So Don’t Call Me Black

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I may sometimes have a friend or two
That say “I don’t know what to call you”
To me it matters and in fact
I tell them please don’t call me black

Dogs, cats, rats and bats
Backpacks, cups and even baseball caps
Are black, but me I am not a color
I’m not an object, an animal, or creepy crawler

When I was deployed, the insurgents didn’t say
I’m gonna blow up a black American today
Whoever wore that flag on their right
Was running from mortar rounds in the middle of the night

I don’t blame those who ask of me
What I want to be labeled or rather be
They don’t want to be wrong or want to offend
So I try to put the confusion to an end

I was born in Queens and raised in Brooklyn
I love and enjoy my mom’s southern cooking
So…

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False Friends

It is when you are at your weakest and most vulnerable point in your life that you realize how quick other are to tear you down. Be careful of false friends who are only there for the ride and will quickly abandon you when the going gets tough.

Horrific Case of Abuse

Abusive Babysitter

The following video shared on Face-book is very disturbing. It is a warning to every parent how important it is to keep a close watch on the person taking care of your child. Not everyone can be trusted so be very careful who you entrust your child with. If this was your child what would you do?

Heal Us

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Please heal us precious Jesus,
Please heal each bewildered soul, 
Cast out every fear, and dry every tear,
Just whisper the words, “Be whole.”
For Thou hath make the crippled walk,
And made the blinded see.
The withered hand has been restored.
Now heal us Lord we plea.
We do recall that Thou did say,
“Just ask and you will receive.”
Oh may our faith not waiver, we pray,
Thy words…we do believe.
Amazing grace – to us is given,
Let anxious moments flee.
With Thy tender care, please hear our prayer.
Now heal us Lord we plea.

Edna Massimilla

Treasures

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A little act of kindness,
A little gift of grace,
To see Jesus in my brother,
With love, his fears erase.
To be gentle with the humble,
To give comfort to the weak,
To serve with joy and gladness,
The poor, the hurting seek.

Norma Woodbridge

Pleasing Everyone

If you live your life trying to please everyone you will become a very unhappy person.
No matter how much good you do there will always be someone who is going to find something wrong with you.

Rumors

Rumors

It takes only one person to start a rumor and thousands will jump on that bandwagon with no desire for the truth. Rumors makes juicy headlines. It creates interesting conversations. Few are concerned that it can hurt someone else reputation. People believe that the more people repeating the same story the more likely that story is true and that is not necessarily so. As rumors spread people add and multiply it and some even start new rumors of their own.

A lot of news stories go viral on the internet from time to time some of which are baseless, totally untrue. Before you start a rumor that is likely to hurt some else reputation think twice. There is a saying what goes around comes around and the good or bad that you do will one day  come right back at you.

Life

Life          

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Life is too short for us to live it buried                                                                         
beneath heaps of cares and woes                                                           
There will not always be something to smile about
And sometimes a tear will fall.
Sometimes there will be laughter
and immeasurable joy.
We have to try to see the good
In each day that comes along
We must always count our blessings
And remember always to give thanks.
For tomorrow to no man is promised
It is today that we must cherish
and enjoy every moment before it slips away.

 

Forgive

In life we go through challenging times
And sometimes people do us wrong,
To forgive is not always easy
But for our own peace of mind
We must not cling to hurt
Instead we must forgive and move on.

The Journey of Life

 

The journey of life takes us
on mountains high and valleys low
Sometimes we get frustrated
We know not which way to go.
Sometimes our plans go all awry
We wonder what we are doing wrong,
As we conquer one problem
Another one comes along.
We fall and rise
But through it all
With faith we will survive.