Unsung

Unsung! She is unsung! She did not make the headlines of newspapers!
She was not on Good Morning America! No one will announce her name for audiences to applaud!
Sewing a dress! Making fruit salad, or hummingbird bread! Stitches on a quilt!
Classical music! Practice your scales!
It's the Little Things!
The little things that I remember!
Putting out the trash! Shoveling the snow! Putting a band-aid on my cut finger.
Opening the car door.
It's the little things!
Have you ever cried?
Tears from past years? Tears so old that they are dry, yet they are tears?
Grief! Mourning! It hurts so bad inside.
Good times! Music! Dancing!
Food. Fights. Friends. Family. Foes.
Passports! Guns! Jim Crow! Dogs! Water hoses!
19th Street Baptist Church! 30 night revival!
Unsung! Mrs. Barbara Ann Walker!
"The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever. Isaiah 32:17

To Be Continued! A Tribute to Maya Angelo!

It was required reading for a class, "I Know Why A Caged Bird Sings".

It was and is so precious, I have often wondered what is the song?

What does a caged bird sing?

Is it a lullaby?

Is it the blues?

Is it a ballard?

What does a caged bird sing?

Whatever it is! I found my voice because Maya made a choice when to use hers!

So, I am going to sing!

Thank You Maya!

I Got The Blues!

I love music and I consider myself a frustrated musician. I sing a little bit, but I cannot play any instruments ("All I can play is the radio!").  However, that does not stop me from composing songs , and I realized all of my songs are (funny) blues songs!

Birthday Blues! (In memory of my late husband, best friend, favorite cheerleader and critic! He never liked being reminded of his birthday)

Happy Birthday Baby! You don't look old to me! (2x's)
Go on and have a Happy Birthday, and let your mind be free!

Now, age is just a number! It don't mean a thing! I said age is just a number it really don't mean a thing!

Cause when you consider the option, you might as well just go on and sing!

Happy Birthday Baby! You don't look old to me! (2x's)
Go on and have a Happy Birthday, and let your mind be free!

Jury Duty Blues! (Another time when Bill was called for jury duty, and he did not want to go!)

My baby done left me! I got the jury duty blues!  (2x's)
He done gone and got sequestered! I just don't know what to do!

Even in the most unwanted and unpleasant situations! Compose a funny blues song. Sing it to yourself. Look forward to tomorrow!

(I would love to hear Mr. B. B. King sing these songs!)

Are You Ready?

Are You Ready?

Ready to die?

How many funerals have you been to?

How many times have you wondered, when will it be me?

What will the preacher say about me? What is the text?

There are stages of death and grief!

Reality check. Death has no age, color, gender, nationality.

Death is just that death!

An illness, accident, or natural cause it is closer than you think.

There is no escape! Are you insured or assured?

Reality check!

Death is not just for old people!

Are you ready?

Psalm 116:15  "Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints".

My Daddy's Wallet

It is either in his pocket or on the dresser! (I don't get to hold it like Mommy's purse)
I wonder what is in there?
It is bulging, brown and needs a rubber band to stay closed.
I see a pack of Alka Seltzer, it is blue and white.
I see some dollar bills, they are green.
I see a toothpick, it is tan.
I see quarters, they are silver.
I see a lot of business cards.
I see torn movie tickets, they are yellow.
My Daddy's Wallet
It is boring!
Think I'll go and watch television!

My Mommy's Purse!

Sitting here holding my Mommy's purse! The church clerk is reading a long list of announcements. This purse is so heavy, and I am so bored! I wonder what is in there?

Oh wow!

1 tiny blue bottle of French perfume!

2 sticks of Juicy Fruit chewing gum!

3 pieces of peppermint candy!

4 lint balls

5 ticket stubs

6 books of S & H green stamps

7 family pictures inside the wallet

8 keys on a ring

9 piece manicure set with file, nail clipper, emery board, tweezer, clear finger nail polish, safety pin, lipstick, comb, brush

10 dollars in her wallet, with driver's license and social security card

The church clerk is finished with the announcements! Now it is time for testimonies! I am so bored. Think I'll go to sleep.

Quilts and Questions!

Quilts!
So warm, made from scraps and fragments of cloth. Leftover memories in a frame of fabric.
Quilts!
So comfortable and safe, when sickly and tired, somehow there is a feeling of wholeness and help.
Quilts!
A covering of prayer and passion. Glee and giggles. Sleeping and snoring. Dreams and desires.
Questions!
Are you a blessing or a curse?
Questions!
Can you take back a word, after it has been spoken?
Questions!
Can you take back a day, after it has been lived?
Questions!
Do you know Jesus?
Does Jesus know you?
Quilts and Questions?