Man. I've been thinking about this since my pastor preached this on Sunday morning. It seems like a simple question but it is loaded with an infinite amount of answers. I guess sometimes as Christians we take the cross and His sacrifice for granted. But before I give my answer, I am interested in what y'all have to say. So let me have it.

WHAT DOES THE CROSS MEAN TO YOU?!

An inquiring mind wants to know...Two fingas

My mother actually sent this email to me with a very special speaker. If you are a parent or a teacher...THIS IS FOR YOU!

YOU MUST SEE THIS!!!

http://www.dallasisd.org/keynote.htm

Its been a minute since my last blog but a brotha has been keeping busy. This is just to shout out a friend of mine named Chaz. He actually plays for our choir. He and his group called "Illphonics" was one of two winners at a local battle of the bands competition. Because of which, they'll be performing at the Taste of St. Louis on September 26. The Taste is a wonderful event in downtown St. Louis and its definitely worth checking out. Here's a link to the website http://www.tastestl.com/SoCo-Tasty-Band-Competition/. But it was funny how they got there...

They performed Saturday night in a battle of the bands competition like I said before. Me, De-Andrea, my brother and his fiance went to see the show. We literally got there in the nick of time to see them do their thing. AND THEY THREW DOWN!!! I know that I'm biased but they did the thing. My boy Chaz plays drums for them and he was tooo cool by wearing some stunna shades while playing. They rocked from the time we got there to the time they got off the stage. It was first time hearing his band play. For those of you who are "St. Louis literate", they were at the Pageant, a nice venue for music. But there was some suspect behavior in there. First off, there was some "smoking" going on in there. And you already know what I'm talking about when I say that. And there was an abundance of hippies in there. What!? I thought they all died out in the '60s and '70s. Apparently not. But they were getting down with their non-rhythm selves. But they were kicking it. But the icing that topped the cake...Ok I gotta set you up for it. On the flyer it said it was for "all ages". Ok. Cool. BUT WHY WAS THERE A LITTLE WHITE GIRL IN THERE NO OLDER THAN 3 OR 4 YEARS OLD!??? I should've called child services. But all of that aside, we were all just people-watching and cracking jokes and having a great time listening to some very good bands. I'm glad that there are still some musicians still around St. Louis. Even if I had a cold and came out smelling like smoke it was worth it. By the way, did I mention that it was FREE?! You can't beat that. Great music for $Free.99?! I'll take that any day. So if you in the STL around that time, go to the Taste of St. Louis. I just might see you there. Two fingas .

I had to do this today because I don't do much blogging over the weekend so I thought that I would do it a little early. BTW, Dallas was friggin' awesome! Not even the heat could stop a brotha from having a great time. The hotel was as hot at the weather! My family was lovely (this time around). And peace and laughs ruled the weekend. Now back to the business at hand...

Three years ago, I just got out of the hospital from having some health problems. I had no job. I had no direction. But two MOMUMENTAL things occured.

The first, I truly decided to serve God. It took a lot for me to understand that He wanted me to work for Him and to understand that He really did love me. But I am sooo grateful that I got the message and that He still had room for me. Soon after that, he showed me my ministry.

The second, He gave me this beautiful woman. Y'all know her by know. During the same time period, it also took Him to show me who she truly is. I guess He knew that she was going to play a very important role in my life. And God has allowed me to grow, share, laugh with, uphold and most importantly to love this woman. I'm sooo blessed to have De-Andrea in my life.

Around this time the past couple of years, I use this time to reflect. Who I was? Who am I now? Who do I want to be? Where would I be if I didn't accept Him? And many more questions. But this year I'm grateful for love and the knowledge of love. Trust me, there is a difference. I'll tell y'all one day. But Sunday, I'll enjoy loving my Lord and my lady...Two fingas

P.S. She's lookin' good, yes!!?? I think so too ...