Family

Today I am thankful for family. DNA doesn’t lie. It can prove if there is a blood relation, but it can’t tell you if someone is family. Only time can tell you that. I have spent decades researching my family history and have been connected to thousands of people who may be relatives.

I have found amazing treasures from this research. Some of those gems are a group of folk in Oklahoma who blessed us by coming to our family reunion one year. Through the miracle of Facebook and email we have managed to stay in contact with them.

We have celebrated some of our victories and wept over our heartbreaks. This week was a heartbreak as our cousin Barbara Allen was taken to heaven suddenly.

We always think we are going to have another day to reunion on earth. The real reunion is going to be in heaven when we are all back together again, never more to depart.

My prayer for my family is that not one of us is left behind. It is going to be the Real Family Reunion.

Worship

Today I am thankful for worship. I have had the opportunity to worship God with all that I have, physical, emotional and spiritual. Worship has led to a connection with the Savior that few can imagine.

I am thankful that He has given me a heart to want to worship Him. I am thankful that I am not ashamed to worship Him. I am thankful that I have had the opportunity to worship Him.

He has taught me I can’t come to Him any old way and throw any type of praise His way. He has taught me that He is holy and must be worshiped by His standards.

I worship Jesus because He is awesome.

Crew Call

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We are about to shoot a short documentary, titled Why I Step.  This project will chronicle the process of a step team.

We need a camera person, a PA and a sound tech.  There is no pay for this job.

Email me if you are interested at uppcreative@yahoo.com.

Need participants

I am currently running some focus groups to look at some projects I have produced in the past and some on the slate for the future.

 

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If you would be interested in participating, please email me:

uppcreative@yahoo.com. Label the email Focus Groups

 

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Voter Lookup

Folks, you may not have any interest in local politics, but you have interest in the community you live in. We are often upset when we look at the statistics of the ratio of African Americans in prison. Why aren’t we upset when we look at the number of African Americans running for office?

In my precinct and district, many of the Republican judges ran unopposed. Do you really think we as a people are going to catch a break with those type of odds? Y’all better do everything you need to do to stay out the courthouse. You better live right.

Check out this tool over the next couple days and follow elections.

 

Peace and Hair Grease.

 

The Privateers Series: ReCovery

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Claire Moss, a fledgling private consultant, roams through Latin America looking for La Hoya, which her partner guarantees will be a game changer. After a year of peace, Minnie finds herself on the run from the organization she use to work for and partnering with the scariest man she ever met. Even though there is a bounty on her life, she believes God can save her from some very bad people. The organization that Joe works for has hit the hardest time ever, he struggles to keep his key position in the company while some around him want him dead. Joe has a plan that will change the fabric of the company and make him the head. They are all working toward the same end, but who will reach it first, the good ones or the evil ones?