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“I’m Gods gurl tough ……BUILT TO LAST”. Crees Blog

Thank you Lord for loving me, and sharing with me
the 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.
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.
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,
I  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!


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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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My Raisingurls Prom!! :)

                                              Donyell, Reka, and Shanell~ Original Raisingurls
Hey!!!
 
Thank you Lord for a wonderful day. I had a very interesting/beautiful week again….. 2 of my ORIGINAL RAISINGURLS GRADUATED…..YEAAA. They are both my nieces and I am so proud of them. Then Thursday of this week, my other niece go off to her Prom. I am really, really proud of these kids, some are getting it that you don’t have to settle for any job, finish high school and then go to college to get a degree. I think next year I’m going to sponsor a few graduates. Some parents are finding it hard to come up with money for everything that these kids need, I know lots of stories and I’m happy that God came through for the families.
 
In other news…….. Yesterday at work was a busy one, lets just say that. And as I was leaving I was talking to my Asst Manager and another manager, just so happen we were by the exit door, I had already punched out and just stopped to chat. After we finished I walked away, and one of the door greets approached me with a customer. The greeter was white and the lady was black. He said to me are dogs allowed in the store? I said “No”. So I guess the lady thought that since I was black I would tell her differently. After I said “No” pets aren’t allowed. She looked at me and said “but why she’s in a tote”? I said Maam, when you walk into a store they have “HOUSE RULES” and one of them are “No pets”. She just stared at me like she couldn’t understand what I was saying. Then she said “well I bought the tote from here”. I said maam, when they say “No pets” they mean you cant have them in your purse, your bra, your shirt, …….I said they don’t want PETS in the store period! LOL Baby what did I say that for…she stared at me and then turned to the manager to ask them why she couldn’t bring her dog in the store. LOL I’m never the person to sugar coat anything. I don’t live my life like that. When you sugar coat the truth you “keep people stupid”. That’s another reason why I Thank God for teaching me how to talk to people. I like to break it down and when I do, it may be rough but its the truth. Some people just don’t like to follow the rules, and they look for ways to be crafty with it, I recognize it and I will shut it down.
 
I’m closing , had a lot to say but I’m sleepy now. LOL
 
                                 Verly and Reka~  Original Raisingurls off to Prom
 

My Sister Vikki, Reka ( her daughter Reka) and Mark ( her stepdad)

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those 3 minute talks….Cree’s blog

Hey!!!                       (Me and Neisha 5/28/11)
 
What a wonderful day/week/month it has been. Today was one of my quiet days at work, don’t know if it was because I had to work on the holiday 8:30-5 or what? My coworkers always think something is wrong when I’m quiet……because I’m always laughing and talking my junk. I love them and they love me. LOL
 
Saturday night me and my coworkers about 20-25 total ppl went on a MIDNIGHT CRIUSE over the Detroit River on the Detroit Princess boat. We had a good time too. That’s where the photo above was taken with my daughter Neishia. My coworkers said “They finally got me out”. LOL I can be such a nerd at times, you just have to be careful of your surroundings, and I’m not into going out like I use too, I have to really trust the person who is giving the function and the atmosphere. It was nice, very nice. We had so much fun laughing, dancing and talking that we didn’t even realize that the boat had finally taken off. There were so many people on there……..we had a ball.
 
A few of my Sistergurls from my group called me and asked me to do a dinner or breakfast outing. On June 12, were going to dinner, and having gurl talk . And on June 26, I’m having a meeting with my Raisingurls @ Applebees. We seriously need to talk. They’re like………about what? LOL I’m not mentioning a word. Then on July 23, me and my cousin put together our 3rd “cousin gathering” to be at a neighborhood water park…….this place is NICE. My sister went down to the city of Grossepointe and did the paper work for that day, and we are excited. I enjoy planning, maybe that’s my calling. I enjoy gathering people together and being behind the scenes. But I’m always wanted “upfront” for some reason. I’m the kinda person who wants no credit, no bows, no mention, just behind the scenes and I’m good. I can’t stand attention, and too much will run me away. I enjoying being low key. But why do I ALWAYS END UP BEING THE GO TO PERSON? LOL I guess its all good, and hopefully it will take me somewhere …..and get paid for it. Hahaha
 
Several times last week, I saw this guy I use to kick it with. We are very good friends, normally we talk over the phone, or facebook. But lately he’s been coming up to my job, where it seems I’m spending 70% of my life. LOL As I was listening to him talk to me, I kept on thinking about the time when I begged God to let him be my husband. It was about 12 years ago. We hit if off so well, he is my baby to this day. I have mad love for him. But as he spoke, I was thinking to myself….wow……..how could I EVERRR in my life ask God to let him be my husband, he is so NOT La’Crease. He’s handsome, has a very good job, not stable ( cant make up his mind about ANYTHING) which drives me crazy. I’m still trying to figure out why I wanted to be this man’s wife. UGH!! Thats why I Love God so much because he knows whats best for us. All that time I was praying and asking God to let him be my husband, when he knew he was not the one he had for me. I have never asked God for someone to be my husband since him. I’ll let God do all that for me. Matter of fact I don’t even think about that, I do remember it being time consuming. LOL
 
Only one other person who I wanted to marry and that was Neisha’s dad. UGHHHHHH never in a million years. I mess with her sometimes saying “gurl I wouldn’t let your daddy tie my shoes if they needed to be tied”. She laughs. We are very cool, but Lord Jesus, what was I thinking? LOL Whoever he has for me will come for me, and I will never ever have to ask God about him.  
When I was a young gurl, we lived next door to this wonderful family, and one of the gurls who lived there was named Lynn. Lynn (PHOTO ABOVE)  was so sweet, she’s about 3 years older than I am. She loved me, she loved people period. When she went out with her friends, she sometimes asked if I could go. My mother loved and trusted her, so she would let me go. Lynn took care of me, she always made sure I ate, and that I was okay, that I was home at a decent time. And I never forgot about that. She took care of kids, and teenagers, she would talk to us, and she was very smart. I love Lynn so dearly. Well, yesterday was her Birthday and I left her a very sweet message, then I got to thinking what I promised myself I would do when I got older. I said that I would take care of other young gurls, and talk to them and treat them just as she treated me. AND THATS WHAT IM DOING!!!! OMG. God bought it to my remembrance yesterday. I forgot all about what I said that I was going to do when I was in position to do what she did for me. I help so many young teens, and talk to so many of them. I just want to see then make it in this world, no matter what situation they’re faced with, they can make it.
 
I had Neisha at 19 and turned around 3 months later and got pregnant by her dad. I didn’t tell anyone but him and even though he really didn’t want me too, he knew that I was serious, and had an abortion. I thought that people were going to talk about me and say that I’m fast. I thought that people were going to tell me how hard it was going to be with 2 children. I thought my family was going to raise the roof on me and dog me out for being “stupid”, but little did I know this would only hurt me in the long run.It was all in my MIND. My mother and father wouldnt dare let me have an abortion if they knew that, and they would have supported me. It was a trick of the enemy that had my keeping that secret that later bothered me to no end that I had killed my baby. The person I am today, I would never listen to that voice, this is my story and my issue, I would NEVER kill my baby, because I’m afraid of what others may think or say. And so this is why I enjoy talking to young gurls, because of the MANY mistakes I made. This is my life, this is who I am. I love doing this, its my passion.
 
Saturday night on the Detroit Princess boat…. one of my coworkers ( NINA PHOTO ABOVE) saw me  and sat at our table,  she started hugging me and wouldn’t let me go. Saying how much she appreciate my talks that helped her, ( caught me totally off guard). She said Cree I love you, she said all those 3 minute talks at the register really helped me, you helped me a lot to calm down, and really think about things and decisions, she said cause there were times when I was going to go off. She said I love you , and you just don’t know how much you have helped me. I was about to cry, cause it was out of the blue. I call her “mini me” because she reminds me of me when I was her age. She’s going to the Navy in August and I’m going to really miss her. I know I talk a lot to the gurls but I never knew she/others really listened……… I hoped that they did. LOL Then later she wanted to take a photo with me and she was very happy that she got a chance to say this to me. I don’t see her at all, because she works the overnight shift, so I’m happy we had that chance to talk.
 
Well. I’m closing for now. I have lots more to say about different things, so I may post another blog entry. Night!
 
La’Crease
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*The pressures of this world*

 

Today is April 2, 2011. Thank you Lord for the divine connection I have with a few friends. Totally Spiritually. Hand picked friends. What a wonderful feeling Lord. Thank you. It feels good to be me right now. (((((((hugs))))))).
 
The pressures of this world can effect you like a little yeast in a batch of dough. I’m going to post on this until I cant do it any longer. People we’ve got to smile more, give more and love more. I know and understand that we all have problems, and go through different issues, but we cannot wear it on our faces. and carry it in our Spirits. Smile or frown, it cant transfer to others. Lets be conscience of  what we put out, people are watching, kids are learning. Raisingurls here I come.
 
Cree
 
 
 
 
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“Body and Soul”

♥ 

 

 I had a blessed day at work. Thank you Jesus for waking me up, and for going before me to be a blessing to others. Today is one of my quiet days. I know everyone has them. Sometimes you just want to sit and be to yourself. And today is one of those days.

 

Yesterday one of my Raisingurls♥ sent me a message on Facebook because she wanted to talk to me about something. I told her to call me ( she was in my group until her mother moved to Georgia last year and got married :). She was telling me that since she’s going to the 10th grade this fall, that boys are putting pressure on her to give up her virginity. ( WTH?) I wanted to jump right in, but I listened to the whole story first ( whew it was killing me). She said that mostly all the gurls there are having sex and its bothering her that they are putting pressure on her. I said look….. anytime somebody want … what YOU have and can’t have for themselves……….. ask yourself… DO I HAVE SOMETHING OF VALUE?  I said , don’t ever let anyone put pressure on you about whats yours!!! I told her that sex was for MARRIED ADULTS. Sex is not for teenagers, or singles. I asked her……. okay so suppose you do give yourself up under pressure. So, what, are you suppose to  announce to the SCHOOL that you’re no longer a VIRGIN?  And you become one of them now? I said now does that make sense to you? I asked her why would you have sex with a boy, ( which means you no longer have bragging rights) get in trouble with your mother, ( she don’t play) and have this name on you, that goes around and around the school? I said boo, there are 2 ways to do things in this world. God’s way, or the worlds way. There are NO other choices. NONE!!! I said the world way is to have Sex before marriage, and God’s way is to wait until you’re married. I told her that I was going to send her Scriptures to her FB account ( I did) to read, Plus, a few sentences to tell people who try to put pressure on her. I said , now look, when you hang up from me, you will have those 2 choices. And it’s up to you to decide. I told her God gives us free will, now that you know…… you shouldnt have trouble deciding whats right. Also there are consequences for NOT waiting……….. know that!! I believe she got it. 🙂  It trips me out what these kids go through just being kids/teens. When I was her age, I didn’t care what the next person was doing, if La’Crease didn’t like it, she wasnt doing it. :^ I was a virgin until I was raped, and to hear that pressure is being put on someone because they want to wait is terrible. I wish I could talk to those boys. My prayer is that she got it.

 

 

Today I was remembering clear as day, when that lady came through my line and told me that I was running from my Ministry. Then I got to thinking about how many ppl I put off because they want/need to speak to me. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed, my phone ring OFF THE HOOK, ppl knocking on my door, the kids in the neighborhood loves me and want to talk my ears off ( LOL), so many emails, customers, personal friends calling and coming to town. FB page off the hook, DM’s on Twitter. Whew!! Sometimes I shut down. I won’t answer my phone, door, and  will ignore emails. But see God showed me it’s because I never sat down to put things in its place. I need order in my life. I need to plan more ( I’m good at this), so when things sometimes surprise me and catch me off guard….. I’m not crazy. For example: when I’m done writing this entry, I’m going to read my bible ( read it daily) and yesterday I didn’t read it. So I have 2 days to catch up on ( reading the bible daily for one year) http://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/july.asp?version=72&startmmdd=0101  reading. I need to put aside time for Ministering to ppl, and to not get to personal, but to keep it moving. I understand that I can’t keep running and not answering the phone, and not answering the door, and not returning emails. It’s not so bad either. Because I understand that God is using me, my wisdom, my voice, because he knows I’m not afraid and will do it. I just had to quit running and understand the calling. Its time-consuming too. I always wondered why do I have so much peace in my home. I hear ppl going through this and that, and I would say wow, that never happened to me ( not saying it can’t) but there’s a lot of peace around me. Issues come, I go to God, leave it there, and let it go. Sometimes, they are hard to hand over to him ( whew), I try to figure it out on my own. It never work because it wears me out!!! LOL  I’ll post tomorrow.

 

After that for 30 days, only Scriptures.

 

Cree

 

 

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Updates on Raisingurls

Hey,

Its been a while since I really decided to sit down and blog. I have really been busy working longer hours, getting ready for my Feeding the Homeless for Thanksgiving, my gurls group Raisingurls To Women, and myself.

This past Sunday I took all my gurls out to dinner at the Country Buffet. We had a good time. What happened was, we were suppose to have a coupla gurls make taco salads for all of us when we had our meeting. But I was busy working out and working that when I remembered I didnt feel like going out and buying the things needed. So when they came over for our meeting they were hungary. No way!!! So, I called my Sister and asked her would she mind coming over and picking up some of my gurls so that I can take them out to dinner. Dinner was good and it was good being with them.

country Many of my gurls live near me and walk over together on our meet days, so since winter is approaching and I dont have a car big enough for all of them, I am closing the group down until April 2010. I dont want my gurls walking over, and its really a job picking them all up with no help and not large enough car. The gurls are really upset about that too 😦 I feel really bad because they LOVE coming over to my house. The love it. I hated to break the news. So, on November 14-15 I am giving them a Hotel/Pool Party!!! Im renting 3 rooms at the Western Hotel where they have the biggest indoor water park. They are soooo excited about it. Plus, we went as a group *19 of us* to see Tyler Perry’s movie I can do bad all by myself. Now we are hoping that PRECIOUS comes to Detroit next weekend so that we can see it as a group.

Im tied. Tomorrow I want to write about Tyler Perry’s last 2 messages, plus talk about  me joing a gym with my sisters!!! Feeling good about that. Talk to yall later.

 

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* Soon*

Good Sunday Morning 🙂

Today was one of those days where I’m just chilling. I have 3 more days off in a row and Im really loving it. I can sleep in and just take showers and snack. lol Well I can leave the snack part off.

I’m taking my *Raisingurls* to see I can do bad all by myself on Sept 12, and finding people to help me take some of the gurls who don’t have a car is hard!!!  I asked my Sister but she will have to get back at me, and I know one of the gurls who are in the  group her mother may help me. I dunno.  I know sometimes I can be really demanding, but this is important to me. That’s why I wish I had a Mini Van or a Truck to load my gurls up. And  with just one more parent * she would love to help me* I don’t have to ask anybody for nothing!!! I’m really frustrated about this because …yes this is my gurls group, and yes this is something that I’m really excited about. I can’t expect people to stop drop and roll because of my personal desires. When I went to ATL, we rented a Chrysler Town and Country Mini Van and I drove that baby like it was mines. I really think this is what I would need, versus a Truck that is smaller. Many of my gurls parents don’t have transportation and I have to pick up 3-4 gurls, and when its time to go home I take home 6. I don’t ask anyone to help me because they have other things to do. God always make a way for me . When I want to complain I don’t…….. I just do it. After the meetings I sit down in my living room and reflect on how the day went. I will order pizza’s for them and pick it up, they always have snacks for every meeting. And no matter what God always provide me with money and more. I’m never struggling on how things are going to turn out. I just need a Mini Van to carry my gurls to the movies, dinner, laser tag, bowling or just whatever. I was just on line looking at the prices… oh goodness noooo. I cant afford these, but I do have a God that will make a way. Check these out….

 

carkids

Thats a nice Van!!! Im loving it all over again. Soon, Ill have my own.

 

  I hate talking on the phone but now my phone calls are ridiculous. I have to call my friends back tomorrow. Well, its 4:57am and I have to be up for Church @ 10:45. I’m going to watch it via Streamingfaith.com. Good night Peeps. 

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Just talking :)

Hey,
I’m off again today. LOL What a good feeling. I was suppose to work 10-7 but I gave it away to someone, so now I have one more day off and I’m happy about it. Got up @ 10:00 a.m as I planned so that I can go to the movies to see G.I Joe. When I got to the movies I’m saying to myself dang, why are there so little cars in the lot? I drove up to the doors because there were notes posted everywhere, and it read NO POWER! Man, I drove all the way to MJR about a 20 minute ride. Oh well the Virgo in me didn’t stop there. I drove all the way back near my house and went to the Star Gratiot. The movie was good, plenty of action!!! Looks like a part 2, we’ll see.
My menu for this years *Cree’s Feeding the Homeless for Thanksgiving and taking it to the streets* is complete. More on that later. For those of you who don’t know. For as long as I can remember I have always had a connection to homeless people. I’ve never been homeless myself, but when I see then sleeping on the streets, asking for change, needing clothes, and wanting for food it just does something to me. I hate to see them on the streets in need. I have a very close knit family and we always come together for holidays, birthdays, and we also take trips to Disney Land, Chicago, and Atlanta together. I like to think outside of what I have and look at the need of others. It hurts me to my heart to see them in need. When Neisha was a little gurl, she would always see me giving money to the homeless, she remembers the talks we had about them, and she took it to heart . Now at 23, every time she sees a homeless person she’s always going in her purse to help them. I love her for that, and I Thank God that he placed it in my heart to give, now that seed has been planted in her.
This year Cree’s feeding the homeless this year we are feeding 50 people for Thanksgiving!!! Yes, 50 people.  We are having:
  1. Collard Greens
  2. String Beans and white potatoes
  3. Chicken Wings
  4. Dressing
  5. Macaroni and Cheese
  6. Dinner Rolls
  7. Potato Salad
There are also a lot of other things that needs to be purchased in order for this to be pulled off. Such as Section Plates, Spoons-Forks, Napkins, Plastic Baggies, 50 bottles of water, 50 personal can pops, 50 bottles of Juice, 3 carton of eggs, bacon for the string beans, celery, tomatoes, 3-4 cans of cranberry sauce, corn meal, 2 bag of potatoes, relish, mustard, miracle whip, sage, cookies, brownies, aluminum foil, cakes and Walmart Non-Plastic carrying bags.
Anyway, she will be helping me this year with Feeding the Homeless for Thanksgiving. We are even working on gift items to go with the food for winter, such as gloves, hats, and blankets. We have a lot of work to do, plus people are already asking how can they get on the list to donate for Thanksgiving. Last year I took photos and also video footage.  Come Oct-Nov I’ll brief you all. Here is a clip.
Its almost back to school and for Raisingurls next meeting we will be discussing * Going back to School*. In one of the meets we had a discussion about why students don’t like their teachers. When I asked that questions I got so many stories and responses. I worked at Neisha’s school from Preschool till 4th grade with her and I know FIRST hand what those teachers dealt with. I worked as a lunch aide. I was working in the class room with a teacher, when she went to the Principal and told her about my teaching skills. From there I was a tuitor for first grade for 2-3 years. I would go to the classes and get the students for one hour and those teachers were amazed at how much their student improved with that one on one attention I was able to give them.  But the point I’m making us those teachers has a lot on their plates. Those kids give those teachers the flux!!! Dealing with so many different personalities  aint nothing to mess with. And I’m going to show the gurls how to have the * Imma do it ANYWAY, and have the ITS OKAY attitude*. 🙂
Aint gone lie, I hated rules growing up. When my parents told me to do something, in my mind  I had to think about it, go over it, analyze, negotiate with myself. I went through many thoughts and changes before I did it. Cause if I didn’t that was my butt!! Now that I’m grown, when I’m at work and my boss tells me to shut down and do something else. I don’t think about it, I just do it. I don’t talk back, I just do it. If I have questions about it, I’ll ask. I don’t ever want to look up and realize that I’m debating with my boss over something I should be doing. And that’s the same goes for the gurls in school. JUST DO IT! I’m going to first teach them to be LEADERS. A Leader  to me is a person who stands for righteousness, and will not be intimidated by anyone. A person who is friendly and approachable, and will speak to any and everyone, but doesnt feel the pressure to be in EVERYBODY’S CIRCLE. Being a Leader you’re not always the popular one. A Leader is a person who makes decisions based on whats right and not who will be mad at them in the end. A Leader must not concern themselves with that worry. A POSITIVE Leader  can walk into the room, grab the attention of everyone, and GET THEM TO DO ANYTHING THATS POSITIVE. This is what these kids need to know. At a young age they can get into a group and if the Leader of the group isn’t positive they could get into a lot of trouble. When I’m teach them to be Leaders they’re going to go into the school year * signing up people* to be positive. They wont be following the troubled kids. So for the next week or so Imma have to BOSS UP my game and get this assignment on point. I already have it visioned in my head. 🙂
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Tyler Perry and the Philly 65

♥ Hey♥ 

 Today is Monday and I completed my second day of reading the Bible in One year on line. Gotta stay consistant!

Im trying to decide if Im going to Chicago next week after the Anita Baker concert next Friday. I wanted to be with my friends from out of town, but at the same time I need to do some other things while I’m on vacation. I dunno Im kinda torn, I gotta make up my mind soon. Even though its only for a few hours, most of the time is going to be spent traveling.

Im gearing up for my Feeding the Homeless for Thanksgiving and taking it to the streets drive. I know all of my gurls wont be able to take to the streets with me, but Imma want at least 4 of them to go. Gotta decide how I’m going to do things. Last week I had to cancel our first meeting * Raisingurls* and some of the were mad. LOL My babies was mad at me!!! The 2 sisters that I have she said, we cancelled all of our Summer plans on Sundays to come over to your house. This tells me that they are really getting it, they see the vision. They know where Im going with this and they appreciate it. We lost 2 Sisters last week because they  moved to ATL. I wont have a problem filling their spots, its just that I have grown use to them being here every other week. They have never ever missed a meeting and Im going to miss them dearly.

When I got home from work today I read about what Tyler Perry is going to do for the 65 children who were discriminated against for being a pool.  He’s sending them to Disney World!!! I’m so happy for those children and so proud of him for stepping up when he didn’t have to for those kids. Kids are my life!!!! And when I read that article tears formed in my eyes.  That’s a great thing he’s doing for them letting them know not to give up, and especially feel down for what happened to them. They didn’t do anything wrong and they were treated so badly. Tyler’s going to pay for Transportation * flying*, admission to the park, food, and hotel accommodations. Wow would you look at what God laid on his heart to do? Please take a look at that. I’m just so happy for the children, the parents and the day care owner. They’re flying out July 31, and returning August 3. SMH in joy, WOW WOW WOW!!!

These are my babies right here………. Raisingurls To Women 100_27892009

 

 

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