Inaguration Day 2009

Good morning everyone – This is G-mama. I just wanted to let each of you know that I am overjoyed on this day. Actually there is no word to express how I feel on this day.

Its just like hitting the lottery. Can you imagine sitting at your kitchen table; praying to God for money and then the doorbell rings and its Ed McMann at the door? That is how this day feels.

For you youngins this is just another page in hisotry. You dont know what my generation went through. Please dont take this day for granted. Carry the torch. Live the dream. Daily.

Live it by the way you walk and talk. Live the dream my getting an education and getting married. Do right by others. Visit those in prison. Rake an elderly’s person yard. Forgive others.

That is how we practically live the dream. It is easy living the dream? HELL NO. But you must.

At 91, I dont know how much I have to live, but I do know this, mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord and HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON!
Dont be fooled in thinking that we have overcome – we have not, but we have taken a giant leap forward!

To all those who have gone before, this day is for you!

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Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

OK… Its mid-week and you know what time it is! But be forewarned – I don’t necessarily give the typical religious point of view, so if you do not agree with Love365’s interpretation, don’t hate! Just know that there are many teachers who are called to various students.

First of all – HAPPY 2009 – YOU MADE IT!
Now let me share this verse with you…

Let not you heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:1 (KJV)

As we close this year out, I wanted to leave you with one of the most powerful scriptures in the bible. With all the bad news we hear daily on the news, whether its financial, a shooting, or another house being foreclosed, it is hard to believe at times that life is worth living.

The key is to not let your heart be troubled. When your heart is troubled, it means that you put your focus on the negative and not the positive. You may have loss your job, but your son just received a full-ride scholarship. Perhaps you were denied a promotion, but your mother’s cancer is in remission. A drunk driver may have totaled your car, but you escaped without a scratch. You might have loss your savings in the stock market, but you still have a home to come to. The love of your life may have left, but your neighbor wrote you a note thanking you for the love you shared on her since her husband of 60 years died.

We put our hope in someone greater than us. We put our hope in God.

This time of year is when most suicides take place. Call someone today and let them know that you are thinking about them and how much they matter to you… it really could be the difference between life and death…..
SAMPLE PRAYER – Lord, as the door to 2008 closes and the door to 2009 flies open, help me to be thankful for what you have done for me. Help me to stop and smell the roses, remember to be kind to others, and most of all, remember to give you thanks in EVERY SITUATION. Yes, my heart has been troubled and at times, even broken, but if it was not for you, I don’t know where I would be…. THANK YOU…..AMEN!

As I close, let me share another one of my favorite scriptures:

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. (New Living Translation)

The sister who wishes you a happy new year.. Baby Girl!

New Years Resolutions from G-Mama

This is G-Mama Monday and I want to thank you for reading this computer. It means a lot to me that you youngins want to read what I have to say. God bless each of you.

Now, it’s the end of the year and some of ya are going to be making New Years Resolutions. So, let me help ya make some realistic resolutions so that you can have a successful 2009!

G-Mama’s Top 10 New Years Resolutions for ya youngins

10. Pull your pants up or your dresses down… leave something to the imagination. Everybody don’t need to know you have a tattoo on your ass!

9. Stop complaining that there are no good men and no good women. Stop hating and start loving! Why let your ex continue to bitter you…. GET OVER IT!

8. Stop looking in the bars for a wife or a husband; go to the grocery store, bookstore, or church! At least you know she can cook, read, or have a spiritual side!

7. Eat healthy… just cut back on all the junk food – eat at least 1 real fruit and vegetable a day – you’d be surprised how that will help your bowels.

6. STOP SETTING UNREALISTIC GOALS – before you buy a gym membership, walk around the block after dinner or do some damn sit-ups! Put that money into a savings account!

5. Tell someone you love them – stop trying to hate on everybody because someone did you wrong – how many people did you do wrong?

4. Look at old photos – why did you take all them damn pictures if they are just going to collect dust?

3. Get Your Praise On! You’ve tried everything else, try Jesus – maybe you need to go someplace besides your mama’s or grand mama’s church – find one that suits you!

2. Forgive your ex. Now, I did not say forget…. Give your heart a rest… nurture your heart.

1. Love yourself – stop being so hard on yourself… if you don’t love you, who will?

Let me leave you with this… the early birds may get the worms, but the freaks may come out at night! HOLLA! Happy New Years to all of you……

The sister who just shut the door on 2008……Baby Girl

G-MAMA MONDAY – 1ST CHRITMAS ALONE

This is G-Mama Monday and here is another letter from the computer.

Dear G-Mama,

After Big Daddy died, how did you celebrate Christmas? My heart is so broken and I am so hurt that I just want the day to be over. I don’t want to hear anyone say “Merry Christmas”, I don’t want to give to the Salvation Army, and I don’t want to here Luther singing Silent Night. How did you handle your first Christmas alone?

Signed,

All I want for Christmas is my boo!

First of all, let G-Mama tell you this – I AM SORRY FOR YOU LOSS; whether your loss was through death, divorce, or separation. Secondly, I want to tell you as gently as I know how – STOP WALLOWING AND START RECEIVING.

You might think I am being mean, but trust me, I’m not. This is the Christmas Season and we all have our issues. It is one thing to miss somebody during this time of year (Lord knows how much I miss Big Daddy), but it is another thing to shut yourself off from those who are here. The people who are in your life need you and you need them.

The worse thing you can do is not surround yourself with people who you love. That is what Christmas is about. The love that God had for us… He sent his son into this world through the womb of a virgin to save you from a burning hell. The angels cried “glory to god in the highest and on earth, peace and goodwill to man” – they were awe struck at the love that God had for mankind.

I can’t even understand that type of love, but I just receive it. Now, YOU RECEIVE love this Christmas. Most of us don’t know how to receive because we are always giving. But I encourage you to Love on yourself. Is it easy? NO! But just don’t give up on those who love you. And if you don’t want to be around family, I am sure that the local shelter is feeding those less fortunate, go volunteer.

More suicides take place this time of year because people focus on what they don’t have instead of what they do have. I don’t want you to be a statistic and I am being for real…..

By the way, every Christmas Eve, I bring out the photo of Big Daddy and lay it on the pillow next to me. I kiss it and tell him that one day soon, we will be together forever… and then I hug each and every family member and tell them about a wonderful man named Big Daddy!

Let me leave you with this… the early birds may get the
worms, but the freaks may come out at night! HOLLA!

Merry Christmas to all of you……

The sister who misses Big Daddy…LOL……Baby Girl

CJ Day

Throw-back Thursdays pays homage to times gone by. On this Thursday, I want to honor my nephew – CJ!

Dear CJ,

How are you doing today? I know you love your freedom. Don’t have to worry about anything. You and Grandpa are sitting around loving and learning from each other. I know you got him playing video games and he is telling you about your ancestors of years gone by. Make sure you tell Mother Dear and Papa G their grand-daughter is just as beautiful as they imagined.

It is still hard to see your brother walk in the door and not see you too. Your smile lit up any room. I just wish that I could have held you tighter. I wish I knew what was going on with you. I wish I could turn back the hands of time….

But you know what, CJ; I had the joy of being there when you took your first breath and when you took your last – thank you for allowing me to be in your life.

Your cousin “AA” is dating now and started a job last week – Your cousin JC is saving his money to buy the latest video games – just like you used to.

Do me a favor please; hug your dad real tight today; his first born would be 19 today. I bet you now have a full beard and the girls in heaven love your curly hair. If you met a special someone, let auntie know.

Well, CJ, I just wanted to let you know that you are so missed. From your entire earthly family, have a Happy Birthday and a very Merry Christmas!

Will someone hand Baby Girl a tissue please!

PS… The Cornhuskers are going to the Gator Bowl this year!

G-Mama Monday – Sleepless in Seattle Part2

This is G-Mama and he is a follow-up from the letter from last Monday.

Dear G-Mama,

I wanted to follow up with you about my internet friend. I flew to meet him this weekend. I did not take a girlfriend with me, but she had my number, his number, his address, and the number to the local police station if she did not hear from me. I had a wonderful time. We did not have sex, but I sure did want to. He took me by his job and he seemed to be everything he claimed to be on the Internet. We went to dinner and I stayed at his place. I know it was risky, but I felt comfortable. He wants to see me again; how did you know Big Daddy was the right one for you?

Signed,

Sleepless in Seattle!

First of all, let G-Mama tell you this – YOU IS A DAMN FOOL. Did you read my post from last week? I said GRADUALLY get to know him. I did not say take the first damn flight out to the man’s place. That’s why Dateline and 20/20 have been on the airways for years… Ya don’t wanna listen to nobody. You think because some man tells you that you look good and he aint met no one like you that you are ready to give him all of you…. Don’t you know he could be playing you for a fool?

Whether you had sex with him or not was not he issue. The man knows he got you because you were willing to show up at his place WITHOUT a girl friend. WOW… what the hell did he say to you that made you so at ease? Are you that hard up for a man?

How do you know that he did not go through your purse while you were asleep? He could have written your credit card number down… got the numbers from your check book, got your driver’s license number and he could be messing up your credit RIGHT NOW. I would check with the credit bureau and check your credit card statement to make sure that there is no illegal activity.

This is G-Mama and I am old fashioned. You may be perfectly safe, but just follow your head and not just your heart. I am not saying he is not a nice person, but don’t be a fool. I’m gonna be checking up on you! For anyone else who is reading this – PLEASE BE SAFE WHEN YOU ARE MEETING PEOPLE OF THE INTERNET… PEOPLE DO LIE!

As for me and Big Daddy, I knew the moment our eyes met, he was the one…. Plus he chased me for about a year…. I let him see me at my best and my worse…. It was for keeps!

Let me leave you with this… the early birds may get the worms, but the freaks may come out at night! HOLLA!

Show G-Mama some love and let her know what you think about her wisdom!

The sister who need to is taking note…LOL……Baby Girl

Throwback Thursday – When Christmas was Simple

Throw-back Thursdays pays homage to times gone by. On this Thursday, I want to take you back to a time when Christmas was simple.

Growing up in a large family, Christmas was about being together. My mother, sister, and I would make cookies, pies, and cakes; the aroma quickly filled the cool-dreary house.

The boys watched The Brady Bunch, played Monopoly, or the dirty picture book (LOL… ya know I had to put ya on blast).

The Sunday before Christmas was filled with the dreaded Christmas speech, pretty bows and dresses, the boys in suits, and we all sang with the Senior Choir as we heartedly marched towards the choir stand.

We eagerly awaited the end of the service for our Christmas bag full of candy, apples, oranges, nuts, and cookies.

Christmas Eve was spent in the dimly lit living room as the lighted Christmas tree filled out heats with good cheer. It seemed that no matter what the forecast was, it always seemed to snow on Christmas Eve! We all sang Christmas hymns and quickly went to bed so that Santa could bring us that special surprise.

As we arose on Christmas morning, somehow, someway, Santa came without my brothers catching a glimpse of him. The cookies and milk we gracefully laid out for him was gone and we all got something simple….. underwear, shoes, a doll, truck, or books….. not very much, but it did not matter. It was Christmas and we were together….

Now we are all grown with our own family and our own traditions. There is nothing like the memories of yester-years to appreciate what we have today!

The sista who is dreaming of a white Christmas…..Baby Girl