Worship for Freedom Benefit Concert

DivinePURPOSE hosted "Worship for Freedom" at the Melnea Cass Recreational Complex in Roxbury. The purpose of  the concert is to bring awareness against sex trafficking. Proceeds benefited the G.I.F.T. program. The G.I.F.T. program, (Gaining Independence For Tomorrow), works with youth who have been victimized by commercial sexual exploitation.

In addition to Rashad McPherson & DivinePurpose, Bobby Perry & RAIN, Marc Britt as well as J.J. Hairston ministered. 

With J.J. Hairston after the concert. What a blessed time!

Boston's Next Top Model - Chic Pink Showcase

Boston's Next Top Model Summer Program is a self-esteem and self-care program for girls between the ages of 11-17.

Boston's Next Top Model Summer Program culminates with a celebration. Chic Pink allows the girls to invite family and friends to a runway showcase. This event gives the girls an opportunity to share what they have learned and participate in the planning and execution of the event.

This was an exciting event. It was wonderful to see the girls blossom on the mic with their testimonials as well as on the pink carpet! 

At the showcase with Executive Director Nancy Rachel Rousseau. I am honored to be a supporter of this program!

Trini's "Young & Beautiful" Listening Party

Minister, Musician and Gospel Recording Artist, Trini, is on the move. I was so excited to attend her "Young & Beautiful" listening party in the Media Room at Codman Academy. Women are bombarded with a plethora of negative messages about what beauty is. Society focuses on external, but God looks at the heart. There was a vivid audio/visual presentation of the project, including videos of women of varying backgrounds describing what beauty is. 

The Tracklist

1. Better

2. This How I'm Feeling

3. Young and Beautiful

4. Over

5. LightsOut (Feat. Applejaxx)

6. The Source

7. Gone

8. We’ll be together (Feat. Mr. Coldstone)

9. Here I am (Feat. Odetta & Int’l SHOW)

10. Emergency

11. Clean Heart

I am loving the CD. It is on repeat!

With my Sister-in-Christ, Trini!

Chocolate Drop...

Although I like all sorts of colors, I tend to wear neutrals such as black, white, tan, gray, etc. I usually reserve the bright colors for my shoes or lipstick. My mom likes colorful clothing and bought me a pretty bright lemon yellow short-sleeve dress. It sat in my closet for at least a year. Today while getting ready for church I decided to rip the tag off and wear the dress with some exotic print stiletto pumps. I felt weird at first because it was SO bright but had nothing else that I could just throw on at the second.

My husband gave me the biggest compliment! He compliments me anyway but he did do a double-take when I walked into the room with the yellow on. At church some of the women there also gave me compliments about the color. I also want to mention that wearing vivid colors actually does brighten up your mood.

Every month my church serves ice cream and cake for the members who celebrate their birthday or wedding anniversary in that month. After service I indulged in the cake with chocolate ice cream. (My favorite!)

When I neared my last spoonful of ice cream, a tiny speck dropped right on the front of my dress! I tried to scrape it off as quickly as I could but it had already seeped into the yellow fabric. I went and dabbed the spot with water.

Upon getting home and changing out of my church clothes I read on the label that it was dry clean only but I did not want to let the spot set and leave a permanent stain. I went online to find remedies for chocolate ice cream stains. Many sites listed various products but I was hoping to find something that would utilize what I already had at home.

Any way I decided to try this one for non-washable fabric:

1. Blot spot with rubbing alcohol and let set for ten minutes

2. Rinse the area with cold water.

3. Mix one tablespoon of mild detergent with two cups of water and apply to stain by blotting the area to absorb the stain. (I noticed that blotting did not get it all out so I used a washcloth to scrub it)

4. Rinse with cold water. (Note: It ALL came out and did not discolor the fabric so I did not need the next step 5.)

5. Use hydrogen peroxide and ammonia if the stain remains. Apply peroxide to the stain with an eyedropper and then blot the stain. Then apply ammonia to the stain with an eyedropper and continue to blot the stain. Flush the stain with water and blot the area to remove excess liquid.

Anyway I was so happy to be able to get the chocolate stain out of the dress and I can put it in the cleaners and wear it again!

Woman in the Word: The Samaritan Woman

The Samaritan Woman in John 4 is a Woman Redeemed by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She is my favorite because she was an outcast, but God saw fit to meet her right where she was and set her FREE.

She was a strong woman who went through five marriages and was shacking with another man that she was not married to. Because of the circumstances in her life she was shunned by other women and had to gather water alone, later in the day. I know how it feels to be rejected because of others’ perception and lack of effort in getting to know me. I’ve also dealt with relationships that left me feeling empty.

Jesus saw through all of the exterior stuff and addressed it without condemnation. Some of us may not have been married five times but have five different things going on that is not aligned with our purpose in God.

I am about ready to SHOUT because as I type this in Word, I am reminded that the number FIVE also means God’s GRACE, goodness and FAVOR!!!

The Woman at the Well did not allow her five failed marriages to keep her from running back to the townspeople to tell them ALL about the Man who told her all about herself! Jesus Christ!

Testimony....Our Father.....

‪#‎Testimony. I grew up being constantly told that I was unwanted, more specifically that my "Daddy didn't want me". I was not raised "in the church" so I totally felt insignificant and abandoned. I did eventually have a relationship with my father but the words (lies) were always in the back of my mind. Fast forward to adulthood. I became a Christian. I KNEW that I was GOD'S daughter but still felt the sting about my physical dad because of what was always told to me. My father died suddenly last year on May 19th. As I was going through my pictures and a box of letters I found one written by my dad and addressed to my mother in 1977. (I was going on ten years old) The whole ENTIRE letter was about me. How I was doing? About my schooling. He wanted to SEE ME, but we had moved and had not given him our new address etc. He had to get our new info from someone else, etc. The tone of the letter was NOT of someone who did not CARE. In fact it seemed like he was pleading to be able to see me. (We were in Boston, he was in Virginia) Tears streamed down my face as I was reminded of how God never forsaked me. Even though my parents had their issues with each other, I was STILL the apple of God's eye!

Depending on YOU