"A Chat With Delvyn Crawford"

Growing up in an environment where my biological father was practically nonexistent, I developed many negative opinions about men. Though he was replaced by an awesome step-father, I still had a tendency to categorize all men as being undependable or emotionless. However, I have had the chance to come in contact with several amazing men through traveling as a writer, and by simply volunteering in my community.

A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to come the across founder and CEO of Gutter Enterprises, Delvyn Crawford. Since starting the company in May of 2008, Crawford has been able to provide the Southeastern area of Wisconsin with inspirational entertainment through music, documentaries, and community events. I recently had the opportunity to have a chat with Delvyn Crawford about Gutter Enterprises and get his thoughts on what “all around true beauty” really is.

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BeautyGirlMag.com - "Suene Grande"

Though we are well into the twenty-first century, cultural and racial barriers for minorities in the United States are still being demolished everyday. Historical “firsts” by minorities in the U.S. are continuously being conquered and we have no other choice but to salute them.In the past four years alone, we have seen amazing successes from minorities.

No longer is coming from a low-income family or receiving a less than proper education reason enough to slip into the stereotypical roles set by closed-minded aspects of our society. In 2005, Condoleeza Rice was appointed our nation’s first female Secretary of State; Barack Obama was elected as our first African-American U.S. President in 2008, and I’m sure you’ve been just as excited as I have about our first Hispanic-American Supreme Court justice being sworn in over the summer (I am woman. Hear me roar!)

Last year, here in the belly of the Mobile Bay, we were blessed with a femme-fatale first of our own. In the spring of 2009, Jamie Ramseur became the first Hispanic-American to be selected as a Crewmate for the USS Alabama....

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P4CM T-shirts still making an impact

It's been over two years since Pastor Justin Cox of the Passion for Christ Movement launched the highly anticipated, and just as equally controversial, Ex T-Shirts. I'm happy to report that the movement is going strong and people wearing the beautifully true apparel are still popping all over the nation.I'll put pics up of me in the two I bought as soon as they get here. I've heard several friends of mine say they plan on ordering a several of the shirts soon, and I can't wait until we all strut through the streets of this so-called "Bible belt" we live in rockin' them!

If you don't already have one, check out their Web site and get one on the way to your city today!

Be blessed.

ASHLEY AMISS - Exploring Shame

"...I absolutely love spending time with my niece. Even though she’s only eight years old, she may be the best friend I’ve ever had. Last weekend we had a much-needed “girls day”, which included dance class, lunch made by yours truly and an afternoon at the skating rink with some of the middle-school-age girls I’ve built relationships with through Code BLUE Youth Mentoring Program. While trying to ensure she didn’t fall and take me down with her (yea, that didn’t go over so well), I looked into those hopeful eyes of hers, took in her imagination-infused smile and suddenly remembered something I’ve heard her say more than once, “I want to be just like Ashley.”

And I instantly became frightened beyond belief..."

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ASHLEY AMISS - It's sort of like that movie, Transformers

...I’d like to begin this blog by first apologizing for my absence. While facing the beginning of a new year, I also found myself facing more obstacles than I’d ever faced (at one time) in my entire life. It seemed as if the enemy was attacking me from every side and it was causing me to have difficulty maintaining stability and organization in my day-to-day activities. I was having more bad days than good, was crying more, was snapping at people more and my tolerance level was somewhere below -3.

One day, I looked up and I didn’t recognize myself in the mirror.

Who was this person who barely had the energy to get out of bed and make it too work? Who was this person who was losing hope in her deliverance from such trying times? And how could she continue to write spiritual pieces, trying her best to speak an uplifting word or two into the lives of others, while her own spirit so desperately needed to be cleansed? So, I took a little vacation from writing to y’all and decided clean house...

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