problems, and issues and needing to know why this and why that? And I got to the point were I’d say……. Gooooooo to God like I do!!!! *Blank Stare* I was going to God with all my stuff, but here they come with all their stuff on me. I got depressed, and stopped answering my phone, I put a note on my house door that said call first, and if you didn’t, DONT KNOCK ON MY DOOR. My family and friends were laughing, but I was stressed out. I wasnt taking another phone call on SOMEBODY ELSE’S ISSUES. They were draining me. I remember I was 14, I would read my bible and ask for Wisdom. I would read the book of Proverbs everyday. I wanted Wisdom so badly. I wanted to know things before they happened, not for bragging rights, but to know a head of time.
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One day in my early 20’s. I would sit up and God would tell me something before it happens, and when it would come to pass, I would be so geeked. But then it was happening often, and my *friends* ( looking back they didn’t know any better* would start to look at me funny, and think I was crazy. So, one day, I was like God….. take this from me!!!! People don’t get it, I don’t understand it. Why do you have to tell me stuff in advance and BUT YOU DON’T TELL THEM? I felt out of place, weird, and advanced. This was a big deal for me, I had started straying away from God a little due to partying, men, and drinking. I flat-out told God to take this Discernment away from me. I didn’t want it.
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 And He did. 😦
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For years, it seemed as if I was’nt living under his umbrella. Felt like I was living life in a dark room, no light switches, or anything. I had gained and lost friends, told God I needed my discernment back. I told him I was sorry, I didn’t know any better, and could he please give it back to me. Oh goodness, it took some time too. Boy, did it take time. But when he restored it, it seemed to be 100 times greater. I wouldn’t ever want to wake up and its gone. Not in these days. I’m so grateful to him for that. He knew I didn’t know any better. I guess I’m saying all of that to say… when my Pastor said ” Lets get the Joy back”.. I got it!
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One day this past week, I was working and sometimes my mind will leave the building. God was speaking to me about who I am. At times I can’t understand why I’m always so upbeat and friendly. God told me, he said LaCrease you are to be a light at all times. I give you Peace, and Joy. You don’t have drama in your home, or in your life. I make sure to that. So that when you are in public, people can look at you and see ME!!! He said people are drawn to you, I gave you that voice to be able to speak ANYTHING in the atmosphere. He said you’re not afraid of what others would say about me, you are BOLD and I need that. He said show yourself friendly and that’s when you can talk to people about me. I was blown away…… that explains this new attitude I have since being back from Atlanta, and the lady that spoke to me.
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So then, Friday I was in the lunch room reading and talking back and forth to my Christian Sister Gina. She was boiling her some hotdogs in the microwave, had chilli, hot dog buns, chips, juice the works, LOL She is the only one who will bring a dinner to work and cook that baby…… and it look and taste good. I noticed that it was only a handful of us there, and that we had 2 new male co-workers. One of them I was training, so he sat with me. I gave him a fork to eat his corn, and the other guy sat at the table over from us by himself. Gina, said to him, hey you want a hot dog come on get one of these, we feed people up in here!!!! And to both of our surprise he got up and went to her table and ate.  So, I’m saying to myself, he was sitting there hungary all along, while we ate. Oh, I felt so bad for not noticing that he was hungary. He got up and fix him one of Gina’s chilli dogs, chips and she gave him money to buy a pop out of the machine. See, I know how hard it is on the first day of work. Money is low, its hard trying to figure out how you’re gonna keep gas in the car, eat, or snack its hard!!!! Thats when Christians come in. We’re supposed to be conscience of situations like this. I don’t expect EVERYONE to do that job, I feel its OUR responsibility to make sure that their wants/ needs are met. I can’t sit there eat, and not offer anything. Thats when Disceenment kicks in.”John” and “whatshisface” can come in and not notice,( and thats okay), but its OUR job to “feel” the need of others. I gave him a coupla dollars, and that’s how you make others Praise God. I don’t even know the boys name. That’s how you plant seeds, one day he’s going to be in position to do the very same thing. All it takes is for him to be Blessed in that way.That was all God, cause it wasnt me. I didn’t pay too much attention to the fact that he was in the room, until Gina noticed it first. Im thinking about forming a Hospitality Board at work, made up of Christians, to aid and assist the new people who start work. Its hard those first days leading up to a first check. Real hard. I say that because for some reason, the new people I train always ask me for change/money to buy a candy bar or something…… always during their training days. And I know its God who sends them because I’m approachable. I love it!!!! God bought that to my attention a few days ago. So that’s why I was rejoicing today when my Bishop preached on “Lets get the Joy back”.
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I know my assignment now, everyday since I’ve been seeking his face. I’m suppose to be a magnet to bring people to Christ. I talk about God all day to anybody who will listen. It explains why I’m always friendly. God put this light inside of me and I’m going to let it shine.
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Alright! I’m going to see my other boo this weekend. Maxwell, and my gurl Jill Scott @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, this Saturday night. I paid $220.00 for that seat…….12th row. Yea, that may be close to you, but ummmm that’s too far back for me. I love Maxwell, but he pisses me off when he adds 3 and 4 extra foo foo’s to the bill. For $220.00 I WANT ALL MAX. I don’t mind seeing Jill, because I’ve never seen her live. But for his June’s show, he added all these other people to his bill, that aint cool at all. You aint bout to split my $220.00 with 4 ppl. LOL That means Imma get short-changed .LOL Nah, I’ll pass. He did that back in Sept when he was here in Detroit, adding all those people at the last minute. OOOO weeeeee I wasnt happy at all. But I was good after the concert. LOL He threw down!!!
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Well, I’m about to chill out and listen to some music.
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Georgia on my mind…
Thank you Lord for an awesome day at work today!!! Once I’m home my days are even better, but my challenge is there. I’m 22 days in from ATL, and I’m feeling so good. Seems as if my breakthrough is coming. I just don’t know what it is, all I can do is get up everyday, pray and live my best life ever.
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Why is my unpacked suitcase still sitting on the floor? LOL Thats not funny at all, because I should have put those items away. I’m leaving back out in a month or so, I may just leave it there.
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 When we were in ATL, we drove down this street called Belle Isle. I remember that name because we have a very famous park here with the same name. ( photo is of Belle Isle Park that I personally took March 2010) Matter of fact, I’ve been there about 4 times this year, because it’s so peaceful and enjoyable. Thats what I do to clear my head, I take drives. I love it too, sometimes I think I should have been a bus driver or something. lol I remember one day I was dating this guy, he was disappointed because I couldnt drive cause he felt it was *sexy* for a woman to drive her man around every now and then. I didn’t like him anyway. UGH! Ha ha, where is he now? I got one for ya JOE!
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Anyway, the Mansions that we saw, were so beautiful and so huge!!! I said to myself to God…….. boo I didn’t know you were rolling like that!!!! Here in Detroit, we have some nice homes, nice neighborhoods, but nothing like those in Buckhead. Nothing!!! You look at these homes, and think to yourself………… I know this is the same God who……Blessed them with this home!! I went to the city of Atlanta and it was RUFF!! One time we drove to Atlanta and my friend took her son to see his dad, baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaby that house and neighborhood was off the hook ( A mess)!!! I knew then that I would never live in that part. Neva!! Another time we were there on our way to Orlando Florida for a week, we stayed in a very nice hotel in Georgia somewhere, but we didn’t know about the roaches and bugs. We were 4 trucks deep ( yeah I know) traveling from Michigan to Florida. As soon as we checked into the hotel room, this HUGE ROACH, came walking across the floor, ALL OF US RAN AND JUMPED ON THE BED HOLLERINGGGGGGG and JUST A SCREAMING WHILE THE MEN tried to kill it. That thang, detached from his shell and BUST UP!!! I thought my mind had fallen out of my head.We didnt know where he went. We asked for another room. I was so scared, well we all were. At that point the men were too. LOL I don’t know if I can deal with those bugs like that. OMG!! I don’t think non of us slept that night. When daylight came, we got a refund, and hot tailed out of Georgia!!! LOL
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I’m reading this book by Stormie Omartian called The Power of Praying Through the Bible. It’s a book made up of Bible studies, and devotional prayers. It’s really good. I’m about to go and read a few pages then go to bed, gotta work in the A.M.Â
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 I’ll post tomorrow.
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The name on the Marquee is………Tyler Perry! * Atlanta show and Detroit show*
Im proud to say that I saw Tyler Perry’s play, Madea’s Big Happy Family 3 times. I decided that I was going to post a recap of all the shows once I attended last nights show here in Detroit at the Fox.
 Atlanta Georgia….7:59pm April 16, 2010,  we were walking down the aisle to our seats sitting 2nd row from the stage in the Orchestra Pit, smiling like we were friends and family of the cast. The place was jammed pack. We were so scared that the lights were going to go down on us and Madea was going to tear us apart. At 8:00 we had just sat down. We were smiling from ear to ear that we were that close to the stage and to Tyler Perry and his cast. To this day we still can’t understand how we scored those seats and we both live in Detroit. We hadn’t plan to visit ATL in April, we were planning to go there in March. But one night when were on the phone discussing our plans, I decided to go to Ticket master to see what seats they had left, I was surprised to pull up BBB seats. They were $122.00. I looked at the seating chart and couldn’t believe how good the seats were. I said to my friends, we’ve got to go to this play in April. Tyler is home and he’s going to show out!! They agreed. We had to gathered our money together, and the very next day we went on line and pulled up row CCC. That was cool ,and that’s how the tickets came about. We bought those tickets in DEC of last year.
The show was Fantastic!!! We felt like giggly kids. Every time we thought Tyler was looking our way, we nudged each other legs, especially on the scenes when the lights went down, and the focus were on other cast members. WE knew he wasn’t, but it was fun watching him look our way. I loved how the play opened with People make the world go round. I can still hear the music beating in my heart. Everyone was on point. When they each had a turn to sing, we were tripping on hearing Betty Wright, cause we had been bumping that the minute we touched down for Hartsfield. We  went crazy when Cassi sung that, because it was her CD we were playing. That was a TREAT!!!! I just love Cassi Davis, and I love to see her and Madea * Bonnie and Clyde*. She calls Madea …..Dea, and I find that so funny. Don’t ask why. LOL I would have thought he would call her Ella. I really really enjoyed the singing. Tyler know he needs to put these songs on a CD. I dunno why he won’t. People were Twittering about it too. When Chandra died, I kept wondering how in the world did she get over to the middle spot wearing white so quickly. I finally figured it out. She sung the mess outta that song, and I love when she spread her wings. I couldn’t stop my tears from flowing. I kept thinking about my dad and how much I need to spend time with him. He has gotten so much better with his personality than in the past. WE didn’t get along at all growing up, and especially when I got grown and moved out. But now that he’s older, he must realized something in his life had to give, it was getting hard to be around him. But when saw this play, Tyler reminded me that if I don’t spend the time, that I could be one of those sitting on the couch crying over guilt. I DON’T WANT THAT!!! That was really a wake up call for me personally. I’m very close to my mother, but living with my dad and his control issues was not good for me. I was one of those kids who didn’t require all the hollering, and smacking upside the head, or long summer punishments. But I got them. So that play really made me appreciate that I need to get over my child hood issues with my dad, and just live life. When I returned home from ATL, we went to his doctor’s appointment and to eat. He was sooo happy, and I was too. Thanks Tyler for that one!
After the play was over, we went outside on the opposite side of the Fox where Tyler’s buses were parked, we talked, and talked and talked. The night breeze was awesome out there. And all the 3 of us kept saying was……. here we are in ATL God, and we can’t even meet the man for a few minutes. AT times we sat and watch the crowd drive down Peachtree thinking about the play and the performances, we didn’t say a word. After the crowd died out, we walked to our truck and went to Gladys’ Knight and Ron Winan’s restaurant. We enjoyed the night life there while waiting to enter the building to have dinner. WE had a awesome night just being away from Detroit, and enjoying Atlanta.
Tickets went on sale for Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family for Detroit back in Jan I believe. As long as I’ve been going to plays and concerts………. I know the first show is going to always be LIVE!!! I had to work this one morning tickets went on sale @ 10:00 for the first show which was on Friday night. See, I thought his first show was going to be on Thursday night, but he did it differently. The second those seats went on sale, they were shooting out these lame seats…….. talking about IRRITATED!!! LOL I vowed this year….. Lacrease will not be sitting in the back… waiting on people to give you their money…. naw not this play. Anyway, those tickets sold so fast. I was MADDD! I went to work thinking how could those good seats go so fast? When I got home I went on line to Ebay, this man wanted $1000.00 plus for Friday’s show. I kept bidding on them, BUT FOR REGULAR PRICE. He told me in so many words……….. gurl get lost!!! lol This Virgo sho did try. LOL Then weeks later………. JACKPOT……. tickets went on sale for the first show being on Thursday and not Friday. I went on line about bought tickets for that show….row F…. then my daughter surprised me with tickets for Mother’s Day… front row behind the Orchestra. Which I’m mad about. When tickets went on sale, they said NO PITT SEATS the band was going to play in there. When I got to the play, I was mad/shocked to see 2 rows of the Pitt. So, the Virgo in me , asked this couple that was about to sit down, when did they purchased their tickets,………… know what he said? 2 days ago!! And yall sitting in the PITT………. AIIGHT!
THE LIGHTS WENT OUT and those people were going Bananas!!!! The lights wasn’t even down good and people were going crazy for Tyler. Screaming, clapping, stomping, whistling and hollering!!! I was looking around at the crowd like OMG………… ALL THIS LOVE….. DETROIT IS SHOWING THEM. I know his mom had to be smiling down on her baby. I think he did more adlibing on that show than any of the others I attended. The way he picked that gurl up by the neck,………. Tyler is strong!!!!! OOO weeeeee. He is so funny. Hitting those R’s in Cosmertolergy lollllll That ghetto gurl was soo funny too. I also liked how homely Cheryl Pepsi Riley looked, then she transformed….. that was nice. I enjoyed the whole cast. I cant think of anything that should have been done differently. The play was very long it lasted 2 1/2 hours. THATS WHAT I LOVED MOST…..it was long and still I didn’t want to leave. The messages about seeing someone that did something to you, and when you see that person again you will either let him still have that power, or forgive him and take back the power. That was really personal for me. God told me that the guy who raped me , when I was 17, was getting out of jail soon, and since we know the same people, he would come in Walmart and get in my line. I posted this before it happened ( proof is good), and don’t you know it happened just the way God said. When I first saw him, he walked up behind me as I was ringing up a customer, he jokily said……. maam can you tell me where is such and such? I turned around to tell where, and it was him. Blew me away…. for only a quick sec. God kept telling me to calm down… I did too. He said T is with me, Imma go shop and be back. When they came back…… my heart wasn’t beating like I thought it would, and I looked him in the eye, and not once did I feel my Power leave me. Not once. I thought I would turn and run out the building, but I didn’t. It happened just like God said it would. I showed God much love on that. He didn’t even have to give me heads up. Its even posted on line. So I really appreciated that from God.
As the show came to an end on Sunday in Detroit, I was really scared to see Tyler. Knowing his mom wasn’t with him. I just wanna know how can he want to do a play when all of this is going on? He wants to make US LAUGH, in the middle of him grieving? That is soooooooooooooo UNSELFISH of him. But he did say he needed us. Well we need him as well. I need to laugh daily, and I laughed all 3 nights…….. Hard!!! As bad as I wanted to meet Tyler…….. God kept, kept kept going over it with me… why I cant at this time. I don’t understand what God told me, but I do TRUST HIM! While waiting outside of Gladys’ Knight and Ron Winan’s restaurant on Sunday after Church, I looked over at one of the 2 guys who were talking to each other, and noticed that they were wearing Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family All Access Passes on their clothes. The friendly Virgo in me/us went over to talk to them. They were 2 white guys, soooooooooooooooooooo nice and soooo friendly. One is for sure Carl, and I think the other is Mark. We didn’t ask about Tyler, didn’t want to invade on them like that * cant stand people who does that*but we did ask them what did they do. They were the guys who drive the truck NOT LOAD OR UNLOAD the stage set.They were the ones who told us that Tyler was going back out in September. We DIDNT KNOW THAT. But he probably shouldn’t. He needs a break, he really does. They were sooooooooooo cool. They got called in first, then we did. As we were leaving we saw them walking back to the Fox for the 3pm show. Talk about ACCESS! LOL Wow, wished we were there for that one!! I like to meet good people like that. One of the highlights for me was the fact that Detroit showed TYLER PERRY AND HIS CAST SOOO MUCH LOVE!! I was very happy about that. Very! If Tyler decides to step back out for the last leg, YA BETTA GO!!! CREE WILL BE IN THE HOUSE!!!
 “They” in my mind are people who you can’t see, talk to, and negotiate with. Why would I want to hear the rest of “THEIR story? “THEY” are faceless people. Don’t let anyone tell you a story without names. That’s the first step in demanding the Truth.
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