This is beautiful…sometimes its okay to let the world in.
I can surely wake up to this…….every morning 🙂
I really can appreciate this one below!
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES ( below)
Bill Cosby/ Tell your own STORY/BLOG
So… I read that Bill Cosby went to court several years ago and admitted to giving women the drug Quaaludes so that he could do what he wanted to do.
I’m sadden by this information but not shocked. I’m not shocked because he’s a man/human and we all make mistakes. I know this was done when he was younger, and with the mentality he has NOW, he’s probably ashamed and embarrassed by his actions. Because I’m sure he doesn’t do those things anymore.
I know he felt this secret would be sealed forever, well at least until he passed on, that would leave his wife with all the MESS in her lap to deal with. Can you imagine all the people who are going to delete his number out of their cell phones? There will be ones who will call him to show support even after knowing/reading the court documents ARE TRUE. And that’s cool. Then there will be ones who will shy away from him altogether. Sometimes I think God allows these things to happen, so that we can see for ourselves WHO WE ARE. I learned that people are quick to forgive you if you ADMIT your wrong, and ask for forgiveness. But when you deny, and make folks look money hungry when they’re telling the truth all along, people aren’t quick to forget that.
After and during The Cosby Show he was looked at as almost perfect when it came to family life of being a husband, a dad, and a role model. But you gotta remember your PAST WILL catch up with you. Somebody somewhere knows YOUR TRUTH. When faced with the questions… be honest, no matter how hard it is. People will forget all about the good you’ve done and said, and focus on the lies you told, and the things you covered up. People love to remind me of how I use to be, when they can clearly see that I am 30 years past all of that mess. It doesn’t bother me anymore…..because I TELL MY OWN STORIES!
Here is how it will affect everyone he’s connected to. His cast members will be hunted down and ask millions of questions. His adult kids, wife, and colleagues will also be asked questions. If Bill Cosby was MY friend…. I would love to tell them NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS HOW I FEEL ABOUT MYYYYY FRIEND….while keeping it moving!!! I’m BOLD like that. Sad thing about this… Bill Cosby will have to break his silence soon, or it would just look like arrogance on his behalf. People looked up to him, they listened to him. And even though we all fall short (( I know I do)) one thing I do know…. when you come clean and be honest… its easier to move past it. He will have to face the music with the lawsuits, even have to come off money, but at least he’ll be free from his past. Amen?
I AM La’Crease (( and SHE doesn’t have to do anything else))
Cree’s Ramblings/BLOG
Hey Family!!! I have lots to talk about tonight!! Lets jump right into it.
I’m a thinker, and this is one I’ve been thinking about for a while. Years ago when I was a young gurl before the age of 14, my dad always told ME.. that I had a sister out there. She was his step mothers SISTER. It was a huge secret back in the day because at the time he was young and still at home, and if his dad knew this, he would have kicked him out of the house FOR GOOD. So the gurl had the baby, but it was a secret who the father was until later on in the gurls life when people started to talk.
For me…. I always wanted to meet her. I’m very close with my siblings and to find out that I have a sister out there was like heaven for me. I thought about her all the time. Asking my dad questions he didn’t want to answer sometimes. But one day he got a knock on the door.. and it was HER. Not only did she come for answers, but it was also told to her that her mom was raped by my uncle((( by marriage))) , and that it was a possibility that she was his child. My cousins (( his daughters)) wanted a blood test to know either way, but that never happened and it kinda devastated me.
One day she called and said that she was coming to Detroit to visit her family and that she wanted to meet up with me and my siblings at my dad’s house. We finally had the meet I PRAYED TO GOD FOR. I got to see her face to face, stare at her, hug her and just Thank God for that moment. But when she left, we didn’t communicate much at all, and when my uncle who she felt was her dad.. passed away…. she made it known that she felt HE was her dad. I was good with that part. Because I Thanked God for us meeting. God gave me exactly what I asked for… and that was to meet her face to face. But I expected more. I wanted to have a blood test taken, and if she was my Sister start a relationship with her, my niece and nephews. I feel that I was “short changed” in a way. She decided not to take the test , and I had to be good with that choice she made. Its funny, how God will give you the desires of your heart, but he never reviled the outcome. Thing is, he comforted me during those days after the meet. I cant be mad at him for how things turned out, because he gave me what I asked for… A MEET. There will always be a “what if” in the back of my mind when I see her post on FB. I love her and Thank God all the time that I got a chance to meet her. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Which brings me to Tyler Perry.. another person who I always wanted to meet since I was introduced to Madea. I love me some Tyler Perry and the work that he brings to life on stage and on the screen. But since meeting my sister and having HIGH EXPECTATIONS… I’m good. Not that I don’t want to meet him, I want him to want to meet ME. I’m just not good with expecting something so great to happen (( a friendship with him and my sister as well)) and it not happen. If its God’s will.. it shall be. Other than that I’m Okay. I’m going to sit back and let God do this… I’m out of it. It feels natural that way 🙂 🙂 🙂
I AM La’Crease (( I don’t have to do anything else))
#HAHN/Cree’s Ramblings/BLOG
Hey Family!!
Tyler Perry’s #HAHN came back on tonight on OWN. I don’t usually do reviews on these shows, but tonight was good!! Veronica….. is out cold!!! I love looking into her eyes and seeing her put everything into her acting. She is something. That cigarette she holds in her hand tells me, that she’s calm and thinking about “Whats next”. Her sneaky “don’t know what she’s up to next” smile kills me!!! That ice stare is spooky!!! I saw myself in her BACK IN THE DAY * not to the extreme*. Don’t get me twisted… I will never burn down a house with anyone in it, especially where I live. Its just that I can look in her eyes and see pain, I see a loss of control, I see someone who thinks they have so many connections that her dirt will never catch up. I see a floor that dropped from under her, she lived through it, and now she has no breaks on her actions. I can see that its starting to feel good to her to be bad. OMG, now she’s messing with Benny…. she’s out cold!! Great actress.
Okay…. I said it first. I think that Amanda and Wyatt are Celine kids. OR…. only Wyatt. One of those kids is Jim and Celine’s. Tonight when she came over, it was something about the atmosphere that made me think that something aint right. It’s some deep dark secrets going on with this family. We haven’t seen the last of Celine.. She has some bombs to drop and I can see it all over her face. Its more than just that son she has, that we haven’t seen much of. Um um… juicy!
#LAHHATL I’m so happy MIMI told her own story.. now no one can come after her for her lies, and no more blackmailing her. She told Stevie J, her BFF, and later she will tell her daughter. It made me mad all the POWER MEKO UGLLLLLLLLLLLY butt had over her. Go out and get your own money, stop trying to keep a story line to stay on TV and to make money. I didn’t care for him then, and especially not now. Kirk Frost get on my nerves.. but if Rasheeda loves him… what can I say? LOL She’s my gurl, so she’ll handle him.
As for me… I have been taking it easy, just working, trying to get my apartment together. Haven’t been going to the park to spend my quiet time with God as I normally do, but I will this next week for sure. On my way to bed…. working midnight’s will have you up late especially on your off days!!!
My Bride
(( I’m her Wedding Coordinator)) Rana day is coming fast, after this week, its time to get on the ball. I need to do some personal things to prepare for her day in September. But other than that….. Be Blessed!
I AM La’Crease (( I don’t have to do anything else))
My Thoughts On Gay Marriage Part 2/BLOG
Okay, since I’ve calm down from all the FB posting and the other things that I’ve read. I now have a clear thought on how to reach my point in this.
First of all let me say this. IF YOU DON’T HONOR LOVE OR RESPECT YOUR PARENTS, BELIEVE IN GOD OR THE BIBLE.. PLEASE KEEP THIS POST MOVING.. THIS IS NOT ((AIN’T)) FOR YOU. DON’T WASTE ANY MINUTES OF YOUR 24 HOUR DAY READING MY POST…BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY…YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO CHEW ON THIS MEAT. THANK YOU 🙂
I never wanted trouble growing up. Again, my parents would go to the store or where ever and when they set rules not to do something that meant … DON’T DO IT. Being the oldest I had to always “set the example”. Not saying that I didn’t do any wrong… The Lord knows… I did my share of dirt . But why do people keep saying, “STOP JUDGING when it comes to Gay Relationships”? How is it judging when you’re only reminding your “siblings” (( blood…. and in Christ)) what the rules your parents left were? My only motivation in that…. is so that they don’t get in trouble. That’s it!
My parents were serious about the rules they left. God is serious about the rules he left. WOW… looking back when we were kids and REMINDING my siblings of what “mom and dad” said… I can see the “you aint the boss” look on their faces. That was because they didn’t want to be reminded of the truth. They had free will to obey or disobey, and sometimes they wanted to disobey. So they were MAD AT ME for the reminder, but NOT AT MY PARENTS FOR THE RULING. WOW… WOW… WOW!!!! My siblings didn’t look at that as “Judging” ((( as the grown folks of today do)))….. they looked at it as IM BEING BOSSY! LOL
If you’re one of those people that said bump the rules mom and dad left, I’m doing what I want to do…. then you won’t agree or get this either. You’ll most likely say… “PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, THEY’RE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY”…. DIDN’T GOD GIVE US FREE WILL? Yes…. he did give us free will.. BUT DOG ON IT… You IGNORE the RULES.. you’ll later pay the CONSEQUENCES. That goes for all of us.
Last night at work, a coworker was being mean to a customer, and I didn’t like what he said because he was being rude. I told my boss that I wanted to get with him for that. She reminded me about 400 times ((( really about 10))) that I was a Christian and for me not to think about doing that. NOT ONE TIME DID I GET MAD AND ACCUSE HER OF JUDGING ME.. SHE WAS HELPING ME.. REMINDING ME OF MY CHRISTIAN WALK. I LOVED HER FOR THAT!!! She helped me back to safety. I appreciated that! Not only that, but at the end of the night when I was leaving out this morning, he came to me and apologized for his comment. Now I’m good with God, he’s good with God and me. When Christians bring up the subject of same sex marriages, they’re not JUDGING, they are only reminding people of what God said…. because JUST LIKE A SIBLING… WE DON’T WANT YOU TO GET IN TROUBLE…CALLING WRONG…RIGHT.. AND IN THAT PROCESS.. NOT REPENTING BECAUSE YOU NEVER BELIEVED IT WAS WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE. It bothers me so badly, when people believe that if you don’t agree or support same sex relationships that you don’t like them or have a problem with them. NOT ME. I love everybody. I have always shown LOVE to everyone.
I believe in God and I believe in the Bible.
BE BLESSED!
My Thoughts On Gay Marriage/BLOG
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling today that gay couples have the constitutional right to marry almost immediately.
Growing up, I was the oldest and often times when my parents would leave the house to pay bills, grocery shop, or run errands and I would be in charge. I followed the rules and enforced them among my siblings, because I’ve always been that child that didn’t want any trouble. I always felt that rules that were left to follow.. they were to be followed. NOW… did I go against some of the rules a time or two? Yes, I’m sure I did. But in my doing so…. I NEVER CALLED MY WRONG……RIGHT!
This is the ISSUE I have with GAY COUPLES ALLOWING TO MARRY. CALLING WRONG…..RIGHT, TOTALLY IGNORING WHAT GOD WROTE IN THE BIBLE, ((( oh wait..if you don’t believe in God’s word.. you won’t get this. ))) BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T SEE IT AS WRONG…. THEN YOU WONT ASK GOD FOR FORGIVENESS…. THAT’S ALL I’M SAYING. Doing wrong and asking for forgiveness IS TIED IN TOGETHER. People ask me… why do you care? God gave us free will, we can do what we want, and if we have to pay for it later so be it. OKAY I GET THAT.. AND LET ME REMIND YOU HOW MUCH I DO GET IT. FIRST OF ALL
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I’m not going to INBOX you and remind you about this… ((NOT GOING TO HAPPEN))
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I’m not going to see you on the street and bring up this post… ((NOT AT ALL PERIOD))!
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Understand that this is just a conversation and YES… YOU ARE FREE TO THINK AND BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE… that’s you
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I’m not going to come to your house and pound it in your head, knock on your door, call you, or even bring it up again. THATS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN
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I’m going to run it by you, once, maybe twice.. but please believe that thatgurltheycallcree… have other things to do than to keep telling you NOT to call WRONG…. RIGHT! I just want people to see that if you “follow God”… then you know what he likes and what he doesn’t like. I’m just like a sister…. I just don’t want people to get in trouble by calling WRONG …RIGHT. That’s all. I’m not going to keep talking about it not going to call your house about it either.
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Be Blessed!
Still Here!!
Hey,
I’m here family!!! Just havent been in a writing mood, but at the same time have a lot to say. Just peeping in, hopefully this weekend, I can get my thoughts out of my head!! Be Blessed!
Eye Laser Surgery/A Wedding/BLOG
Hey Family!!!
Whew what a ride these last few weeks has been.. BUT GOD!!! UM UM UM….. baby.. where and what would I be without him? Wow.
I Had to have EYE LASER surgery YESTERDAY JUNE 2, 2015 on my right eye because of hemorrhaging. I was so nervous the night before. Thinking about everything. Wondering if they’re going to make a mistake and laser my eye ball, stick the laser to far in my eye, wondering if I’m going to be cross sided. Wondering if the stuff they use to numb my eye was going to work. Wondering if the stuff do work, will it ever wear off. I asked so many questions, they probably wanted to put me out. LOL LOL LOL But when I got there, they said it was going to take 10 mins and it wasn’t going to hurt at all. LOL Man, I was tripping and it wasn’t even serious. They said that my vision is very good in both eyes. And that’s the truth because I can see so far, and read the smallest letters and numbers that its spooky. I can see so good.I went to work last night, my boss was like.. “Why are you here?” I worked 4 hours and left at 2am. I’m glad I did because after the surgery, I came home and couldn’t sleep at all, thinking what If I wake up BLIND?…. Stupid stuff. LOL
I did sleep until 8 am this morning, got up ,picked up my parents and ran them around to pay bills and to the grocery store. I love being with them. They’re so funny together especially when they have lil debates…. Oh they have me rolling!!!
I’ve been asked to be my friends Wedding Coordinator! We had a meeting this past Monday and it was a great one. I got to ask a lot of questions to see just where we are mentally. I love planning parties, trips and gatherings. This is only my second wedding, I really need the experience. I plan to do this on the side, maybe even have my own business. I love catering and making people feel special and worry free. I’ll take care of whatever needs to be done. Her Maid of Honor happens to be one of my BFF, this gurl is THE TRUTH at color coordinating, details, and resources. We are a great team together, so good to work with my gurl Gloria on this project for our BRIDE.
The internet helps me out so much, because I am a Coordinator in training. I’m a BEAST in communicating. I will call you in a NY minute on something. And what makes me soooo good, is the fact that I COMMUNICATE WITH LOVE IN MY VOICE… I can be VERY DIRECT, to the point and sometimes aggressive in getting my point across. But its all in LOVE and KNOWLEDGE. I’m really excited to be apart of my BRIDES BIG DAY!!! I told her that I’m here to make sure that everything runs smoothly for her. I know she’ll have some worry about things, but I will be there every step of the way!!! I’m hitting the TREADMILL TONIGHT!!! 🙂
I AM La’Crease (( I don’t have to do anything else))
Why You Mad?? My @tylerperry Response/BLOG
Hey Family!!!! 🙂 🙂
Tyler Perry wrote-May 27, 2015
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day, and she was explaining to me how disappointed she was in people and the things that they do and have done to her. She went on and on about how upset and heartbroken she was, and has been, about some of her family and friends. She talked about how they hurt her and how she wished they would change and be better people. She wanted them to be different than the people they were.
Halfway through this complaint-a-thon, I asked her to take a walk with me in the backyard. Now, you have to know this particular friend of mine. She hates the heat, and it was a hot day. I said, “come on” so she reluctantly came with me.
We got outside and it was steaming hot. I could see that she was uncomfortable. Nevertheless, we kept walking around my backyard. As she was still complaining about people, I asked her what she thought of my grass. Mind you, in order to appreciate the grass you had to stand in the direct sunlight. She said “Wow, I love your grass. It’s beautiful, but it’s hot right here. Let’s cool off under that oak tree over there.”
So, as she started to walk to the tree I said, “No no, let’s stay here in the grass and cool off.”
She turned to me quickly and said, “We can’t cool off on this grass.”
Right then, I said to her, “But you just said the grass was beautiful.”
“I did” she replied. Then, I asked her, “Why won’t you stay here?” She said, because she was hot and the grass couldn’t cool her off. So, we walked over to the oak tree and sat there.
She said, “Now you see? This is what I needed.”
Then I asked her this question. “The grass was beautiful. You loved it. Why didn’t you get mad with the grass because it couldn’t provide the shade you wanted?
She was confused, so I went on to explain myself. “People in this world, whether they were created a certain way or became that way through life’s circumstances, are who they are. Stop wishing they will be someone else.”
I said, “The next time you get upset with someone because they can’t do, or can’t be what you want them to be, remember the grass. Never get mad at a blade of grass because it’s not a tree. Appreciate the grass for what it is. Let it provide to you what it can, but don’t expect more. Your life will get so much easier when you start letting people be who they are and stop expecting them to give you what they don’t have or don’t know how to give. Just like that grass couldn’t provide shade because it wasn’t made to, some people are not made to give you what you’re asking for. So, stop looking for it. You will be shocked at how much peace you find when you really get this.”
And the last thing I said to her was this. “You wouldn’t be so frustrated with people who are like the grass if you had more people who are like trees in your life.”
I could really go deep into this, but I gotta go back to work. Talk to me. What do you think?
Love y’all. Talk soon
My Response:
I love Tyler Perry’s messages because they always make ME think. I wake up everyday to learn a new lesson, I may not get it sometimes, but trust me.. I FILE EVERYTHING IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, BECAUSE I KNOW ONE DAY, ONE DAY.. IM GOING TO NEED TO PULL IT OUT, EXAMINE IT, AND FINALLY GET THE LESSON.
In this lesson, it took me a long time to get how people were. I use to get mad at people for not acting the way I felt they should act, and I would be done with them. I learned that you have to meet people where they are!!! In this life you’re going to meet a lot of people, we all have different personalities. When we meet someone ((( IN PERSON))), they are exactly who they act out. That’s who they are…. and its okay… BUT CAN YOU DIG IT? I learned that I didn’t have to stay in that persons life because they didn’t act how I felt they should have. I don’t have to be their enemy, or be angry/mad with them either. There is always a lesson and reason why we come face to face with people who do things differently and act differently. Some people try to put a size 10 shoe on a 5 feet. Meaning, you can’t make people fit into what you feel they should be. Take them for face value, get the lesson you need from them, and KEEP IT MOVING. I’m so glad that I came to a place in my life where I can get along with ANYONE…. its so crazy because in my 20’s and early 30’s…. Um Um…. NOPE! LOL In my late 40’s…… listen… I come to your life for LIFE LESSONS… not to talk on the phone all day, not to gossip, but to exchange stories and life experiences that we may have that can heal us together, or even make us laugh.
For Example: My Sister Peedie…
is always late for EVERYTHING. It use to BURN me up when we would all meet over to our parents house for pizza and laughs, she would plan the party for 5.. but always be there after 6. She does this for every function we have. If I say the gathering is at 4, she’ll blow my phone up asking me what time am I leaving, that way she would know how long she has to BS before leaving out her house. LOL.. I use to be MADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD at her. On fire. I use to wish that just one time, she would be on time. When God bought me to really examine this situation that bothered me so much… it BLESSED ME. He said.. your sister has been doing this for as long as you can remember. This is who she is. She won’t be on time, stop looking for her to be. This is your sister and how she does things. Get over it. Then I thought its OKAY.. ITS OKAY…. its funny now, because we make jokes and laugh about how late she’s going to be. I get it. I can’t make her to be a person on time, she’s always been this way. This is apart of her personality. ((( She’s always on time for work tho))) LOL LOL I no longer “wish” she would be on time… I Thank God that she always shows up ALIVE AND WELL
Now let me add this… I can call that SAME SISTER…. ask her for $20.00, she’ll bring me $40.00. One day I needed to borrow $20.00 she put a $100.00 BILL in my hand, we were talking so much, when she left, I realized what it was. If you call her for money SHE IS ALWAYS THERE. If you need a ride, she’s there ** late of course lol **, if you need to talk, she’s always there. If you need a favor or anything… she’s there. She always have it and if she don’t she’ll get it for you. God had to me to see that. I learned to look FOR STRENGTHS IN OTHER AREAS of a person, instead of focusing on their weakness. She wont be on time for anything, but if you EVER EVER EVER NEED HER… SHE IS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME AND ANYBODY ELSE!!!! So, after thinking about it…. ITS OKAY… IT REALLY IS OKAY.. that she’s not a person to be on time, because she has so many other things about her that I LOVE. I LOVE MY BABY SISTER.
I AM La’Crease ((I don’t have to do anything else))
My Raisingurls GRADUATES for 2015/BLOG
Hey Family!!!
As some of you may know back in 2006 I started a Gurls Teen Group at my home called Raisingurls to Women. In those meetings every other Sunday, we would talk about peer pressure, boys, school, grades, parents, attitudes, how to deal with anger. We talked about so many different things and shared a lot of stories.
We gave them hotel parties where we would build and bond, played games, eat, snack, and even walked over to the bowling alley next door with lots of arcade games to play. We took them to the movies several times, out to dinner, we had candy sales, we had 5-6 great summers!!! But the thing that has amazed me being with these gurls, is the fact that many of them HAVE/ARE graduating from High School… and several from COLLEGE. I am so proud of my gurls, I don’t know what to do. They still come to me for advice and support. I keep up with them on FB and right now I want to share some photos with you all. I’m so PROUD!!!
EBONY WAS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL WHEN SHE WAS A RAISINGURL… NOW SHE HAS A BACHELORS DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK FROM EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY!! YESS. I SAW MY NIECE YESTERDAY. IM SO PROUD OF HER!!! CONGRATULATIONS RAISINGURL!
DONYELL, MY RAISINGURL AND NIECE HAD HER HIGH SCHOOL PROM YESTERDAY MAY 26, 2015, I WENT TO SEE HER OFF. WOW I REMEMBER WHEN MY SISTER WAS PREGNANT WITH HER.. LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY TODAY!!! CONGRATULATIONS BOO!
ONE DAY THIS WEEK.. IM GOING TO POST ALL OF MY RAISINGURLS.. AND THEIR PROMS FROM PAST YEARS TILL NOW!
I AM La’Crease (( I don’t have to do anything else))
lIVING lIFE lESSONS 