Happy New Year, 2011!

It's another year and some people didn't wake up to it!  Let's be grateful that we did!  We have another chance to do better than we did the year before!  Let's cherish the moments we have, enjoy the company that we keep, help others when we can, and tell the people in our lives how much that we appreciate them!

An Open Letter To A Special Friend!

Will Downing said it best when he sang “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”  He wants to hold on one last time but so does she! No one can make another person love him/her but he/she can certainly try.  That’s providing if it’s worth the effort.  Not much is as disappointing as being in love with someone who isn’t in love with you.  Yes, it hurts, but one way love relationships are fairly common.  Loving someone is a lot different than being in love!  It’s not being needy or unloved, I don’t know the circumstances what might cause the unbalanced relationships.  There can be a lot of reasons, abused love, rejected love, betrayed love, phony love, etc.  If you have a family, kids, grandkids and others, you don’t need love from an outside source or anyone else, especially if they aren’t a part of your life.  So you celebrate staying single because it’s convenient, less exposing, fun, and unassuming.  Walls can be left up and attachments can be denied.  The bad thing is that a good man or woman could be standing in front of you and is prepared to love you for you, not for the looks, not for the financial security, but for the beautiful spirit that lives inside of you.  Still, some of these attributes do help.  If you don’t want to hear the I-love-you or want the hugs or touching, say so.  Don’t say, I’d-rather-be-your-friend.  Most people know that that phrase is a subtle way of saying deeper levels of this relationship will not happen.  The other condescending line is, You're-not-my-type.  I don't know which line is worse, it depends on when its given.  I will agree that being friends should come first.  There is wisdom in being patient instead of rushing.  Patience can help in learning each other strengths and weaknesses building the friendship.  I know about broken hearts, we still feel them from time to time, but time doesn’t feel, time continues.  Every man wants a strong, faithful woman beside him.  He wants to feel secure that the woman he is giving his heart to will be the woman that will be by his side during the hard times as well as the good.  But a woman also wants a man that she can trust, a faithful provider and protector, a mate for life with common views of she wants and expects to escort her through her various phases of this journey we call life.  We all want what is best for us but do we want what is best for each other?  Why settle? Sacrifices are not made for selfishness but for selflessness.  We must be honest and truthful but we don’t have to be fools.  Celebrate the New Year with gratitude and peace. 

New Year's Eve!

Another year is upon us!  Wow, did this year go fast!  I guess as we get older, time goes by even faster.  So many have left us this past year and we don't know who will be with us this next year.  They are sincerely missed!  I wish you all peace, love and prosperity!  But most of all, for those that do believe in God, like I do, I wish for all of us to develop and even deeper relationship with God and gain more patience and tolerance with each other.  For those that don't believe in God, I will continue to pray for your enlightenment at the due time.  Enjoy your traditions but try not to hang on to the superstitions!  Happy New Year!

Congratulations, Lieutenant!

The Captain,  Lieutenant, Sisters, Unidentifiable Friend

We are wishing you the best, LT!  You have our prayers and our pride!  Keep God in front of you and He will direct your paths!

Merry Christmas!

My brothers and sisters in Christ, Merry Christmas!  Yes, I said Christ and Merry Christmas.  You don't have to read this and I don't have to be politically correct.  I believe in Jesus Christ and the Holy Trinity and the real meaning of Christmas.  Christmas is not just the sharing of presents but why God, the Father, gave His Son to mankind to sacrifice Him for man's sins.  We should meditate on this reason, love each other and be tolerant.  We must be patient with each other and above all, stay in continuous prayer and gratitude for the many blessings we are receiving.  I wish everyone a blessed and safe Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Recognize Selfish Behaviors

Some people only care what you can do for them,

They are not interested in what is best for them.

Wash your hands, dust the dirt off your shoes and move on,

They have finally exposed their true selves.

                                                                                                      A Part of Things - Ejothian S. Litman

Rest In Peace, Tim Adger!

Vernon Timothy Adger, 69, passed away on December 14, 2010. Tim was a good friend of the family.  My mother would give him rides to church on Sunday mornings.  He could make a great pot of chitluns.  Rest in peace, my brother!