Fall Reading List

Here's a list of books I hope to be finished reading before December kicks in:

Sula by Toni Morrison
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Three Plays (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone) by August Wilson
Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey

Regret by LeToya featuring Ludacris

From her album Lady Love! Love it!


Find more videos like this on LeToya

Staying in Love by Raphael Saadiq

I absolutely love his music and this song from his album The Way I See It.

My SHE-ro

Mrs. Michelle Obama is in the November issue of Glamour magazine. I just may have to buy it. : )

New Music Video...Fragile by Chrisette Michele feat. Wale

Fragile - Chrisette Michele

Nothing Really to Blog About...Loving My Hair and Thoughts for the Day

Plain and simple, I love my hair. Just twist it and let it go and flow.

*Be excited about your life, all day everyday, regardless of the situations you're facing. Encourage yourself to keep on and pursuing the desires of your heart.

*I love reading the Bridal Bliss articles on Essence. It's the loveliness, inspirational, keeping me expectant and overflowing with joy for that special day down the road. The story I read today made an important point....your mate is supposed to complement you, not complete you. Yes, indeed, that is the truth. He cannot feel those void places in you, only God can fill those cracks and crevices. He is the only one that can settle down and abide in your heart. (Ephesians 3:17-May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settled down, abide, make his permanent home in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love). His love is made complete in us (1 John 2:5, 4:12), and we just have to accept Him into our hearts. Just think of two complementary angles...they have to be at a certain degree in order to complement the other right? Yep, those angles have to be complete...one can't almost be 60 degrees. In order to be complete, you need to have your own identity-loving yourself and pursuing the plans God has for you. I believe those are the components ya need and he needs in order to be complementary.

*Being a lover of music, I enjoy listening to Instant Vintage by Raphael Saadiq (it's not his latest album, but it is funky, smooth, real and my album for the week). My favorite song from the album is Different Times. The lyrics are just right...."I told myself one day to fall on my knees and pray. I close my eyes and kept on pushing, just stopped looking, guess who showed up." Life cannot be lived without knowing Him. It simply doesn't work that way. God is all around us. He cares for you and me, loves you and me, wants the best for you and me, so make time everyday to say hi to the One who loves you without finding fault.

Far Away

A poem created by me : )

Oh, I see you and you see me
It looks like we were meant to be
But you are nowhere near me
And I need you to be here with me.