Love is not easy. Unlike writing which can produce straight lines and smooth curves, love can cause some bumps in the road. You have to work at it.
Affirmation
Month: July 2021
Things I Love
I love fresh flowers even though they don’t love me (allergies). I also love a creative moment.
Book of the Month
Connections
In this adventure thriller, Connections, Sandy and her best friend found missing relatives, spied on cheating spouses and caught a few bail jumpers. This private investigator never imagined the bad guys would chase her.
Running for her life, Sandy Herrick discovered that God was the only one with her who wasn’t talking smack, trying to kill her or get into her pants. As she and her friends try to figure out who framed them, they all discover that there was more to each other than they thought they knew.
As evil forces closed in on them, they have to determine who they trust and what they believe about each other. Would this be enough to save them?
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Everyone Should Have A Favorite
As a kid I loved cartoons. Anything animated was always acceptable because it was usually outside the norm. I mean the bodies were not perfect. They didn’t speak perfect. There was always room to improve. I seemed to have passed the idea on to the next generation because my daughter loved good animation.
I was raised on Flintstones and Jetsons, but my daughter had a whole new world of things to watch. It was worth it. In this episode we chat about cartoons.
Listen to Are You Ever Too Old?
Let Me Ask You A Question…
T-Shirt of the Month
LOVE is in the theme of the month! As I focus on it, I will share my thoughts, hopes and ideas around it. There are many clichés that follow the word, but there are great things that happen because of it.
This month’s shirt reminds you to seek the greatest of them all. Love.
The link to get this sweet shirt My Heart is for Love
School House Rock X Infinity
Music and animation can get it done.
What twelve years of education and mandatory classes failed to do, can be done in a matter of moments with the right singers and directors.
And the answer to the unasked question is teach American citizens how government works.
In the new offering titled We The People executive producers President Barack and Michelle Obama, Kenya Barris and Chris Nee tell strong stories that explain the Bill of Rights, Immigration, Taxes and so much more. It reminds me of that Saturday morning cartoon School House Rock but gives me so much more.
The wide range of directors telling the stories made it interesting and made me want to see what each brought to the table. It was nice to see some of the characters in non traditional roles. It was good to see all types of people represented.
One of my favorite episodes was about taxes. Everyone hates to pay them, but love the benefits of them. We spend everything we got hitting those well paved roads across America. We love the library system, couldn’t live without some of the regulations. It is great that there is something that puts everything in perspective at a level that even a child can understand it.
I thought the art was beautiful. The music made me dance. It also reminds me to be an active citizen. As everyone should be. But also remember you need to be an informed active citizen.
Art of the Month
In 2021 the art series with examine moments in African American history in an attempt to UNERASE our past.
We cannot talk about African American culture without talking about food. Even though these food items can be found in many other societies, there is an endearment to the American community.
It is believed that Collard Greens were brought to the United States on slave ships. They became a staple food because they could last through harsh winters and hot summers.
Ox Tails is the tail of the ox which is usually prepared as a stew or soup. Many cultures have recipes for this cut of meat, but it is also a staple in the African American community.
Our food becomes more than just a way to nourish the body. Meals become a way of fellowship and communion for the community. Even though the meals might not be expensive, they are flavorful. They create memories. They create bonds.
Affirmation
During the month of July the Affirmation is LOVE.
The Bible defines: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud, (1 Corinthians 13:4)
The Dictionary defines: strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties; warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion (Merriam-Webster)
It seldom looks like what you think it should look like.
Things I Love
This month the photos will feature things I love, which can be a powerful emotion that can attach you to some odd things.
I am in awe of large bodies of water. There is something about the life that they contain, or just maybe that they contain life.
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