12.12.10

greetings. do not be alarmed by the image above. just continue reading. today reminded me how much i miss my home church in kansas city. it seriously bothers me that it has been such a difficult task in locating a solid church that has everything i am looking for. coming from a church that has such a strong balance of what i need to spiritually grow, to going to churches that are lacking what i need in so many areas is very annoying. i have been criticized for being to "nit-picky" however i beg to differ. i just know what i want. i know God is going to put me in a ministry where i am really able to grow and add to the body of Christ. the waiting process is just so unpleasant. anyways... after church this morning i made an amazing brunch. i have turned into quite the little chef, if i must say so myself. my mouth watering menu included but was not limited to, cheese eggs, potatoes, bacon fresh fruit and a hot cup of teavana tea http://www.teavana.com/. this tea is by far the most amazing tea i have ever sipped. if you know me, you know how much i love tea. it is something about the rich & calming flavor that is amazingly soothing, plus i love the rock sugar. it is so fantastic & makes the tea jusssst right. after my amazing brunch, i started watching a classic black woman's movie , waiting to exhale. i feel like no matter how many times i watch this movie the famous angela bassett scene always captures my attention the most. that scene is just sooo real & sooo common...well minus the blowing up of the car. this scene causes me to wonder, once the decision of marriage has been presented and put into play, how does a black woman maintain the balance of traditional "womanly duties", yet still adjust to this progressive, 21st century, "black girls rock" era? after watching this scene, i thought to myself, i would never want to be in a position where i had achieved so much in my life and once married it is exonerated and dismissed as insignificance. black women are raising the bar, they are internalizing the motto, "i came. i saw. i conquered", & adapting it as a lifestyle. so how did bernie (bassett's character) get to this point (note photo above)? one of the quotes that stood out to me the most is when bernie stampedes into a conference and starts popping off. she states, "who do you think started this d*** company, huh? and now, you think you can just take the money and run...?" through this quote i pose the question, as black women how do we 
continue to empower each other yet prevent our black men 
from feeling intimidated by us? what is the solution? can't we 
all just get a long? thoughts...