It's Sunday... how bout a song? Jesus

This song right here sends me straight into worship! Straight in!
Please pause the music player below and have a listen. I enjoy her live best!



She's so bad and her anointing is so great she sent the folks on TV IN too!

FREESTYLE FRIDAYS: FASHION, FOOD, FITNESS OR FACT

 Introducing Freestyle Fridays - Fashion, Food, Fitness or Fact. 

I plan to discuss fashion. It will probably be about something I've already bought, something I want, or it could be a great fashion find for you. Food will be a fine dining restaurant experience, fitness will be exercise I have completed for the week if it's blog worthy and fact will be a story past or present from my life. I hope you enjoy!

This first post is of course about Fashion:
I received a JcPenney's gift card for Christmas. I have a love/hate relationship with this store, but I may have never told ya'll this but I can find something to buy at ANY store I find myself in. It's a sickness! LOL!

This year Penney's (as we call it) had a pretty awesome MLK sale so I was determined to use my gift card. I bought this wonderful golden blouse regularly $50.00 for 15 bucks!  SCORE!!

I may do something about the sleeves but this will be great for the holidays this year. I plan to pair it with dark denim jeans, cream slacks or patterned leggings and some sky high heels.

This week my fashion find for you is at ShoeBox NY They are currently having an AWESOME sale on designer shoes. The best bargain is on the Vince Camuto shoes for as low as $25.00!! You can't beat that with a stick! Happy Shopping!

I bought both of these for $25 each with $8.00 shipping

It's ACADEMY AWARD TIME!!! Online Movie Club Meetup 2012

 The announcement's been made. It's ACADEMY AWARD TIME!!!

 
Hey Movie clubbers,
It's that time again. Let's continue our online movie club with the homage to the 2012 Academy Awards. We will continue in the same format as last year by voting on each movie until all the nominated films have been viewed. 

Last year we waited until many of the films could be rented on/at Netflix, Redbox and Blockbuster. This year we are starting before the award show so feel free to view a few on the big screen. I hope many who participated last year comeback and I hope to welcome some newcomers as well. Together let's watch the films that are deemed worthy of the OSCAR by the academy!

The general format is to watch one film per month and meet at the end of that month to post our comments about each movie. Cast your vote for our first flick and the choice will be posted Wednesday, February 1, 2012.  I personally cannot wait to discuss The Help. Woo hoo! Let's Do it!


Click the titles to get more info about each film:
The Nominees for Best Picture are:

The Artist

The Descendants

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Help 

 

Hugo

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

The Tree of Life

War Horse

all pictures from IMDb

It's Sunday... BLESSED

This song blessed me from the first time I heard it. I wanted to share it in case y'all don't know about Trin-I-tee 5:7  Just thinking about God's many blessings...

*takes praise break*

So even when I go through storms and lately there have been quite a few... (WHEW!!) along with a few repeats! I'm learning to go through them better, because my mind is now focused on knowing that in spite of ALL that I am BLESSED!

SCRIPTURE:
Deuteronomy 2:7
For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand : he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness : these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

Please pause the music player below to listen.

SONG:

Awarded and Tagged. Learn some mo bout me!

BLOG ON FIRE AWARD

I was awarded a "Blog on Fire Award" by Krissy over at The Musings of Me and I was tagged by Starrla
and  Chicago-Style Hot Girl

Rules for Tagged:

1. You must post 11 random things about yourself.
2. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post.
3. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
4. Go to their blog and tell them that you've tagged them.

Rules for Blog on Fire:
Reveal 7 things about yourself.
Pass the award onto 10 other deserving bloggers.

I don't really like following rules. I'm gonna answer Starrla's questions and reveal a few thangs but all that tagging...nope :) Okay I will tag a few people. Turn's out folks like revealing things about themselves.

1.What inspires you?

I'm inspired by people helping others. I get all warm and fuzzy when somebody's life improves.

2. What is your earliest childhood memory?
Me an my mom hanging out. I was about 3.

3. What is your favorite thing to cook/eat?

My favorite thing to cook is... yes you may have guessed it CHICKEN!

My favorite thing to eat is buttered garlic crab.

4. What's the name of your favorite book?
I don't have a favorite book. I just like reading.

5. Do you remember your first love?
Absolutely! :) He was my first love/worst love/ best love all combined.

6. What is your dream job?
Ultimately to be in a position of power to change the state of education for impoverished youth.

7. Do you have any phobias?

I'm afraid of heights.
and do NOT I repeat DO NOT like the DARK!

8. If you had to lose one of your five senses, which one would it be?
That's too hard to answer but I guess touch.

9. Are you left handed or right handed?
Right handed.

10. Do you have any hidden talent?
 Yup. lol

click the pic

11. If you won $500,000 what would you do with it?

If I won money like that I would tithe 10%, save some, pay bills, spend some and share some. :)

Reveals:
I really like to have fun and make people laugh.
I can be silly and serious but it's balanced.
I'm a loyal person/friend and hold people to the same standard.
I get bored easily and have a short attention span sometimes.
I suffered trauma in my youth and because of this I don't have the greatest relationship with my family.
I love to entertain, but I don't like people over my house. I hate when my things are tampered with or messed up.
I'm a sensitive thug! LOL! Not a good combo.
I have a secret desire to be in the fashion industry like be a stylist or buyer for a major brand.



My questions for you.

1. Are you currently doing what you want to do in life?
2. What is your absolute favorite way to have fun?
3. How many siblings do you have and what birth order are you?
4. What's your fantasy car.
5. Where is the last place you vacationed?
6. Do you wear jewelry and do you prefer gold or silver!
7. What's the best thing you've ever eaten?
8. What colors is your bathroom decorated with?
9. How often do you exercise?
10. Do you want children? If you have children do you want more?
11. What is your least favorite food? If you had to eat it for 1 month for a million dollars could you?

I'm Tagging and Awarding!!

Z at P.S I Love This

Kyle at 12thPlanet

Lady Nay at Through These Brown Eyes

Michelle at Mommy + Me 

Nina at Life's a Fickle Pickle

Dearly Beloved at This MF right here

Nexgrl at Truly Ghetto Library Tales

New blog buddy at I Choose The Sun

Sherine at Confessions of a City Girl

V at Pretty Girl Rock

Let's revisit Christmas one mo gan

A couple of years ago my cousin was feeling really generous and decided to buy everyone Christmas gifts. My aunt was so proud of her. This particular cousin is a taker. She lives a really wonderful affluent life but she is the type that always gets gifts and expects good gifts but NEVER gives. So her actually buying somebody else something was a BIG deal. 

On Christmas day these beautifully (and I mean BEAUTIFUL) gift wrapped boxes sat under my aunts tree until after Christmas dinner. Everyone was so excited to see what my cousin had gotten them. All she had talked about was that it was something we could use and something that we would definitely enjoy. This peaked my interest only slightly.  I KNOW this girl she’s cheap and selfish sooooo…… umm....yeah… 

Back to the story.  

The big day arrived. We had eaten dinner and my Aunt started handing out her gifts like she does every year and then we each have our turn.  My cousin’s turn rolled around and she started handing out her gifts. She wanted everybody to open the gift at the same time so we did. And this is what we received.

This was my face

My pair was brown because she knows I like neutrals.

Then my face was this

Then this

I couldn't help it. She had to be joking right? This was a gag gift right? 


IT WASN'T!

Are you kidding me? She bought us all some shoes at the beauty supply store?? THE BEAUTY SUPPLY!!!! Those shoes would probably tear up after one wearing. I've seen some hood chicks flip flopping around in them, but I personally wouldn’t be caught wearing a pair EVER! I think they would make my feet itch like I have athletes foot. LOL! My aunt told me, “well you could’ve worn them as house-shoes.” No ma’am!

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I didn't do a Holiday TT Seen and Heard so I have to share this gem with y'all here. Just WHY????????

Happy Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

swagu?

 What are you doing today and/or tomorrow to honor the memory of this legendary civil rights hero?

Martin Luther King was more than just his "I Have A Dream Speech." He was a husband, a father, a preacher, an activist and most of all a man. His legacy paved the way for our current African American president Barack Obama.

 I really like this picture of them. People are just so creative!! This looks so real.

Today is a great day to thank God for the privileges you have obtained because of the sacrifice of our fore-fathers and tomorrow is a great day to participate in the wonderful freedom day activities across the country. :)

No disrespect but doesn't the first picture look the Dr. King is saying n*gga what? Bwhahahahhahaha!

A CP time Christmas....Thank you Secret Santa

 Dear Secret Santa,

Can I just say you are AWESOME!!!

I totally knew it was you Beautifully Complex! LOL! When you started following me on Twitter a few weeks before Christmas, and I saw your handle on the Secret Santa list I KNEW!! I said to myself "Oh Lawd, this woman is going to see how cray I can be" LOL!

I first thanked you on Twitter because you are a follower but it was brought to my attention that since I don't follow you (because you're private), you may or may not have gotten my thank you tweet. I'm not sure how that could be but...

In case you missed my twitter message it said

Dear Secret Santa, Please don't think it strange that I waited until Christmas to open your gift. It's just more thrilling that way. I am super excited about the gifts you gave me!!!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!! Thank you!! ☺☺☺!!!

Thank you for sticking to the list with the Amazing Grace! Of course I smell AMAZING! Also I'm not sure HOW you knew I would like those earrings, but I LOVE them!  I'm a hoop girl and those are IT!
(not pictured is a very warm Christmas card.)

Thanks again,

YOU are AWESOME!!!!!!