Psalm 7:14

"He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment."

That explains A LOT.

Everybody's Got Their Something

The Githens Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities and their families. For over 55 years they have provided programs and services that are uniquely designed to help individuals to reach their highest level of independence.

They are holding their 21st Annual Bike and Walk-A-Thon-Saturday, June, 6, 2009. Because of the nature of the school, the kids are unable to participate in typical school fundraisers, so they depend on these types of fundraisers to get the funds they need to run the programs needed by the students.

My son, Julian, has attended Githens since he was 6, when he was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness which left him incapacitated. He is now 19.

I encourage you to give! These days, it seems everyone is in need of something. We are constantly bombarded with requests for help. It's easy to become jaded and not think twice about tossing these requests into the round file.

I'm here to put a face on the cause. Without the help from the Githens Center, we may not even be here right now. And you guys would be very sad. :(

So, don't be jaded! Everybody really needs help! I need help! This may not be the cause for you, but there is probably some cause tugging at your heart. You may feel the need to help Feed the Children or Rebuild New Orleans. Don't put it off--check it out!

And, if you know of anyone in the South Jersey/ Philadelphia area that would like to take a nice walk or ride through the beautiful Pine Barrens of New Jersey--send them my way!

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He

He never owned a home
He never wrote a book
He never had a family
He never held an office
He never went to college
He never had an income
He never visited a big city
He never traveled more than 200 miles from where he was born
He did none of the things usually associated with greatness

Yet He stands as the central figure in all of history.

Anonymous

He is my Love. He is alive. Thank you, Jesus!

Reclaiming My Southern Roots

"After generations of separations and decades of forgetfulness, the mention of the South brings back to our memories ancient years of pain and pleasure. At the turn of the twentieth century, many African Americans left the Southern towns, left the crushing prejudice and prohibition, and moved north to Chicago and New York City, west to Los Angeles and San Diego."

That is an excerpt from Maya Angelou's book, Letter to My Daughter, "a short collection of spellbinding essays--part guidebook, part memoir, part poetry and pure delight." The title of this post and all excerpts come from one of the entries entitled "Reclaiming Southern Roots."

"The climate which the immigrants imagined as free of racial prejudice was found to be discriminatory in ways different from the Southern modes and possibly even more humiliating."

In Reclaiming Southern Roots, Dr. Angelou writes of our ancestors emigration from the South to the promise of better lives to be lived in the North and the West, and the return of these immigrant's decendents (like me!) to the South, because of their "memories...of Southern summers, fish fries, Saturday barbecues, and the gentle manners of Southern upbringing."

I am ashamed to say that I've never read Dr. Angelou before. I never believe the hype! How sorry I am. I read this entire book in one sitting--in less than two hours. It is one of the most beautiful things I've ever read.

"when I walk in, they may like me or dislike me, but everybody knows I'm here."

This one's a must read. Sista's got skills. Check out an excerpt here.