Forthcoming.....

Ok I am thinking racially again and I have three notions that I want to explore further and I want to write them down while I am thinking about it.

One is the "N" word and its reappropriation (Nigga) and explore its use or mis-use by popular Hip/Hop culture, black, white and other populations. I think its an interesting social phenomena

Second I want to talk about the the incident on the William Bennett talk show in which he said "If you wanted to reduce crime, you could -- if that were your sole purpose -- you could abort every black baby in this country and your crime rate would go down. "That would be an impossibly ridiculous and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down," He reportedly said this to in order to reject a wild hypothesis (because he is actually pro-life). But i would like to explore it. You can read about it in the mean time: William Bennett's Comment

Then I'd like to talk about how physiologically and socially black people may process that they as a people group (probably internationally) fill most of the world negative statistics and are perpetually at the bottom rung of society. Inherently bad, bad culture, or have we been screwed over and as a result screw ourselves without prompting?

Of course whoever actually read my blog can give thoughts in the meantime, ok i'm off, i have a paper to do

Word of the Day

So i am part of this listserve called "Word of the Day" that is basically a bunch of my my college friends and their friends that share their personal revelations or meditations on scripture daily. My inbox is full of emails daily, but i liked this one in particular today, so i wanted to share.


Isaiah 7 :7 Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says: It will not take place, it will not happen,...If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.

Revelation I thought after this morning God would give me some sort of mind blowing deep revelation. That after what he dropped into my soul, the revelation from the word would be so powerful, I wouldn't even be able to grasp it's complexity and I would have to meditate for a couple of days on it. I thank God that he is who he is and that he doesn't need to necessarily use metaphors or dreams to have me get it. I thank him for being direct with me. Faith, the very essence of faith, its fiber is all I need to get what is promised. All that God has promised me all that he has spoke into my life will take place. He will manifest in my life just as he has promised because I have the faith that he will. Standing without faith is impossible. As I walk into my queendom as my place in the Kingdom is being established, if I don't have faith how can inherit what my Father has for me? How can God bless me and have me be a blessing to others if I have not faith. How will anything that he has said come to pass if I have not faith? Not having faith is to me, like saying to God I don't believe you. So today God as I sit at your feet and wait at the door to my promise, I say to you I believe you, I trust you. I pray that you give me faith like a peach pit. I pray that you manifest in my life just as you intended to without any interruption of my flesh. Give me the strength to endure, no matter how long it takes I know you will do it. Teach me obedience in a season of waiting because to wait means you expect something to happen. Give me faith like you servant Job. I hear you God and I get it plain and clear. Peace and Blessings-J

No Hair

Oh i forgot to tell folks that i cut even more of my hair off. I barely have any hair but i think it looks cute.

In a couple of weeks i am throwing myself a "Born in the 80's" flashback 25th birthday party and i am trying to collect list of 80's songs, memorabilia, tv shows, cartoons, music groups etc. I want to do 80's snacks, trivia, karaoke, and 80's dress. So if yall have any suggestions, ideas, random 80's memories let me know.

Enjoying the Journey

This weekend one of my friends was moving out of town, so I had her going away party at my house. I used to always have potlucks at my house for this particular groups of friends, but stopped because no one ever showed up on time. CP Time. There was a guaranteed two hour delay before the party got started and we got to eat. And there are very few things i am pressed about, but i am impatient and don't like to wait too long after a set time. But anyway, it started at 8 and noone even arrived until 8:30. lol. black people. But anyway we had good fun, good food and good fellowship. We cracked ourselves up, it was the equivilant of what my college friends would call a Shuckfest i.e. us eating, talking, laughing, playing games and most of all being loud and crazy. I miss that kind of fun. I will have to reinstate my potlucks and just tell people 6, so we can be eating by 8. Anyway i'm going to miss my friend, one of very few people here i can just be myself and hang out with. But she has gone off to continue on her journey, and doesnt really know what God has for her next, but is moving to the next phase in faith.

Oh, i was in church the other day (i've decided to just stick with the new church which i love, i'm always excited on sundays, and i havent felt like that in a long while) and the pastor said something in passing that struck me, that Jesus was a carpenter for 30 years. I think this struck me because, here he is the king of the universe, with all power in his hand, and he was making furniture for 30 years and did not do one miracle, or anything that had to do with his appointed purpose. This says something of him, not comming into his ministry until the appointed time and him not moving until the father said move. This made me think about how he was just ordinary for way more time then he was extrodinary or doing ministry or fulfilling his purpose. I thought about how i feel so ordinary right now, and I feel like i have so many skills that i am just sitting on. And i am like God, what is with all this, when is my time going to come. Lets get cracking, i feel like I am in the meantime, between time. And others in my life that are struggle with figuring out what they are supposed to do and trying to find out their calling and use their gifts. I feel like so many people are pressed about it these days. And i go back to Jesus was an ordianry carpenter for 30 of his 33 years on earth. Can you imagine knowing that you came to change the world and have to sit on your power for 30 years. Anyway, it made me think that hey, my time will come, chill out, and maybe its just not an appointed time but a journey. And as my mother says "Enjoy the Journey"